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.

 

Kata Kunci: inventarisasi, biopestisida, Aedes aegypti