1Research Center for Estate Crops, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor, Cibinong, Bogor, 16915, West Java, Indonesia
2Research Center for Horticultural, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor, Cibinong, Bogor, 16915, West Java, Indonesia
*Email: gusti.indriati@brin.go.id (corresponding author):
Online published on 26 February, 2026.
The present study was conducted to elucidate the diversity of insects in the black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) plantation from three locations in Sukabumi Regency, West Java province, Indonesia. Its stands were rubber (AWWI)), nutmeg (CKD1), and a combination of banana and nutmeg (CKD2). A total of 5515 individuals belonging to 12 orders were collected. The dominant orders were Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Hemiptera. The insect diversity index (H`) value on black pepper under different shades was 3.62 (AWWI), 3.42 (CKD1), and 3.51 (CKD2), respectively. The role of collected insects was identified as herbivores, pollinators, predators, and parasitoids. Different stand types in black pepper plantations affect the diversity and species composition.
Agricultural biodiversity, Black pepper, Beneficial insect, Dominant, Formicidae, Insect abundance, Pollinators, Plant-insect interactions, Role of insect, Stands, Sustainable agriculture
