Musyafa*, Ananto Triyogo
Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: musyafa@ugm.ac.id
Abstract. The farmes in Wanagama forest area plant teak, mahogany, acacia , horticultural and food crops. The crops are often attacked by insect pests that can damage and even kill plants. They often use chemical insecticides to control the insect pest. Chemical insecticides are effective in reducing pest pospulations but can cause environmental pollution. The habits of the community to use chemical insecticides in the Wanagama Forest need to be replaced by means of controls that are environmentally friendly and do not cause pollution such as using plant-based insecticides from forest plants. In Wanagama there are mahogany, neem, and gamal stands planted in a large area. These plants can be used to make botanical insecticides. The purpose of this activity were: the socialization of the dangers of chemical insecticides and training farmers to make plant-based insecticides and apply them in pest control. The program were done in Banaran Village Wanagama Forest Gunung Kidul. This activity was carried out with lecture and discussion methods, training in making insecticides and pest control practices with plant-based insecticides. The results of this activity showed that community of Banaran accepted and understood well that chemical insecticides are very dangerous for the environment and human health. They were be able to make botanical insecticides by themselves and carried out insect pest control by using botanical insecticides. Keyword: utilization, forest plant, insecticide, Wanagama Forest
Keywords:Forest plant, education forest.
