Submissions from 2018
Diversity and distribution of lepidopteran stemborer species and their host plants in Botswana, Eva Moeng, Reyard Mutamiswa, Des E. Conlong, Yoseph Assefa, Bruno P. Le Ru, Muluken Goftishu, and Casper Nyamukondiwa
Does gender matter in the adoption of push-pull pest management and other sustainable agricultural practices? Evidence from Western Kenya, Beatrice W. Muriithi, Kassie Menale, Gracious Diiro, and Geoffrey Muricho
Effect of Trichoderma spp. and Purpureocillium lilacinum on Meloidogyne javanica in commercial pineapple production in Kenya, Agnes W. Kiriga, Solveig Haukeland, George M. Kariuki, Danny L. Coyne, and Nikolai V. Beek
Effects of Entomopathogenic fungi and Bacillus thuringiensis-based biopesticides on Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), S. Opisa, H. du Plessis, K. S. Akutse, K. K.M. Fiaboe, and S. Ekesi
Effects of flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on nutritional quality of banana (Zingiberales: Musaceae) buds, Deyi Yu, Peng Huang, Yong Chen, Yongwen Lin, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Yanyang Lan, and Hui Wei
Effects of vector control on the population structure of tsetse (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) in western Kenya, Njelembo J. Mbewe, Rajinder K. Saini, Baldwyn Torto, Janet Irungu, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, and Christian Pirk
Effects of waste stream combinations from brewing industry on performance of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), Shaphan Y. Chia, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Isaac M. Osuga, Samira A. Mohamed, Fathiya M. Khamis, Daisy Salifu, Subramanian Sevgan, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Saliou Niassy, Joop J.A. van Loon, Marcel Dicke, and Sunday Ekesi
Elicitation of Differential Responses in the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita to Tomato Root Exudate Cytokinin, Flavonoids, and Alkaloids, Hillary K. Kirwa, Lucy K. Murungi, John J. Beck, and Baldwyn Torto
Endophytic colonization of onions induces resistance against viruliferous thrips and virus replication, Alexander Mutua Muvea, Sevgan Subramanian, Nguya Kalemba Maniania, Hans Michael Poehling, Sunday Ekesi, and Rainer Meyhöfer
Endophytic effects of Aspergillus oryzae on radish (Raphanus sativus) and its herbivore, Plutella xylostella, Bo Tong Sun, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Xiao Feng Xia, Jun Hui Chen, Xin Ai, Yang Tang, Qian Wang, Bo Wen Feng, Mark S. Goettel, and Min Sheng You
Enhancing vector refractoriness to trypanosome infection: Achievements, challenges and perspectives, Henry M. Kariithi, Irene K. Meki, Daniela I. Schneider, Linda De Vooght, Fathiya M. Khamis, Anne Geiger, Guler Demirbaş-Uzel, Just M. Vlak, Ikbal Agah Ince, Sorge Kelm, Flobert Njiokou, Florence N. Wamwiri, Imna I. Malele, Brian L. Weiss, and Adly M.M. Abd-Alla
Enzymatic activity of endophytic bacterial isolates from selected Mangrove plants in Kenya, Regina M. Ntabo, Anthony Kebira Nyamache, Wilber Lwande, James Kabii, and James Nonoh
Essential oils of indigenous plants protect livestock from infestations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and other tick species in herds grazing in natural pastures in western Kenya, Wycliffe Wanzala, Ahmed Hassanali, Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, and Willem Takken
Evaluation of biorational insecticides and DNA barcoding as tools to improve insect pest management in lablab bean (Lablab purpureus) in Bangladesh, Margaret R. Douglas, Jan Chang, Kohinoor Begum, Sevgan Subramanian, John F. Tooker, Syed Nurul Alam, and Srinivasan Ramasamy
Evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungi metarhizium anisopliae, beauveria bassiana and isaria sp. for the management of aphis craccivora (hemiptera: Aphididdae), Allan Mweke, Christian Ulrichs, Paulin Nana, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Komi Kouma Mokpokpo Fiaboe, Nguya Kalemba Maniania, and Sunday Ekesi
Ex-post economic analysis of push-pull technology in Eastern Uganda, Ruth T. Chepchirchir, Ibrahim Macharia, Alice W. Murage, Charles A.O. Midega, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Expression of resistance in amaranthus spp. (caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae): Effects of selected accessions on the behaviour and biology of the amaranth leaf-webber, spoladea recurvalis (lepidoptera: Crambidae), Stephen T.O. Othim, Srinivasan Ramasamy, Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe
Farmers’ perception and control practices against the invasive red spider mite (Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard) in Benin, G. Y. Azandémè-Hounmalon, H. D. Affognon, F. Assogba-Komlan, M. Tamò, K. K.M. Fiaboe, S. Kreiter, and T. Martin
First record of a specialist folivore of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in Togo, and indices of its range expansion in Nigeria: implications for biological control, P. O. Aigbedion-Atalor, I. Idemudia, M. Adom, and M. Day
First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa, Birhanu Sisay, Josephine Simiyu, Peter Malusi, Paddy Likhayo, Esayas Mendesil, Nsami Elibariki, Mulatu Wakgari, Gashawbeza Ayalew, and Tadele Tefera
Four-horned wasps, description of some remarkable dirhinus (Hymenoptera, chalcididae) from Kenya, with a discussion of their taxonomic placement, Gérard Delvare and Robert S. Copeland
Fungal endophytes: Beyond herbivore management, Bamisope S. Bamisile, Chandra K. Dash, Komivi S. Akutse, Ravindran Keppanan, and Liande Wang
Gene expression profiles of odorant binding proteins in glossina brevipalpis (Diptera: Glossinidae), Mary Murithi, Rosaline MacHaria, Esther Magiri, Steven Nyanjom, and Daniel Masiga
Genetic diversity and population structure of Theileria parva in South Sudan, Diaeldin A. Salih, Joram M. Mwacharo, Roger Pelle, Moses N. Njahira, David O. Odongo, Mary N. Mbole-Kariuki, Wani L. Marcellino, Agol K. Malak, Henary Kiara, Abdel Rahim M. El Hussein, Richard P. Bishop, and Robert A. Skilton
Genetic Diversity of Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Species Attacking Amaranth and Nightshades in Different Agro-Ecological Zones of Kenya and Tanzania, A. C. Kipnyargis, F. M. Khamis, E. U. Kenya, S. Ekesi, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Genetic footprints of adaptive divergence in the bracovirus of Cotesia sesamiae identified by targeted resequencing, Jérémy Gauthier, Philippe Gayral, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Séverine Jancek, Stéphane Dupas, Laure Kaiser, Gabor Gyapay, and Elisabeth A. Herniou
Genotypic response of brachiaria (Urochloa spp.) to spider mite (Oligonychus trichardti) (Acari: Tetranychidae) and adaptability to different environments, Duncan Cheruiyot, Charles A.O. Midega, Edward A. Ueckermann, Johnnie Van den Berg, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Genotypic responses of brachiaria grass (Brachiaria spp.) accessions to drought stress, Duncan Cheruiyot, Charles Aura Odhiambo Midega, Johnnie Van den Berg, John Anthony Pickett, and Zeyaur Rahman Khan
Haematology of N’Dama and West African shorthorn cattle herds under natural Trypanosoma vivax challenge in Ghana, Ebenezer Yaw Ganyo, Johnson N. Boampong, Daniel K. Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger, and Paa Kobina Turkson
Host plant forensics and olfactory-based detection in Afro-tropical mosquito disease vectors, Vincent O. Nyasembe, David P. Tchouassi, Christian W.W. Pirk, Catherine L. Sole, and Baldwyn Torto
Identification of Glutamic Acid as a Host Marking Pheromone of the African Fruit Fly Species Ceratitis rosa (Diptera: Tephritidae), Xavier Cheseto, Donald L. Kachigamba, Mwanasiti Bendera, Sunday Ekesi, Mary Ndung'U, John J. Beck, and Baldwyn Torto
Identification of Key Root Volatiles Signaling Preference of Tomato over Spinach by the Root Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita, Lucy Kananu Murungi, Hillary Kirwa, Danny Coyne, Peter E.A. Teal, John J. Beck, and Baldwyn Torto
Identifying Ant-Mirid Spatial Interactions to Improve Biological Control in Cacao-Based Agroforestry System, Leïla Bagny Beilhe, Cyril Piou, Zéphirin Tadu, and Régis Babin
Imidacloprid pesticide regulates gynaikothrips uzeli (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) host choice behavior and immunity against lecanicillium lecanii (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae), Yongwen Lin, Feng Chen, Sheng Lin, Peng Huang, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Deyi Yu, and Yulin Gao
Impact of improved maize adoption on household food security of maize producing smallholder farmers in Ethiopia, Moti Jaleta, Menale Kassie, Paswel Marenya, Chilot Yirga, and Olaf Erenstein
Importance of remotely-sensed vegetation variables for predicting the spatial distribution of African Citrus Triozid (Trioza erytreae) in Kenya, Kyalo Richard, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Christian Borgemeister, and Tobias Landmann
Independent and interactive effect of plant- and mammalian- based odors on the response of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae, Juliah W. Jacob, David P. Tchouassi, Zipporah O. Lagat, Evan M. Mathenge, Collins K. Mweresa, and Baldwyn Torto
Influence of feeding-damaged plants on the oviposition responses within a community of female moths, Eric Siaw Ntiri, Paul Andre Calatayud, Boaz Musyoka, Johnnie Van den Berg, and Bruno Pierre Le Ru
Influence of prolonged dietary experience during the larval stage on novel odour preferences in adults of noctuid stem borer moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Christophe Petit, Peter Ahuya, Bruno Le Ru, Laure Kaiser-Arnauld, Myriam Harry, and Paul André Calatayud
Influence of the host plant on the encyrtid aenasius bambawalei, a parasitoid used to control the cotton mealybug, phenacoccus solenopsis, in Pakistan, Hayat Badshah, Farman Ullah, Paul André Calatayud, Hidayat Ullah, and Bashir Ahmad
Ingredients for understanding brain and behavioral evolution: Ecology, phylogeny, and mechanism, Stephen H. Montgomer, Adrian Currie, Dieter Lukas, Neeltje Boogert, Andrew Buskell, Fiona R. Cross, Sarah Jelbert, Shahar Avin, Rafael Mares, Ana F. Navarrete, Shuichi Shigeno, and Corina J. Logan
Insect Net: A novel technology to promote integrated pest management on horticultural crops in Africa, T. Martin, M. Saidi, S. Niassy, S. Simon, F. Vidogbena, L. Parrot, S. Ekesi, E. Deletre, S. Subramanian, F. Assogba-Komlan, V. Baird, K. K.M. Fiaboe, M. Ngouajio, J. E. Simon, and A. Ratnadass
Insects for income generation through animal feed: Effect of dietary replacement of soybean and fish meal with black soldier fly meal on broiler growth and economic performance, V. O. Onsongo, I. M. Osuga, C. K. Gachuiri, A. M. Wachira, D. M. Miano, C. M. Tanga, S. Ekesi, D. Nakimbugwe, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Insights into malaria transmission among Anopheles funestus mosquitoes, Kenya, Edwin O. Ogola, Ulrike Fillinger, Isabella M. Ondiba, Jandouwe Villinger, Daniel K. Masiga, Baldwyn Torto, and David P. Tchouassi
Integrated rainwater harvesting practices for poverty reduction under climate change: Micro-evidence from Ethiopia, Anteneh Girma, Menale Kassie, Siegfried Bauer, and Walter Leal Filho
Integrated soil fertility management sequences for reducing climate risk in smallholder crop production systems in southern Africa, Hatirarami Nezomba, Florence Mtambanengwe, Jairos Rurinda, and Paul Mapfumo
Interaction between Chrysocharis flacilla and Diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Two Parasitoids of Liriomyza Leafminers, Samuel K. Muchemi, Claus P.W. Zebitz, Christian Borgemeister, Komivi S. Akutse, Caroline N. Foba, Sunday Ekesi, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe
Interaction between Two Leafminer Parasitoids, Halticoptera arduine (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and Diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), in the Management of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae), Samuel K. Muchemi, Claus P.W. Zebitz, Christian Borgemeister, Komivi S. Akutse, Caroline N. Foba, Sunday Ekesi, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe
Interactions among Plants, Insects, and Microbes: Elucidation of Inter-Organismal Chemical Communications in Agricultural Ecology, John J. Beck, Hans T. Alborn, Anna K. Block, Shawn A. Christensen, Charles T. Hunter, Caitlin C. Rering, Irmgard Seidl-Adams, Charles J. Stuhl, Baldwyn Torto, and James H. Tumlinson
Interspecific competition between egg parasitoids: Native Fopius caudatus and exotic Fopius arisanus, in Ceratitis cosyra, Miriam Frida Karlsson, Espérantos O. de Souza, Pascal M. Ayelo, Joseph Ayomidé Zannou, Gbelidji Souvenir Blaise Mègnigbèto, and Aimé H. Bokonon-Ganta
Investigating the viral ecology of global bee communities with high-throughput metagenomics, David A. Galbraith, Zachary L. Fuller, Allyson M. Ray, Axel Brockmann, Maryann Frazier, Mary W. Gikungu, J. Francisco Iturralde Martinez, Karen M. Kapheim, Jeffrey T. Kerby, Sarah D. Kocher, Oleksiy Losyev, Elliud Muli, Harland M. Patch, Cristina Rosa, Joyce M. Sakamoto, Scott Stanley, Anthony D. Vaudo, and Christina M. Grozinger
Larvicidal activities of limonoids from Turraea abyssinica (Meliaceae) on Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), F. R.E. Essoung, S. C. Chhabra, B. M. Mba'ning, S. A. Mohamed, W. Lwande, B. N. Lenta, S. A. Ngouela, E. Tsamo, and A. Hassanali
Lateral eyes direct principal eyes as jumping spiders track objects, Elizabeth M. Jakob, Skye M. Long, Duane P. Harland, Robert R. Jackson, Ashley Carey, Mary Emma Searles, Adam H. Porter, Cristina Canavesi, and Jannick P. Rolland
Legislation for the use of insects as food and feed in the South African context, Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi, Sheryl L. Hendriks, and Anjanette Haller-Barker
Lepidopteran stem borer species abundance and associated Damages on irrigated kilombero low land rice ecosystem in Tanzania, Bonaventure January, Gration M. Rwegasira, and Tadele Tefera
Local and regional drivers of the African coffee white stem borer (Monochamus leuconotus) in Uganda, Theresa Liebig, Régis Babin, Fabienne Ribeyre, Peter Läderach, Piet van Asten, Hans Michael Poehling, Laurence Jassogne, Christian Cilas, and Jacques Avelino
Low fertility, fecundity and numbers of mated female offspring explain the lower reproductive success of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in African honeybees, Beatrice T. Nganso, Ayuka T. Fombong, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Charles Stuhl, and Baldwyn Torto
Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus Induces Changes in Host Plant Volatiles that Attract Vector Thrips Species, Nelson L. Mwando, Amanuel Tamiru, Johnson O. Nyasani, Meshack A.O. Obonyo, John C. Caulfield, Toby J.A. Bruce, and Sevgan Subramanian
Maize–legume intercropping and push–pull for management of fall armyworm, stemborers, and striga in Uganda, Girma Hailu, Saliou Niassy, Khan R. Zeyaur, Nathan Ochatum, and Sevgan Subramanian
Management of Cyst and Root Knot Nematodes: A Chemical Ecology Perspective, Baldwyn Torto, Laura Cortada, Lucy K. Murungi, Solveig Haukeland, and Danny L. Coyne
Metarhizium anisopliae infection reduces Trypanosoma congolense reproduction in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and its ability to acquire or transmit the parasite, Lawrence G. Wamiti, Fathiya M. Khamis, Adly M.M. Abd-Alla, Fidelis L.O. Ombura, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Samuel O. Odiwuor, Shem J. Ochieng, Sunday Ekesi, and Nguya K. Maniania
Minerals content of extruded fish feeds containing cricket (Acheta domesticus) and black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) fractions, F. G. Irungu, C. M. Mutungi, A. K. Faraj, H. Affognon, C. Tanga, S. Ekesi, D. Nakimbugwe, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Modelling the Distributions of Maize Stem Borers at Local Scale in East African Mountain Gradients Using Climatic and Edaphic Variables, S. Mwalusepo, E. S. Massawe, T. Johansson, E. Abdel-Rahman, M. Gathara, E. Njuguna, P. A. Calatayud, O. J. James, T. Landmann, and B. P.Le Ru
Moisture adsorption properties and shelf-life estimation of dried and pulverised edible house cricket Acheta domesticus (L.) and black soldier fly larvae Hermetia illucens (L.), E. Kamau, C. Mutungi, J. Kinyuru, S. Imathiu, C. Tanga, H. Affognon, S. Ekesi, D. Nakimbugwe, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Molecular detection of residual parasitemia after pyronaridine-artesunate or artemether-lumefantrine treatment of uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kenyan children, Johanna M. Roth, Patrick Sawa, George Omweri, Nicodemus Makio, Victor Osoti, Menno D. De Jong, Henk D.F.H. Schallig, and Pètra F. Mens
Morphological re-description and molecular identification of tabanidae (Diptera) in East Africa, Claire M. Mugasa, Jandouwe Villinger, Joseph Gitau, Nelly Ndungu, Marc Ciosi, and Daniel Masiga
Occurrence, biology, natural enemies and management of Tuta absoluta in Africa, Ramzi Mansour, Thierry Brévault, Anaïs Chailleux, Asma Cherif, Kaouthar Grissa-Lebdi, Khalid Haddi, Samira A. Mohamed, Robert S. Nofemela, Abiola Oke, Serigne Sylla, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Lucia Zappalà, Marc Kenis, Nicolas Desneux, and Antonio Biondi
Odour and feeding preference of noctuid moth larvae conditioned to vanillin diet and non-vanillin diet, Christophe Petit, Peter Ahuya, Bruno Le Ru, Laure Kaiser-Arnauld, Myriam Harry, and Paul André Calatayud
Opportunities and pitfalls for researchers to contribute to the design of evidence-based agricultural policies: lessons from Uganda, P. N. Pali, M. Schut, P. Kibwika, L. Wairegi, M. Yami, P. J.A. van Asten, and V. M. Manyong
Opposite macroevolutionary responses to environmental changes in grasses and insects during the Neogene grassland expansion, Gael J. Kergoat, Fabien L. Condamine, Emmanuel F.A. Toussaint, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Anne Laure Clamens, Jérôme Barbut, Paul Z. Goldstein, and Bruno Le Ru
Performance of Metarhizium anisopliae-treated foam in combination with Phytoseiulus longipes Evans against Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae), Ginette Y. Azandémè Hounmalon, Nguya K. Maniania, Saliou Niassy, Simon Fellous, Serge Kreiter, Emilie Delétré, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, and Thibaud Martin
Performance of the newly identified endoparasitoid Cotesia icipe Fernandez-Triana & Fiaboe on Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval), M. K. Agbodzavu, Z. O. Lagat, M. Gikungu, I. Rwomushana, S. Ekesi, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Pest Management among Smallholder Cabbage Growers, Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Lesley Hope, Yvonne K. Nchanji, Wilfred A. Abia, Samuel A. Donkoh, and Nikolaus Schareika
Physico-chemical properties of extruded aquafeed pellets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae and adult cricket (Acheta domesticus) meals, F. G. Irungu, C. M. Mutungi, A. K. Faraj, H. Affognon, N. Kibet, C. Tanga, S. Ekesi, D. Nakimbugwe, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Plant-parasitic nematodes and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, Danny L. Coyne, Laura Cortada, Johnathan J. Dalzell, Abiodun O. Claudius-Cole, Solveig Haukeland, Nessie Luambano, and Herbert Talwana
Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosquitoes, Ailie Robinson, Annette O. Busula, Mirjam A. Voets, Khalid B. Beshir, John C. Caulfield, Stephen J. Powers, Niels O. Verhulst, Peter Winskill, Julian Muwanguzi, Michael A. Birkett, Renate C. Smallegange, Daniel K. Masiga, W. Richard Mukabana, Robert W. Sauerwein, Colin J. Sutherland, Teun Bousema, John A. Pickett, Willem Takken, James G. Logan, and Jetske G. De Boer
Plasmodium Detection and Differentiation by Direct-on-Blood PCR Nucleic Acid Lateral Flow Immunoassay: Development, Validation, and Evaluation, Johanna M. Roth, Laura de Bes, Patrick Sawa, George Omweri, Victor Osoti, Boris Oberheitmann, Henk D.F.H. Schallig, and Pètra F. Mens
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte dynamics after pyronaridine-artesunate or artemether-lumefantrine treatment NCT02411994 NCT, Johanna M. Roth, Patrick Sawa, George Omweri, Victor Osoti, Nicodemus Makio, John Bradley, Teun Bousema, Henk D.F.H. Schallig, and Pètra F. Mens
Population structure of a global agricultural invasive pest, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), Yu jia Qin, Matthew N. Krosch, Mark K. Schutze, Yue Zhang, Xiao xue Wang, Chandra S. Prabhakar, Agus Susanto, Alvin K.W. Hee, Sunday Ekesi, Kemo Badji, Mahfuza Khan, Jia jiao Wu, Qiao ling Wang, Ge Yan, Li huan Zhu, Zi hua Zhao, Li jun Liu, Anthony R. Clarke, and Zhi hong Li
Prediction of insect pest distribution as influenced by elevation: Combining field observations and temperature-dependent development models for the coffee stink bug, antestiopsis thunbergii (gmelin), Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Christian W.W. Pirk, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Fabrice Pinard, Saliou Niassy, Gladys Mosomtai, and Régis Babin
Prevalence of common honey bee pathogens at selected apiaries in Kenya, 2013/2014, Juliette R. Ongus, Ayuka T. Fombong, Janet Irungu, Daniel Masiga, and Suresh Raina
Prospects of endophytic fungal entomopathogens as biocontrol and plant growth promoting agents: An insight on how artificial inoculation methods affect endophytic colonization of host plants, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Chandra Kanta Dash, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Ravindran Keppanan, Oluwatoyin Grace Afolabi, Mubasher Hussain, Muhammad Qasim, and Liande Wang
Proximate composition and in vitro protein digestibility of extruded aquafeeds containing Acheta domesticus and Hermetia illucens fractions, F. G. Irungu, C. M. Mutungi, A. K. Faraj, H. Affognon, S. Ekesi, D. Nakimbugwe, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Push-pull farming system controls Fall armyworm: Lessons from Africa, Zeyaur R. Khan, Jimmy O. Pittchar, Charles A.O. Midega, and John A. Pickett
Push–pull farming system in Kenya: Implications for economic and social welfare, Menale Kassie, Jesper Stage, Gracious Diiro, Beatrice Muriithi, Geoffrey Muricho, Samuel T. Ledermann, Jimmy Pittchar, Charles Midega, and Kahn Zeyaur
Pyronaridine-artesunate and artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kenyan children: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial NCT02411994 NCT, Johanna M. Roth, Patrick Sawa, Nicodemus Makio, George Omweri, Victor Osoti, Selpha Okach, Felix Choy, Henk D.F.H. Schallig, and Pètra Mens
Quantifying variability in maize yield response to nutrient applications in the Northern Nigerian Savanna, Bello M. Shehu, Roel Merckx, Jibrin M. Jibrin, Alpha Y. Kamara, and Jairos Rurinda
Quantitative and quality losses caused by rodents in on-farm stored maize: a case study in the low land tropical zone of Kenya, Kukom Edoh Ognakossan, Christopher M. Mutungi, Tobias O. Otieno, Hippolyte D. Affognon, Daniel N. Sila, and Willis O. Owino
Reducing losses but failing to sequester carbon in soils – the case of Conservation Agriculture and Integrated Soil Fertility Management in the humid tropical agro-ecosystem of Western Kenya, Rolf Sommer, Birthe Katharina Paul, John Mukalama, and Job Kihara
Relationship between new farming practices and chemical use and the consumption of giant cricket (Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury, 1770), F. O. Miantsia, F. Meutchieye, and S. Niassy
Resolving taxonomic ambiguity and cryptic speciation of Hypotrigona species through morphometrics and DNA barcoding, Nelly N. Ndungu, Kiatoko Nkoba, Catherine L. Sole, Christian W.W. Pirk, A. Yusuf Abdullahi, Suresh K. Raina, and Daniel K. Masiga
Response of a wild-type and modern cowpea cultivars to arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation in sterilized and non-sterilized soil, Marjorie Bonareri Oruru, Ezekiel Mugendi Njeru, Remy Pasquet, and Steve Runo
Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nitrogen, phosphorus and rhizobia inoculation across variable soils in Zimbabwe, Vongai Chekanai, Regis Chikowo, and Bernard Vanlauwe
Response of maize stemborers and associated parasitoids to the spread of grasses in the rainforest zone of Kisangani, DR Congo: effect on stemborers biological control, Onésime M. Kankonda, Benjamin D. Akaibe, Ntambo M. Sylvain, and Bruno Pierre Le Ru
Responses of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidea: Scolytinae) to volatile constituents of its symbiotic fungus Fusarium solani (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae), James Peter Egonyu and Baldwyn Torto
Ripe coffee berry volatiles repel second instar nymphs of Antestia bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Antestiopsis thunbergii), Teresiah N. Njihia, Baldwyn Torto, Lucy K. Murungi, Janet Irungu, Dickson M. Mwenda, and Régis Babin
Risk assessment and spread of the potentially invasive Ceratitis rosa Karsch and Ceratitis quilicii De Meyer, Mwatawala & Virgilio sp. Nov. using life-cycle simulation models: Implications for phytosanitary measures and management, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Ivan Rwomushana, Gladys Mosomtai, Samira A. Mohamed, and Sunday Ekesi
Root endophytic status of west African biocontrol agents and implications for root-knot nematode management, A. Affokpon, A. C. Djihinto, E. N.D. Coffi, D. L. Coyne, and J. Coosemans
Salivary α-amylase of stem borer hosts determines host recognition and acceptance for oviposition by Cotesia spp. (Hymenoptera, braconidae), Gladys B. Bichang'a, Jean Luc Da Lage, Kevin Sambai, Simon Mule, Bruno Le Ru, Laure Kaiser, Gerald Juma, Esther N. Maina, and Paul André Calatayud