Submissions from 2020
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
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
Immunocompetence of Gynaikothrips uzeli (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) populations from different latitudes against Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae), Deyi Yu, Peng Huang, Yongwen Lin, Jinai Yao, Yanyang Lan, Komivi Senyo Akutse, and Xiangyu Hou
Impact of fungal endophyte colonization of maize (Zea mays l.) on induced resistance to thrips-and aphid-transmitted viruses, Simon Kiarie, Johnson O. Nyasani, Linnet S. Gohole, Nguya K. Maniania, and Sevgan Subramanian
Impact of integrated fruit fly management strategy on food security among smallholder mango farmers in Kenya, P. N. Nyang'au, B. W. Muriithi, J. M. Nzuma, P. Irungu, H. M. Gichungi, and G. Diiro
Impact of push–pull cropping system on pest management and occurrence of ear rots and mycotoxin contamination of maize in western Kenya, Nancy K. Njeru, Charles A.O. Midega, James W. Muthomi, John M. Wagacha, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Impact of soil acidity and liming on soybean (Glycine max) nodulation and nitrogen fixation in Kenyan soils, Rukia Bakari, Nancy Mungai, Moses Thuita, and Cargele Masso
Influence of inoculated gut bacteria on the development of Bactrocera dorsalis and on its susceptibility to the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, Joseph Gichuhi, Fathiya Khamis, Johnnie Van den Berg, Samira Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, and Jeremy K. Herren
Influence of seeing a red face during the male–male encounters of mosquito-specialist spiders, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, and Lisa A. Taylor
Influence of temperature on the interaction for resource utilization between fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and a community of lepidopteran maize stemborers larvae, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, François Rebaudo, Peter Malusi, Sevgan Subramanian, Dora Chao Kilalo, Gerald Juma, and Paul André Calatayud
Insect chemical ecology: chemically mediated interactions and novel applications in agriculture, Crispus M. Mbaluto, Pascal M. Ayelo, Alexandra G. Duffy, Anna L. Erdei, Anaїs K. Tallon, Siyang Xia, Gabriela Caballero-Vidal, Urban Spitaler, Magdolna O. Szelényi, Gonçalo A. Duarte, William B. Walker, and Paul G. Becher
Insecticide susceptibility of anopheles gambiae S.L and identification of some resistance mechanisms in Kwilu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Emery Metelo Matubi, Gillon Ilombe Kaounga, Josue Zanga, Guillaume Binene Mbuku, Jean Nguya Kalemba Maniania, Basimike Mulenda, Jonas Nagahuedi Mbongu Sodi, Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, and Paul Masiangi
Insects as feed: Gendered knowledge attitudes and practices among poultry and Pond Fish farmers in Kenya, Elizabeth Waithanji, D. Hippolyte Affognon, Sarah King'ori, Gracious Diiro, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe
Insights in the Global Genetics and Gut Microbiome of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens: Implications for Animal Feed Safety Control, Fathiya M. Khamis, Fidelis L.O. Ombura, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira A. Mohamed, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Weerachai Saijuntha, Joop J.A. Van Loon, Marcel Dicke, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Insights into the evolutionary origin of mediterranean sandfly fever viruses, Marco Marklewitz, David P. Tchouassi, Christian Hieke, Verena Heyde, Baldwyn Torto, Rosemary Sang, and Sandra Junglen
Integrated health interventions for improved livelihoods: A case study in Ethiopia, Menale Kassie, Zewdu Abro, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Samuel T. Ledermann, Gracious Diiro, Shifa Ballo, and Lulseged Belayhun
Integrated management of Aphis craccivora in cowpea using intercropping and entomopathogenic fungi under field conditions, Allan Mweke, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Christian Ulrichs, Komi Kouma Mokpokpo Fiaboe, Nguya Kalemba Maniania, and Sunday Ekesi
Interactions between two parasitoids of tephritidae: Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (ashmead) and psyttalia cosyrae (wilkinson) (hymenoptera: Braconidae), under laboratory conditions, Shepard Ndlela, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Paul Nduati Ndegwa, George Otieno Ong’amo, and Sunday Ekesi
In vitro antifungal activity of Desmodium intortum and D. uncinatum root extracts against growth of toxigenic Fusarium verticillioides and Aspergillus flavus, Nancy Karimi Njeru, Charles Aura Odhiambo Midega, James Wanjohi Muthomi, John Maina Wagacha, and Zeyaur Rahman Khan
Is bigger better? Apidae (Xylocopinae), megachilidae and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) pollination, Everlyne N. Wousla, Mebeaselassie Andargie, Remy S. Pasquet, Marjolaine Mondon, Veronique Menez, Caroline Cochin, Lenaic Paul, Lenaic Pardon, and Marc Roubaud
Is it possible to discern Striga weed (Striga hermonthica) infestation levels in maize agro-ecological systems using in-situ spectroscopy?, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Timothy Dube, Saliou Niassy, Emily Kimathi, Tobias Landmann, Zeyaur Khan, and Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman
Land access in the development of horticultural crops in east Africa. A case study of passion fruit in Burundi, Kenya, and Rwanda, Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi, Mireille Mizero, Andrew Ogolla Egesa, Paul M.Dontsop Nguezet, Bernard Vanlauwe, Patrice Ndimanya, and Philippe Lebailly
Landscape fragmentation in coffee agroecological subzones in central Kenya: A multiscale remote sensing approach, Gladys Mosomtai, John Odindi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Régis Babin, Pinard Fabrice, Onisimo Mutanga, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Guillaume David, and Tobias Landmann
Landscape vegetation productivity influences population dynamics of key pests in small avocado farms in Kenya, Nadia K. Toukem, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Thomas Dubois, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Marian Salim Adan, and Samira A. Mohamed
Larval dispersal of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, the exotic stemborer Chilo partellus, and indigenous maize stemborers in Africa, Bonoukpoè M. Sokame, Sevgan Subramanian, Dora C. Kilalo, Gerald Juma, and Paul André Calatayud
Light and dark rhythms of pupal eclosion and egg hatching in tropical stem borers’ moths, Paul André Calatayud, François Rebaudo, Peter Ahuya, and Bruno Le Ru
Lineage-Specific Proteomic Signatures in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Reveal Differential Abundance of Proteins Involved in Virulence, DNA Repair, CRISPR-Cas, Bioenergetics and Lipid Metabolism, Solomon Abebe Yimer, Shewit Kalayou, Håvard Homberset, Alemayehu Godana Birhanu, Tahira Riaz, Ephrem Debebe Zegeye, Timo Lutter, Markos Abebe, Carol Holm-Hansen, Abraham Aseffa, and Tone Tønjum
Local management and landscape structure determine the assemblage patterns of spiders in vegetable fields, Hafiz Sohaib Ahmed Saqib, Junhui Chen, Wei Chen, Gabor Pozsgai, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Muhammad Furqan Ashraf, Minsheng You, and Geoff M. Gurr
Making it to the PhD: Gender and student performance in sub-Saharan Africa, Monica Fisher, Violet Nyabaro, Ruth Mendum, and Moses Osiru
Managing Phosphate Rock to Improve Nutrient Uptake, Phosphorus Use Efficiency, and Carrot Yields, Edwin Mwangi, Catherine Ngamau, John Wesonga, Edward Karanja, Martha Musyoka, Felix Matheri, Komi Fiaboe, David Bautze, and Noah Adamtey
Mediation of Potato–Potato Cyst Nematode, G. rostochiensis Interaction by Specific Root Exudate Compounds, Juliet Ochola, Laura Cortada, Margaret Ng’ang’a, Ahmed Hassanali, Danny Coyne, and Baldwyn Torto
Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Their Effects on Reproductive Potential of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Abdullah Mohamed Mkiga, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Hannalene Du Plessis, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Sunday Ekesi, and Denny Bruck
Metrics for identifying food security status, Nicholas Ogot
Microbiome diversity in Diaphorina citri populations from Kenya and Tanzania shows links to China, Inusa J. Ajene, Inusa J. Ajene, Inusa J. Ajene, Fathiya M. Khamis, Barbara Van Asch, Gerhard Pietersen, Brenda A. Rasowo, Fidelis L. Ombura, Anne W. Wairimu, Komivi S. Akutse, Mamoudou Sétamou, Samira Mohamed, and Sunday Ekesi
Mineral fertilizer use in land-scarce conditions: Case of Rwanda, Josaphat Rusisiro Mugabo, Eric Tollens, Jonas Nwankwo Chianu, and Bernard Vanlauwe
Mitochondrial genetic variation reveals phylogeographic structure and cryptic diversity in Trioza erytreae, Inusa Ajene, Gerhard Pietersen, and Barbara van Asch
Modelling and manipulation of aphid-mediated spread of non-persistently transmitted viruses, John P. Carr, Trisna Tungadi, Ruairí Donnelly, Ana Bravo-Cazar, Sun Ju Rhee, Lewis G. Watt, J. Musembi Mutuku, Francis O. Wamonje, Alex M. Murphy, Warren Arinaitwe, Adrienne E. Pate, Nik J. Cunniffe, and Christopher A. Gilligan
Modelling the effect of temperature on the biology and demographic parameters of the African coffee white stem borer, Monochamus leuconotus (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Saliou Niassy, Ephantus K. Guandaru, Guillaume David, and Régis Babin
Morphology, development and reproduction of atractomorpha acutipennis (Guérin-méneville, 1844) (orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae), Sévilor Kekeunou, Marcelle Mbadjoun-Nziké, Alain Christel Wandji, Steve Bernard Soh-Baleba, Alfiery Laurel Djomnang-Nkwala, Alain Simeu-Noutchom, Charly Oumarou-Ngoute, Philene Corine Aude Um-Nyobe, Linda Gaelle Guiadem-Simo, and Patrick Ntonga Akono
Multi-compartment chemical characterization and risk assessment of chemicals of emerging concern in freshwater systems of western Kenya, Faith Jebiwot Kandie, Martin Krauss, Riccardo Massei, Akbar Ganatra, Ulrike Fillinger, Jeremias Becker, Matthias Liess, Baldwyn Torto, and Werner Brack
Multilocus genotyping of Theileria parva isolates associated with a live vaccination trial in Kenya provides evidence for transmission of immunizing parasites into local tick and cattle populations, Richard P. Bishop, David O. Odongo, Paul R. Spooner, Subhash P. Morzaria, Chris A.L. Oura, and Robert A. Skilton
Multi-source spatial data-based invasion risk modeling of Striga (Striga asiatica) in Zimbabwe, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Elfatih Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Timothy Dube, Tobias Landmann, Zeyaur Khan, Emily Kimathi, Rachel Owino, and Saliou Niassy
Nethouses protect cucumber plants from insect pests and increase yields in eastern Africa, Thibault Nordey, Emilie Deletre, Nickson Mlowe, and Thibaud Martin
Nitrogen fertilizer equivalence of black soldier fly frass fertilizer and synchrony of nitrogen mineralization for maize production, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas Korir, Martha W. Musyoka, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sevgan Subramanian, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Nutritional composition of black soldier fly larvae feeding on agro-industrial by-products, Shaphan Y. Chia, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Isaac M. Osuga, Xavier Cheseto, Sunday Ekesi, Marcel Dicke, and Joop J.A. van Loon
Occurrence and risk assessment of organic micropollutants in freshwater systems within the Lake Victoria South Basin, Kenya, Faith Jebiwot Kandie, Martin Krauss, Liza Marie Beckers, Riccardo Massei, Ulrike Fillinger, Jeremias Becker, Matthias Liess, Baldwyn Torto, and Werner Brack
Occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes on enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia with focus on Pratylenchus goodeyi as a key species of the crop, Selamawit A. Kidane, Beira H. Meressa, Solveig Haukeland, Trine Hvoslef-Eide, Christer Magnusson, Marjolein Couvreur, Wim Bert, and Danny L. Coyne
Odor-Mediated Group Organization and Coordination in the Termite-Raiding Ant Megaponera analis (Mayr), Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Erik T. Frank, Ayuka T. Fombong, Christian W.W. Pirk, Robin M. Crewe, Thomas Schmitt, Martin Strube-Bloss, Ian Gordon, and Baldwyn Torto
Optimizing spatial positioning of traps in the context of integrated pest management, Ritter A. Guimapi, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Christian Borgemeister, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Pathogens, endosymbionts, and blood-meal sources of host-seeking ticks in the fast-changing Maasai Mara wildlife ecosystem, Joseph Wang’ang’a Oundo, Jandouwe Villinger, Maamun Jeneby, George Ong’amo, Moses Yongo Otiende, Edward Edmond Makhulu, Ali Abdulahi Musa, Daniel Obado Ouso, and Lillian Wambua
Performance of elite maize genotypes under selected sustainable intensification options in Kenya, Leonard Rusinamhodzi, Dan Makumbi, James M. Njeru, and Fred Kanampiu
Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission, 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
Phenology of short vegetation cycles in a Kenyan rangeland from PlanetScope and Sentinel-2, Yan Cheng, Anton Vrieling, Francesco Fava, Michele Meroni, Michael Marshall, and Stella Gachoki
Phylogenomic and Morphological Reevaluation of the Bee Tribes Biastini, Neolarrini, and Townsendiellini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with Description of Three New Species of Schwarzia, Silas Bossert, Robert S. Copeland, Trevor J.L. Sless, Michael G. Branstetter, Jessica P. Gillung, Seán G. Brady, Bryan N. Danforth, Jana Policarová, and Jakub Straka
Phylogeny and systematics of the Sesamia coniota Hampson species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of three new species from the Afrotropical region, Bruno Le Ru, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Boaz K. Musyoka, Michel Sezonlin, Desmond Conlong, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Anne Laure Clamens, Domingos Cugala, Casper Nyamukondiwa, George Ong’Amo, and Gael J. Kergoat
Plant community composition and functional characteristics define invasion and infestation of termites in cocoa agroforestry systems, T. C.L. Djuideu, D. H.B. Bisseleua, S. Kekeunou, M. J. Meupia, F. G. Difouo, and C. F. Ambele
Population abundance of Varroa destructor and its effects on Apis mellifera scutellata colonies in Kenya, Sammy Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu, Jenard Patrick Mbugi, Elliud Muli, and H. Michael G. Lattorff
Population genetics of the mediterranean corn borer (sesamia nonagrioides) differs between wild and cultivated plants, Abdel Kader Naino Jika, B. Le Ru, C. Capdevielle-Dulac, F. Chardonnet, J. F. Silvain, L. Kaiser, and S. Dupas
Post-covid-19 action: Guarding africa’s crops against viral epidemics requires research capacity building that unifies a trio of transdisciplinary interventions, Francis O. Wamonje
Potato Cyst Nematodes: A New Threat to Potato Production in East Africa, Harrison Mburu, Laura Cortada, Solveig Haukeland, Wilson Ronno, Moses Nyongesa, Zachary Kinyua, Joel L. Bargul, and Danny Coyne
Potential adoption of integrated pest management strategy for suppression of mango fruit flies in East Africa: An ex ante and ex post analysis in Ethiopia and Kenya, Beatrice W. Muriithi, Nancy G. Gathogo, Gracious M. Diiro, Samira A. Mohamed, and Sunday Ekesi
Potential of resampled multispectral data for detecting desmodium-brachiaria intercropped with maize in a 'push-pull' system, B. T. Mudereri, E. M. Abdel-Rahman, T. Dube, T. Landmann, S. Niassy, H. E.Z. Tonnang, and Z. R. Khan