Abstract Fruit production in Sub-Saharan Africa is of paramount importance both socially
and economically. Millions of farmers derive livelihoods from mango, avocado, citrus …

The spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive pest that emerged in the US less than a decade
ago. With few natural enemies and an ability to feed on a wide variety of readily available …

Pest phenological models describe the cumulative flux of the individuals into each stage of
the life cycle of a stage-structured population. Phenological models are widely used tools in …

Controlling cyanobacterial blooms is a complex problem due to the biological features of
cyanobacteria and the management objective of minimizing economic damages under a …

In this paper, a Leslie-Gower predator-prey model with ratio-dependence and state pulse
feedback control is established to investigate the effect of spraying chemical pesticides and …

In the Azores, as in many other places around the world, rodents are responsible for
economic losses, environmental problems, and several health problems such as fatal cases …

The invasion of exotic species in aquatic environments is one of the several disturbance
factors responsible for altering the dynamics of fish communities. The golden mussel …

An adaptive feedback control scheme is proposed for stabilizing a class of forced nonlinear
positive difference equations. The adaptive scheme is based on so-called high-gain …

The invasion of exotic species in aquatic environments is one of the several factors
responsible for altering the dynamics of fish communities. The golden mussel Limnoperna …

A mathematical framework for controlling growth rate of harmful species population is
established based on the concept of stochastic control. The main problem to be addressed …