BeePop+ Exposed Parameters

Note: All values in the input file are text strings. The "Type" column below indicates the internal type the string is converted to using standard C++ conversion rules. Ex: 2.677 in an integer field is converted to 2.
Exposed Variable Name Internal Associated Variable Type Min Max Description Units Interpretation Default
WeatherFileName String N/A N/A Absolute file path Location of weather file
SimStart Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Sets the start date of the simulation. Must be within dates contained in weather file
SimEnd Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Sets the end date of the simulation. Must be within dates contained in weather file
ICDroneAdults Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type bees Initial Conditions for simuation - # of drone adults 0
ICWorkerAdults Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type bees Initial Conditions for simuation - # of worker adults 15000
ICDroneBrood Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type bees Initial Conditions for simuation - # of drone brood 0
ICWorkerBrood Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type bees Initial Conditions for simuation - # of worker brood 10000
ICDroneLarvae Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type bees Initial Conditions for simuation - # of drone larvae 0
ICWorkerLarvae Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type bees Initial Conditions for simuation - # of worker larvae 5000
ICDroneEggs Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type eggs Initial Conditions for simuation - # of drone eggs 0
ICWorkerEggs Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type eggs Initial Conditions for simuation - # of worker eggs 2000
ICQueenStrength Float 1 5 1-5 scale Initial Conditions for simuation - initial queen strenth. 1=weak, 5= string 4.000000
ICForagerLifespan Integer 4 16 days Initial Conditions for simuation - forager lifespan in days 10
ICDroneAdultInfest Float 0 100 % Initial Conditions for simuation - % adult drones infested with varroa 0
ICDroneBroodInfest Float 0 100 % Initial Conditions for simuation - % drone brood infested with varroa 0
ICDroneMiteOffspring Float 0 mites per infesting mite Initial Conditions for simuation - number of mite offspring per infesting mite 0
ICDroneMiteSurvivorship Float 0 100 % Initial Conditions for simuation - % of mites surviving and emerging from capped drone brood 0
ICWorkerAdultInfest Float 0 100 % Initial Conditions for simuation - % adult workers invested with varroa 0
ICWorkerBroodInfest Float 0 100 % Initial Conditions for simuation - % worker brood infested with varroa 0
ICWorkerMiteOffspring Float 0 100 mites per infesting mite Initial Conditions for simuation - number of mite offspring per infesting mite 0
ICWorkerMiteSurvivorship Float 0 100 % Initial Conditions for simuation - % of mites surviving and emerging from capped worker brood 0
ImmType String N/A N/A Valid strings are: None, Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Exponential, Logarithmic, Polynomial Profile of immigration. Total mites over timespan follow one of these curves
TotalImmMites Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type mites Total # mites immigrating into colony
PctImmMitesResistant Float 0 100 % % immigrating mites which are resistant to ?
ImmStart Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Start Immigration
ImmEnd Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. End Immigration
ImmEnabled Boolean N/A N/A true, false Enables or disables immigration False
RQEggLayDelay Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type days Delay in days after a requeening 10
RQWkrDrnRatio Float N/A N/A Unused N/A
RQReQueenDate Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Sets the date of requeening
RQEnableReQueen Boolean N/A N/A true, false Enables or disables requeening True
RQScheduled Boolean N/A N/A true, false Either establishes Schedule (true) or Automatic (false) requeening False
RQQueenStrength Float 1 5 1-5 scale Sets the strength of the requeened queen
RQOnce Boolean N/A N/A true, false Either establishes a single requeening (true) or requeening every year on this date(false) False
VTTreatmentDuration Integer 1 Max value only constrained by data type days Legacy Python-only varroa treatment duration. Parsed by the current Python port but planned for removal in favor of VTData.
VTMortality Float 0 100 % Legacy Python-only mite-treatment mortality for susceptible mites. Parsed by the current Python port but planned for removal in favor of VTData.
VTEnable Boolean N/A N/A true, false Enables the current varroa treatment mechanism. False
VTTreatmentStart Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Legacy Python-only varroa treatment start date. Parsed by the current Python port but planned for removal in favor of VTData.
InitMitePctResistant Float 0 100 % Initial mite resistance percentage setting. Parsed and stored, but current Python and C++ implementations do not apply it when initializing mites.
AIAdultSlope Float 1 9 dimensionless Slope parameter for the adult oral dose-response curve. 4
AIAdultLD50 Float 0 100 ug/bee Oral median lethal dose for Adults,in ug/bee 999
AIAdultSlopeContact Float 1 9 dimensionless Slope parameter for the adult contact dose-response curve. 4
AIAdultLD50Contact Float 0 100 ug/bee Contact median lethal dose for Adults,in ug/bee 999
AILarvaSlope Float 1 9 dimensionless Slope parameter for the larval oral dose-response curve. 4
AILarvaLD50 Float 0 100 ug/bee Oral median lethal dose for Larvae,in ug/bee 999
AIKOW Float 0.1 1000000 dimensionless Octanol/water partition coefficient used in the soil contamination pathway to compute soil-to-plant transfer. 2.718282
AIKOC Float 1 10000 mL/g organic carbon Organic carbon partition coefficient used in the soil contamination pathway soil-water partition term. 300.000000
AIHalfLife Float 0.1 35 days Active ingredient half-life used to decay foliar exposure after application. 15.000000
AIContactFactor Float Min/Max value only constrained by data type Foliar-only factor used with EAppRate to convert application rate into forager contact dose. 2.7
CL4Pollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Pollen Consumption by age 4 Larvae (mg/day) 1.800000
CL4Nectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Nectar Consumption by age 4 Larvae (mg/day) 60.0
CL5Pollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Pollen Consumption by age 5 Larvae (mg/day) 3.600000
CL5Nectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Nectar Consumption by age 5 Larvae (mg/day) 120.0
CLDPollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Pollen Consumption by Drone Larvae (mg/day) 3.6
CLDNectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Nectar Consumption by Drone Larvae (mg/day) 130.0
CA13Pollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Pollen Consumption by age 1-3 Adult Workers (mg/day) 6.65
CA13Nectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Nectar Consumption by age 1-3 Adult Workers (mg/day) 60.000000
CA410Pollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Pollen Consumption by age 4-10 Adult Workers (mg/day) 9.6
CA410Nectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Nectar Consumption by age 4-10 Adult Workers (mg/day) 140.000000
CA1120Pollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Pollen Consumption by age 11-20 Adult Workers (mg/day) 1.700000
CA1120Nectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Nectar Consumption by age 11-20 Adult Workers (mg/day) 60.000000
CADPollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Pollen Consumption by Drone Adults (mg/day) 0.0002
CADNectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Nectar Consumption by Drone Adults (mg/day) 235.0
CForagerPollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Pollen Consumption by Foragers (mg/day) 0.041
CForagerNectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/day Daily Nectar Consumption by Foragers (mg/day) 292.000000
IPollenTrips Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type trips/day Daily Pollen trips per Forager 3
INectarTrips Integer 0 Max value only constrained by data type trips/day Daily Nectar trips per Forager 17
IPercentNectarForagers Float 0 100 % Percent of all Foragers collecting Nectar 80.000000
IPollenLoad Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/trip/bee mg Pollen per forage trip per bee 26
INectarLoad Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type mg/trip/bee mg Nectar per forager trip per bee 45
FoliarEnabled Boolean N/A N/A true, false If true, enables foliar spray contamination mechanism False
SoilEnabled Boolean N/A N/A true, false If true, enables soil contamination mechanism False
SeedEnabled Boolean N/A N/A true, false If true, enables seed contamination mechanism False
EAppRate Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type Foliar application rate used to compute foliar contact dose and incoming foliar nectar/pollen concentration.
ESoilTheta Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type cm3 water/cm3 soil Volumetric soil water content used in the soil contamination pathway soil-water partition term. 0.250000
ESoilP Float 1.4 1.8 g/cm3 Soil bulk density used in the soil contamination pathway soil-water partition term. 1.400000
ESoilFoc Float 0.005 0.05 g organic carbon/g dry soil Fraction of bulk soil mass that is organic carbon used in the soil contamination pathway soil-water partition term. 0.020000
ESoilConcentration Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type ug/g soil Soil concentration input for the soil contamination pathway. Combined with AIKOW, AIKOC, soil bulk density, soil water content, and soil organic-carbon fraction to estimate incoming nectar and pollen concentrations. 0.000000
ESeedConcentration Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type ug/g nectar or pollen Seed-treatment residue concentration applied equally to incoming nectar and incoming pollen during the seed forage window. 0.000000
FoliarAppDate Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Foliar application date.
FoliarForageBegin Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Start date of the foliar foraging exposure window.
FoliarForageEnd Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. End date of the foliar foraging exposure window.
SoilForageBegin Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Start date of the soil foraging exposure window.
SoilForageEnd Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. End date of the soil foraging exposure window.
SeedForageBegin Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Start date of the seed-treatment foraging exposure window.
SeedForageEnd Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. End date of the seed-treatment foraging exposure window.
NecPolFileEnable Boolean N/A N/A true, false If true, enables the Nectar/Pollen Contamination file.
NecPolFileName String N/A N/A Absolute file path Name of the Nectar/Pollen Contamination file
InitColNectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type grams Mass (grams) of colony Nectar resources at start of simulation 20000
InitColPollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type grams Mass (grams) of colony Pollen resources at start of simulation 10000
MaxColNectar Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type grams Maximum mass (grams) of Nectar resources contained in colony during simulation 100000
MaxColPollen Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type grams Maximum mass (grams) of Pollen resources contained in colony during simulation 60000
SupPollenEnable Boolean N/A N/A true, false If true, enables supplemental pollen feeding False
SupPollenAmount Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type grams Amount (grams) of pollen supplemental feed
SupPollenBegin Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Start date of pollen supplemental feeding
SupPollenEnd Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. End date of pollen suppemental feeding
SupNectarEnable Boolean N/A N/A true, false If true, enables supplemental nectar feeding False
SupNectarAmount Float 0 Max value only constrained by data type grams Amount (grams) of nectar supplemental feed
SupNectarBegin Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. Start date of nectar supplemental feeding
SupNectarEnd Date 1/1/100 12/31/9999 Commonly used date strings. End date of nectar suppemental feeding
ForagerMaxProp Float 0 1 proportion Max proportion of total adult worker population that can be active foragers 0.300000
NeedResourcesToLive Boolean N/A N/A true, false If true, colony dies when pollen or nectar mass reaches 0 False
Latitude Float -65 65 decimal degrees Latitude in decimal degrees for calculating day length
EtoLXitionEn Boolean N/A N/A true, false Enable Eggs to Larvae transition survival rate variable? False
LtoBXitionEn Boolean N/A N/A true, false Enable Larave to Pupae transition survival rate variable? False
BtoAXitionEn Boolean N/A N/A true, false Enable Pupae to Adult transition survival rate variable? False
AtoFXitionEn Boolean N/A N/A true, false Enable Adult to Forager transition survival rate variable? False
EtoLXition String N/A N/A In the format StartDate, EndDate, float Sets the survival rate for the Eggs to Larvae Transition for the period between StartDate and EndDate. Example: "07/05/2016, 04/13/2017, 75.0"
LtoBXition String N/A N/A In the format StartDate, EndDate, float Sets the survival rate for the Larvae to Pupae Transition for the period between StartDate and EndDate. Example: "07/05/2016, 04/13/2017, 75.0"
BtoAXition String N/A N/A In the format StartDate, EndDate, float Sets the survival rate for the Pupae to AdultTransition for the period between StartDate and EndDate. Example: "07/05/2016, 04/13/2017, 75.0"
AtoFXition String N/A N/A In the format StartDate, EndDate, float Sets the survival rate for the Adult to Forager Transition for the period between StartDate and EndDate. Example: "07/05/2016, 04/13/2017, 75.0"
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