Karakterisasi Tanaman Cabai yang Terserang Hama Kutu Kebul (Bemisia Tabaci)

Abstract

It has been reported that the chilli crop in Indonesia has been widely attacted by many diseases caused by virus, one of the geminiviruses mediated by pest whitefly.The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of chilli crop that is attacted by whitefly pests (Bemisia tabaci). The method used was analytic observations. The results showed that the presence of necrotic symptoms on stems, curl leaves and chlorosis leaves. It is caused by a direct attack of whitefly nymphs or imago phase in the form of suction on the part of the plant. Besides that the above diseases caused by geminiviruses transmitted by whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) that are viruliferous.