Tita Widjayanti, Hagus Tarno, Ghassani Anggiah
The armyworm, Spodoptera litura F. Is one of the main leaves pests in agricultural crops. It has a broad host range species, and cosmopolite. Control of S. litura generally still use synthetic pesticides which have a negative impact on the environment and ecosystems. Therefore, an effective and environmentally friendly alternative control strategy is needed. One of alternative pest control that is potential to develop is by using botanical pesticide. Citrus fruit peel oil extracts, is a large citrus juice industrial waste and known as a chemical compound that can affect the pest. Utilization that has a high economic value as a botanical insecticide. Limonene in citrus fruit peel oil can decrease feeding activity and increase the mortality of S. litura. This research was conducted in Sub-Laboratory of Toxicology and Rearing, Plant Pest and Disease Department, Agriculture Faculty, Brawijaya University, Malang. The results showed that Pontianak citrus peel extract was able to decrease the feeding activity of S. Litura larvae as much as 80.11% and resulted in larvae mortality up to 76.25%. LC50 values obtained by the 4% and LT50 were 79 hours. © 2017 author (s).
Department of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, Jl. Veteran, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
