Development of simulation model of rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stal.) population

Abstract

This study combined brown planthopper population dynamics model and local dispersal through an agent based modeling, ABM. The parameters were obtained from laboratory and field data, including fecundity, survivorship, the proportion of sex and wing forms of adult (short and long wings) against rice age, and local dispersal. This approach has potential in supporting insect pest management program as it could help researchers predict brown planthopper populations.