Optimal control of gypsy moth populations

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 398-411

  Whittle, Andrew ^a   Lenhart, Suzanne ^b   White, K A J ^c  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Discrete model; Gypchek; Gypsy moth; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MOTHS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TANNINS;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA;

EID: 38349187852     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-007-9260-7     Document Type: Article

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