Submissions from 2021
Molecular detection of Leishmania donovani, Leishmania major, and Trypanosoma species in Sergentomyia squamipleuris sand flies from a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Merti sub-County, eastern Kenya, Barrack O. Owino, Jackline Milkah Mwangi, Steve Kiplagat, Hannah Njiriku Mwangi, Johnstone M. Ingonga, Alphine Chebet, Philip M. Ngumbi, Jandouwe Villinger, Daniel K. Masiga, and Damaris Matoke-Muhia
Molecular prevalence and risk factors associated with tick-borne pathogens in cattle in western Kenya, Tatenda Chiuya, Jandouwe Villinger, Daniel K. Masiga, Dickens O. Ondifu, Maurice K. Murungi, Lillian Wambua, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Eric M. Fèvre, and Laura C. Falzon
Mouse experiments demonstrate differential pathogenicity and virulence of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense strains, Limo William Kipkorir, Thuita Kibuthu John, Orindi Benedict Owino, Oidho John, Shivairo Robert, Masiga Daniel, and Adung'a Vincent Owino
Multi-sensor mapping of honey bee habitats and fragmentation in agro-ecological landscapes in Eastern Kenya, Pamela Ochungo, Ruan Veldtman, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Suresh Raina, Eliud Muli, and Tobias Landmann
Naturally Occurring Compounds With Larvicidal Activity Against Malaria Mosquitoes, Trizah K. Milugo, David P. Tchouassi, Reginald A. Kavishe, Rhoel R. Dinglasan, and Baldwyn Torto
Neurotoxic Zanthoxylum chalybeum root constituents invoke mosquito larval growth retardation through ecdysteroidogenic CYP450s transcriptional perturbations, Jackson M. Muema, Joel L. Bargul, James M. Mutunga, Meshack A. Obonyo, George O. Asudi, and Sospeter N. Njeru
Non-Chemical Post-Harvest Disinfestation of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Tommy Atkins Mango Using Hot-Water Immersion Treatment, P. Ocitti, S. Ndlela, A. M. Akol, H. Muyinza, and S. A. Mohamed
Occurrence, diversity and distribution of Trypanosoma infections in cattle around the Akagera National Park, Rwanda, S. Richard Gashururu, Ndichu Maingi, Samuel M. Githigia, Methode N. Gasana, Peter O. Odhiambo, Dennis O. Getange, Richard Habimana, Giuliano Cecchi, Weining Zhao, James Gashumba, Joel L. Bargul, and Daniel K. Masiga
Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations, Baldwyn Torto, Hillary Kirwa, Ruth Kihika, and Saliou Niassy
Odour priming of a mosquito-specialist predator's vision-based detouring decisions, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
On-farm assessment of cassava root yield response to tillage, plant density, weed control and fertilizer application in southwestern Nigeria, Olabisi Omolara Onasanya, Stefan Hauser, Magdalena Necpalova, Felix Kolawole Salako, Christine Kreye, Meklit Tariku, Johan Six, and Pieter Pypers
Open Science in Kenya: Where Are We?, Kennedy W. Mwangi, Nyabuti Mainye, Daniel O. Ouso, Kevin Esoh, Angela W. Muraya, Charles K. Mwangi, Careen Naitore, Pauline Karega, Gilbert Kibet-Rono, Sebastian Musundi, Jennifer Mutisya, Elizabeth Mwangi, Cavin Mgawe, Silviane Miruka, and Caleb K. Kibet
Optimizing interaction between crop residues and inorganic N under zero tillage systems in sub-humid region of Kenya, Kinyua Michael, Mucheru Muna Monicah, Bolo Peter, and Kihara Job
Organic Waste Substrates Induce Important Shifts in Gut Microbiota of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.): Coexistence of Conserved, Variable, and Potential Pathogenic Microbes, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Jacqueline Wahura Waweru, Yosef Hamba Tola, Abel Anyega Onyoni, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sunday Ekesi, and Juan C. Paredes
Oviposition behavior of Telenomus busseolae, Telenomus isis and Trichogramma bournieri on eggs of east African cereal stemborers, Anani Y. Bruce, Fritz Schulthess, Jacqueline K. Makatiani, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Oviposition responses of Bactrocera dorsalis and Ceratitis cosyra to Dufour’s and poison gland extracts of Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Bethelihem Mekonnen, Abdullahi Yusuf, Christian Pirk, Sunday Ekesi, and Emilie Deletre
Paenibacillus polymyxa causes yellow withered spot disease in Dracaena trifasciata in the South of China, Baochun Lai, Yongwen Lin, Komivi Senyo Akutse, and Ruiqing Dai
Perennial legume intercrops provide multiple belowground ecosystem services in smallholder farming systems, Laurie E. Drinkwater, Charles A.O. Midega, Rachel Awuor, Dickens Nyagol, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Pest interceptions on imported fresh fruits into South Africa, Livhuwani R. Nnzeru, Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo, Bester T. Mudereri, and Moleseng C. Moshobane
Phasmarhabditis kenyaensis n. Sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) from the slug, Polytoxon robustum, in Kenya, Annika Pieterse, Ben Rowson, Louwrens Tiedt, Antoinette P. Malan, Solveig Haukeland, and Jenna L. Ross
Phyto-derivatives: an efficient eco-friendly way to manage Trogoderma granarium (Everts) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), Waqar Islam, Ali Noman, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Muhammad Qasim, Habib Ali, Ijaz Haider, Mohamed Hashem, Saad Alamri, Omar Mahmoud al Zoubi, and Khalid Ali Khan
Planning, temporary urbanism and citizen-led alternative-substitute place-making in the Global South, Lauren Andres, Hakeem Bakare, John R. Bryson, Winnie Khaemba, Lorena Melgaço, and George R. Mwaniki
Planting Material of Enset (Ensete ventricosum), a Key Food Security Crop in Southwest Ethiopia, Is a Key Element in the Dissemination of Plant-Parasitic Nematode Infection, Selamawit A. Kidane, Solveig Haukeland, Beira H. Meressa, Anne Kathrine Hvoslef-Eide, and Danny L. Coyne
Plant nutrient quality impacts survival and reproductive fitness of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti, Vincent Odhiambo Nyasembe, David Poumo Tchouassi, Martha Njeri Muturi, Christian W.W. Pirk, Catherine L. Sole, and Baldwyn Torto
Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non-endemic areas of Kenya, C. Wanjiku, D. P. Tchouassi, C. L. Sole, C. Pirk, and B. Torto
Pollen diversity and protein content in differentially degraded semi-arid landscapes in Kenya, Pamela Ochungo, Ruan Veldtman, Rahab Kinyanjui, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Eliud Muli, Michael N.K. Muturi, H. Michael G. Lattorff, and Tobias Landmann
Pollinator supplementation mitigates pollination deficits in smallholder avocado (Persea americana Mill.) production systems in Kenya, Rose Nyakemiso Sagwe, Marcell K. Peters, Thomas Dubois, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, and H. Michael G. Lattorff
Population and Breeding Patterns of the Pest Rodent: Mastomys natalensis in a Maize Dominated Agroecosystem in Lake Victoria Crescent Zone, Eastern Uganda, Alex Mayamba, Robert Modest Byamungu, Herwig Leirs, Isabirye Moses, Rhodes H. Makundi, Didas N. Kimaro, Apia W. Massawe, David Kifumba, Alice Nakiyemba, Mshaka E. Mdangi, Brian E. Isabirye, and Loth S. Mulungu
Potential roles of selected forage grasses in management of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) through companion cropping, Duncan Cheruiyot, Xavier Chiriboga Morales, Frank Chidawanyika, Toby J.A. Bruce, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Precision Agriculture for Resource Use Efficiency in Smallholder Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review, Cecilia M. Onyango, Justine M. Nyaga, Johanna Wetterlind, Mats Söderström, and Kristin Piikki
Predicting medicinal phytochemicals of Moringa oleifera using hyperspectral reflectance of tree canopies, Thulani Tshabalala, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Cecilia Masemola, Bhekumthetho Ncube, Ashwell R. Ndhlala, and Onisimo Mutanga
Predicting the current and future distribution of the edible long-horned grasshopper Ruspolia differens (Serville) using temperature-dependent phenology models, Alfonce Leonard, James P. Egonyu, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Samuel Kyamanywa, Henri Z.E. Tonnang, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sunday Ekesi, and Sevgan Subramanian
Predicting the impact of outdoor vector control interventions on malaria transmission intensity from semi-field studies, Adrian Denz, Margaret M. Njoroge, Mgeni M. Tambwe, Clara Champagne, Fredros Okumu, Joop J.A. van Loon, Alexandra Hiscox, Adam Saddler, Ulrike Fillinger, Sarah J. Moore, and Nakul Chitnis
Prevalence of asymptomatic P. falciparum gametocyte carriage among school children in Mbita, Western Kenya and assessment of the association between gametocyte density, multiplicity of infection and mosquito infection prevalence., Victor A. Mobegi, Jeremy K. Herren, Abdoulie O. Touray, Fred Wamunyokoli, and Hellen Butungi
Prevalence of Trypanosome Species in Cattle Near Ruma National Park, Lambwe Valley, Kenya: An Update From the Historical Focus for African Trypanosomosis, Shewit Kalayou, Michael Nyang anga Okal, Peter Otieno Odhiambo, Kawira Mathenge, Daniel Ochieng Gamba, Edward Kariuki, Francis McOdimba, and Daniel Masiga
Profitable entrepreneurship or marginal self-employment? The bimodality of Latina self-employment in the United States, Monica Fisher and Paul A. Lewin
Push-pull strategy combined with net houses for controlling cowpea insect pests and enhancing crop yields, Seydou Diabate, Thibaud Martin, Lucy Kananu Murungi, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, John Wesonga, John M. Kimani, and Emilie Deletre
Re-analysis of abdominal gland volatilome secretions of the africanweaver ant, oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Bethelihem Mekonnen, Xavier Cheseto, Christian Pirk, Abdullahi Yusuf, Sunday Ekesi, Emilie Deletre, and Baldwyn Torto
Recent advances toward the sustainable management of invasive Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles, Antonio Gugliuzzo, Peter H.W. Biedermann, Daniel Carrillo, Louela A. Castrillo, James P. Egonyu, Diego Gallego, Khalid Haddi, Jiri Hulcr, Hervé Jactel, Hisashi Kajimura, Naoto Kamata, Nicolas Meurisse, You Li, Jason B. Oliver, Christopher M. Ranger, Davide Rassati, Lukasz L. Stelinski, Roanne Sutherland, Giovanna Tropea Garzia, Mark G. Wright, and Antonio Biondi
Regional and seasonal activity predictions for fall armyworm in Australia, James L. Maino, Rafael Schouten, Kathy Overton, Roger Day, Sunday Ekesi, Bosibori Bett, Madeleine Barton, Peter C. Gregg, Paul A. Umina, and Olivia L. Reynolds
Rehabilitation practices in cocoa agroforestry systems mitigate outbreaks of termites and support cocoa tree development and yield, Christian T.L. Djuideu, Hervé D.B. Bisseleua, Sévilor Kekeunou, and Felicitas C. Ambele
Repurposing the orphan drug nitisinone to control the transmission of African trypanosomiasis, Marcos Sterkel, Lee R. Haines, Aitor Casas-Sánchez, Vincent Owino Adung'a, Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral, Shannon Quek, Clair Rose, Mariana Silva dos Santos, Natalia García Escude, Hanafy M. Ismail, Mark I. Paine, Seth M. Barribeau, Simon Wagstaff, James I. MacRae, Daniel Masiga, Laith Yakob, Pedro L. Oliveira, and Álvaro Acosta-Serrano
Root exudate chemical cues of an invasive plant modulate oviposition behavior and survivorship of a malaria mosquito vector, Trizah K. Milugo, David P. Tchouassi, Reginald A. Kavishe, Rhoel R. Dinglasan, and Baldwyn Torto
Satellite-based modelling of potential tsetse (Glossina pallidipes) breeding and foraging sites using teneral and non-teneral fly occurrence data, Stella Gachoki, Thomas Groen, Anton Vrieling, Michael Okal, Andrew Skidmore, and Daniel Masiga
Semiochemical signatures associated with differential attraction of Anopheles gambiae to human feet, Maurice O. Omolo, Isaiah O. Ndiege, and Ahmed Hassanali
Socioeconomic and health impacts of fall armyworm in Ethiopia, Zewdu Abro, Emily Kimathi, Hugo de Groote, Tadele Tefera, Subramanian Sevgan, Saliou Niassy, and Menale Kassie
Socio-economic predictors, soil fertility knowledge domains and strategies for sustainable maize intensification in Embu County, Kenya, Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru-Muna, Mildred Achieng Ada, Jayne Njeri Mugwe, Franklin Somoni Mairura, Esther Mugi-Ngenga, Shammie Zingore, and James Kinyua Mutegi
Spatial acuity-sensitivity trade-off in the principal eyes of a jumping spider: possible adaptations to a ‘blended’ lifestyle, Ana M. Cerveira, Ximena J. Nelson, and Robert R. Jackson
Statement based on the 4 TH international conference on global food security – December 2020: Challenges for a disruptive research Agenda, Patrick Caron, Martin van Ittersum, Tessa Avermaete, Gianluca Brunori, Jessica Fanzo, Ken Giller, Etienne Hainzelin, John Ingram, Lise Korsten, Yves Martin-Prével, Moses Osiru, Cheryl Palm, Marta Rivera Ferre, Mariana Rufino, Sergio Schneider, Alban Thomas, and Daniel Walker
Status of the regulatory environment for utilization of insects as food and feed in Sub-Saharan Africa-a review, D. Nakimbugwe, G. Ssepuuya, D. Male, V. Lutwama, I. M. Mukisa, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Strengthening community and stakeholder participation in the implementation of integrated vector management for malaria control in western Kenya: a case study, Peter N. Ng’ang’a, Polycarp Aduogo, and Clifford M. Mutero
Supplementing Blood Diet With Plant Nectar Enhances Egg Fertility in Stomoxys calcitrans, Simon K. Tawich, Joel L. Bargul, Daniel Masiga, and Merid N. Getahun
Temperature-based phenology model to predict the development, survival, and reproduction of the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis, Dongmo K. Michel A., Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Sévilor Kekeunou, Samuel N. Nanga, Apollin F. Kuate, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Désiré Gnanvossou, and Rachid Hanna
Temperature-dependent modelling and spatial prediction reveal suitable geographical areas for deployment of two Metarhizium anisopliae isolates for Tuta absoluta management, Ayaovi Agbessenou, Komivi S. Akutse, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Sospeter W. Wekesa, and Fathiya M. Khamis
Temperature-dependent phenology of the parasitoid Fopius arisanus on the host Bactrocera dorsalis, Samuel Nanga Nanga, S. Kekeunou, A. Fotso Kuate, K. K.M. Fiaboe, M. A. Dongmo Kenfak, H. E. Tonnang, D. Gnanvossou, C. Djiéto-Lordon, and R. Hanna
Temporal rainfall trend analysis in different agro-ecological regions of southern africa, W. Mupangwa, R. Makanza, L. Chipindu, M. Moeletsi, S. Mkuhlani, F. Liben, I. Nyagumbo, and M. Mutenje
Terpenes from herbivore-induced tomato plant volatiles attract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of major tomato pests, Pascal M. Ayelo, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Anaïs Chailleux, Samira A. Mohamed, and Emilie Deletre
The African citrus triozid Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Triozidae): temporal dynamics and susceptibility to entomopathogenic fungi in East Africa, Owusu Fordjour Aidoo, C. M. Tanga, S. A. Mohamed, F. M. Khamis, S. Opisa, B. A. Rasowo, J. W. Kimemia, J. Ambajo, M. Sétamou, S. Ekesi, and C. Borgemeister
The dilemma of Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus): a valued pasture grass and a highly invasive species, Aaron C. Rhodes, Robert M. Plowes, John A. Goolsby, John F. Gaskin, Boaz Musyoka, Paul André Calatayud, Massimo Cristofaro, Eric D. Grahmann, Dino J. Martins, and Lawrence E. Gilbert
The effect of a mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets on insecticide resistance and entomological inoculation rates of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Bandundu City, Democratic Republic of Congo, Emery Metelo-Matubi, Josué Zanga, Guillaume Binene, Nono Mvuama, Solange Ngamukie, Jadis Nkey, Pauline Schopp, Maxwell Bamba, Seth Irish, Jean Nguya-Kalemba-maniania, Sylvie Fasine, Jonas Nagahuedi, Jean Jacques Muyembe, and Paul Mansiangi
The effects of crude propolis, its volatiles and ethanolic extracts on the ecto-parasitic mite, Varroa destructor and health of the African savannah honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Beatrice T. Nganso and Baldwyn Torto
The Ethiopian staple food crop enset (Ensete ventricosum) assessed for the first time for resistance against the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus goodeyi, Selamawit A. Kidane, Beira H. Meressa, Solveig Haukeland, Anne Kathrine Hvoslef-Eide, and Danny L. Coyne
The fungus Leptosphaerulina persists in Anopheles gambiae and induces melanization, Godfrey Nattoh, Joel L. Bargul, Gabriel Magoma, Lilian Mbaisi, Hellen Butungi, Enock Mararo, Evan Teal, and Jeremy Keith Herren
The importance of store hygiene for reducing post-harvest losses in smallholder farmers’ stores: Evidence from a maize-based farming system in Kenya, Kobia J. Makinya, John M. Wagacha, Judith A. Odhiambo, Paddy Likhayo, Kukom Edoh-Ognakossan, Tadele Tefera, Adebayo Abass, and Christopher M. Mutungi
The Nutritional Profiles of Five Important Edible Insect Species From West Africa—An Analytical and Literature Synthesis, Jacob P. Anankware, Benjamin J. Roberts, Xavier Cheseto, Isaac Osuga, Vincent Savolainen, and C. M. Collins
The pest kill rate of thirteen natural enemies as aggregate evaluation criterion of their biological control potential of Tuta absoluta, Joop C. van Lenteren, Alberto Lanzoni, Lia Hemerik, Vanda H.P. Bueno, Johanna G. Bajonero Cuervo, Antonio Biondi, Giovanni Burgio, Francisco J. Calvo, Peter W. de Jong, Silvia N. López, M. Gabriela Luna, Flavio C. Montes, Eliana L. Nieves, Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Maria B. Riquelme Virgala, Norma E. Sánchez, and Alberto Urbaneja
The potential economic benefits of controlling trypanosomiasis using waterbuck repellent blend in sub-Saharan Africa, Zewdu Abro, Menale Kassie, Beatrice Muriithi, Michael Okal, Daniel Masiga, Gift Wanda, Ouedraogo Gisèle, Abah Samuel, Etienne Nguertoum, Rock Aimé Nina, Philémon Mansinsa, Yahaya Adam, Mamadou Camara, Pamela Olet, Diarra Boucader, Susana Jamal, Abdoul Razak Issa Garba, Joseph Joachim Ajakaiye, Jean Felix Kinani, Mohamed Adam Hassan, Hezron Nonga, Joyce Daffa, Ambrose Gidudu, and Kalinga Chilongo
The role of Desmodium intortum, Brachiaria sp. and Phaseolus vulgaris in the management of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) in maize cropping systems in Africa, Laetitia Scheidegger, Saliou Niassy, Charles Midega, Xavier Chiriboga, Nicolas Delabays, François Lefort, Roger Zürcher, Girma Hailu, Zeyaur Khan, and Sevgan Subramanian
The Role of Trialeurodes vaporariorum-Infested Tomato Plant Volatiles in the Attraction of Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), Pascal M. Ayelo, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Samira A. Mohamed, Anaїs Chailleux, and Emilie Deletre
The survival and parasitism rate of tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on its host exposed to beauveria bassiana (ascomycota: Hypocreales), Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Hafiza Javaria Ashraf, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Jingyi Lin, Jiawang Dai, Huiting Wang, and Liande Wang
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
Τhe complete mitochondrial genomes of Ceratitis rosa and Ceratitis quilicii, members of the Ceratitis FAR species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae), Elena Drosopoulou, Aristi Damaskou, Angeliki Markou, Sunday Ekesi, Fathiya Khamis, Aruna Manrakhan, Antonios A. Augustinos, George Tsiamis, and Kostas Bourtzis
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