Pengelolaan Ekosistem Untuk Pengendalian Hama Lada

Abstract

Ecosystem Management for Controlling Black Pepper PestPest is one of the obstacles of black pepper production in Indonesia. The pest attacks all parts of the plant such as inflorescens, fruits, shoots, branches and stems at nursery as well as in the field. In Indonesia black pepper was infested by 3 species of pests, namely stem borer, Lophobaris piperis Marsh, pepper berry bug, Dasynus piperis China and lace bug, Diconocoris hewetti (Dist.). The population of stem borers always presents in the field with different stages (egg, larvae, pupa and adult), while lace bug and pepper berry bug are found in the field during flowering and fruit stages. Control of black pepper pests by farmers is usually using syntetic pesticide. Other alternative to manage black pepper pest namely ecosystem management and natural enemy such as parasitoid. To increase the natural enemy population can be done by natural enemie conservation through cover crops, mix cropping and limited weeding. Arachis sp., Orthosiphon sp., Ocimum sp. and Coffea sp. plants can be used in cropping system with black pepper