We investigate the complex behaviour of a modified Nicholson–Bailey model. The modification is proposed by Hassel and Varley taking into account that interaction between parasitoids is taken in such a way that the searching area per parasitoid is inversely proportional to the m-th power of the population density of parasitoids. Under certain parametric conditions the unique positive equilibrium point of system is locally asymptotically stable. Moreover, it is proved that system undergoes Neimark-Sacker bifurcation for small range of parameters by using standard mathematical techniques of bifurcation theory. In order to control Neimark-Sacker bifurcation, we apply simple feedback control strategy and pole-placement technique which is a modification of OGY method. Moreover, the hybrid control methodology is also implemented for chaos controlling. Numerical simulations are provided to illustrate theoretical discussion.

In this paper, we study the equilibrium points, local asymptotic stability of equilibrium points, and global behavior of equilibrium points of a discrete Lotka-Volterra model given by

We study qualitative behavior of a modified prey–predator model by introducing density-dependent per capita growth rates and a Holling type II functional response. Positivity of solutions, boundedness and local asymptotic stability of equilibria were investigated for continuous type of the prey–predator system. In order to discuss the rich dynamics of the proposed model, a piecewise constant argument was implemented to obtain a discrete counterpart of the continuous system. Moreover, in the case of a discrete-time prey–predator model, the boundedness of solutions and local asymptotic stability of equilibria were investigated. With the help of the center manifold theorem and bifurcation theory, we investigated whether a discrete-time model undergoes period-doubling and Neimark–Sacker bifurcation at its positive steady-state. Finally, two novel generalized hybrid feedback control methods are presented for chaos control under the influence of period-doubling and Neimark–Sacker bifurcations. In order to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategies, numerical simulations are presented.