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Table 1 Definition and calculated value of parameters in equations (1)–(7)

From: Investigating the use of wasps Anagyrus lopezi as a biological control agent for cassava mealybugs: modeling and simulation

Parameter

Definition

Value

Unit

• Cassava Mealybug

\(\alpha _{1}\)

the fraction of cassava mealybug of the egg stage that develop into cassava mealybug of the instar stage in one time step

0.12990

–

\(\alpha _{2}\)

the fraction of cassava mealybug of the instar stage that develop into cassava mealybug of the adult stage in one time step

0.05710

–

\(\alpha _{3}\)

the natural death rate of cassava mealybug of the adult stage

0.04810

\(\mathrm{day}^{-1}\)

\(\alpha _{4}\)

the fraction of survived female cassava mealybugs of the adult stage in the reproductive period

0.63530

–

\(r_{1}\)

the survival rate of cassava mealybug of the egg stage that develop into cassava mealybug of the instar stage

0.95750

\(\mathrm{day}^{-1}\)

\(r_{2}\)

the survival rate of cassava mealybug of the instar stage that develop into cassava mealybug of the adult stage

0.96660

\(\mathrm{day}^{-1}\)

\(r_{3}\)

the fraction of female cassava mealybugs of the adult stage

0.97700

–

\(v_{1}\)

the average number of eggs that are laid by a female cassava mealybug of the adult stage in one time step

16.92500

\(\mathrm{eggs} \cdot \mathrm{day}^{-1}\)

• Wasps Anagyrus lopezi

\(\gamma _{1}\)

the fraction of wasps Anagyrus lopezi of the egg stage that develop into Anagyrus lopezi of the larva stage in one time step

0.50000

–

\(\gamma _{2}\)

the fraction of wasps Anagyrus lopezi of the larva stage that develop into Anagyrus lopezi of the pupa stage in one time step

0.16670

–

\(\gamma _{3}\)

the fraction of wasps Anagyrus lopezi of the pupa stage that develop into Anagyrus lopezi of the adult stage in one time step

0.16670

–

\(\delta _{1}\)

the natural death rate of wasps Anagyrus lopezi of the adult stage per a time step

0.06040

\(\mathrm{day}^{-1}\)

\(s_{1}\)

the survival rate of wasps Anagyrus lopezi of the egg stage that develop into Anagyrus lopezi of the larva stage

0.78325

\(\mathrm{day}^{-1}\)

\(s_{2}\)

the survival rate of wasps Anagyrus lopezi of the larva stage that develop into Anagyrus lopezi of the pupa stage

0.78325

\(\mathrm{day}^{-1}\)

\(s_{3}\)

the survival rate of wasps Anagyrus lopezi of the pupa stage that develop into Anagyrus lopezi of the adult stage

0.78325

\(\mathrm{day}^{-1}\)

\(s_{4}\)

the fraction of female adult wasps Anagyrus lopezi

0.39710

–