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

• Published in: Orion (Johannesburg, South Africa) Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 59 - 84
• Main Authors: Potgieter, L, Van Vuuren, JH, Conlong, DE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Johannesburg Operations Research Society of South Africa 01.12.2012; Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA)
• Subjects: Butterflies & moths; Pest control; Population biology; Studies; Sugar industry; South Africa

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...