Priyantini Widiyaningrum, - (2019) The Use of Aggregation Pheromone for Monitoring Oryctes rhinoceros Population. The International Conference on Sciences, Education and Technology (ISET).

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Abstract

Oryctes rhinoceros is the main pest that damages the coconut palm by punching holes in its shoot area. The purposes of this study were to monitor the population of O. rhinoceros imago using aggregation pheromones, analyze the comparison of sex ratio, and analyze the other insects captured by pheromones traps. This research was an exploratory study using purposive sampling method. Monitoring O. rhinoceros was carried out by installing pheromone traps using aggregation pheromones in 2 areas (10 samples each). The observations were carried out once a week for three months. The captures of O. rhinoceros imago in the Bondo and Kaliaman Villages were 131 and 83 individuals respectively. Comparisons of sex ratio (male: female) obtained in Bondo and Kaliaman Villages were 1: 1.3 and 1: 0.9 respectively. The other insect species that were attracted by pheromones were Xlotrupes gideon, Rhyncophorus ferruginneus, and Rhyncophorus schach.

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