Pests, Rice Pests

Black Bug (Kepinding tanah)

In rice ecosystems in Asia, there are two species of Black Bug, namely the Malayan Black Bug, Scotinophara (=Podops) coarctata and the Japanese Black Bug Scotinophara (=Podops) lurida. Many more species are similar to the two bedbugs but rarely reach abundance amount. These two bedbugs are often in abundance, and because control with pesticides is difficult, these pests often cause heavy losses. During the day, old black-and-brown bedbugs cluster together at the base of the rice stalks, right at the edge of a puddle of water.

Golden Applesnail (Keong mas)

Golden apple snails damage plants by grating plant tissue and eating it, causing seeds to be lost in the crop. The former pieces of leaves and stems that he attacked look floating. The critical time for controlling golden snails is 10 days after transplanting or 21 days after sowing (wet seeds). After that, the plant growth rate is greater than the rate of damage by golden snails. In the event of an invasion of golden snails, rice fields need to be drained immediately because golden snails are like places that are flooded with water.