کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1711070 | 1519532 | 2015 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Modelling the interaction between a pest population and parasite insects.
• Numerical modelling of pest/predator populations.
• Effective sustainable pest control within ten days.
• Benefits of using multiple parasitic species for pest control.
• Redundancy of pesticides.
A solution was sought for control of Spodoptera exempta in cereal crops. The proposed solution enhanced a previous scheme since it provided control of the pest eggs and larvae and improved the quality of crop products by replacing pesticides. The scheme consists of a surveillance and monitoring system to activate a measured response to pest invasion. In the control phase naturally beneficial insects (NBIs) were deployed via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system to control the pest population; parasite egg wasps (Trichogramma) were combined with a larval parasite Diptera (Tachinidae) to achieve greater control of the life cycle stages of the African Armyworm – Spodoptera exempta.
Journal: Biosystems Engineering - Volume 129, January 2015, Pages 268–276