Pest Quarantine Interception as a Basis of Plant Quarantine Early Warning System.

Abstract

Interception is detection activity of quarantine pests during inspection or testing of imported consignment. The aim of interception is to identify quarantine pest which camed out by consignment. Interception is very important for the plant quarantine because. It can prevent distribution of quarantine pests in Indonesia. This research is aimed to study the system of pest interception in plant quarantine including the mechanism, human resources, existing facilities, infrastructures, and information management of the interception results. The data was collected from BBKP Soekamo-Hatta, Jakarta; BBKP Tanjung Priok, Jakarta; BBKP Belawan, Medan; BBKP Batam; BBKP Surabaya, and BKP Oenpasar. The methods were used this study were field observation for BBKP Soekarno-Hatta and BBKP Tanjung Priok as well as using questioner and interview for all stations (BPKP/BPK). The result of the study shows that there was no standardized of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for interception mechanism, sample treatment, and information distribution for early warning system. It is suggested that there should be one standardized SOP for the interception mechanism and early warning system to distribute the interception results to other quarantine stations. Based on volume and frequency of inspections, there were insufficient numbers of officers. It is suggested that increasing number of human resources with appropriate educational background are required. Most frequently intercepted quarantine pests in Tanjung Priok Plant Quarantine Station were fungi and weeds; and fungi and nematode in SoekarnoHatta Plant Quarantine Station. Quarantine pests category A 1 which intercepted during 2006 and 2007 at Plant Quarantine Stations of Tanjung Prick and Soekarno-Hatta were Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, Clavibacter michiganensis sub sp. michiganensis, Turnip Mosaic Virus (TuMV), Tobacco Streak Virus (TSV), Rice Stripe Tenuivirus (RSV). Strawberry latent Ring Spot Nepovirus (SlRSV) and Helminthosporium soIani.