Submissions from 2021
Tick-borne pathogens, including Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, at livestock markets and slaughterhouses in western Kenya, Tatenda Chiuya, Daniel K. Masiga, Laura C. Falzon, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Eric M. Fèvre, and Jandouwe Villinger
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens associated with dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Northern Kenya, Dennis Getange, Joel L. Bargul, Esther Kanduma, Marisol Collins, Boku Bodha, Diba Denge, Tatenda Chiuya, Naftaly Githaka, Mario Younan, Eric M. Fèvre, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, and Jandouwe Villinger
Transaction costs magnitudes, market participation, and smallholder profitability in rural-urban vegetable supply chain, Bensolomon Baraka, John Mburu, and Beatrice Muriithi
Transcriptomic response of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto mosquito larvae to Curry tree (Murraya koenigii) phytochemicals, Clarence M. Mang’era, Fathiya M. Khamis, Erick O. Awuoche, Ahmed Hassanali, Fidelis Levi Odhiambo Ombura, and Paul O. Mireji
Transmission of ‘candidatus anaplasma camelii’ to mice and rabbits by camel-specific keds, hippobosca camelina, Joel L. Bargul, Kevin O. Kidambasi, Merid N. Getahun, Jandouwe Villinger, Robert S. Copeland, Jackson M. Muema, Mark Carrington, and Daniel K. Masiga
Transmission of viruses causing maize lethal necrosis disease through seed in commercial hybrids and effect on growth in the subsequent crop, Teresa Nyambura Kinyungu, James Wanjohi Muthomi, Sevgan Subramanian, Douglas Watuku Miano, and Florence Mmogi Olubayo
Trapping, identification and rearing of edible palm weevils in Kenya and Uganda, J. P. Egonyu, K. J. Gitonga, F. M. Khamis, R. S. Copeland, P. Finyange, R. Odhiambo, G. Ddamulira, C. M. Tanga, and S. Subramanian
Tsetse bloodmeal analyses incriminate the common warthog phacochoerus africanus as an important cryptic host of animal trypanosomes in smallholder cattle farming communities in shimba hills, Kenya, Faith I. Ebhodaghe, Michael N. Okal, Shewit Kalayou, Armanda D.S. Bastos, and Daniel K. Masiga
Tsetse blood-meal sources, endosymbionts and trypanosome-associations in the Maasai mara national reserve, a wildlife-human-livestock interface, Edward Edmond Makhulu, Jandouwe Villinger, Vincent Owino Adunga, Maamun M. Jeneby, Edwin Murungi Kimathi, Enock Mararo, Joseph Wang’Ang’A Oundo, Ali Abdulahi Musa, and Lillian Wambua
Tuning beforehand: A foresight on rna interference (rnai) and in vitro-derived dsrnas to enhance crop resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses, Eltayb Abdellatef, Nasrein Mohamed Kamal, and Hisashi Tsujimoto
Updated assessment of potential biopesticide options for managing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Africa, Melanie L. Bateman, Roger K. Day, Ivan Rwomushana, Sevgan Subramanian, Kenneth Wilson, Dirk Babendreier, Belinda Luke, and Steve Edgington
Use of earth observation satellite data to guide the implementation of integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) technologies in an avocado production system, Marian Adan, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Stella Gachoki, Beatrice W. Muriithi, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Vivian Kerubo, Tobias Landmann, Samira A. Mohamed, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, and Thomas Dubois
Virulence and horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae by the adults of the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and the efficacy of oil formulations against its nymphs, Vongai M. Paradza, Fathiya M. Khamis, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Sevgan Subramanian, and Komivi S. Akutse
Water immersion tolerance by larval instars of stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, L1758 (Diptera: Muscidae) impairs the fitness performance of their subsequent stages, Steve B.S. Baleba
Whitefly-induced tomato volatiles enhance the virulence of Lecanicillium lecanii, Yongwen Lin, Jinhua Huang, and Komivi S. Akutse
Whole genome comparisons reveal panmixia among fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from diverse locations, Katrina A. Schlum, Kurt Lamour, Caroline Placidi de Bortoli, Rahul Banerjee, Robert Meagher, Eliseu Pereira, Maria Gabriela Murua, Gregory A. Sword, Ashley E. Tessnow, Diego Viteri Dillon, Angela M. Linares Ramirez, Komivi S. Akutse, Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris, Fangneng Huang, Dominic Reisig, Scott J. Emrich, and Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
Submissions from 2020
A cross-sectional observational study investigating the association between sedges (swamp grasses, Cyperaceae) and the prevalence of immature malaria vectors in aquatic habitats along the shore of Lake Victoria, western Kenya, Getachew E. Bokore, Paul Ouma, Patrick O. Onyango, Tullu Bukhari, and Ulrike Fillinger
African honeybee royal jelly: Phytochemical contents, free radical scavenging activity, and physicochemical properties, Hosea O. Mokaya, Loise K. Njeru, and H. Michael G. Lattorff
A microsporidian impairs Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes, Jeremy K. Herren, Lilian Mbaisi, Enock Mararo, Edward E. Makhulu, Victor A. Mobegi, Hellen Butungi, Maria Vittoria Mancini, Joseph W. Oundo, Evan T. Teal, Silvain Pinaud, Mara K.N. Lawniczak, Jordan Jabara, Godfrey Nattoh, and Steven P. Sinkins
Analysis of potentially suitable habitat within migration connections of an intra-African migrant-the Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea), B. T. Mudereri, C. Mukanga, E. T. Mupfiga, C. Gwatirisa, E. Kimathi, and T. Chitata
Anaplasma and theileria pathogens in cattle of lambwe valley, kenya: A case for pro-active surveillance in the wildlife–livestock interface, Michael N. Okal, Brenda Kisia Odhiambo, Peter Otieno, Joel L. Bargul, Daniel Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger, and Shewit Kalayou
A New Species of the Afrotropical Braconine (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) Parasitoid Wasp Genus Doggerella with Remarkable Ovipositor Sheaths, Donald L.J. Quicke, Robert S. Copeland, and Buntika A. Butcher
Arboviruses and blood meal sources in zoophilic mosquitoes at human-wildlife interfaces in Kenya, Ali A. Musa, Margaret W. Muturi, Abednego M. Musyoki, Daniel O. Ouso, Joseph W. Oundo, Edward E. Makhulu, Lillian Wambua, Jandouwe Villinger, and Maamun M. Jeneby
Are individuals willing to pay for community-based eco-friendly malaria vector control strategies? A case of mosquito larviciding using plant-based biopesticides in Kenya, Gracious M. Diiro, Menale Kassie, Beatrice W. Muriithi, Nancy G. Gathogo, Michael Kidoido, Rose Marubu, John Bwire Ochola, and Clifford Maina Mutero
A revision of the genus Poeonoma Tams & Bowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina) with the description of a new genus and two new sesamiine species from the Afrotropical region, Bruno Le Ru, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Boaz K. Musyoka, Rose Ndemah, Philippe Le Gall, Onésime Mubenga Kandonda, Grégoire Bani, Richard Molo, George Ong’Amo, and Gael J. Kergoat
Arthropod Intelligence? The Case for Portia, Fiona R. Cross, Georgina E. Carvell, Robert R. Jackson, and Randolph C. Grace
Assessment of quantitative and qualitative losses of stored grains due to insect infestation in Ethiopia, Marid Taddese, Kumela Dibaba, Wakuma Bayissa, Debela Hunde, Esayas Mendesil, Menale Kassie, Christopher Mutungi, and Tadele Tefera
Author Correction: Mitochondrial genetic variation reveals phylogeographic structure and cryptic diversity in Trioza erytreae (Scientific Reports, (2020), 10, 1, (8893), 10.1038/s41598-020-65880-7), Inusa Ajene, Fathiya M. Khamis, Gerhard Pietersen, and Barbara van Asch
Author Correction: Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission (Scientific Reports, (2020), 10, 1, (3650), 10.1038/s41598-020-60654-7), Jeremias M. Becker, Akbar A. Ganatra, Faith Kandie, Lina Mühlbauer, Jörg Ahlheim, Werner Brack, Baldwyn Torto, Eric L. Agola, Francis Mcodimba, Henner Hollert, Ulrike Fillinger, and Matthias Liess
Bioactive constituents, in vitro radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of selected Apis mellifera honey from Kenya, Hosea O. Mokaya, Joel L. Bargul, Janet W. Irungu, and Hans Michael G. Lattorff
Biochar and gypsum amendment of agro-industrial waste for enhanced black soldier fly larval biomass and quality frass fertilizer, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas K. Korir, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Fathiya M. Khamis, Thomas Dubois, Sevgan Subramanian, Musyoka M. Wangu, Sunday Ekesi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Biopesticide Research and Product Development in Africa for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security – Experiences From the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Komivi Senyo Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Nguya Kalemba Maniania, Thomas Dubois, and Sunday Ekesi
Blind killing of both male and female Drosophila embryos by a natural variant of the endosymbiotic bacterium Spiroplasma poulsonii, Florent Masson, Sandra Calderon-Copete, Fanny Schüpfer, Aurélien Vigneron, Samuel Rommelaere, Mario G. Garcia-Arraez, Juan C. Paredes, and Bruno Lemaitre
Broad diversity of simian immunodeficiency virus infecting Chlorocebus species (African green monkey) and evidence of cross-species infection in Papio anubis (olive baboon) in Kenya, Richard Nyamota, Vincent Owino, Edwin Kimathi Murungi, Jandouwe Villinger, Moses Otiende, Daniel Masiga, John Thuita, Isaac Lekolool, and Maamun Jeneby
Cellular and Molecular Targets of Waterbuck Repellent Blend Odors in Antennae of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910, Souleymane Diallo, Mohd Shahbaaz, Baldwyn Torto, Alan Christoffels, Daniel Masiga, and Merid N. Getahun
Changes in chemical and microbiological quality of semi-processed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larval meal during storage, E. Kamau, C. Mutungi, J. Kinyuru, S. Imathiu, S. Ekesi, S. Ekesi, D. Nakimbugwe, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Characterization and risk assessment of the invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, in Kenya under changing climate, Helen Msigo Heya, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, Gladys Kemunto Onyambu, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Emily Kajuju Kimathi, Fidelis Levi Odhiambo Ombura, Sunday Ekesi, Thomas Dubois, Sevgan Subramanian, and Chrysantus Mbi Tanga
Characterization of mycotoxins from entomopathogenic fungi (Cordyceps fumosorosea) and their toxic effects to the development of asian citrus psyllid reared on healthy and diseased citrus plants, Muhammad Qasim, Saif Ul Islam, Waqar Islam, Ali Noman, Khalid Ali Khan, Muhammad Hafeez, Dilbar Hussain, Chandra Kanta Dash, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Shahid Nisar, Saad Jan, and Liande Wang
Characterization of the kenyan honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut microbiota: A first look at tropical and sub-saharan african bee associated microbiomes, Yosef Hamba Tola, Jacqueline Wahura Waweru, Gregory D.D. Hurst, Bernard Slippers, and Juan C. Paredes
Chemical additives enhance the activity of a Bt-based biopesticide targeting the beet webworm larvae, Selpha Opisa, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Hannalene du Plessis, Komi Kouma Mokpokpo Fiaboe, and Sunday Ekesi
Chemistry and sensory characterization of a bakery product prepared with oils from African edible insects, Xavier Cheseto, Steve B.S. Baleba, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Segenet Kelemu, and Baldwyn Torto
Citronellal perception and transmission by Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) females, Weijian Wu, Shanshan Li, Min Yang, Yongwen Lin, Kaibin Zheng, and Komivi Senyo Akutse
Closing yield gaps in oil palm production systems in Ghana through Best Management Practices, Tiemen Rhebergen, Shamie Zingore, Ken E. Giller, Charles Adu Frimpong, Kwame Acheampong, Francis Tetteh Ohipeni, Edward Kofi Panyin, Victor Zutah, and Thomas Fairhurst
Combining insect pathogenic fungi and a pheromone trap for sustainable management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Komivi S. Akutse, Fathiya M. Khamis, Felicitas C. Ambele, Jane W. Kimemia, Sunday Ekesi, and Sevgan Subramanian
Compounds Associated with Infection by the Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica, Influence the Ability of Infective Juveniles to Recognize Host Plants, Ruth Kihika, David P. Tchouassi, Margaret M. Ng'Ang'A, David R. Hall, John J. Beck, and Baldwyn Torto
Decision support system for fitting and mapping nonlinear functions with application to insect pest management in the biological control context, Ritter A. Guimapi, Samira A. Mohamed, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Waweru Mwangi, Sunday Ekesi, Christian Borgemeister, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Detecting bracoviral orthologs distribution in five tsetse fly species and the housefly genomes, Kelvin M. Kimenyi, Muna F. Abry, Winnie Okeyo, Enock Matovu, Daniel Masiga, and Benard W. Kulohoma
Detection and monitoring of ‘Candidatus’ Liberibacter spp. vectors: African citrus triozid Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Triozidae) and Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in citrus groves in East Africa, Owusu F. Aidoo, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Samira A. Mohamed, Fathiya M. Khamis, Steve B.S. Baleba, Brenda A. Rasowo, Joseph Ambajo, Mamoudou Sétamou, Sunday Ekesi, and Christian Borgemeister
Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Ethiopia: A New Haplotype and its Implication to the Proliferation of Huanglongbing, Inusa J. Ajene, Fathiya Khamis, Shifa Ballo, Gerhard Pietersen, Barbara Van Asch, Nurhussen Seid, Ferdu Azerefegne, Sunday Ekesi, and Samira Mohamed
Different Plant Viruses Induce Changes in Feeding Behavior of Specialist and Generalist Aphids on Common Bean That Are Likely to Enhance Virus Transmission, Francis O. Wamonje, Ruairí Donnelly, Trisna D. Tungadi, Alex M. Murphy, Adrienne E. Pate, Christine Woodcock, John Caulfield, J. Musembi Mutuku, Toby J.A. Bruce, Christopher A. Gilligan, John A. Pickett, and John P. Carr
Distribution of Candidatus Liberibacter species in Eastern Africa, and the First Report of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in Kenya, Inusa J. Ajene, Fathiya M. Khamis, Barbara van Asch, Gerhard Pietersen, Nurhussen Seid, Ivan Rwomushana, Fidelis L.O. Ombura, George Momanyi, Pole Finyange, Brenda A. Rasowo, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Samira Mohammed, and Sunday Ekesi
Distribution, relative abundance, and level of infestation of the invasive peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its associated natural enemies in Sudan, Mohammed E.E. Mahmoud, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Shepard Ndlela, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Fathiya M. Khamis, Mohamed A.E. Bashir, and Sunday Ekesi
Diversity and Multiplicity of P. falciparum infections among asymptomatic school children in Mbita, Western Kenya, Abdoulie O. Touray, Victor A. Mobegi, Fred Wamunyokoli, and Jeremy K. Herren
Diversity and structure of prokaryotic communities within organic and conventional farming systems in central highlands of Kenya, Edward Nderitu Karanja, Andreas Fliessbach, Noah Adamtey, Anne Kelly Kambura, Martha Musyoka, Komi Fiaboe, and Romano Mwirichia
Diversity of bacterial and fungal endophytes in maize and their larvicidal effect against the spotted stem borer Chilo partellus, Denberu Kebede, Tesfaye Alemu, and Tadele Tefera
Diversity of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda and their gut bacterial community in Kenya, Joseph Gichuhi, Subramanian Sevgan, Fathiya Khamis, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Hannalene Du Plessis, Sunday Ekesi, and Jeremy K. Herren
Economic impacts of fall armyworm and its management strategies: Evidence from southern Ethiopia, Menale Kassie, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Hugo De Groote, Tadele Tefera, Subramanian Sevgan, and Solomon Balew
Effect of aqueous extracts of Datura stramonium W. seeds, leaves and roots on mortality of second stage juveniles of Globodera rostochiensis in Kenya, Naomi Waithira Kamau, Japhet Mburugu Muthamia, Daniel Otieno Otaye, and Solveig Haukeland
Effect of Azadirachta indica and Milletia ferruginea extracts against Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) infestation management in chickpea, Tarekegn Fite, Tadele Tefera, Mulugeta Negeri, and Tebekew Damte
Effect of Participation in Commercial Production of Medicinal Plants through Community-Based Conservation Groups on Farm Income at Kakamega Forest, Kenya, Paul Nyang’au, Beatrice Muriithi, Rose Marubu, John Bwire, Nixon Onyimbo, and Janet Irungu
Effects of agricultural intensification practices on smallholder farmers’ livelihood outcomes in Kenyan hotspots of Climate Change, F. O. Ouya, O. I. Ayuya, and M. I. Kariuki
Effects of seedling age on colonization patterns of citrus limon plants by endophytic Beauveria bassiana and metarhizium anisopliae and their influence on seedlings growth, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Chandra Kanta Dash, Muhammad Qasim, Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Hafiza Javaria Ashraf, Wei Huang, Mubasher Hussain, Shiman Chen, and Liande Wang
Effects of traditional processing techniques on the nutritional and microbiological quality of four edible insect species used for food and feed in East Africa, Dorothy N. Nyangena, Christopher Mutungi, Samuel Imathiu, John Kinyuru, Hippolyte Affognon, Sunday Ekesi, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe
Efficiency of Food-Based Attractants for Monitoring Tephritid Fruit Flies Diversity and Abundance in Mango Systems Across Three West African Agro-Ecological Zones, Rachid Hanna, Désiré Gnanvossou, Georg Goergen, Aimé H. Bokonon-Ganta, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Abiola I. Agnontchémè, and Nikolaos Papadopoulos
Endophytic fungi protect tomato and nightshade plants against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) through a hidden friendship and cryptic battle, Ayaovi Agbessenou, Komivi S. Akutse, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Sunday Ekesi, Sevgan Subramanian, and Fathiya M. Khamis
Entomopathogenic fungi as endophytes for biological control of subterranean termite pests attacking cocoa seedlings, Chaba F. Ambele, Sunday Ekesi, Hervé D.B. Bisseleua, Olubukola O. Babalola, Fathiya M. Khamis, Christian T.L. Djuideu, and Komivi S. Akutse
Entomopathogenic fungus isolates for adult Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) management and their compatibility with Tuta pheromone, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sunday Ekesi, and Samira A. Mohamed
Essential oils of Tagetes minuta and Tithonia diversifolia affect host location behaviour and on-host attachment site preference of the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in the semi-field studies, Wycliffe Wanzala, Ahmed Hassanali, Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, Willem Takken, and Sheila Iminza Minyoso
Establishing a science-policy-society interface for biodiversity conservation and human well-being in the Amazon: The case of Madre de Dios, Peru, S. L. Mathez-Stiefel, A. J. Mulanovich, S. Jaquet, S. Bieri, J. Lojas, T. Breu, and P. Messerli
Evaluating effectiveness of screening house eaves as a potential intervention for reducing indoor vector densities and malaria prevalence in Nyabondo, western Kenya, Peter Njoroge Ng'Ang'A, Collins Okoyo, Charles Mbogo, and Clifford Maina Mutero
Evaluating the impact of larviciding with Bti and community education and mobilization as supplementary integrated vector management interventions for malaria control in Kenya and Ethiopia, Clifford M. Mutero, Collins Okoyo, Melaku Girma, Joseph Mwangangi, Lydia Kibe, Peter Ng’ang’a, Dereje Kussa, Gracious Diiro, Hippolyte Affognon, and Charles M. Mbogo
Evaluation of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Bacillus thuringiensis for the management of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory and field conditions, Tarekegn Fite, Tadele Tefera, Mulugeta Negeri, Tebekew Damte, and Waktole Sori
Evaluation of commercial trap types and lures on the population dynamics of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its effects on non-targets insects, Tarekegn Fite, Tebekew Damte, Tadele Tefera, and Mulugeta Negeri
Evaluation of personal protection afforded by repellent-treated sandals against mosquito bites in south-eastern Tanzania, Onyango P. Sangoro, Tegemeo Gavana, Marceline Finda, Winfrida Mponzi, Emmanuel Hape, Alex Limwagu, Nicodem J. Govella, Prosper Chaki, and Fredros O. Okumu
Evolutionary genomics at the human-environment interface in Africa, Hannes Svardal, Bosco Rusuwa, Tyler Linderoth, Anmol Kiran, Anne Charmantier, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Alex Cagan, Sheila C. Ommeh, Arox Kamng'ona, Cyprian Katongo, M. Emília Santos, Richard Durbin, Benjamin Kumwenda, Peter M. Visscher, and Sophie Von Der Heyden
Exploiting insect-specific viruses as a novel strategy to control vector-borne disease, Edward I. Patterson, Jandouwe Villinger, Joseph N. Muthoni, Lucien Dobel-Ober, and Grant L. Hughes
Exploring Black Soldier Fly Frass as Novel Fertilizer for Improved Growth, Yield, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Maize Under Field Conditions, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas K. Korir, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sevgan Subramanian, Thomas Dubois, Martha W. Musyoka, Sunday Ekesi, Segenet Kelemu, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Exploring the mechanisms of the spatiotemporal invasion of Tuta absoluta in Asia, Ritter A. Guimapi, Ramasamy Srinivasan, Henri E. Tonnang, Paola Sotelo-Cardona, and Samira A. Mohamed
False codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) a new threat to horticulture industry: Stakeholders’ perspectives on the status, impact and management in Kenya, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Nyang’au I. Mbeche, Emmanuel Onamu, Muo J. Kasina, John H. Nderitu, and Allan N. Mweke
Farmers’ experience in termite management in eastern Uganda, Girma Hailu, Ochatum Nathan, Nyeko Philip, and Niassy Saliou
Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on production of African indigenous vegetables in Kenya, Donatien Ntawuruhunga, Hippolyte D. Affognon, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Mary O. Abukutsa-Onyango, Losenge Turoop, and Beatrice W. Muriithi
Farmers’ perception and evaluation of brachiaria grass (Brachiaria spp.) genotypes for smallholder cereal-livestock production in East Africa, Duncan Cheruiyot, Charles A.O. Midega, Jimmy O. Pittchar, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
First record of the genus Tanaostigma (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Tanaostigmatidae) from the Afrotropical region with description of three new species, Simon van Noort and Robert S. Copeland
First Report and Distribution of the Indian Mustard Aphid, Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata) in Ghana, K. O. Fening, E. E. Forchibe, F. O. Wamonje, I. Adama, K. Afreh-Nuamah, and J. P. Carr
First report of a gall midge as a parasitoid of weaver ants, Bethelihem Mekonnen, Julien Haran, Robert S. Copeland, Christian W.W. Pirk, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, and Emilie Deletre
Fungal Endophyte Communities of Crucifer Crops Are Seasonally Dynamic and Structured by Plant Identity, Plant Tissue and Environmental Factors, Junhui Chen, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Hafiz Sohaib Ahmed Saqib, Xiaolu Wu, Feiying Yang, Xiaofeng Xia, Liande Wang, Mark S. Goettel, Minsheng You, and Geoff M. Gurr
Gendered analysis of the demand for poultry feed in Kenya, John Njenga Macharia, Gracious Malton Diiro, John Rono Busienei, Kimpei Munei, Hippolyte D. Affognon, Sunday Ekesi, Beatrice Muriithi, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe
Genome wide association analysis of a stemborer egg induced “call-for-help” defence trait in maize, Amanuel Tamiru, Rajneesh Paliwal, Samuel J. Manthi, Damaris A. Odeny, Charles A.O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, and Toby J.A. Bruce
Global risk of invasion by Bactrocera zonata: Implications on horticultural crop production under changing climatic conditions, Kumbirai M. Zingore, George Sithole, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Chrysantus M. Tanga, and Mohammed E.E. Mahmoud
Grand Challenges in Vector-Borne Disease Control Targeting Vectors, Baldwyn Torto and David P. Tchouassi
Habitat suitability and distribution potential of Liberibacter species (“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” and “Candidatus Liberibacter africanus”) associated with citrus greening disease, Inusa Jacob Ajene, Fathiya Khamis, Barbara van Asch, Gerhard Pietersen, Brenda Amondi Rasowo, Sunday Ekesi, and Samira Mohammed
Health and environmental effects of adopting an integrated fruit fly management strategy among mango farmers in Kenya, Chris Miyinzi Mwungu, Beatrice Muriithi, Vincent Ngeno, Hippolyte Affognon, Caroline Githiomi, Gracious Diiro, and Sunday Ekesi
Helminths associated with terrestrial slugs in some parts of Europe, Anna Filipiak, Solveig Haukeland, Kamila S. Zając, Dorota Lachowska-Cierlik, and Bjørn A. Hatteland
High risk for human exposure to rift valley fever virus in communities living along livestock movement routes: A cross-sectional survey in Kenya, Caroline Tigoi, Rosemary Sang, Edith Chepkorir, Benedict Orindi, Samuel Okello Arum, Francis Mulwa, Gladys Mosomtai, Samson Limbaso, Osama A. Hassan, Zephania Irura, Clas Ahlm, and Magnus Evander
Host Range and Effects of Plant Species on Preference and Fitness of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Gamal E.A. Idriss, Hannalene Du Plessis, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sunday Ekesi, Chrysantus M. Tanga, and Samira A. Mohamed
Host stage preference and performance of Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a candidate for classical biological control of Tuta absoluta in Africa, Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Martin P. Hill, Myron P. Zalucki, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Ramasamy Srinivasan, and Sunday Ekesi
Household Tree Planting in Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Tree Species, Purposes, and Tenure Security, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Alemu Mekonnen, Menale Kassie, and Gunnar Köhlin
How to turn collectors of edible insects into mini-livestock farmers: Multidimensional sustainability challenges to a thriving industry, Sarah Nischalke, Ingo Wagler, Chrysantus Tanga, David Allan, Chama Phankaew, Christian Ratompoarison, Andrianantenaina Razafindrakotomamonjy, and Elizabeth Kusia
Hybrid photovoltaic and wind mini-grids in Kenya: Techno-economic assessment and barriers to diffusion, Rasmus Magni Johannsen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, and Rebecca Hanlin
Identification of Edible Short- A nd Long-Horned Grasshoppers and Their Host Plants in East Africa, Alfonce Leonard, Fathiya M. Khamis, James P. Egonyu, Samuel Kyamanywa, Sunday Ekesi, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Robert S. Copeland, and Sevgan Subramanian