ABSTRACT
The progression of testing for invasive species problems is the same for any other treatments in pest management. Laboratory tests are used to test possible treatments, identify the most susceptible life stages of the arthropod that is to be excluded from a new area, and, if the treatment appears to be sufficiently effective, recommend the dose to be tested in a larger test to confirm treatment efficacy. Invasive species statistics concern not only the relationships between dose and response or time and response but population ecology as well. Dr. Maven decides to use OptiDose to examine the problems of dose placement and sample size that she would ask Jessica to test if their grant application is funded. Natural enemies of invasive species become collateral damage when the toxic effects of insecticides are not quantified for their susceptibility. Health and mobility of predator species can by quantified by the combination of dose response, time, and observation expectations.
