KEANEKARAGAMAN SERANGGA DAN LABA-LABA PADA PERTANAMAN PADI ORGANIK DAN KONVENSIONAL

Abstract

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of organic and conventional farming system to the diversity of insects and spiders in rice fields. The research was carried out in rice field of Sumber Makmur Farmer's Group and laboratory of Entomology, Department of Plant Pests and Diseases Brawijaya University. This research was conducted with observation method, observing the plots of organic and conventional rice field. Traps that used to take samples of insects and spiders in this research is farmcop. The number of insects and spiders that found in organic fields higher than the conventional fields. Organic field has higher value of diversity index of insects and spiders than conventional field. Key words: Diversity, Insects, Spiders, Organic