Efficacy of pheromone trapping and aerial spraying of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for controlling bagworm Metisa plana walker (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) in Yong Peng Johor Malaysia

Siti Nurulhidayah Ahmad, . and Norman Kamarudin, . and Mohamed Mazmira Mohd Masri, . and Ramle Moslim, . and Mohd Najib Ahmad, . and Ahmad Kushairi, . and Othman Arshad, . Efficacy of pheromone trapping and aerial spraying of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for controlling bagworm Metisa plana walker (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) in Yong Peng Johor Malaysia. pp. 55-65. ISSN 1511-2780

Recurring bagworm outbreak is a major problem in the oil palm plantation. The continuous use of chemical insecticides to control bagworm outbreaks the lack of beneficial plants in the plantation to attract natural enemies and infestation in neighbouring plantations were reported as the contributing factors for bagworm outbreaks. Hence the aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pheromone trapping application for controlling bagworm Metisa plana in Mukim Chaah smallholdings in Yong Peng Johor Malaysia. The installation of pheromone traps at Mukim Chaah smallholdings was carried out at four different locations for two consecutive generations of M. plana. Results showed that the first and second generations of pheromone trapping at Kg Sg Berlian and Kg Sawah Padi without the aerial spraying of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have successfully reduced 89 and 77 of bagworm population respectively. Meanwhile another trapping session conducted at Kg Temehel and Kg Seri Sepakat together with the aerial spraying of Bt resulted in the first and second generations of pheromone trapping to successfully reduced 94 and 85 of bagworm population respectively. Together with the aerial spraying of Bt the two consecutive generations of pheromone trapping application at two different areas in Mukim Chaah smallholdings successfully reduced bagworm population to manageable levels

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Abstract

Recurring bagworm outbreak is a major problem in the oil palm plantation. The continuous use of chemical insecticides to control bagworm outbreaks the lack of beneficial plants in the plantation to attract natural enemies and infestation in neighbouring plantations were reported as the contributing factors for bagworm outbreaks. Hence the aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pheromone trapping application for controlling bagworm Metisa plana in Mukim Chaah smallholdings in Yong Peng Johor Malaysia. The installation of pheromone traps at Mukim Chaah smallholdings was carried out at four different locations for two consecutive generations of M. plana. Results showed that the first and second generations of pheromone trapping at Kg Sg Berlian and Kg Sawah Padi without the aerial spraying of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have successfully reduced 89 and 77 of bagworm population respectively. Meanwhile another trapping session conducted at Kg Temehel and Kg Seri Sepakat together with the aerial spraying of Bt resulted in the first and second generations of pheromone trapping to successfully reduced 94 and 85 of bagworm population respectively. Together with the aerial spraying of Bt the two consecutive generations of pheromone trapping application at two different areas in Mukim Chaah smallholdings successfully reduced bagworm population to manageable levels

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Psychidae
AGROVOC Term:	Lepidoptera
AGROVOC Term:	Bacillus thuringiensis
AGROVOC Term:	Arthropods
AGROVOC Term:	Biological control
AGROVOC Term:	Biological control agents
AGROVOC Term:	Entomopathogenic bacteria
AGROVOC Term:	Trapping
AGROVOC Term:	Data analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Insect pests
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2025 07:18
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24260

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