Effectiveness of Various Insecticide Active Ingredients against Grey Pineapple Mealybug, Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Aglaonema rotundum

Salbiah; Yusup Hidayat; Danar Dono; Norhayu  Binti Asib

Authors

Salbiah Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University Author https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6681-9097
Yusup Hidayat Department of Plant Pests and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-5629
Danar Dono Department of Plant Pests and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-5629
Norhayu Binti Asib Departement of Plant Protection, University Putra Malaysia Author

Keywords:

Dysmicoccus spp., ornamental plant , pesticide , scanning electron microscopy

Abstract

Grey pineapple mealybug (Dysmicoccus neobrevipes) is a significant pest in many cultived plants. This insect causes chlorotic, necrotic, and stunted growth, and yield losses. This study aimed to determine the most effective insecticides for controlling D. neobrevipes. Identification was performed morphologically and molecularly. Insecticide efficacy testing was conducted using a completely randomized design consisting of five active ingredient treatments (chlorpyrifos, carbosulfan, lambda-cyhalothrin, nitenpyram, buprofezin, and control) with three replications. The Dysmicoccus spp. on Aglaonema rotundum were identified as D. neobrevipes morphologically and molecularly. In general, insecticide treatments significantly caused mortality at the tested stages. The rate of egg hatch suppression ranged from 18.3 to 52.2% for all insecticides. Lamda-cyhalothrin and buprofezin caused the lowest mortality in the nymphal (33.3-56.7%) and adult (23.3-36,7%) stages, while nitenpyram caused the highest mortality in both nymphal and adult stages (100%). This study also described external morphological changes in D. neobrevipes adults treated with insecticides through scanning electron microscopy. In conclusion, nitenpyram showed the highest effectiveness compared to other insecticides, making it suitable to control D. neobrevipes.

Author Biographies

Yusup Hidayat, Department of Plant Pests and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University.

Yusup Hidayat is an academic and researcher at the Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, Bandung. He is specializing in plant pests an diseases. He is active research on botanical pesticides, entomology, and integrated pest management.
Danar Dono, Department of Plant Pests and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Danar Dono, M.Si is a lecturer and plant protection expert in the Department of Plant Pest and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture , Padjadjaran University. He specializes in insect physiology or biochemistry and insecticide biotoxicology and is actively developing botanical pesticides.
Norhayu Binti Asib, Departement of Plant Protection, University Putra Malaysia

Dr. Norhayu Binti Asib is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Plant Protection, University Putra Malaysia. He received his PhD in 2015. His expertise focuses on plant protection and agriculture.