Judul: Biologi dan Neraca Hayati Kutu Putih Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Hama Invasif Baru di Indonesia
Abstrak: Kutu putih Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) telah dilaporkan sebagai hama invasif baru di Indonesia. Penelitian ini dilakukan di laboratorium dengan tujuan menentukan berbagai parameter siklus hidup dan potensi reproduksi dari kutu putih P. solenensis pada tanaman tomat. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa nimfa instar-1,-2,-3 masing-masing mempunyai masa perkembangan selama 5.22, 4.92, 4.88 hari. Lama perkembangan kutu putih imago betina yaitu 25.8 hari. P. Solenopsis merupakan serangga yang bersifat ovovivipar, imago betina dapat menghasilkan rata-rata 190.7 nimfa instar-1 selama hidupnya. Laju pertumbuhan instrinsik (rm) sebesar 0.168 individu per betina per hari. Rataan masa generasi (T) adalah 32.71 hari dan laju reproduksi bersih (Ro) sebesar 200.15 individu per betina pergenerasi. Laju pertambahan terbatas (λ) sebesar 1.18 per hari dan masa ganda (Dt) selama 4.12 hari.
Keyword: kutu putih, neraca hati, Phenacoccus solenopsis, tomat

Judul: Biologi dan Neraca Hayati Kutu Putih Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) pada Tanaman Talinum triangulare.
Abstrak: Kutu putih Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) adalah hama invasif baru yang berasal dari Amerika Selatan. Hama ini menyebabkan kerusakan parah pada tanaman singkong di Indonesia sejak tahun 2010. Penggunaan tanaman singkong dalam pembiakan massal P. manihoti di laboratorium terhambat oleh infestasi tungau. Penelitian dilakukan di laboratorium dengan tujuan untuk mempelajari berbagai parameter biologi dan neraca hayati P. manihoti pada tanaman inang alternatif Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) Willd. (Portulacaceae). Masa perkembangan stadium pradewasa adalah 23,78 hari. Periode inkubasi telur adalah 8,05 hari. Nimfa instar-1, -2, -3 masingmasing 5.88, 4.68, 5.18 hari. Umur stadium dewasa adalah 21,28 hari, terdiri dari masa pra-oviposisi 8,90 hari, oviposisi 10. 78 hari dan pasca-oviposisi 1,60 hari. Rata-rata fekunditas 88 butir telur. Laju pertambahan instrinsik (rm) adalah 0,125 individu per induk per hari. Rataan masa generasi (T) adalah 36.462 hari dan laju reproduksi bersih (Ro) adalah 88.142 per generasi. Laju pertambahan terbatas (λ) adalah 1,134 per hari, dan waktu berlipat ganda (Dt) adalah 5,503 hari. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa P. manihoti mampu berkembang biak pada T. triangulare dengan nilai (rm) adalah 0,125. Oleh karena itu, T. triangulare dapat digunakan sebagai tanaman inang alternatif untuk permbiakan P. manihoti secara massal di laboratorium.
Keyword: kutu putih, Phenacoccus manihoti, Talinum triangulare

Judul: The Effects of Variance of Interest rate to Variance of Annuity Future Values
Abstrak: Time value of money is a concept that refers to the difference of the value of money due to time difference. The value of money for present time would not be the same as the value of money in the future. The value of money for present time is called as Present Value (PV) of the money and the value of money for future time is called Future Value (FV) of the money. Determination the value of money, for present and future time, depends on the time and rate of return. The value of money is determined by several factors such as inflation, fluctuation of interest rates, and government policy in securities and taxation. Due to fluctuation of the value of money we need a FV formulation, it is useful for knowing whether an investment can be profitable or not, and this information is useful also in budget analysis. Annuity is defined as a series of payments made for a specific period. The payment, fixed or varied, can be made at the beginning or at the end of the period. Annuity paid at the beginning of the period is called annuity-due and annuity paid at the end of the period is called immediate annuity-certain. The accumulated value of the annuity after few years later is called as a final value or a future value. Burnecki et al. (2003) have discussed about the FV of a fixed-rate annuity in which payments are made according to the arithmetic or geometric series. They have also examined FV for annuities in which payments are made according to arithmetic or geometric series with random rates of interest. This paper examines FV for annuity-due in which payments are made according to arithmetic or geometric series with interest rates as a random variable, which is normal distribution ,  . Future value formula is expressed in recursive form. FV for annuity-due which payments are made according to the arithmetic or geometric series with random rates of interest is calculated by theoretical way and simulation way. The random rates of interest is denoted as k k i  i  , where k i an independent random variable; i is a constant and k  is a random variable which has normal distribution ,  . By using the determined parameters, a sequence of random rates of interest are generated for theoretical calculation. Meanwhile for the simulation, the random rates of interest is generated 1000 times for the simulation. The generated data give mean value, variance, and standard deviation. Moreover, error of mean value, variance, and standard deviation from the theoretical and simulation results are calculated. Error calculation uses Symmetric Mean Absolute Percentage Error (SMAPE). The smaller the value of SMAPE is the more accurate the simulation. The interest rate variances are varied from 0.000036 to 0.0001 to study the relationship between variance of rates of interest and variance of future value. The theoretical and simulation results show that when the variance of random rates of interest increases, then the variance of FV increases linearly. FV of the annuity-due in
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