POTENSI MUSUH ALAMI PADA PENGELOLAAN TANAMAN PADI DI AREAL WILAYAH DAS SESAYAP KABUPATEN TANA TIDUNG
natural enemies' potential as natural controller in sesayap DAS area of Tana Tidung district must be investigated. the purpose of this study was to identify the most common form of natural enemy and the relationship between natural enemies and rice farming locations in the DAS Sesayap, particularly in tana tidung regency. data was collected from tideng pale, gunawan, sesayap hilir, rian, and tana merah. traps, swing nets, and yellow tray traps were used to sample each place five times. the results revealed that the insect group's natural enemies included 32 families, 44 genera, 44 species, and 836 individuals there were 11 families 12 genera, 13 species , and 347 individual species in the araneae family. delichoderus taschenbergi (24,7%) was the most numerous predatory insect species, followed by chlaenius nigricans (19,9%) and anoplolepis gracilipes (17,8%). predator natural adversaries were frequently linked to gunawan and rian's places. meanwhile, the site of bandan bikis had a corellations with parasitoid natural enemies. furthermore, natural enemies had a weaker relationship with the tana merah and tideng pale places than with other sites.