Prey-predator dynamics with additional food and Holling type-III response: application to Bemisia tabaci
D. Bhanu Prakash, Ch Chaitanya, D. K. K. Vamsi, Ahmad Aloqaily, Nabil Mlaiki · 2026
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Description
D Bhanu Prakash builds a mathematical model of a crop pest and its predator to guide biological control of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Published in 2026, the system gives the predator extra food beyond the pest and lets predators compete among themselves, with feeding following a type-III response that saturates at high pest density. Field observations of the predator Orius albidipennis eating the whitefly check the feeding assumption.
Analysis shows the model always settles to a single sensible positive solution rather than blowing up or dying out spuriously. Stability checks reveal threshold crossings where control flips, plus ranges where two stable outcomes coexist, which creates hysteresis. Extra food can therefore help or hinder suppression depending on where the system sits. Growers get a warning that more predator support is not automatically better.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | D. Bhanu Prakash, Ch Chaitanya, D. K. K. Vamsi, Ahmad Aloqaily, Nabil Mlaiki |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 163245 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |