Modification of Nicholson–Bailey model under refuge effects with stability, bifurcation, and chaos control

Abstract

In this article, a modification is proposed for the classical Nicholson–Bailey model. It is assumed that the modified model follows all axioms of Nicholson–Bailey model except that in every generation a fraction of the hosts have a safe refuge from attack of parasitoids. It is investigated that under this assumption the modified model has stable coexistence. Furthermore, Neimark–Sacker bifurcation is interrogated at positive steady-state of modified model by implementing the normal forms theory of bifurcation. Chaos control methods based on perturbation of parameter and state feedback strategy are implemented to escape the trajectories from bifurcating and chaotic behavior. Furthermore, numerical simulations are carried out for illustration of theoretical discussion. Finally, all theoretical discussion is illustrated by taking into account real observed field data of host–parasitoid interaction.