Kelimpahan Vatiga illudens (Drake) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) pada Pertanaman Singkong di Kec. Bojonggede dan Tajurhalang, Kab. Bogor, Jawa Barat

Abstract

Kepik renda singkong adalah hama potensial baru di Indonenesia. Penelitian lebih lanjut pada hama ini berguna untuk menyusun strategi pengendalian terhadap hama ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan menentukan kelimpahan dan ukuran tubuh kepik renda singkong di Kecamatan Bojonggede dan Tajurhalang, Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat. Penelitian dilakukan melalui pengambilan sampel kepik renda di sembilan lahan dari dua desa di Kecamatan Bojonggede serta satu desa di Kecamatan Tajurhalang. Sampel kepik dihitung untuk ditentukan kelimpahannya. Kepik diidentifikasi berdasarkan ciri morfologi dan diukur variabel morfometrinya. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa kepik teridentifikasi sebagai Vatiga illudens (Drake) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) dan ukuran tubuh sampel lebih besar dari V. illudens di Brazil dan Jawa Timur. Kelimpahan kepik tertinggi ditemukan pada lahan dan petak yang ada di Desa Susukan. Populasi kepik renda di ketiga desa didominasi oleh jantan daripada betina.

Cassava lace bug is a new potential pest in Indonesia. Further studies on this insect are useful for developing control strategy against this pest. Objective of this research was to determine the abundance and morphometry of cassava lace bug in Bojonggede and Tajurhalang Subdistrict, Bogor Regency, West Java. Research was conducted by collecting lace bug samples in nine plantations from two villages in Bojonggede and one village in Tajurhalang Subdistrict. Lace bug samples had their abundance determined. Lace bugs were identified based on their morphology and measured for their morphometry variables. Results showed that lace bugs were identified as Vatiga illudens (Drake) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) and their body size was larger than V. illudens found in Brazil and East Java. Highest lace bug abundance was found in plantations and plots of Susukan Village. Lace bug’s population in all three villages were dominated by male instead of female.