PEST ATTACK ON CABBAGE AND MUSTARD GREENS IN TANAH MIRING DISTRICT, MERAUKE REGENCY, PAPUA PROVINCE

The study aims to determine the percentage of attacks from caterpillar pests (C. pavonana) in some parts of the cabbage plant (B. oleracea) and mustard greens (B. sinensis L) in Isanombias Village, Tanah Miring District, Merauke Regency, Papua Province. The study was conducted on cabbage and mustard planted areas in Isanombias Village, Tanah Miring District, Merauke Regency. The study lasted for two months, starting from October to November 2018. The study was carried out in a survey at the location of cabbage and mustard plantations in Isanombias Village, Tanah Miring District, Merauke Regency using purporsive sampling method. The things observed in this study were (i) symptoms of caterpillar pest attack, (ii) number of each part of the plant (leaf, crop, and growing point) that showed symptoms of being attacked. The results showed that caterpillar pest attacks in Isanombias Village is 39.44% in cabbage plants and 41.53% in mustard plants. The highest pest attack on cabbage plants on leaves (16.20%), growing points (10.47%) and crop (10.47%). The most attacked mustard plants were growth points (20.22%), crop (11.27%) and leaves (10.04%). Pest attacks at growing points will result in crop failure while attacks on plants will reduce the quality of mustard and cabbage plants