Insect Pest Diversity of Corn Plants (Zea mays) in Baringeng Village, Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province

Background: Baringeng is a corn-producing village in Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi. The main problem for corn farmers the town insect pests. Insect pests damage plant, which has an impact on decreasing yields. Control of must be by type This study aims to calculate diversity Village and they cause. Methods: Data was collected Takku Hamlet, Tanjonge Hamlet. with systematic plot sampling method help light traps, sweep nets, direct collection Observations included number individuals types were analyzed Shannon-Wiener index (H'), evenness (E), dominance (C), similarity index. Results: There three total 153 that attacked Village, namely grasshoppers (Oxya sp.), planthoppers (Peregrinus maidis), armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). low category (H'=0.89), (E) high sort (E=0.81), (C=0.44), lowest shown between Dusun (IS=50%). Conclusions: found come from different orders, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera, Hemiptera. Each shows other attack characteristics, but all leaves. So pest control can use natural materials spraying leaves, polyculture, crop rotation, or taking directly.