Palen, D.I., Almarinez, B.J., Amalin, D., Legaspi, J.C., & David, G. 2019 A Host–Parasitoid Model for Aspidiotus rigidus (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and Comperiella calauanica (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Environmental Entomology 48(1): 134–140
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Notes: In this article, we modeled the interaction between Aspidiotus rigidus and its parasitoid Comperiella calauanica Barrion, Almarinez, Amalin (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) using a system of ordinary differential equations based on a Holling type III functional response. The equilibrium points were determined, and their local stability was examined. Numerical simulations showed that C. calauanica may control the population density of A. rigidus below the economic injury level.
