Effects of Palm-Dea Non-Ionic Surfactant as an Additive in Buprofezin Insecticide on the Efficacy of it in Controlling Brown Planthopper Rice Pest
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2015-08Author
Hambali, Erliza
Rivai, Mira
Cristian Siregar, Nobel
Imam Sutanto, Ari
Nurkania, Ainun
Nashirolun Nisya, Fifin
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Brown planthopper or BPH (Nilaparvata
lugens) is still regarded as a major pest in rice
cultivation because the damage it causes is quite
extensive and almost occurs in every cropping season.
The use of pesticide is one of the measures that can be
taken to control this pest. In the insecticide formula,
surfactant plays a role In increasing the penetration
of active compound into the host plant and the target
pest and spread it all over the plant tissues. One type
of surfactant potential to be used for BPH insecticide
applications is diethanolamide (DEA) surfactant.
This study was almed at assessing the effects of the
use of a non-ionic DEA surfactant made of palm oil
methyl ester as an additive in buprofezin insecticide
on the efficacy of the insecticide to control BPH pest.
Results showed that the addition of non-ionic DEA
surfactant gave significant effects on the efficacy of
buprofezln in controlling BPH pes t. A probit
analysis as part of toxicity test was then done to
determine the optimal concentration of non-ionic
DEA surfactant to improve the efficacy of Buprofezin
insecticide It was shown that the addition of DEA
surfactant of 6·/. was the most optimal in improving,;
the efficcacy of Buprofezin in insecticide to control BPH"
pest.