Kelompok fauna rayap pada areal pertanaman kelapa sawit di Katingan, Kalimantan Tengah

Pribadi T. 2015. Termite assemblage on oil palm plantation in Katingan, central Kalimantan. Pros Sem Nas Masy Biodiv Indon 1: 554-559. Semi-natural habitats have a contribution to conserving the balance of the ecosystem and local biodiversity. However, is the role of seminatural habitats on oil palm plantation also identify with termite’s biodiversity? Contribution semi-natural habitat studies on termite’s biodiversity (especially on oil palm plantations) were rarely conducted. This research was done on PT. Bisma Dharma Kencana oil palm plantation consension located on Katingan District, Central Kalimantan. In this research, termite assemblage in oil palm plantation and seminatural habitats were surveyed and were identified as oil palm plantation pests. Termites transects were placed to assess termites assemblage on five sites were selected for the study. Nine termite species were collected consist of two species of Rhinotermitidae (i.e. Coptotermes sp. and Schedorhinotermes sp.) and seven species of Termitidae (i.e. Prohanitermes sp., Globitermes sp., Microcerotermes sp., Termes sp., Procapritermes sp., Pericapritermes sp., and Nasutitermes sp.). The semi-natural habitat of oil palm plantation can conserve termite biodiversity. Two species of Rhinotermitidae were potential pests on oil palm plantation. Nevertheless, the termite control should be implemented carefully.