PROF. OCHANDA HORACE
Ph.D. (Parasite Epidemiology) - 1994, University of Warwick.M.Sc. (Parasitology) - 1988, University of Nairobi
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Email: hochanda@uonbi.ac.ke
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Email: hochanda@uonbi.ac.ke
The Lotka–Volterra model was applied to the population densities of diamondback moth
(DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.) and its exotic larval parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum
(Hellen) data that was collected earlier by icipe's DBM biological control team. The
collections were done for 15 months before the release and 36 months after release of the
parasitoid in two areas; in Werugha, Coast Province of Kenya and Tharuni, Central Province
of Kenya, respectively. For each area in pre-and post-release periods, we estimated Lotka ...