Optimizing control parameters for Huanglongbing disease in citrus orchards using SAIR-SI compartmental model, epidemic final size, and genetic algorithms.

Huanglongbing (HLB) is a bacterial disease that affects citrus trees worldwide. We present an innovative approach for identifying optimal control and risk measures for HLB in citrus orchards. Our method is based on a mathematical model that incorporates the number of roguing trees and a logistic growth model for the dynamic of the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), the primary vector for HLB transmission.