The Effect of Application of Sulfur Dosage Variations on Baiting Gel on Imago Mortality Periplaneta Americana Year 2021

Abstract

A vector is an arthropod animal that has the role of transmitting, transferring, and being a source of disease transmission. Cockroaches are mechanical vectors for several pathogenic microorganisms. Vector control is necessary to prevent the transmission of vector-borne diseases. Widely used chemical controls such as spraying and fumigation can create harmful residues for humans and the environment. A safer and more effective method is needed, namely using the baiting gel method for cockroach control. The research of Gani Bakhtiar (2020) shows that the application of 1 gram of sulfur has a killing power effect of only 5%. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the application of various sulfur dosages in baiting gel on mortality of imago Periplaneta americana. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group design. The research was conducted by controlling the baiting gel without using sulfur and the treatment was given the application of baiting gel which was given sulfur as a poison. Each cage contains 5 Periplaneta americana and the application was carried out for 3 days with 4 replications. The results showed that a dose of 1 gram of sulfur had a killing power of 0%, a dose of 3 grams of sulfur had a killing power of 0% and a dose of 6 grams of sulfur had a killing power of 0%. There was no effective dose of sulfur to kill Periplaneta americana. All the data obtained have a value of 0 and the data is homogeneous so that it cannot be analyzed by statistical programs. This study concludes that there is no effect of the application of various sulfur dosages in baiting gel on the mortality of Periplaneta americana imago.