[JURNAL] Keanekaragaman Serangga pada Bunga Tomat (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) di Lahan Pertanian Organik
MOSI RETNANI FAJARWATI, TRI ATMOWIDI, DAN DORLY Departmen Biologi, Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Institut Pertanian Bogor (diterima Juni 2009, disetujui Agustus 2009) ABSTRACT Insect Diversity On Tomato Flowers ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill .) in Organic Agriculture. Study on the diversity of insect visitors on tomato flowers were conducted at Bina Sarana Bakti (BSB) organic farm, Cisarua, West Java. Diversity of insects were observed by observational method, an 10 m2 area of tomato plants in the morning, mid-day, and afternoon. Observations were conducted during 20 days. Diversity of visiting insects were analyzed by Shannon diversity and its evenness. Similarity of visiting insects between time of observations were analyzed by Jaccard similarity index. In organic farm, insect visitors of tomato plants consist of six orders belonging to eight species. Insect visitors of tomato flowers were dominated by Thrips sp. (Thysanoptera) and Hylaeus sp. (Hymenoptera). Hylaeus s...