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Lamria Sidauruk
Dosen Kopertis Wilayah I DPK Fakultas pertanian UMI
Abstract
This research is an exploratory study to identify the spesies of family Coccinellidae in
upland areas of Kabupaten Karo and Kabupaten Simalungun as horticultural crop production
center in North Sumatra and to obtain a description of horticultural farming systems by farmers.
The survey was conducted in 6 villages in the Kabupaten Karo and 4 villages in the Kabupaten
Simalungun, as the sampling locations to collect Coccinellids. Insect sampling is an absolute
method to collect all of Coccinellids insects found in observation point by line transects.
Furthermore, the Coccinellids found are identified in laboratory.
The results showed there are 12 species of family Coccinellids found at the site survey
which consists of three subfamily are predator such as Chilocorinae, Coccinellinae and
Coccidulinae, while one subfamily is pest such as Epilachninae. Predator species Hippodamia
tredecimpunctata and Megalocaria dilatata from Coccinellinae subfamily most common in
almost all locations. While the pest species found in almost all location are Epilachna varivestis
and Epilachna virginiopunctata. Farming systems in the survey location do not know yet of the
useful insects to control pests, so pest control is always used with the insecticide.
Rodolia sp.
Coccinella transversalis
Hippodamia tredecimpunctata,
Berbentuk oval memanjang dan pipih. Harmonia axyridis
kepala dan pronatum pipih dan melebar,
mata majemuk bulat dan besar, kepala Megalocaria dilatata. berbentuk
berwarna hitam. Antenna lebih panjang dari bulat, cembung dan berukuran besar.
lebar kepala. Pronotum berwarna hitam Seluruh tubuhnya berwarna oranye cerah
berbentuk petak dengan corak kecoklatan. sampai kecoklatan, ukuran kepala lebih
Elytra berwarna Oranye cerah, berbentuk kecil dengan mata majemuk bulat besar,
cembung menutupi seluruh abdomen. antenna lebih panjang dari ukuran kepala.
Terdapat spot hitam yang letaknya simetris Pronotum pipih dan oval. Elytra berwarna
pada kedua belah elytra. Pada bagian atas kuning cerah, berbentuk cembung,
tubuh terdapat garis melintang tipis sepanjang tepi elytra agak pipih. Terdapat
berwarna membelah kedua belah elytra. spot hitam yang letaknya simetris pada
kedua belah elytra.
Epilachna borealis