@article{Paulraj:256724,
      recid = {256724},
      author = {Paulraj, Litta and Gibbs, Ian},
      title = {Measuring the Efficacy of the Biological Control Program  for Sugarcane Moth Borer Diatraea Saccharalis in Barbados:  Joint Infestation Surveys for the Period 1999-2002},
      address = {2003-07-13},
      number = {1881-2017-591},
      pages = {7},
      year = {2003},
      abstract = { This paper reviews the biological control program for the  sugarcane mothborer Diatraea saccharalis (F.) in Barbados  over the period 1999-2002. The data for this period were  analyzed, fitting infestation level to variety, crop,  rainfall zone, and year, assuming a logistic regression  model with a Poisson distribution of all main effects  (variety, crop, rainfall zone, and year). The results  showed that all first order interactions were highly  significant (p<0.001) and that the overall joint  infestation levels remained below the Economic Threshold  Level (ETL) of 5% joints bored. This finding suggests that  the pest is continuing to be effectively controlled by its  two parasitoids Cotesia flavipes and Lixophaga diatraeae. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256724},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.256724},
}