MY PHOTOGRAPHY TODAY - 104 - LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA

In East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, locusta migratoria locusta locusta entered Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport, Wangaipu, East Sumba. According to plant disease experts, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Dr. Widodo, M.S., a yearly pest-dwelling locust that often attacks rice and maize. The damage rate caused by attack of Acrididae family member reaches 100%.
Nun di Sumba Timur, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), hama belalang kembara Locusta migratoria memasuki Bandar Udara Umbu Mehang Kunda, Wangaipu, Sumba Timur. Menurut menurut ahli penyakit tanaman, Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Dr. Widodo, M.S., belalang kembara hama tahunan yang kerap menyerang padi dan jagung. Tingkat kerusakan akibat serangan anggota famili Acrididae itu mencapai 100%.

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Widodo said, the explosion of grasshoppers pests due to climate and poor monitoring. "Application of biological agents can actually prevent grasshopper populations more and more, but the application is relatively rare because pest attacks are rare," he explained. According to researchers at the Bandung Institute of Technology, Mubiar Purwasasmita, pest explosion caused by uneven environment.
Widodo mengatakan, ledakan hama belalang kembara karena iklim dan pemantauan yang kurang baik. “Aplikasi agen hayati sebetulnya bisa mencegah populasi belalang makin banyak, tetapi aplikasi relatif jarang karena serangan hama pun jarang,” paparnya. Menurut peneliti di Institut Teknologi Bandung, Dr. Mubiar Purwasasmita, ledakan hama terjadi akibat tidak seimbangnya lingkungan.

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Mubiar said environmental neglect affects ecosystem imbalances. According to Mubiar if farmers implement a pest explosion biological system will not happen. "The biological system needs a closed system, which means using local materials available for cultivation needs," he said. Mubiar added, farmers who apply the biological farming system does not recognize the explosion of pest populations.
Mubiar mengatakan, pengabaian terhadap lingkungan berdampak pada ketidakseimbangan ekosistem. Menurut Mubiar jika petani menerapkan sistem hayati ledakan hama tidak akan terjadi. “Sistem hayati itu perlu sistem tertutup, artinya menggunakan bahan setempat yang tersedia untuk kebutuhan budidaya tanaman,” katanya. Mubiar menambahkan, petani-petani yang menerapkan sisem pertanian hayati tidak mengenal ledakan populasi hama.

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Category	Animal Photography
Settings	ISO 160 f 5.6
Camera	Canon Power Shot SX540HS
Lens	4.3-215.0mm f/3.4-5.6
Location	Lhokseumawecity-Aceh-Indonesia
Date&day	Friday 22 June 2018

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