The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae is one of the key insect pests infesting olive orchards in
Mediterranean areas. Its coevolution with the olive tree, Olea europaea, made this pest …

Life tables are one of the most common tools to describe the biology of insect species and
their response to environmental conditions. Although the benefits of life tables are beyond …

Abstract The Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), commonly known as the
tomato leaf miner, is arousing interest throughout the scientific community because of its …

The mathematical description of the dynamics of ectotherm populations has a crucial role in
understanding and forecasting insect pests outbreaks, as well as to support the formulation …

This paper introduces a novel general model based on Ordinary Differential Equations
(ODEs) which is able to describe the population dynamics of a large class of insect pests …

In the context of plant protection strategies against insect pests, the role of modelling is
arousing interest among entomologists and environmental scientists. This work aims to …

Simple Summary Drosophila suzukii is an injurious insect pest infesting soft fruit cultivations
worldwide. In the recent years, it has spread in new territories, favored by its capability of …

Decision support systems are gaining importance in several fields of agriculture, forest, and
ecological systems management. Their predictive potential, entrusted to mathematical …

Mathematical models are a powerful tool when used to describe ectotherms' life cycles,
above all for their suitability in being utilised for decision support systems. In particular, two …

Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is one of the most severe pests for
sweet and hot varieties of pepper (Capsicum spp.; Solanaceae). The species is distributed …