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 Interpretation
WeatherFileNameStringN/AN/AAbsolute file pathLocation of weather file
SimStartDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.Sets the start date of the simulation. Must be within dates contained in weather file
SimEndDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.Sets the end date of the simulation. Must be within dates contained in weather file
ICDroneAdultsInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeInitial Conditions for simuation - # of drone adults
ICWorkerAdultsInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeInitial Conditions for simuation - # of worker adults
ICDroneBroodInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeInitial Conditions for simuation - # of drone brood
ICWorkerBroodInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeInitial Conditions for simuation - # of worker brood
ICDroneLarvaeInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeInitial Conditions for simuation - # of drone larvae
ICWorkerLarvaeInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeInitial Conditions for simuation - # of worker larvae
ICDroneEggsInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeInitial Conditions for simuation - # of drone eggs
ICWorkerEggsInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeInitial Conditions for simuation - # of worker eggs
ICQueenStrengthFloat15Initial Conditions for simuation - initial queen strenth. 1=weak, 5= string
ICForagerLifespanInteger416Initial Conditions for simuation - forager lifespan in days
ICDroneAdultInfestFloat0100Initial Conditions for simuation - % adult drones infested with varroa
ICDroneBroodInfestFloat0100Initial Conditions for simuation - % drone brood infested with varroa
ICDroneMiteOffspringFloat0Initial Conditions for simuation - number of mite offspring per infesting mite
ICDroneMiteSurvivorshipFloat0100Initial Conditions for simuation - % of mites surviving and emerging from capped drone brood
ICWorkerAdultInfestFloat0100Initial Conditions for simuation - % adult workers invested with varroa
ICWorkerBroodInfestFloat0100Initial Conditions for simuation - % worker brood infested with varroa
ICWorkerMiteOffspringFloat0100% of mites surviving and emerging from capped worker brood
ICWorkerMiteSurvivorshipFloat0100% of mites surviving and emerging from capped drone brood
ImmTypeStringN/AN/AValid strings are: None, Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Exponential, Logarithmic, PolynomialProfile of immigration. Total mites over timespan follow one of these curves
TotalImmMitesInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeTotal # mites immigrating into colony
PctImmMitesResistantFloat0100% immigrating mites which are resistant to ?
ImmStartDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.Start Immigration
ImmEndDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.End Immigration
ImmEnabledBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseEnables or disables immigration
RQEggLayDelayInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeDelay in days after a requeening
RQWkrDrnRatioFloatN/AN/AUnusedN/A
RQReQueenDateDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.Sets the date of requeening
RQEnableReQueenBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseEnables or disables requeening
RQScheduledBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseEither establishes Schedule (true) or Automatic (false) requeening
RQQueenStrengthFloat15Sets the strength of the requeened queen
RQOnceBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseEither establishes a single requeening (true) or requeening every year on this date(false)
VTTreatmentDurationInteger1Max value only constrained by data type
VTMortalityFloat0100
VTEnableBooleanN/AN/Atrue, false
VTTreatmentStartDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.
InitMitePctResistantFloat0100
AIAdultSlopeFloat19
AIAdultLD50Float0100Oral median lethal dose for Adults,in ug/bee
AIAdultSlopeContactFloat19
AIAdultLD50ContactFloat0100Contact median lethal dose for Adults,in ug/bee
AILarvaSlopeFloat19
AILarvaLD50Float0100Oral median lethal dose for Larvae,in ug/bee
AIKOWFloat0.11000000
AIKOCFloat110000
AIHalfLifeFloat0.135
AIContactFactorFloatMin/Max value only constrained by data type
CL4PollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen Consumption by age 4 Larvae (mg/day)
CL4NectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar Consumption by age 4 Larvae (mg/day)
CL5PollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen Consumption by age 5 Larvae (mg/day)
CL5NectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar Consumption by age 5 Larvae (mg/day)
CLDPollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen Consumption by Drone Larvae (mg/day)
CLDNectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar Consumption by Drone Larvae (mg/day)
CA13PollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen Consumption by age 1-3 Adult Workers (mg/day)
CA13NectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar Consumption by age 1-3 Adult Workers (mg/day)
CA410PollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen Consumption by age 4-10 Adult Workers (mg/day)
CA410NectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar Consumption by age 4-10 Adult Workers (mg/day)
CA1120PollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen Consumption by age 11-20 Adult Workers (mg/day)
CA1120NectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar Consumption by age 11-20 Adult Workers (mg/day)
CADPollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen Consumption by Drone Adults (mg/day)
CADNectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar Consumption by Drone Adults (mg/day)
CForagerPollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen Consumption by Foragers (mg/day)
CForagerNectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar Consumption by Foragers (mg/day)
IPollenTripsInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Pollen trips per Forager
INectarTripsInteger0Max value only constrained by data typeDaily Nectar trips per Forager
IPercentNectarForagersFloat0100Percent of all Foragers collecting Nectar
IPollenLoadFloat0Max value only constrained by data typemg Pollen per forage trip per bee
INectarLoadFloat0Max value only constrained by data typemg Nectar per forager trip per bee
FoliarEnabledBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseIf true, enables foliar spray contamination mechanism
SoilEnabledBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseIf true, enables soil contamination mechanism
SeedEnabledBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseIf true, enables seed contamination mechanism
EAppRateFloat0Max value only constrained by data type
ESoilThetaFloat0Max value only constrained by data type
ESoilPFloat1.41.8
ESoilFocFloat0.10.5
ESoilConcentrationFloat0Max value only constrained by data type
ESeedConcentrationFloat0Max value only constrained by data type
FoliarAppDateDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.Foliar application date.
FoliarForageBeginDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.
FoliarForageEndDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.
SoilForageBeginDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.
SoilForageEndDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.
SeedForageBeginDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.
SeedForageEndDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.
NecPolFileEnableBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseIf true, enables the Nectar/Pollen Contamination file.
NecPolFileNameStringN/AN/AAbsolute file pathName of the Nectar/Pollen Contamination file
InitColNectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeMass (grams) of colony Nectar resources at start of simulation
InitColPollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeMass (grams) of colony Pollen resources at start of simulation
MaxColNectarFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeMaximum mass (grams) of Nectar resources contained in colony during simulation
MaxColPollenFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeMaximum mass (grams) of Pollen resources contained in colony during simulation
SupPollenEnableBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseIf true, enables supplemental pollen feeding
SupPollenAmountFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeAmount (grams) of pollen supplemental feed
SupPollenBeginDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.Start date of pollen supplemental feeding
SupPollenEndDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.End date of pollen suppemental feeding
SupNectarEnableBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseIf true, enables supplemental nectar feeding
SupNectarAmountFloat0Max value only constrained by data typeAmount (grams) of nectar supplemental feed
SupNectarBeginDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.Start date of nectar supplemental feeding
SupNectarEndDate1/1/10012/31/9999Commonly used date strings.End date of nectar suppemental feeding
ForagerMaxPropFloat01Max proportion of total adult worker population that can be active foragers
NeedResourcesToLiveBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseIf true, colony dies when pollen or nectar mass reaches 0
LatitudeFloat-6565Latitude in decimal degrees for calculating day length
EtoLXitionEnBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseEnable Eggs to Larvae transition survival rate variable?
LtoBXitionEnBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseEnable Larave to Pupae transition survival rate variable?
BtoAXitionEnBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseEnable Pupae to Adult transition survival rate variable?
AtoFXitionEnBooleanN/AN/Atrue, falseEnable Adult to Forager transition survival rate variable?
EtoLXitionStringN/AN/AIn the format StartDate, EndDate, floatSets 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"
LtoBXitionStringN/AN/AIn the format StartDate, EndDate, floatSets 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"
BtoAXitionStringN/AN/AIn the format StartDate, EndDate, floatSets the survival rate for the Pupae to AdultTransition for the period between StartDate and EndDate. Example: "07/05/2016, 04/13/2017, 75.0"
AtoFXitionStringN/AN/AIn the format StartDate, EndDate, floatSets 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"

For the full list and latest details, see BeePop_exposed_parameters.csv on GitHub.

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