Parameter values.

(a) is the median value from the posterior dispersal distribution in [36]. (b) The vector death rate was estimated between 0.06 and 0.18 [37]. The growth rate of vectors was estimated at 0.2 based on laboratory experiments. However, analysis of natural population curves revealed a slope of 0.0118, suggesting that mortality contributes approximately 0.1882 (i.e. 0.2–0.0118) to the overall growth rate [38]. Bayesian parameter estimation and hypothesis testing have shown that the available laboratory data does not support whitefly recovery from CMD (c), and that the whitefly median duration of infectiousness with CBSD is approximately 1 hr (d) is the median value from the posterior recovery distribution in [28,39]. (e) Cassava takes an average of 10-12 months to mature before harvest but, in some cases, cassava can take up to 24 months to reach full maturity [40]. (f) is a representative choice based on literature ranges [36].