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Analysis of Insect Communities in Gmelina arborea Plantation of Different Stand Ages in Cibugel, West Java Dewina, Restu Utari; Irawan, Afri
Jurnal Biologi Tropis Vol. 25 No. 2 (2025): April-Juni
Publisher : Biology Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Mataram, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29303/jbt.v25i2.9211

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Community timber plantation has an essential role as a source for the wood industry. One of the community timber plantations is located in Cibugel, Sumedang Regency, West Java. Lots of Gmelina arborea are planted in this community timber plantation because it does not need specific care and have a short cutting time. However, planting Gmelina in a community timber plantation leads to insect attacks on trees from different age groups, which could decrease wood production. Sustainable insect pest control efforts can be carried out by first understanding the structure of insect communities at different plant ages. Therefore, a study was conducted to compare the diversity of insect communities in plant age groups of 2, 4, and 15 years using the pitfall trap and sticky trap methods, supported by the hand searching method and microclimate data collection. In addition, plant damage caused by insects was also determined by analyzing the absolute and relative damage intensity. The results show that the dominant insect community in Gmelina age groups 2 and 15 years is Formicidae, which are generally classified as predators. Meanwhile, in the 4-year age group, the insect community was dominated by insects classified as herbivores, pests of G. arborea plants. These results align with the highest level of plant damage, namely in the 4-year age group.
Relationship of Land Cover Heterogeneity and Insecticide Use with Arthropod Community Structure in Rice Agroecosystems Dewina, Restu Utari; Choesin, Devi N.
3BIO: Journal of Biological Science, Technology and Management Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024)
Publisher : School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5614/3bio.2024.6.1.4

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Rice agroecosystems generally experience two kinds of environmental stresses, i.e., a decrease in the heterogeneity of land vegetation types due to the development of settlements in the border zone and the excessive use of insecticides. Both of these factors are known to affect the structure of the arthropod community in rice agroecosystems. However, studies related to the effects of these two stresses in shaping the structure of arthropod communities have not been widely carried out, especially during the planting period in the rainy season. This study aims toanalyze the relationship between land cover heterogeneity and insecticide use with the taxonomic and functional diversity of arthropods in thealpha, beta, and gamma dimensions. The study was conducted during the rainy season (October–March) on four rice agroecosystem sites in Bandung, West Java. Data was collected 30 and 50 days after planting (DAP). Arthropod samples were identified, and their taxonomic andfunctional diversity was calculated using the Shannon entropy formula (D). In general, land cover heterogeneity was positively correlated withthe value of arthropod taxonomic and functional diversity, especially in the early vegetative phase of rice plants (30 DAP). In con- trast,insecticides (g/m2) were negatively correlated with the value of arthropod diversity. The composition of arthropod species locally was relativelythe same except in the rice agroecosystem with the lowest land cover heterogeneity and the highest use of insecticides. Additionally, thecoefficient value of the insecticide variable has more influence on the value of arthropod diversity than the variable coefficient of land coverheterogeneity.