The Assessment of Insect Diversity and Community Structure in the Sugar Cane Plantation in Jambi Province
Ratna Rubiana (1*), Araz Meilin(1)
1)Jambi Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology, Jl. Samarinda Paal Lima Kotabaru, Jambi
(*)ratna.rubiana[at]gmail.com
Abstract
Sugar cane can be cultivated in diverse agroecosystems, so it has the potential attack of different pest. The study on the biodiversity of insects in sugar cane plantations at different altitudes has the objective to study the insect community structures that are useful in making decisions in integrated pest control. The study was conducted on sugar cane plantations in the highlands and lowlands areas, i.e Kerinci and Muaro Jambi Regency. The insect sample was identified to morphospecies level. The results showed that the altitude did not affect the diversity of insects in the sugar cane agrosystem, nevertheless the altitude affected the abundance of pests attacked. Interestingly, Sesamia was only found attack the sugarcane in the highlands area. Ants (Hymenoptera) causing hollow stems of plants. The intensity of attacks in the highlands ranges 36 - 76%, while in the lowlands 28 - 40%.
Keywords: Diversity, Abundance, Number of species, Composition of species, Functional group
Topic: International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture