Prevalensi Infestasi Parasitoid pada Ulat Sutera Liar Attacus atlas (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) di Perkebunan Teh Kabupaten Purwakarta

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study of prevalence infestation of parasitoids to Attacus atlas (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), characteristic of the pupae parasitoids discharge, species of parasitoid, and infestation of parasitoid. The results showed the prevalence of parasitoids on A. atlas in the tea plantation Purwakarta Regency was 29.61%. There were three species of parasitoid obtained, i.e. (1) Xanthopimpla gampsura (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) with a prevalence of 21.23%, this parasitoid were make a hole in the anterior pupae (5.39 ± 0.49 mm); (2) Theronia sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) with a prevalence of 6.15%, with hole located anterior (2.75 ± 0.21 mm), lateral (2.67 ± 0.29 mm), and the anterior-lateral holes in one pupae (2.7 ± 0.21 mm), and Parasitoid (3) Exorista sorbillans (Diptera: Tachinidae) with the prevalence of 2.23%. There were 5-8 larva of E. sorbillans / pupa of A. atlas.