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Oryctes rhinoceros Infestation and its Interaction with Oil Palm Damage in Selected Oil Palm Plantation |
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| Creator | Muhamad Amirul Fathi Mat Ripin and Siti Noor Hajjar Md. Latip |
| Title | Oryctes rhinoceros Infestation and its Interaction with Oil Palm Damage in Selected Oil Palm Plantation |
| Contributor | - |
| Publisher | TuEngr Group |
| Publication Year | 2564 |
| Journal Title | International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies |
| Journal Vol. | 12 |
| Journal No. | 9 |
| Page no. | 12A9S: 1-10 |
| Keyword | Agricultural pests, Insect pest, Palm damage, Rainfall distribution, Infestation level, Tropical pests, Pest control management. |
| URL Website | http://TuEngr.com/Vol12_9.html |
| Website title | ITJEMAST V12(9) 2021 @ TuEngr.com |
| ISSN | 2228-9860 |
| Abstract | Oryctes rhinoceros is among the most destructive pests that are incessant to the palm crops. O. rhinoceros is amongst Malaysia's longest existing agricultural pests, despite extensive efforts through effective control management strategies. This study's purposes are to evaluate the infestation level of O. rhinoceros and the effectiveness of control measures in controlling this insect pest and to determine the interaction between the percentage of palm damage and average rainfall distribution at selected oil palm estate in Kelantan. All secondary data used were collected from April to September 2020 based on damage assessment evaluations on the palm in six replanting blocks. The highest level of O. rhinoceros' infestation occurred during April and July 2020. However, these palm damage severities were successfully reduced from 5.41% to 2.12% by September 2020 through control management follow-up after the pests' population was detected. Meanwhile, the result showed a positive relationship between the interaction of percentage palm damage and average rainfall distribution. Based on this study, the results offer useful information on how to perform proper control management for O. rhinoceros. |
