Efektivitas Ekstrak Daun Sirih (Piper betle), Daun Pepaya (Carica papaya) dan Bawang Putih (Allium sativum) terhadap Penyerangan Ektoparasit pada Ikan Nila (Oreochromis niloticus)

Abstract

The aimed of this research is to know effectiveness of use extract from garlic (Allium sativum ), betel leaf (Piper betle), and leaves pepaya (Carica papaya) against infection ectoparasite on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and to know immunity from some ectoparasite against each treatment. Parameters water quality observed are temperature and degrees acidity ( ph ). Research is done in the 45 day. Analysis of variance calculations used to determine the effect of ectoparasites plants against attack in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Based on the research results that the leaves of papaya (Carica papaya) has the best effectiveness in comparison with garlic (Allium sativum) and betel leaf (Piper betle) in reducing the attack ectoparasites on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). There are obtained 12 kinds of ectoparasites that attack tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), the type of parasite had no significant effect on mortality of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).