The Use of Microbial Pesticides by Farmers in Indonesia as Utilization ofMicrobe Diversity: Plant Clinic Experience

Abstract

Farmers in some parts of Indonesia have applied microbial pesticides. Microbial insecticides applied by Indonesian farmers are Beauveria bassiana, Spodoptera litura Nucleopolyhedrosis Virus (Sl NPV) and Spodoptera exigua NucleopolyhedrosiJvirus (Se NPV). Moreover microbial fungicides widely used by farmers are various species of Trichoc(erma, Gliocladium, fluorescent pseduomonads and Bacillus group. Experience of Plant Clinic of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) in dissemination and application of microbial pesticides show promising results. Supporting and inhibiting factors, challenge and the future prospect an the role of plant clinic of IPB the use of microbial are discussed.