Semi-discrete models are a particular class of hybrid dynamical systems that undergo
continuous dynamics most of the time but repeatedly experience discrete changes at some …

Pest management is a complex issue in real applications, and a practical program in pest
control in general involves two pest thresholds, where the biological control and chemical …

Consideration was given to the problems of variational calculus and optimal control
admitting impulsive controls and, correspondingly, discontinuous solutions. The evolution of …

Pest resistance and water pollution are major issues caused by the excessive use of
pesticides in intensive agriculture. The concept of integrated production system (IPS) has …

Coffee leaf rust (CLR) is one of the main diseases that affect coffee plantations worldwide. It
is caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix. Damages induce severe yield losses (up to …

Propagule pressure quantifies the inflow of individuals to a location and appears to be a key
driver of invasion success. It is often defined as the average number of individuals …

This work presents a pest control predator–prey model, where rate of change in prey density
follows a scaling law with exponent less than one and the control is by an integrated …

Nezara viridula is responsible for significant damage on cucumber, eggplant and tomato.
This stink bug feeds on plant tissue causing desiccation of apices and flower bud drop; it …

Using successor functions and Poincaré–Bendixson theorem of impulsive differential
equations, the existence of periodical solutions to a predator–prey model with two state …

In this paper, a new model with two state impulses is proposed for pest management.
According to different thresholds, an integrated strategy of pest management is considered …