The Effect of Erkatril Rodenticide Administration in Controlling Rats (Rattus tiomanicus) in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis JACQ.) Plantations at PTPN IV Regional 1 Rantauprapat Plantation

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  • Loudgren Three Sitorus Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Sains Dan Teknologi, Universitas Labuhanbatu
  • Badrul Ainy Dalimunthe Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Sains Dan Teknologi, Universitas Labuhanbatu
  • Yusmaidar Sepriani Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Sains Dan Teknologi, Universitas Labuhanbatu
  • Ika Ayu Putri Septyani Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Sains Dan Teknologi, Universitas Labuhanbatu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25181/jppt.v26i1.4829

Abstract

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of Indonesia's strategic plantation commodities that contributes significantly to the national economy, especially in North Sumatra. The high productivity of oil palm plants is greatly influenced by cultivation management and pest control factors. One of the main pests that often causes significant losses in oil palm plantations is rats, which attack fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and have the potential to reduce both the quantity and quality of the harvest. Therefore, an effective, efficient, and sustainable rat pest control strategy is needed. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of using the rodenticide Erkatril in suppressing the rat population and reducing the level of attacks on oil palm fruit, so that it can be used as a basis for consideration in rat pest management in oil palm plantations. The study was conducted using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of three treatments of Erkatril rodenticide application frequency and five replicates. The parameters observed included rat population, percentage of fruit damage, rat mortality rate, and fresh fruit bunch productivity. The observation data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the effect of treatment on the parameters observed. If the analysis results showed significant differences, the testing was continued with the Least Significant Difference (LSD) test at a 5% confidence level. The results showed that the frequency of Erkatril rodenticide application had a very significant effect on reducing the rat population, fruit attack rate, rat mortality, and oil palm fresh fruit bunch productivity. Treatment E3, which involved three applications of rodenticide, was the best treatment because it reduced the rat population to the lowest level, significantly reduced the percentage of fruit attacks, increased rat mortality, and produced the highest fresh fruit bunch productivity compared to other treatments. These findings indicate that the use of Erkatril rodenticide with the appropriate application frequency can be an effective rat pest control strategy to increase oil palm productivity.

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Loudgren Three Sitorus, Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Sains Dan Teknologi, Universitas Labuhanbatu

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of Indonesia's strategic plantation commodities that contributes significantly to the national economy, especially in North Sumatra. The high productivity of oil palm plants is greatly influenced by cultivation management and pest control factors. One of the main pests that often causes significant losses in oil palm plantations is rats, which attack fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and have the potential to reduce both the quantity and quality of the harvest. Therefore, an effective, efficient, and sustainable rat pest control strategy is needed. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of using the rodenticide Erkatril in suppressing the rat population and reducing the level of attacks on oil palm fruit, so that it can be used as a basis for consideration in rat pest management in oil palm plantations. The study was conducted using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of three treatments of Erkatril rodenticide application frequency and five replicates. The parameters observed included rat population, percentage of fruit damage, rat mortality rate, and fresh fruit bunch productivity. The observation data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the effect of treatment on the parameters observed. If the analysis results showed significant differences, the testing was continued with the Least Significant Difference (LSD) test at a 5% confidence level. The results showed that the frequency of Erkatril rodenticide application had a very significant effect on reducing the rat population, fruit attack rate, rat mortality, and oil palm fresh fruit bunch productivity. Treatment E3, which involved three applications of rodenticide, was the best treatment because it reduced the rat population to the lowest level, significantly reduced the percentage of fruit attacks, increased rat mortality, and produced the highest fresh fruit bunch productivity compared to other treatments. These findings indicate that the use of Erkatril rodenticide with the appropriate application frequency can be an effective rat pest control strategy to increase oil palm productivity.

Badrul Ainy Dalimunthe, Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Sains Dan Teknologi, Universitas Labuhanbatu

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of Indonesia's strategic plantation commodities that contributes significantly to the national economy, especially in North Sumatra. The high productivity of oil palm plants is greatly influenced by cultivation management and pest control factors. One of the main pests that often causes significant losses in oil palm plantations is rats, which attack fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and have the potential to reduce both the quantity and quality of the harvest. Therefore, an effective, efficient, and sustainable rat pest control strategy is needed. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of using the rodenticide Erkatril in suppressing the rat population and reducing the level of attacks on oil palm fruit, so that it can be used as a basis for consideration in rat pest management in oil palm plantations. The study was conducted using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of three treatments of Erkatril rodenticide application frequency and five replicates. The parameters observed included rat population, percentage of fruit damage, rat mortality rate, and fresh fruit bunch productivity. The observation data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the effect of treatment on the parameters observed. If the analysis results showed significant differences, the testing was continued with the Least Significant Difference (LSD) test at a 5% confidence level. The results showed that the frequency of Erkatril rodenticide application had a very significant effect on reducing the rat population, fruit attack rate, rat mortality, and oil palm fresh fruit bunch productivity. Treatment E3, which involved three applications of rodenticide, was the best treatment because it reduced the rat population to the lowest level, significantly reduced the percentage of fruit attacks, increased rat mortality, and produced the highest fresh fruit bunch productivity compared to other treatments. These findings indicate that the use of Erkatril rodenticide with the appropriate application frequency can be an effective rat pest control strategy to increase oil palm productivity.

Yusmaidar Sepriani, Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Sains Dan Teknologi, Universitas Labuhanbatu

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of Indonesia's strategic plantation commodities that contributes significantly to the national economy, especially in North Sumatra. The high productivity of oil palm plants is greatly influenced by cultivation management and pest control factors. One of the main pests that often causes significant losses in oil palm plantations is rats, which attack fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and have the potential to reduce both the quantity and quality of the harvest. Therefore, an effective, efficient, and sustainable rat pest control strategy is needed. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of using the rodenticide Erkatril in suppressing the rat population and reducing the level of attacks on oil palm fruit, so that it can be used as a basis for consideration in rat pest management in oil palm plantations. The study was conducted using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of three treatments of Erkatril rodenticide application frequency and five replicates. The parameters observed included rat population, percentage of fruit damage, rat mortality rate, and fresh fruit bunch productivity. The observation data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the effect of treatment on the parameters observed. If the analysis results showed significant differences, the testing was continued with the Least Significant Difference (LSD) test at a 5% confidence level. The results showed that the frequency of Erkatril rodenticide application had a very significant effect on reducing the rat population, fruit attack rate, rat mortality, and oil palm fresh fruit bunch productivity. Treatment E3, which involved three applications of rodenticide, was the best treatment because it reduced the rat population to the lowest level, significantly reduced the percentage of fruit attacks, increased rat mortality, and produced the highest fresh fruit bunch productivity compared to other treatments. These findings indicate that the use of Erkatril rodenticide with the appropriate application frequency can be an effective rat pest control strategy to increase oil palm productivity.

Ika Ayu Putri Septyani, Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Sains Dan Teknologi, Universitas Labuhanbatu

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of Indonesia's strategic plantation commodities that contributes significantly to the national economy, especially in North Sumatra. The high productivity of oil palm plants is greatly influenced by cultivation management and pest control factors. One of the main pests that often causes significant losses in oil palm plantations is rats, which attack fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and have the potential to reduce both the quantity and quality of the harvest. Therefore, an effective, efficient, and sustainable rat pest control strategy is needed. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of using the rodenticide Erkatril in suppressing the rat population and reducing the level of attacks on oil palm fruit, so that it can be used as a basis for consideration in rat pest management in oil palm plantations. The study was conducted using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of three treatments of Erkatril rodenticide application frequency and five replicates. The parameters observed included rat population, percentage of fruit damage, rat mortality rate, and fresh fruit bunch productivity. The observation data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the effect of treatment on the parameters observed. If the analysis results showed significant differences, the testing was continued with the Least Significant Difference (LSD) test at a 5% confidence level. The results showed that the frequency of Erkatril rodenticide application had a very significant effect on reducing the rat population, fruit attack rate, rat mortality, and oil palm fresh fruit bunch productivity. Treatment E3, which involved three applications of rodenticide, was the best treatment because it reduced the rat population to the lowest level, significantly reduced the percentage of fruit attacks, increased rat mortality, and produced the highest fresh fruit bunch productivity compared to other treatments. These findings indicate that the use of Erkatril rodenticide with the appropriate application frequency can be an effective rat pest control strategy to increase oil palm productivity.

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2026-03-01

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Sitorus, L. T. ., Dalimunthe, B. A. ., Sepriani, Y. ., & Septyani, I. A. P. . (2026). The Effect of Erkatril Rodenticide Administration in Controlling Rats (Rattus tiomanicus) in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis JACQ.) Plantations at PTPN IV Regional 1 Rantauprapat Plantation . Jurnal Penelitian Pertanian Terapan, 26(1), 37–45. https://doi.org/10.25181/jppt.v26i1.4829

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