INSECTICIDAL EFFECT OF ECO-ENZYME

AGAINST HONG KONG CATERPILLAR

(Tenebrio molitor)
Aurelia Graceilla; Rafael Gerrard; Moses Amadeus
Center for Young Scientists - Loyola College High School Semarang, Indonesia

Introduction Result and Discussion

Treatment of 25% showed the highest

mortality rate on day five (13.33%),
meanwhile, chemical insecticides showed
the highest mortality rate on day seven

Grains Warehouse Warehouse Pests (23.33%)

Tenebrio molitor

The highest accumulation of mortality is

chemical insecticides, with a total of death
Poisonous Reside 86,67%.
of Chemical The 25% treatment showed a higher number
compared to other eco-enzyme
Insecticide
concentrations with an accumulation of
46,67% mortality.

Organic Waste Eco-enzyme

3,70 3,55
as Insecticide

Goal
Determining the best eco-enzyme concentration
to use as an insecticide
The effectiveness of eco-enzyme as insecticide pH comparison between 25% Qualitative test of flavonoid (+) and
Eco-enzyme and 100% Eco-enzyme alkaloid (+).
into Hong Kong caterpillars

Benefits

Flavonoid

Recycling Clean Our Health Flavonoid is toxic compound for Alkaloid

caterpillars. It can cause breathing
Alkaloid is an active chemical
inhibitor that followed by mortality.
compounds with toxic, and eating
Research Method (Wijaya, 2018)
inhibitor character for caterpillars
(Maheswari, 2018)

1 Testing the 1 Two days

characteristic acclimatization of Hong
of eco-enzyme Kong caterpillars

Organic Acid
Organic acid compound has functions as an

2 Dividing the 2 Ten Hong Kong

irritant that can damage tissue locally
(Wulandari, 2011).
concentration caterpillars for
of eco-enzyme each treatment
Conclusion
3 Eco-enzyme has been proven to cause mortality in Hong Kong Caterpillar.
The 25% concentration with composition of 25 mL eco-enzyme and 75 mL
Each Two pumps every
concentration morning and aquadest has the most effective and optimum formula for natural
were sprayed into evening for seven insecticide with 46,67% mortality.
the caterpillars. days
Future Work
Changing the concentration of eco-enzyme used as insecticide, further
research can be more develop. There is possibility that eco-enzyme

Counting the 4 Observing every

morning and evening
concentration below 25% will be more effective as insecticide. Determining
the acid type needs to be carried out to clarify what type the acid is.
mortality of Hong
Kong caterpillars for seven days
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