INVENTARISASI TANAMAN YANG BERPOTENSI SEBAGAI BIOINSEKTISIDA NYAMUK AEDES AEGYPTII DI KOTA METRO PROVINSI LAMPUNG
ABSTRACT: Dengue Hemorrhagic
Fever (DHF) is a health problem in Indonesia. High and low DHF cases and
mortality associated with high and low populations of Aedes aegypti mosquito as
a vector. Community efforts in suppressing the vector mosquito populations
using chemical pesticides often cause mosquito resistance and residues to the environment.
This encourages the study with an inventory of some local plants in Metro City
as a potential pesticide plant that does not pollute the environment,
biodegradable, selectively on the mosquito vector and safe for humans, as the
study early in the development of natural biocontrol environment-friendly and
conservation of medicinal plants in Indonesia. Methods This study was conducted
in five districts in the city Metro, the Metro Centre, Metro West, East Metro,
Metro North, and South Metro. The research was conducted from June to August
2014. Types of data and information gathered in this study consisted of primary
data and secondary data. Inventory as a biopesticide crop of mosquitoes in the
city Metro conducted over three months found 24 species of plants, consisting
of 13 families with habittus trees, 16 shrubs and herbaceous 8. And
distribution almost evenly throughout the District in Metro City. The
observation of inventory in Metro City.
Penulis: Suharno Zen, Rasuane
Noor
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd160671
