Uji Preferensi Parasitoid Xanthopimpla sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Terhadap Beberapa Inang

Abstract

The research was conducted at the Sei Semayang Sugarcane Research and Development Laboratory, Binjai, Medan, North Sumatra with an altitude of ± 50 meters above sea level in July 2023 – November 2023. This study used a Complete Random Design using 10 larvae from each host type. The parameters observed included the percentage of parasitization, sex ratio and the period of parasitoid emergence. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the level of parasitization of Xanthopimpla sp parasites between the different types of hosts tested, but in the sex ratio, there was a significant difference between the number of males and females.