TOBACCO POWDER (Nicotiana tobacum) AS BIO-PESTICIDE: ITS IMPACT ON TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus) MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT DOSES

Abstract

Tilapia is a pest in shrimp ponds that needs to be eradicated because it is a competitor that disrupts the life of cultivated shrimp. Tobacco leaves (Nicotiana tobacum) contain nicotine which can be used as a botanical pesticide. This study aims to determine the effect of tobacco powder on the mortality of tilapia as a pest in ponds. The materials used are low-quality tobacco powder and tilapia measuring 7-9 cm. The study used an experimental method with a Completely Randomized Design with treatments A (0 ppm or control), B (10 ppm), C (20 ppm) and D (30 ppm) with three replications. Data analysis used analysis of variance (One Way Anova). The results of statistical tests showed significant differences between treatments and controls. The best treatment for tilapia mortality (Oreochromis niloticus) was treatment C (20 ppm) and D (30 ppm) followed by B (10 ppm) while treatment A (0 ppm) did not affect tilapia mortality (Oreochromis niloticus).