Abstract :
Pests are organisms that can damage crops in ways that are against the goals and
interests of the farmer. One of the pests that should be watched out for is the
armyworm (S. litura) which can cause a decrease in yield of up to 80%. There are
several ways to control pests, one of them with biological agents. The purpose of
this study was to determine the efficacy of B. bassiana, to determine the effect of
various application methods and to determine the interaction effect of B. bassiana
and various application methods against armyworm (S. Litura) pests. The study
used a factorial randomized block design (RAKF), consisting of 8 treatments with
4 replications, namely control + feed, BV isolates Yogyakarta + feed, BV isolates
Jember 715 + feed, BV isolates Jember 725 + feed, control + contacts, BV isolates
Yogyakarta + Contact, BV Isolate Jember 715+Kontak and BV Isolate Jember
725+Contact at a dose of 2 g/l (0.2%), B. bassiana 2 g dissolved in 1 liter water
by squeezing B. bassiana in a filter cloth. The results showed that the biological
agent B. bassiana was effective against armyworm (S. litura) with the fastest
LT50 value in the treatment of B. bassiana Yogyakarta isolate + feed method (103
hours). The type of application method of B. bassiana significantly affected the
mortality of armyworms, at 168 hours of observation, and had a very significant
effect at 120 hours, 144 hours, and 192 hours after application. The interaction
between types of B. bassiana and various application methods significantly
affected the mortality of armyworm (S. litura) on observation 120 hours after
application.