Research Article
Modelling the Control of the Impact of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infestations on Maize Production
Table 2
Descriptions of the parameters used in the model.
| Parameter | Description |
| | The rate at which caterpillars attack | | The rate at which caterpillars attack | | Eggs-laying rate | | Maximum number of maize plants the garden under consideration can have at | | The rate at which the caterpillars develops into an adult moth | | The rate at which the eggs hatch into caterpillar species | | Caterpillar’s death rate | | Adult moth’s death rate | | Eggs’ death rate | | The rate at which maize dies due to caterpillar attack |
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