Morfometri Kumbang Penyerbuk Kelapa Sawit (Elaeidobius kamerunicus Faust)

Abstract

Pollination of oil palm mediated by wind or weevil. E. kamerunicus is an effective pollinator of oil palm. The purpose of this research was to analyze the morphometry of E. kamerunicus as oil palm pollinators. Weevils samples were collected in four regions in West Java and Banten, i.e. Rangkasbitung, Sukabumi, Cianjur, and Jasinga. Two hundreds individual of weevil were collected in each location consisted of 100 males and 100 females. Measurement of body part of E. kamerunicus were conducted on 11 characters using Raster Image software. Body measurements were tested by ANOVA and post hoc test with Tukey using R software. Male and female weevils of E. kamerunicus have different body sizes in each location. Mean of total length of male weevils was 3,443 mm (2274-4202 mm), total body width was 1,385 mm (1099-1700 mm) and abdomen height was 1.044 mm (0.798-1.328 mm). Mean of total lenght of female weevil was 3,046 mm (2008-3825 mm), total body width was 1,245 mm (1026-1482 mm) and abdomen height was 0.956 mm (0.756-1.196 mm). Total body length of weevil was largest in Cianjur followed by weevils in Jasinga, Rangkasbitung, and Sukabumi.