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Uji Efektivitas Dan Tingkat Penerimaan Masyarakat Terhadap Serbuk Lada (Peper Ningrum L.) Untuk Menurunkan Kepadatan Larva Anopheles Spp. (Studi Kasus Di Blok Karangtirta, Dusun Cipari, Desa Sukaresik, Kecamatan Sidamulih, Kabupaten Ciamis) [Effectiveness and Public Acceptance Rate of Powder Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) to Decrease Density of Anopheles spp. Larvae (Case Studies in Block Karangtirta, Cipari Hamlet Village, District Sukaresik, Sidamulih, Ciamis District)]
Pepper fruit (Piper nigrum L.) is one of several pesticides from plant that can be used asinsecticide. The purpose of this studv was to identify the effectiveness and public acceptance ofpepper fruit powder (Piper nigrum L.) on reducing Anopheles spp. larvae density. The experiment was a quasi-experimental study which incIudes a pre-post test design with both treatment group and a control group. Pepper powder with a dose of 0. 75 g in one litre ofwater kills 59.91% larvae in average through 24 haurs treatment. Wilcoxon test results obtainedfrotn the pepper powder treatment was proved effective in decreasing the density of Anopheles .spp. larvae since there was significant difference between before and after treatment. The result ofpublic acceptance for pepper powder out of 20 respondents are 75% respondents acccpted it well, 15% respondents accepted it fairly well. and 10% respondents accepted it poorly. These resttlts showed pepperfruitpowder potency as a good and accepted larvacide.
Key Words: Anopheles spp., pepper powder (Piper nigrum L.), larvicide
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