<![CDATA[Putri, A., Herlinda, S., Rahman, K., Ambarningsih, C., Mahendra, R., Anggraini, E., Rindiani, D. E., & Sari, J. M. P. (2025). Abundance and Diversity of Soil Dwelling Artropods in Maize (Zea mays L.) Indralaya, South Sumatera. In: Herlinda S et al. (Eds.), Prosiding Seminar Nasional Lahan Suboptimal ke-13 Tahun 2025, Palembang 20 Oktober 2025. (pp. x–y). Palembang: Penerbit & Percetakan Universitas Sriwijaya (UNSRI).Corn (Zea mays) is the most important food crop in the world beside rice and wheat. The decline in soil ecosystem health due to excessive use of chemical inputs, intensive tillage, and a lack of organic matter. This condition results in the degradation of the soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties, and reduces the sustainability of agriculture. Simple and practical soil health indicators are still not widely implemented, leading to land management that tends to be focused on short-term results. This research aimed to determine the abundance and diversity of soil-dwelling arthropods in corn plants as indicators of soil ecosystem health and agricultural sustainability, and to examine the diversity, species diversity index, evenness index, and dominance index of arthropods in corn plants (Zea mays L.). This research uses a pitfall trap. Each plot has three traps, for a total of six plots, and consists of three pesticide application treatments every week and three pesticide application treatments every two weeks. This study found 19 arthropod species, with Pardosa milvina being the most frequently encountered among them. There were 12 species from the class Insecta, two species from the class Arachnida, two species from the class Diplopoda, one species from Chilopoda, and two species from Entognatha. The most frequently found predatory arthropod species is Aderotus sinicus, the most frequently found herbivorous arthropod species is Trigoniulus corallines, and the neutral arthropod species. Therefore, the need for efficient and timely handling becomes urgent to maintain the stability of corn production in the area.]]>
