Use of a Computer to Evaluate Alternative Insecticidal Programs
- 10 March 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 133 (3454) , 706-707
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3454.706
Abstract
A simple numerical routine which mimics the effects of density-dependent factors and weather has been used to simulate insect pest population trends without control, and with a variety of insecticidal procedures. Results of the analysis suggest that apparent benefits from spraying are illusory, since spraying elicits homeostatic response by the pest population.Keywords
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