The dynamics of an epidemic model for pest control with impulsive effect

In pest control, there are only a few papers on mathematical models of the dynamics of microbial diseases. In this paper a model concerning biologically-based impulsive control strategy for pest control is formulated and analyzed. The paper shows that there exists a globally stable susceptible pest eradication periodic solution when the impulsive period is less than some critical value. Further, the conditions for the permanence of the system are given. In addition, there exists a unique positive periodic solution via bifurcation theory, which implies both the susceptible pest and the infective pest populations oscillate with a positive amplitude. In this case, the susceptible pest population is infected to the maximum extent while the infective pest population has little effect on the crops. When the unique positive periodic solution loses its stability, numerical simulation shows there is a characteristic sequence of bifurcations, leading to a chaotic dynamic, which implies that this model has more complex dynamics, including period-doubling bifurcation, chaos and strange attractors.     

A impulsive infective transmission SI model for pest control

In this paper, we propose a model with impulsive control of epidemics for pest management. By using Floquet's theorem, small‐amplitude perturbation skills and comparison theorem, we show that there exists a globally asymptotically stable susceptible pest‐eradication periodic solution when the release amount of infective pests is larger than some critical value. However, when the amount of infective pests released is less than this critical value, the system is shown to be permanent, which implies that the trivial periodic susceptible pest‐eradication solution loses its stability. Further, the existence of a positive periodic endemic solution and other rich dynamics are also studied by numerical simulation. Therefore, we can use the amount of release of infective pests to control susceptible pests at desirable low levels. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Complex dynamics and switching transients in periodically forced Filippov prey–predator system

By employing threshold policy control (TPC) in combination with the definition of integrated pest management (IPM), a Filippov prey–predator model with periodic forcing has been proposed and studied, and the periodic forcing is affected by assuming a periodic variation in the intrinsic growth rate of the prey. This study aims to address how the periodic forcing and TPC affect the pest control. To do this, the sliding mode dynamics and sliding mode domain have been addressed firstly by using Utkin’s equivalent control method, and then the existence and stability of sliding periodic solution are investigated. Furthermore, the complex dynamics including multiple attractors coexistence, period adding sequences and chaotic solutions with respect to bifurcation parameters of forcing amplitude and economic threshold (ET) have been investigated numerically in more detail. Finally the switching transients associated with pest outbreaks and their biological implications have been discussed. Our results indicate that the sliding periodic solution could be globally stable, and consequently the prey or pest population can be controlled such that its density falls below the economic injury level (EIL). Moreover, the switching transients have both advantages and disadvantages concerning pest control, and the magnitude and frequency of switching transients depend on the initial values of both populations, forcing amplitude and ET.     

具有脉冲效应和综合害虫控制的捕食系统

本文通过生物控制和化学控制提出了具有周期脉冲效应与害虫控制的捕食系统. 系统保护天敌避免灭绝,在一些条件下可以使害虫灭绝.就是说当脉冲周期小于某一临界值时,存在全局稳定害虫灭绝周期解.脉冲周期增大大于临界值时,平凡害虫灭绝周期解失去稳定性并产生正周期解,利用分支理论来研究正周期解的存在性.进而,利用李雅普诺夫函数和比较定理确定了持续生存的条件.     

Dynamic analysis of a pest management SEI model with saturation incidence concerning impulsive control strategy

According to biological strategy for pest control, we investigate the dynamic behavior of a pest management SEI model with saturation incidence concerning impulsive control strategy-periodic releasing infected pests at fixed times. We prove that all solutions of the system are uniformly ultimately bounded and there exists a globally asymptotically stable pest-eradication periodic solution when the impulsive period is less than some critical value. When the impulsive period is larger than some critical value, the stability of the pest-eradication periodic solution is lost; the system is uniformly permanent. Thus, we can use the stability of the positive periodic solution and its period to control insect pests at acceptably low levels. Numerical results show that the system we consider can take on various kinds of periodic fluctuations and several types of attractor coexistence and is dominated by period-doubling cascade, symmetry-breaking pitchfork bifurcation, quasi-periodic oscillate, chaos, and non-unique dynamics.     

Analysis of a stage structured predator–prey Gompertz model with disturbing pulse and delay

In this paper, we introduce a general and robust prey-dependent consumption predator–prey Gompertz model with periodic harvesting for the prey and stage structure for the predator with constant maturation time delay and perform a systematic mathematical and ecological study. Sufficient conditions which guarantee the global attractivity of predator-extinction periodic solution and permanence of the system are obtained. We also prove that constant maturation time delay and impulsive catching or poisoning for the prey can bring great effects on the dynamics of system by numerical analysis. Our results provide reliable tactic basis for the practical pest management.     

一类具有时滞、脉冲效应和阶段结构的捕食者-食饵模型（英文）

A delayed predator-prey model concerning impulsive spraying pesticides and releasing natural enemies is proposed and investigated,in which both the prey and the predator have a history that takes them through two stages:immature and mature.The global attractiveness of the pest-eradication periodic solution is discussed,and sufficient condition is obtained for the permanence of the system.Further,numerical simulations show that there is a characteristic sequence of bifurcations leading to a chaotic dynamics,which implies that the system with constant periodic impulsive perturbations admits rich and complex dynamics.     

Eco-epidemiology model with age structure and prey-dependent consumption for pest management

In this paper, a prey-dependent consumption predator–prey (natural enemy-pest) model with age structure for the predators and infectious disease in the prey, is considered. Infectious pests, immature natural enemies and mature natural enemies are released impulsively. By using Floquet’s theorem, small-amplitude perturbation skills and comparison theorem, we obtain both the sufficient conditions for the global asymptotical stability of the susceptible pest-eradication periodic solution and the permanence of the system. The results provide a reliable theoretical tactics for pest management.     

The dynamics of an age structured predator–prey model with disturbing pulse and time delays

Many of the existing predator–prey models on stage structured populations are some ordinary differential equations (ODE) or models without a disturbing effect of human behavior. In reality, death of the juvenile during its immature stage and catching or poisoning for the prey or predator occur continuously. From this basic standpoint, we formulate a general and robust prey-dependent consumption predator–prey model with periodic harvesting (catching or poisoning) for the prey and stage structure for the predator with constant maturation time delay (through-stage time delay) and perform a systematic mathematical and ecological study. We show that the conditions for global attractivity of the ‘predator-extinction’ (‘predator-eradication’) periodic solution and permanence of the population of the model depend on time delay, so, we call it “profitless”. We also show that constant maturation time delay and impulsive catching or poisoning for the prey can bring great effects on the dynamics of system by numerical analysis. In this paper, the main feature is that we introduce time delay and pulse into the predator–prey (natural enemy–pest) model with age structure, exhibit a new modeling method which is applied to investigate impulsive delay differential equations, and give some reasonable suggestions for pest management.     

A delayed epidemic model with stage-structure and pulses for pest management strategy

From a biological pest management standpoint, epidemic diseases models have become important tools in control of pest populations. This paper deals with an impulsive delay epidemic disease model with stage-structure and a general form of the incidence rate concerning pest control strategy, in which the pest population is subdivided into three subgroups: pest eggs, susceptible pests, infectious pests that do not attack crops. Using the discrete dynamical system determined by the stroboscopic map, we obtain the exact periodic susceptible pest-eradication solution of the system and observe that the susceptible pest-eradication periodic solution is globally attractive, provided that the amount of infective pests released periodically is larger than some critical value. When the amount of infective pests released is less than another critical value, the system is shown to be permanent, which implies that the trivial susceptible pest-eradication solution loses its attractivity. Our results indicate that besides the release amount of infective pests, the incidence rate, time delay and impulsive period can have great effects on the dynamics of our system.