BANYUWANGI – The district government immediately eradicated the butterfly pest that attacked the trees along Jalan Wijaya Kusuma, Giri . District, Banyuwangi. Department of Cleanliness and Landscaping (DKP) with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Plantation (Disperhutbun) together check and treat the plant.
In the eradication of the white butterfly, DKP team is led directly by the Head of DKP Banyuwangi, H. Arief Setiyawan, and the Disperhutbun team led by the head of the field (head of) Suparlan forestry. "Those who know how to eradicate it are Disperhutbun, that's why we kill together- with,"Said Arief Setiyawan. The eradication of the white butterfly pest on a number of trees was carried out by the notch method.
The officer injured the tree trunk and then the hole was injected with insecticide. “The notch method using this drill is an easier and more effective way,"said the Head of Forestry at Disperhutbun Banyuwangi, Suparlan. According to Suparlan, to eradicate pests on trees on Jalan Wijaya Kusuma it can actually be done by spraying.
But the spraying method is a bit difficult to do, because the tree that was attacked by the pest was quite tall. "If sprayed, It is feared that the medicine will spread and actually threaten the health of residents,he explained. Apart from being drilled, The extermination of these pests can also be done by injection. Insecticide injections are mainly carried out for small trees. “If the tree is still small, impossible to drill, That's why we use the injection method," he said.
Suparlan explained, The white butterfly pest doesn't actually kill the tree. However, when the pest breeds, then the pompong can become parasitic for the tree. "The leaves can be eaten by caterpillars that have not yet become butterflies"," he said. The way the notch is used in the eradication is systemic. Insecticide that is inserted into the tree trunk that has been drilled will spread to all parts of the plant.
“Butterflies will die of poisoning," he explained. Based on the observations of journalists from Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi,, It turns out that the small white butterfly pest doesn't just attack trees on the side of the road. A number of fruit plants belonging to residents, like star fruit and mango, also attacked by these pests. "We will eradicate everything,"said the Head of Banyuwangi DKP, Arief. As previously reported, Butterfly pests are rampant along Jalan Wijaya Kusuma, Giri . District, Banyuwangi, lately.
Hundreds of trees of various types on the side of the road were damaged by being attacked by these small white butterflies. Every tree trunk on Jalan Wijaya Kusuma is always filled with white animals. So many butterflies in each tree, tree growth is disrupted.
“Trees can die from being attacked by pests (white butterfly) that,” cetus Wili, one of the residents who live on Jalan Wijaya Kusuma. The white butterfly that attacks the trees, it's clear, it's been going on since a month ago. Until now there has been no handling at all from the government. "My pest this butterfly breeds", so the number keeps growing,Said Wili. (radar)
