The Effect of Liquid Organic Fertilizers in The Refugia Block on Visiting Insects in The Apple Orchard and Community Knowledges in its Conservation Efforts

This study aims to determine community structure and composition of liquid organic fertilizer (POC) against visiting insects in block Refuge and to determine the public perception of the block Refuge and insect’s conservation. Analysis of insects data are obtained from the important of index value, diversity (index’s Shannon Wienner). Insect abundance spring that treatment total 298 individuals and control 168 individuals. Insect abundance spring that treatment total 262 individuals and control 116 individuals. Insect diversity during flowering season given treatment was 2,11 andcontrol 1,49. Diversity during fruiting season was similar, given treatment it was 1,87 and control 1,42. Abundance of insect on both seasons with treatments and control had a significance of P=0,004. Similarities between insects on flowering season treatments between fruiting season treatments between organic fertilizers of different seasons 0,94 and control 0,80. Analysis on abiotic factors correlated with insect abundance with R-square value of 15%. Local perception towards refugia blocks was found to be low (46%) and medium (48%). Local perception towards convservation was found to be low (34%) and medium (63%). Local perception is affected by knowledge and non responsive actions towards insect conservation.

INTRODUTION 1  Apple cultivation takes about 4-5 years, depending on the factors that affect one of them is the climate [1].The heyday of apple crops in Indonesia occurrs in the 1970s until the 1990s.The more advanced tourism in the Batu city spur people to take advantage of apples to be processed into typical food in batu such as crackers.the decreasing of abundance and diversity of insects may influence in quality and quantity of apple production in apple orchard The decrease in the diversity of insects is caused by increased use of chemicals [2].Improper use of chemicals in pest control can provide side effects such as target pests being resistant to pesticides, non-target animal deaths, and secondary pest explosions, soil environment contamination due to accumulation of chemical remains unabsorbed by plants, water and air will have an impact on human health dan non-target organism [3].
Author's Correspondence Address: Mohamad Nasirudin Email : nasirudinmohamad@unwaha.ac.idAddress : Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Lingkungan Program Pascasarjana Universitas Brawijaya Apples in Batu City were affected by volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Kelud that caused many dead insects [4].Volcanic ash contains several chemical compounds, one of which is sulfur (S).The S element on volcanic ash causes a decrease in the number of insects.
Special care is needed to preserve the insects in apples.The effort to maximize the performance of natural enemies present on farmland is by creating insect habitats to increase insect populations.Provision of habitat for insects is by utilizing wild plants that potentially becomes refugia apple orchards.Plants used as refugia are Ageratum conyzoides, Ageratum houstonianum, and Bidens pilosa [5,6,7].
The sustainability of insects by the utilization of organic material in apple plants.Wild plants in the apple orchard acts as a weed, pest stop and plant diseases.Farmers generally clean up the wild plants in the apple orchard.Farmers do not understand the role of wild plants as a shelter for natural enemies.
This study aims to determine the structure of the community, the composition and the influence of liquid organic fertilizer (LOF) against insects visiting the refugia block and to know the public Knowledge of refugia blocks and the conservation of insects.
The Effect of Liquid Organic Fertilizers in The Refugia Block on Visiting Insects (Nasirudin, et al.)

RESEARCH METHODS
This research uses observational and visual control method with quantitative research type.Data retrieval using this method applies non destructive techniques.Insect observations were done visually in the refugia blocks in the plot between the apple trees.Observation of insects in the refugia block in the flower and fruit phase.The parameters observed were all types of insects visiting the refugia block, and then observed the abundance and diversity of insects.The measurement of abiotic factors is temperature, humidity and light intensity.Public Knowledge of the role of insects, the role of liquid organic fertilizer, wild plants as refugia and understanding about conservation.
An insect abundance analysis was used to find out the Important Value Index (INP), Diversity Index of Shannon-Wiener (H') and Bray-Curtis Similarity Index (IBC).Analysis of abiotic environmental factors (temperature, humidity, and light intensity) is attributed to the abundance of insects.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 1. Community Structure andComposition of Insects Visiting the Refugia Block
The results of observation of insects visiting refugia block showed that during springtime and fruit season in the field with POC and Control treatment obtained 844 individual insects, consisting of 7 Orders and 15 families (Table 1).

1a. Springtime
The result of abundance of insect in refugia block with POC treatment obtained a higher insect result (14,9) than Control (8,4).Abundance of insects is higher with treatment given POC than Control, because the fertilizers and pesticides are applied in Control is relatively much use of inorganic materials, resulting in target and non target insect were dead.The result is that the abundance and diversity of the insects was decreasead [8].The result of analysis of treatment data given by LOF was found to be relative abundance (KR) (Figure 1 (14).In control of insects having the highest INP of Tabanidae family (70,2), Megachylidae family (34,5), Chrysomelidae family (26,8), Alydidae family (14,4), and Asilidae family (13,2) (Fig. 2).The result of data analysis with Shannon Wiener method on (Figure 3) obtained the value of diversity index (H ') of insects during the flower season with treatment given POC (2,11), and Control (1,49).Higher H 'values in POC treatment than Controls because ingredients used to make POCs are made from organic ingredients, while ingredients in Control by apple farmer used chemical fertilizers and pesticides that can kill target and non target insects.It is suggesting that, the higher the diversity of a community type, the higher the likelihood of interaction between species [9].Ecosystems with high diversity values generally have longer and more complex food chains, making it more likely for interactions such as parasitism, competition, commensalism and mutualism.

1b. Fruit Season
Result of abundance of insect in refugia block by INP method (Figure 4) obtained POC treatment that succeeded in obtaining insect higher that is (13,1) than Control (8,4)  Diversity (H ') (Figure 6) was obtained by the value of diversity index (H') of insect during fruit season with treatment given POC (1,87), and Control (1.42).The population growth of an organism is due to the availability and resources available in each habitat [10].
Based on the results of statistical analysis, the abundance of both the flower season and the fruits was known to the insects visiting the refugia block with the yield variables on the abundance and treatment given LOF and Control significance value P = 0.004 (P <0.05), so the abundance and treatment had a real effect The Effect of Liquid Organic Fertilizers in The Refugia Block on Visiting Insects (Nasirudin, et al.)The results of statistical analysis of the results of abundance of insects per day based on observation of the family were aimed to determine the average how different families of insects obtained on each day of observation.Based on the homogeneous subtests, it was obtained the highest significance of the Tabanidae family is 1.00.So the family of Tabanidae abundance per at most, so that the most significant different to other insects.Analysis of the results of the treatment in each season obtained significance P = 0.33, P = 0.06 and P = 0.11 (P> 0.05), so the results did not significantly affect the treatment at each season.
The absence of a significant effect on seasonal yields due to the low value of insect abundance in treatments was given POC and Control, due to the utilization of chemicals that continue to increase over time by farmers on control treatment.The result of the analysis of abundance to the observation time clock was obtained the significance of P = 1.0 (at 15.00-16.00WIB) and P = 0,10 (07.00-08.00,12.00-13.00,09.00-10.00WIB) so (P> 0,05) , so the abundance has no significant effect on clock time.

Composition Similarity of Visiting Insect in Refugia Block
Based on the calculation (Bray Curtis Index) IBC with the classification method (Figure 7) it is known that the comparison of insects visiting the refugia block during the flower season with POC treated and control obtained IBC value of 0.73, which means the level of similarity of insects by 73% .In the fruit season with POC and Control treated the IBC value of 0.60, which means that there is 60% similarity of insects.In springtime and fruit season with POC treated then obtained an IBC value of 0.94, which means there is an insect similarity of 94%.In the springtime and fruits season Control obtained the IBC value is 0.80, meaning there are similarities of insects by 80%.IBC calculations obtained by a dendogram of the same composition of insects visiting the refugia block between treatments were given POC and Control.

Comparison of Pre-Pest and Post-Volcanic Insect Impact Structures in the Refugia Block
The structure of the insect community in the refugia block of apple orchard in Bumiaji, Batu City, in pre-impact of volcanic ash was once researched by Abidin in 2013 [9].The abundance of insects found was 234 individuals consisting of 14 families, the most dominant of the Apidae family has the role as a polinator.At the time of the fruit season abundance was found 169 individuals that consisted of 13 families.Most dominating insects from the family Formicidae has the role as a predator.The overall diversity of insect families found in the pre-impact of volcanic ash is 16 families.Formicidae were reported as a dominant family in a variety of habitats e. g in olive cultivation fields, konjack, grassland, farmland [11,12].Formicidae occupies several functional roles in the ecosystem including predator and scavenger [13].
The structure of the insect community found after the impact of volcanic ash in the refugia block of during the flowering season was 466 individuals consisting of 15 families, most dominating the Tabanidae family as a pollinator.In fruiting season, the abundance was 378 individuals consisting of 11 families, which is dominated Tabanidae family which has the role as a pollinator.The overall diversity of insect species found after the impact of volcanic ash is 15 families.Tabanidae is one of the refugia attracting families in paddy field study.The abundance occurred in the afternoon [14].Vespula Note: * = The same insect was found in both observation times.

The Effect of Abiotic Environmental Factorson visiting insects in the Refugia Block
The existence of insects in a habitat is influenced by abiotic factor.In this study, the observed abiotic factors are air temperature, humidity, and light intensity.Of these three abiotic factors affect the abundance and diversity of insects residing in a habitat.The abotic analytical factor was done by using correlation test.The result of correlation test was coefficient score by 0,151 or 15% from insect's abundance that was affected by the temperature, humidity and light intensity, the remaining 85% was affected by some factors such as the abundance and the available food diversity.The correlation equation with coefficient test known abiotik factor of temperature in season has a positive correlation to abundance of insect that obtained a value of 0,06 and light intensity value 0.001.The humidity factor is negatively correlated, thus affecting the abundance of insects in the refugia block.The result of abiotic factors between the springtime and the fruits did not show any significant difference, so the abundance present in both seasons was not so different.
Generally, the effective temperature range for insects is a minimum temperature of 15˚C, optimum temperature 25˚C, and a maximum temperature of 45˚C.At the optimum temperature the ability of insects to produce large offspring and mortality rates [9].

AnAnalysis of Soil Contents 6a. Pre Treatment
The results of analysis of soil content before the land were given POC and Control, as follows: The high knowledge of apple farming communities about insects is influenced by farming and counseling from farmer community or agricultural department.Farmers' attitude towards insects is they do not expect insects to be in the apple orchard.Farmers always try to eradicate the insects in the garden by using synthetic pesticides.

Figure 1 .Figure 2 .
Figure 1.The relative abundance value of the springtime insects

Figure 3 .
Figure 3. Value of diversity index (H ') of flower season

Figure 7 .
Figure 7. Dendogram of the same composition of insects visiting the refugia block between treatments given POC and Control

Figure 8 .Figure 9 .Figure 10 .Figure 11 .
Figure 8.The mean of daily abundance of insects visiting the refugia block during the springtime with POC treatment 3b.Springtime Control

Figure 12 .
Figure 12.The mean comparison of air temperature in apple orchard in springtime and fruit season.

Figure 13 .Figure 14 .
Figure 13.The mean of comparison air humidity (%) in apple orchard in springtime and fruit season.

Figure18.
Figure18.Community Knowledge about RefugiaMany farmers frequently clean the yard of apples orchard from the wild plants (weeds) that found in the garden.The farmers assume weeds Table1.Insect Population in Refugia Block During Flower and Fruit Season at Tulungrejovillage of Batu City, 2014 The Effect of Liquid Organic Fertilizers in The Refugia Block on Visiting Insects(Nasirudin, et al.)

Table 2 .
Comparison of Pre-Pest and Post-Volcanic Insect Impact Structures in Refugia Block