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Sampling stored‐product insect pests: a comparison of four statistical sampling models for probability of pest detection
Author(s) -
Elmouttie David,
Flinn Paul,
Kiermeier Andreas,
Subramanyam Bhadriraju,
Hagstrum David,
Hamilton Grant
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.3469
Subject(s) - pest analysis , sampling (signal processing) , insect pest , biology , integrated pest management , statistics , toxicology , agronomy , mathematics , botany , computer science , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
Background Developing sampling strategies to target biological pests such as insects in stored grain is inherently difficult owing to species biology and behavioural characteristics. The design of robust sampling programmes should be based on an underlying statistical distribution that is sufficiently flexible to capture variations in the spatial distribution of the target species . Results Comparisons are made of the accuracy of four probability‐of‐detection sampling models – the negative binomial model, 1 the Poisson model, 1 the double logarithmic model 2 and the compound model 3 – for detection of insects over a broad range of insect densities. Although the double log and negative binomial models performed well under specific conditions, it is shown that, of the four models examined, the compound model performed the best over a broad range of insect spatial distributions and densities. In particular, this model predicted well the number of samples required when insect density was high and clumped within experimental storages . Conclusions This paper reinforces the need for effective sampling programs designed to detect insects over a broad range of spatial distributions. The compound model is robust over a broad range of insect densities and leads to substantial improvement in detection probabilities within highly variable systems such as grain storage. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry