Modelling the effects of the sterile insect technique applied to Eldana saccharina Walker in sugarcane

A mathematical model is formulated for the population dynamics of an Eldana saccharina Walker infestation of sugarcane under the influence of partially sterile released insects. The model describes the population growth of and interaction between normal and sterile E.saccharina moths in a temporally...

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Main Authors: L Potgieter, JH van Vuuren, DE Conlong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) 2012-12-01
Series:ORiON
Online Access:http://orion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/112