AphidSim teaching edition

Experimental setup

Configure the mesocosm

Student or group ID Scenario

Prediction prompt

Seed

Management

Initial inoculum Duration Mean temperature Daily fluctuation

Downloadable data

Export for analysis

CSV files include observed counts with measurement error and modelled process variables. The class dataset pools five scenarios with eight replicate experiments each.

Model caveat

Use as synthetic teaching data

This is a mechanistic teaching simulator, not a fitted forecast. It is designed to create plausible patterns, explicit assumptions, and analysis-ready data for practical classes.

Population dynamics

Life-stage trajectory

Host and climate

Plant condition and thermal regime

Daily processes

Births, mortalities, and alate emigration

Raw data preview

Daily observations

Day	Temp °C	Plant %	Total obs.	Nymphs	Apterous	Alates	Fecundity	Mortality	Alate frac.	Intervention	Event note

Reproducibility

Life-stage trajectory

Plant condition and thermal regime

Births, mortalities, and alate emigration

Daily observations

Current run metadata