Modeling the Control of Zika Virus Vector Population Using the Sterile Insect Technology

Table 2

Model parameters and descriptions.

S/N	Parameters	Descriptions
1		Oviposition rate of fertilized female mosquitoes
2		Proportion of emerging female mosquitoes
3		Male mosquitoes emerging population
4		Mating rate, where
5		Maturity rate of mosquitoes
6		Natural death rate of wild male mosquitoes
7		Natural death rate of sterile mosquitoes
8		Density dependent death rate of the aquatic mosquito class
9		Natural death rate for aquatic mosquitoes
10		Natural death rate for female mosquitoes
11		Female mosquitoes probability to mate with wild male mosquitoes
12		Female mosquitoes probability to mate with sterile male mosquitoes
13		Fraction of the released sterile mosquitoes, that can join the wild mosquitoes,
14		Mean mating competitiveness of the sterile male mosquitoes.