Amphicerus Bicaudatus
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''Amphicerus bicaudatus'', known generally as the apple twig borer or grape cane borer, is a species of
horned powder-post beetle The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger beetles, false powderpost beetles, or horned powderpost beetles. The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is down ...
in the family Bostrichidae.


Population dynamics

Allen ''et al.'', 1991 finds some
periodicity Periodicity or periodic may refer to: Mathematics * Bott periodicity theorem, addresses Bott periodicity: a modulo-8 recurrence relation in the homotopy groups of classical groups * Periodic function, a function whose output contains values tha ...
and some chaos in its
population dynamics Population dynamics is the type of mathematics used to model and study the size and age composition of populations as dynamical systems. History Population dynamics has traditionally been the dominant branch of mathematical biology, which has ...
while Allen ''et al.'', 1993 finds only periodicity and quasiperiodicity. Both examine the interaction of beetle,
insecticide Insecticides are substances used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and by consumers. Insecticides are claimed to b ...
, cane removal, and the grapevine host. The 1991 model shows some chaotic
solution Solution may refer to: * Solution (chemistry), a mixture where one substance is dissolved in another * Solution (equation), in mathematics ** Numerical solution, in numerical analysis, approximate solutions within specified error bounds * Soluti ...
s while 1993 never does.


References


Further reading

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External links

* Bostrichidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1824 {{bostrichidae-stub