Pest and Disease Challenges, Control Strategies as Well as Policy Support for The IPM Program on Coconut

Abstract Coconut played an important role in humans as estate commodity. Many efforts have been made to increase coconut production through intensification, extensification, and diversification but those not given maximum results yet, likewise, assembling superior varieties also carried out, produce such Tall coconut, Dwarf Hybrid this is able optimally. On the other hand, several factors can cause decline production, severe damage caused by major pests diseases. The list of highlighted article was follows, Rhynchophorus spp., Cyrtotrachelus sp., Oryctes rhinoceros, Amblypelta Opisina arenosella . Three species it were categorized new emerging Indonesia: O. arenosella. sp. has reported damage, mortality plants reached 10.63%, well North Sulawesi Province, while plantations West Java. For diseases, are Bud Rot Disease Nut Fall Phytophthora palmivora In 2022, Nias Yellow coconuts Tiniawangko Village, South Minahasa, Sulawesi, infected with disease 31.53%, causing die, a decrease 25.00%. addition, found that died due infection Unknown Disease. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) effective approach control all diseass, where possible. This combination methods (pesticides, physical controls site hygiene, biological controls) minimize use pesticides cost control. IPM program run if there policy support from government.