Asymptotic stability in a mosquito population suppression model with time delay

In this paper,a delayed mosquito population suppression model,where the number of sexually active sterile mosquitoes released is regarded as a given nonnegative function,and the birth process is density dependent by considering larvae progression and the intra-specific competition within the larvae,is developed and studied.A threshold value r^(*)for the releases of sterile mosquitoes is determined,and it is proved that the origin is globally asymptotically stable if the number of sterile mosquitoes released is above the threshold value r^(*).Besides,the case when the number of sterile mosquitoes released stays at a constant level r is also considered.In the special case,it is also proved that the origin is globally asymptotically stable if and only if r>r^(*)and that the model exhibits other complicated dynamics such as bi-stability and semi-stability when r≤r^(*).Numerical examples are also provided to illustrate our main theoretical results.

Dynamical behavior of a mosquito population suppression model composed of two sub-models

In this paper,a new mosquito population suppression model with stage and sex structure is constructed,which is composed of two sub-models switching each other.Sterile mosquitoes are released with period T and remain sexually active for time T.For the case T<T,three thresholds T^(*),m^(*)and c^(*)are determined for the release period T and release amount c.According to the values of T and c in different ranges determined by these thresholds,we study the dynamical behavior of the system for different release strategies,mainly including the existence and stability of the mosquito-extinction equilibrium and positive periodic solutions.Finally,some numerical simulations are performed to illustrate our results.

Global Asymptotic Stability in a Delay Differential Equation Model for Mosquito Population Suppression

A bio-safe dengue control strategy is to use Wolbachia,which can induce incomplete cytoplasmic incompatibility(CI)and reduce the mating competitiveness of infected males.In this work,we formulate a delay differential equation model,including both the larval and adult stages of wild mosquitoes,to assess the impacts of CI intensityξand mating competitivenessθof infected males on the suppression efficiency.Our analysis identifies a CI intensity thresholdξ*below which a successful suppression is impossible.Whenξ≥ξ*,the wild population will be eliminated ultimately if the releasing level exceeds the release amount threshold R*uniformly.The dependence of R*onξandθ,and the impact of temperature on suppression are further exhibited through numerical examples.Our analyses indicate that a slight reduction ofξis more devastating than significantly decrease ofθin the suppression efficiency.To suppress more than 95%wild mosquitoes during the peak season of dengue in Guangzhou,the optimal starting date for releasing is sensitive toξbut almost independent ofθ.One percent reduction ofξfrom 1 requires at least one week earlier in the optimal releasing starting date from 7 weeks ahead of the peak season of dengue.