PENGARUH KOMPOSISI BAHAN TAMBAHAN PADA PESTISIDA NABATI DARI DAUN PEPAYA DALAM PENGENDALIAN HAMA PADA TANAMAN KANGKUNG CABUT (Ipomoea reptans Poir)
Additional ingredients of botanical pesticides are to affect pests control. This study aimed to determine the effect of the composition of additional ingredients on the use of botanical pesticides made from papaya leaves with additional ingedients of garlic, lemongrass, and soursop leaves in controlling pests on water spinach (Ipomoea reptans poir). This Study used a randomized block design (RAK) with 5 treatments; P0= plain water, P1=papaya leaves 200 grams+1 litre of water, P2=papaya leaves 125 grams+75 grams of garlic+1 litre of water, P3=papaya leaves 125 grams+75 grams of lemongrass+1 litre of water, P4=papaya leaves 125 grams+75 grams of soursop leaves+1 litre of water. Each treatment was repeated 5 times. The results showed that the use of botanical pesticides with additional lemongrass ingredients was categorised the excellent category with plant height at 35 MST reaching 24,35 cm, root length at 35 MST reaching 22,58 cm, number of leaves reaching ± 18 strands, wet weight reaching 14 grams. The use of botanical pesticides of papaya leaves with additional lemongrass ingredients also has the potential to reduce the number of pests and reduce the level of leaf damage, as seen from observation results of the number of pests and the level of leaf damage decreasing after the application of botanical pesticides.