Insect Pests of Fruits, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops

Utility of life tables

1. Calculation of replacement rate: A valid life table can be determining whether a population is growing, declining, or remaining stable.
   
2. Simulation: Once a valid life table is constructed for on insect population, it may be used to stimulate the out come of management decisions.
   
3. Determination of key factors: Key factor analysis has proved to be a valuable aid in identifying the environmental factors most closely related to intergenerational population trend.