Modelling the Control of the Impact of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infestations on Maize Production

Table 3

Parameter values for systems (1) and (3).

Parameter	Description	Values/unit	Reference
	The maximum number of maize plants the garden under consideration can have at	500 plants	Assumed
	The rate at which a caterpillar attacks		[32]
	The rate at which a caterpillar attacks		[32]
	Eggs-laying rate		[32]
	The rate at which the caterpillars develop into adult moths		[4]
	The rate at which eggs hatch into caterpillars		[4]
	The death rate of caterpillars		[4]
	The death rate of adult moths		[29]
	The death rate of eggs		[29]
	The rate at which maize plants die due to FAW attack		[30]
	The conversion factor of maize biomass into caterpillar biomass		[30]