• Can aphids be controlled by fungus? A mathematical model 

      Britton, Nicholas F.; Bulai, Iulia Martina; Saussure, Stephanie; Holst, Niels; Venturino, Ezio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-21)
      The control of insect pests in agriculture is essential for food security. Chemical controls typically damage the environment and harm beneficial insects such as pollinators, so it is advantageous to identify targetted ...
    • Effects of limited volatiles release by plants in tritrophic interactions 

      Buonomo, Bruno; Giannino, Francesco; Saussure, Stephanie; Venturino, Ezio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-17)
      We introduce a mathematical model to describe the tritrophic interaction between crop, pest and the pest natural enemy where the release of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by crop is taken into account. The VOCs may be ...