Evaluation of host plant species for a trap cropping strategy in integrated pest management of pineapple mealybug (Dysmicoccus brevipes)

MOHAMMAD AZIZI  ABDULLAH; NURUL FATIHAH ABD  LATIP; SITI KHAIRIYAH  MOHD HATTA; SALMAH  YAAKOP; IZFA RIZA  HAZMI

doi:10.56093/ijas.v94i8.148188

Authors

MOHAMMAD AZIZI ABDULLAH Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
NURUL FATIHAH ABD LATIP Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
SITI KHAIRIYAH MOHD HATTA Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
SALMAH YAAKOP Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
IZFA RIZA HAZMI Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i8.148188

Keywords:

IPM, Musa spp., Pineapple mealybug, Pumpkin, Trap crop

Abstract

Pineapple mealybugs are responsible for the emergence of pineapple wilt disease and the subsequent transmission of the pineapple disease virus. This study aimed to evaluate the alternate host plants as potential trap crops for pineapple mealybug. A total of nine host plant species, banana, pumpkin, roselle, hibiscus, ground fig, okra, java grass, goose grass and rhodes grass were selected for the study. Thirty adult females of pineapple mealybug were reared on a pumpkin for two months. Three replicates of a plot (area covered with black netting measuring 3 m × 3 m) were set up. Nine host plant species, approximately 2–3 feet in a 16 inch × 16 inch polybag were arranged in a circle around the pumpkin. The effectiveness of the host plant species was determined by calculating the infestation of each plant species for six months (with two-week observations). Our findings revealed that the pineapple mealybug prefers banana with the greatest mean and SD value (621.7±172.7), followed by pumpkin (237.0±45.6) and the lowest one is rhodes grass (2.00±26.5). ANOVA results show that there is a significant difference between host plant species (F-value of 26.87 and a P-value < 0.00). The observations suggest that banana has the potential to be utilized as trap crops for pineapple mealybug, and can be considered in IPM strategy to control pineapple mealybug.

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