Mathematical probit and logistic mortality models of the Khapra beetle fumigated with plant essential oils

Alhadi E. Alamir; Gomah E. Nenaah; Mohamed A. Hafiz

doi:10.3934/mbe.2015.12.687

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Mathematical probit and logistic mortality models of the Khapra beetle fumigated with plant essential oils

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Department of Mathematics, Najran University, Najran,1988
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Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El sheikh3516

Received: May 2014

Revised: November 2014

Published: March 2015

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In the current study, probit and logistic models were employed to fit experimental mortality data of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium (Everts) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), when fumigated with three plant oils of the gens Achillea. A generalized inverse matrix technique was used to estimate the mortality model parameters instead of the usual statistical iterative maximum likelihood estimation. As this technique needs to perturb the observed mortality proportions if the proportions include 0 or 1, the optimal perturbation in terms of minimum least squares ($L_2$) error was also determined. According to our results, it was better to log-transform concentration and time as explanatory variables in modeling mortality of the test insect. Estimated data using the probit model were more accurate in terms of $L_2$ errors, than the logistic one. Results of the predicted mortality revealed also that extending the fumigation period could be an effective control strategy, even, at lower concentrations. Results could help in using a relatively safe and effective strategy for the control of this serious pest using alternative control strategy to reduce the health and environmental drawbacks resulted from the excessive reliance on the broadly toxic chemical pesticides and in order to contribute safeguard world-wide grain supplies.

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Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 62P10, 92B05; Secondary: 62P12, 92B10.

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