Submissions from 2015
Biochemical changes in developing embryos of Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) induced by pheromone produced by ovipositing gregarious females, Fathiya M. Khamis, Paul O. Mireji, Ellie O. Osir, Mabel O. Imbuga, and Ahmed Hassanali
BMX: A tool for computing bacterial phyletic composition from orthologous maps, Benard W. Kulohoma
Characteristics of soils in selected maize growing sites along altitudinal gradients in East African highlands, Elijah Njuguna, Mary Gathara, Stanley Nadir, Sizah Mwalusepo, David Williamson, Pierre Etienne Mathé, Jackson Kimani, Tobias Landmann, Gerald Juma, George Ong'amo, Erastus Gatebe, Bruno Le Ru, and Paul andré Calatayud
Chemical cues modulating electrophysiological and behavioural responses in the parasitic wasp cotesia sesamiae, A. Tamiru, T. Bruce, C. M. Woodcock, M. A. Birkett, C. Midega, J. A. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan
Climate-adapted companion cropping increases agricultural productivity in East Africa, Charles A.O. Midega, Toby J.A. Bruce, John A. Pickett, Jimmy O. Pittchar, Alice Murage, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Clinical determinants of early parasitological response to ACTs in African patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria: A literature review and meta-analysis of individual patient data, Salim Abdulla, Ishag Adam, George O. Adjei, Martin A. Adjuik, Bereket Alemayehu, Richard Allan, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Mamadou S. Ba, Hubert Barennes, Karen I. Barnes, Quique Bassat, Elisabeth Baudin, Nicole Berens-Riha, Anders Björkman, François Bompart, Maryline Bonnet, Steffen Borrmann, Teun Bousema, Philippe Brasseur, Hasifa Bukirwa, Francesco Checchi, Prabin Dahal, Umberto D'Alessandro, Meghna Desai, Alassane Dicko, Abdoulaye A. Djimdé, and Grant Dorsey
Coffea arabica variety KP423 may be resistant to the cerambycid coffee stemborer monochamus leuconotus, but common stem treatments seem ineffective against the pest, J. P. Egonyu, P. Kucel, G. Kagezi, J. Kovach, I. Rwomushana, M. Erbaugh, R. Wekono, D. Salifu, and S. Kyamanywa
Colonization of the Mediterranean basin by the vector biting midge species Culicoides imicola: An old story, S. Jacquet, C. Garros, E. Lombaert, C. Walton, J. Restrepo, X. Allene, T. Baldet, C. Cetre-Sossah, A. Chaskopoulou, J. C. Delecolle, A. Desvars, M. Djerbal, M. Fall, L. Gardes, M. De Garine-Wichatitsky, M. Goffredo, Y. Gottlieb, A. Gueye Fall, M. Kasina, K. Labuschagne, Y. Lhor, J. Lucientes, T. Martin, B. Mathieu, M. Miranda, N. Pages, I. Pereira Da Fonseca, and D. W. Ramilo
Combining malaria control with house electrification: Adherence to recommended behaviours for proper deployment of solar-powered mosquito trapping systems, Rusinga Island, western Kenya, Prisca A. Oria, Jane Alaii, Margaret Ayugi, Willem Takken, and Cees Leeuwis
Comparative analysis of development and survival of two Natal fruit fly Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Diptera, tephritidae) populations from Kenya and South Africa, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Aruna Manrakhan, John Henry Daneel, Samira A. Mohamed, Khamis Fathiya, and Sunday Ekesi
Comparative genomic analysis of meningitis- and bacteremia- causing pneumococci identifies a common core genome, Benard W. Kulohoma, Jennifer E. Cornick, Chrispin Chaguza, Feyruz Yalcin, Simon R. Harris, Katherine J. Gray, Anmol M. Kiran, Elizabeth Molyneux, Neil French, Julian Parkhill, Brian E. Faragher, Dean B. Everett, Stephen D. Bentley, and Robert S. Heydermana
Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus, strain ILRI_Eymole1/1, isolated from a Kenyan dromedary camel, Saima Zubair, Anne Fischer, Anne Liljander, Jochen Meens, Jan Hegerman, Hadrien Gourlé, Richard P. Bishop, Ina Roebbelen, Mario Younan, Mudassir Imran Mustafa, Mamoona Mushtaq, Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, and Joerg Jores
Consumers’ willingness to pay for cabbage with minimized pesticide residues in Southern Benin, Faustin Vidogbéna, Anselme Adégbidi, Rigobert Tossou, Françoise Assogba-Komlan, Thibaut Martin, Mathieu Ngouajio, Serge Simon, Laurent Parrot, and Kerstin K. Zander
Control of vegetable pests in Benin - Farmers' preferences for eco-friendly nets as an alternative to insecticides, Faustin Vidogbéna, Anselme Adégbidi, Rigobert Tossou, Françoise Assogba-Komlan, Mathieu Ngouajio, Thibaut Martin, Serge Simon, Laurent Parrot, and Kerstin K. Zander
Cost: Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin, Faustin Vidogbéna, Anselme Adégbidi, Françoise Assogba-Komlan, Thibaud Martin, Mathieu Ngouajio, Serge Simon, Rigobert Tossou, and Laurent Parrot
Crop residue disappearance and macrofauna activity in sub-humid western Kenya, J. Kihara, C. Martius, and A. Bationo
Cuticular hydrocarbons corroborate the distinction between lowland and highland Natal fruit fly (Tephritidae, Ceratitis rosa) populations, Lucie Vaníčková, Radka Břízová, Antonio Pompeiano, Sunday Ekesi, and Marc De Meyer
Description of third instar larvae of Ceratitis fasciventris, C. Anonae, C. rosa (FAR complex) and C. capitata (Diptera, tephritidae), Gary J. Steck and Sunday Ekesi
Determinants of adoption of climate-smart push-pull technology for enhanced food security through integrated pest management in eastern Africa, A. W. Murage, C. A.O. Midega, J. O. Pittchar, J. A. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan
Differential effects of pesticide applications on Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its parasitoids on pea in Central Kenya, M. M. Guantai, C. P.K.O. Ogol, D. Salifu, J. M. Kasina, K. S. Akutse, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Differential expression of the chemosensory transcriptome in two populations of the stemborer Sesamia nonagrioides, Nicolas Glaser, Aurore Gallot, Fabrice Legeai, Myriam Harry, Laure Kaiser, Bruno Le Ru, Paul André Calatayud, and Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly
Discovery of an oviposition attractant for gravid malaria vectors of the Anopheles gambiae species complex, Jenny M. Lindh, Michael N. Okal, Manuela Herrera-Varela, Anna Karin Borg-Karlson, Baldwyn Torto, Steven W. Lindsay, and Ulrike Fillinger
Discrete Davydov's soliton in α-helical protein molecule with anharmonic hydrogen bond and thermal noise, Frank T. Ndjomatchoua, Clément Tchawoua, Joël D.T. Tchinang, Bruno P. LeRü, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Distribution and diversity of the vectors of Rift Valley fever along the livestock movement routes in the northeastern and coastal regions of Kenya, Samwel O. Arum, Christopher W. Weldon, Benedict Orindi, Tobias Landmann, David P. Tchouassi, Hippolyte D. Affognon, and Rosemary Sang
Distribution and genetic diversity of Tomato spotted wilt virus following an incursion into Kenya, I. Macharia, D. Backhouse, E. M. Ateka, S. B. Wu, J. Harvey, M. Njahira, and R. A. Skilton
Distribution of indigenous strains of atoxigenic and toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in maize and peanuts agro-ecological zones of Kenya, Daniel O. Okun, Fathiya M. Khamis, Geoffrey M. Muluvi, Joseph J. Ngeranwa, Fidelis O. Ombura, Moses O. Yongo, and Eucharia U. Kenya
Do NERICA rice cultivars express resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze under field conditions?, Jonne Rodenburg, Mamadou Cissoko, Juma Kayeke, Ibnou Dieng, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Enos A. Onyuka, and Julie D. Scholes
Draft genome sequence of the first human isolate of the ruminant pathogen Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum, Frederik Valeur Seersholm, Anne Fischer, Martin Heller, Joerg Jores, Konrad Sachse, Tobias Mourier, and Anders Johannes Hansen
Eco-friendly nets to improve vegetable production and quality in sub-Saharan Africa, T. Martin, S. Simon, L. Parrot, F. Assogba Komlan, F. Vidogbena, A. Adegbidi, V. Baird, M. Saidi, M. Kasina, L. A. Wasilwa, S. Subramanian, and M. Ngouajio
Ecological management of cereal stemborers in African smallholder agriculture through behavioural manipulation, Charles A.O. Midega, Toby J.A. Bruce, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: A meta-analysis, Lorena Pumariño, Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi, Sofia Gripenberg, Riikka Kaartinen, Edmundo Barrios, Mary Nyawira Muchane, Charles Midega, and Mattias Jonsson
Effects of fungal infection on feeding and survival of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) on plant sugars, Sopher N. Ondiaka, Elizabeth W. Masinde, Constantianus Jm Koenraadt, Willem Takken, and Wolfgang R. Mukabana
Efficacy of fish- and hydramethylnon-based baits for conservation of the African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) during cashew off-seasons in Tanzania, Moses I. Olotu, Hannalene Du Plessis, Zuberi S. Seguni, Sunday Ekesi, and Nguya K. Maniania
Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae in controlling the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae on common bean in screenhouse and field experiments, David Mugisho Bugeme, Markus Knapp, Sunday Ekesi, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Hamadi Iddi Boga, and Nguya Kalemba Maniania
Efficacy of neem chippings for mosquito larval control under field conditions, Susan S. Imbahale and Wolfgang R. Mukabana
Efficacy of spot-spray application of Metarhizium anisopliae formulated in emulsifiable extract of Calpurnia aurea in attracting and infecting adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks in semi-field experiments, Paulin Nana, Felix Nchu, Sunday Ekesi, Hamadi Iddo Boga, Pierre Kamtchouing, and Nguya Kalemba Maniania
Electrophysiological and behavioral characterization of bioactive compounds of the Thymus vulgaris, Cymbopogon winterianus, Cuminum cyminum and Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oils against Anopheles gambiae and prospects for their use as bednet treatments, Emilie Deletre, Fabrice Chandre, Livy Williams, Claire Duménil, Chantal Menut, and Thibaud Martin
Evaluating the sequential masking classification approach for improving crop discrimination in the Sudanian Savanna of West Africa, Gerald Forkuor, Christopher Conrad, Michael Thiel, Tobias Landmann, and Boubacar Barry
Evolution of spermophagus seed beetles (coleoptera, bruchinae, amblycerini) indicates both synchronous and delayed colonizations of host plants, Gael J. Kergoat, Bruno P. Le Ru, Seyed E. Sadeghi, Midori Tuda, Chris A.M. Reid, Zoltán György, Gwenaëlle Genson, Cibele S. Ribeiro-Costa, and Alex Delobel
Examining returns to scale in smallholder dairy farms in East Africa, Ayele Gelan and Beatrice W. Murüthi
Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: A choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi, Isabel Lambrecht, Liesbet Vranken, Roel Merckx, Bernard Vanlauwe, and Miet Maertens
Ex-ante perceptions and knowledge of artificial insemination among pastoralists in Kenya, D. N. Khainga, G. Obare, and A. Murage
Farmers' control practices against the invasive red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard in Benin, Ginette Y. Azandémè-Hounmalon, Hippolyte D. Affognon, Françoise Assogba Komlan, Manuele Tamò, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Serge Kreiter, and Thibaud Martin
Field evaluation of a push-pull system to reduce malaria transmission, David J. Menger, Philemon Omusula, Maarten Holdinga, Tobias Homan, Ana S. Carreira, Patrice Vandendaele, Jean Luc Derycke, Collins K. Mweresa, Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, Joop J.A. Van Loon, and Willem Takken
Gender specific perceptions and adoption of the climate-smart push-pull technology in eastern Africa, A. W. Murage, J. O. Pittchar, C. A.O. Midega, C. O. Onyango, and Z. R. Khan
Genetic divergence of Chikungunya virus plaque variants from the Comoros Island (2005), Caroline Wasonga, Shingo Inoue, Cecilia Rumberia, George Michuki, James Kimotho, Juliette R. Ongus, Rosemary Sang, and Lillian Musila
Genetic diversity of the Pneumococcal CbpA: Implications for next-generation vaccine development, Muna F. Abry, Kelvin M. Kimenyi, Fred O. Osowo, Willingtone O. Odhiambo, Steven O. Sewe, and Benard W. Kulohoma
Genome sequence of the Drosophila melanogaster male-killing Spiroplasma strain MSRO endosymbiont, Juan C. Paredes, Jeremy K. Herren, Fanny Schüpfer, Ray Marin, Stéphane Claverol, Chih Horng Kuo, Bruno Lemaitre, and Laure Béven
Genome-wide analysis of signatures of selection in populations of African honey bees (Apis mellifera) using new web-based tools, Zachary L. Fuller, Elina L. Niño, Harland M. Patch, Oscar C. Bedoya-Reina, Tracey Baumgarten, Elliud Muli, Fiona Mumoki, Aakrosh Ratan, John McGraw, Maryann Frazier, Daniel Masiga, Stephen Schuster, Christina M. Grozinger, and Webb Miller
Global emergence of Alphaviruses that cause arthritis in humans, Lwande Wesula Olivia, Vincent Obanda, Göran Bucht, Gladys Mosomtai, Viola Otieno, Clas Ahlm, and Magnus Evander
Grower adoption of an integrated pest management package for management of mango-infesting fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Embu, Kenya, J. K. Korir, H. D. Affognon, C. N. Ritho, W. S. Kingori, P. Irungu, S. A. Mohamed, and S. Ekesi
High carbon and biodiversity costs from converting Africa's wet savannahs to cropland, Timothy D. Searchinger, Lyndon Estes, Philip K. Thornton, Tim Beringer, An Notenbaert, Daniel Rubenstein, Ralph Heimlich, Rachel Licker, and Mario Herrero
High multiple carriage and emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype variants in Malawian children, Arox W. Kamng'ona, Jason Hinds, Naor Bar-Zeev, Katherine A. Gould, Chrispin Chaguza, Chisomo Msefula, Jennifer E. Cornick, Benard W. Kulohoma, Katherine Gray, Stephen D. Bentley, Neil French, Robert S. Heyderman, and Dean B. Everett
High quality draft genomes of the Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides challenge strains Afadé and B237, Anne Fischer, Ivette Santana-Cruz, Jan Hegerman, Hadrien Gourlé, Elise Schieck, Mathieu Lambert, Suvarna Nadendla, Hezron Wesonga, Rachel A. Miller, Sanjay Vashee, Johann Weber, Jochen Meens, Joachim Frey, and Joerg Jores
Host plants record for tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in Sudan, E. S.I. Mohamed, M. E.E. Mahmoud, M. A.M. Elhaj, S. A. Mohamed, and S. Ekesi
Identification and risk assessment for worldwide invasion and spread of tuta absoluta with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for phytosanitary measures and management, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Samira F. Mohamed, Fathiya Khamis, and Sunday Ekesi
Identifying barriers in the malaria control policymaking process in East Africa: Insights from stakeholders and a structured literature review, Christopher Paul, Randall Kramer, Adriane Lesser, Clifford Mutero, Marie Lynn Miranda, and Katherine Dickinson
Incomplete systemic movement of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and the occurrence of latent infections in xanthomonas wilt-infected banana mats, W. Ocimati, G. V. Nakato, K. M. Fiaboe, F. Beed, and G. Blomme
Influence of dietary experience on the induction of preference of adult moths and larvae for a new olfactory cue, Christophe Petit, Bruno Le Ru, Stéphane Dupas, Brigitte Frérot, Peter Ahuya, Laure Kaiser-Arnauld, Myriam Harry, and Paul André Calatayud
Innovative tools and OpenHDS for health and demographic surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya Health Services Research, Tobias Homan, Aurelio Di Pasquale, Ibrahim Kiche, Kelvin Onoka, Alexandra Hiscox, Collins Mweresa, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Willem Takken, and Nicolas Maire
Insects' RNA profiling reveals absence of "hidden break" in 28S ribosomal RNA molecule of onion thrips, thrips tabaci, Rosaline Wanjiru Macharia, Fidelis Levi Ombura, and Erick Onyango Aroko
Integrative taxonomy reveals six new species related to the Mediterranean corn stalk borer Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Sesamiina), Gael J. Kergoat, Emmanuel F.A. Toussaint, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Anne Laure Clamens, George Ong'amo, Desmond Conlong, Johnnie van Den Berg, Domingos Cugala, Beatrice Pallangyo, Onesime Mubenga, Gilson Chipabika, Rose Ndemah, Michel Sezonlin, Gregoire Bani, Richard Molo, Abdalla Ali, Paul Andre Calatayud, Laure Kaiser, Jean Francois Silvain, and Bruno Le Ru
Interaction between phaedrotoma scabriventris nixon and opius dissitus muesebeck (hymenoptera: Braconidae): endoparasitoids of liriomyza leafminer, C. N. Foba, Z. O. Lagat, L. M. Gitonga, K. S. Akutse, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Interactions between Phaedrotoma scabriventris Nixon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Diglyphus isaea Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), parasitoids of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), K. S. Akutse, J. Van den Berg, N. K. Maniania, K. K.M. Fiaboe, and S. Ekesi
Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica, A. M. Hooper, J. C. Caulfield, B. Hao, J. A. Pickett, C. A.O. Midega, and Z. R. Khan
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) on Rift Valley Fever among Pastoralist Communities of Ijara District, North Eastern Kenya, Ismail H. Abdi, Hippolyte D. Affognon, Anthony K. Wanjoya, Washington Onyango-Ouma, and Rosemary Sang
Linalool oxide: Generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors, Vincent O. Nyasembe, David P. Tchouassi, Charles M. Mbogo, Catherine L. Sole, Christian Pirk, and Baldwyn Torto
LivestockPlus: Forages, sustainable intensification, and food security in the tropics, Thomas K. Rudel, Birthe Paul, Douglas White, I. M. Rao, Rein Van Der Hoek, Aracely Castro, Maryline Boval, Amy Lerner, Laura Schneider, and Michael Peters
Long-term balancing selection in LAD1 maintains a missense trans-species polymorphism in humans, chimpanzees, and bonobos, João C. Teixeira, Cesare De Filippo, Antje Weihmann, Juan R. Meneu, Fernando Racimo, Michael Dannemann, Birgit Nickel, Anne Fischer, Michel Halbwax, Claudine Andre, Rebeca Atencia, Matthias Meyer, Genís Parra, Svante Pääbo, and Aida M. Andrés
Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), an emerging threat to maize-based food security in sub-Saharan Africa, George Mahuku, Benham E. Lockhart, Bramwel Wanjala, Mark W. Jones, Janet Njeri Kimunye, Lucy R. Stewart, Bryan J. Cassone, Subramanian Sevgan, Johnson O. Nyasani, Elizabeth Kusia, P. Lava Kumar, C. L. Niblett, Andrew Kiggundu, Godfrey Asea, Hanu R. Pappu, Anne Wangai, Boddupalli M. Prasanna, and Margaret G. Redinbaugh
Metabolite profiling for caffeic acid oligomers in Satureja biflora, Sara E. Moghadam, Samad N. Ebrahimi, Frank Gafner, John B. Ochola, Rose M. Marubu, Wilber Lwande, Barbara Frei Haller, Peyman Salehi, and Matthias Hamburger
Minjingu phosphate rock applications increase the population of phosphate solubilising microorganisms with a positive impact on crop yields in a Kenyan Ferralsol, Keziah Wairimu Ndungu-Magiroi, Boaz Waswa, Andre Bationo, John Robert Okalebo, Caleb Othieno, Laetitia Herrmann, and Didier Lesueur
Molecular phylogenetics, systematics and host-plant associations of the Bruchidius albosparsus (Fåhraeus) species group (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) with the descript ion of four new species, Alex Delobel, Bruno Le Ru, Gwenaëlle Genson, Boaz K. Musyoka, and Gael J. Kergoat
Monitoring vegetation dynamics with medium resolution MODIS-EVI time series at sub-regional scale in southern Africa, Olena Dubovyk, Tobias Landmann, Barend F.N. Erasmus, Andreas Tewes, and Jürgen Schellberg
Mosquito Attraction: Crucial Role of Carbon Dioxide in Formulation of a Five-Component Blend of Human-Derived Volatiles, Joop J.A. van Loon, Renate C. Smallegange, Gabriella Bukovinszkiné-Kiss, Frans Jacobs, Marjolein De Rijk, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Niels O. Verhulst, David J. Menger, and Willem Takken
Mosquito host preferences affect their response to synthetic and natural odour blends, Annette O. Busula, Willem Takken, Dorothy E. Loy, Beatrice H. Hahn, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, and Niels O. Verhulst
Mosquito-terminator spiders and the meaning of predatory specialization, Robert R. Jackson and Fiona R. Cross
Muhaka icipe, an enigmatic new genus and species of Kleidotomini (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae) from an East African coastal forest, M. L. Buffington and R. S. Copeland
Napier grass stunt disease in East Africa: Farmers' perspectives on disease management, George O. Asudi, Johnnie van den Berg, Charles A.O. Midega, Jimmy Pittchar, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
New Bruchidius species reared from Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae: Acacieae) seeds from Eastern and Southern Africa (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), Alex Delobel and Bruno Le Ru
New directions for improving crop resistance to insects by breeding for egg induced defence, Amanuel Tamiru, Zeyaur R. Khan, and Toby J.A. Bruce
Observing vegetation dynamics at medium spatial scale: Lessons from Africa and Asia, Olena Dubovyk, Tobias Landmann, Barend Erasmus, Frank Thonfeld, Jurgen Schellberg, and Gunter Menz
Occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and fusarium in tc banana rhizosphere inoculated with microbiological products in different soils in kenya, R. W. Mukhongo, M. A. Kavoo-Mwangi, M. E. Kahangi, E. M. Ateka, A. B. Were, J. R. Okalebo, M. E. Mutegi, K. E. Mwangi, T. T. Tepeni, K. S. Njuguini, J. M. Onguso, S. A. Okoth, and J. M. Jefwa
Olfactory associative learning in two African stingless bee species (Meliponula ferruginea and M. bocandei, Meliponini), J. Henske, K. Krausa, F. A. Hager, K. Nkoba, and W. H. Kirchner
Ongoing ecological speciation in Cotesia sesamiae, a biological control agent of cereal stem borers, Laure Kaiser, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Ferial Kaoula, Corentin Paillusson, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Julius Ochieng Obonyo, Elisabeth A. Herniou, Severine Jancek, Antoine Branca, Paul André Calatayud, Jean François Silvain, and Stephane Dupas
Optimizing western flower thrips management on French beans by combined use of beneficials and imidacloprid, Johnson O. Nyasani, Sevgan Subramanian, Hans Michael Poehling, Nguya K. Maniania, Sunday Ekesi, and Rainer Meyhöfer
Orthobunyavirus Antibodies among Humans in Selected Parts of the Rift Valley and Northeastern Kenya, Collins Odhiambo, Marietjie Venter, Robert Swanepoel, and Rosemary Sang
Parasites and vectors of malaria on Rusinga Island, Western Kenya, Evelyn A. Olanga, Lawrence Okombo, Lucy W. Irungu, and Wolfgang R. Mukabana
Pathogenicity and performance of two candidate isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) in four liquid culture media for the management of the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), V. Tumuhaise, S. Ekesi, S. A. Mohamed, P. N. Ndegwa, L. W. Irungu, R. Srinivasan, and N. K. Maniania
Phylogenetic molecular species delimitations unravel potential new species in the pest genus spodoptera guenée, 1852 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Pascaline Dumas, Jérôme Barbut, Bruno Le Ru, Jean François Silvain, Anne Laure Clamens, Emmanuelle D'Alençon, and Gael J. Kergoat
Potential of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an unconventional source of dietary and therapeutic sterols, Xavier Cheseto, Serge Philibert Kuate, David P. Tchouassi, Mary Ndung'u, Peter E.A. Teal, and Baldwyn Torto
Potential Toxicity of α-Cypermethrin-Treated Nets on Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), A. Biondi, L. Zappalà, N. Desneux, A. Aparo, G. Siscaro, C. Rapisarda, T. Martin, and G. Tropea Garzia
Predicting the impact of temperature change on the future distribution of maize stem borers and their natural enemies along East African mountain gradients using phenology models, Sizah Mwalusepo, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Estomih S. Massawe, Gerphas O. Okuku, Nancy Khadioli, Tino Johansson, Paul André Calatayud, and Bruno Pierre Le Ru
Preference for isolated host plants facilitates invasion of Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by a bacterial male-killer Spiroplasma, Ian J. Gordon, Piera Ireri, and David A.S. Smith
Rapid nectar-meal effects on a predator’s capacity to kill mosquitoes, Georgina E. Carvell, Josiah O. Kuja, and Robert R. Jackson
Regulating edible insects: the challenge of addressing food security, nature conservation, and the erosion of traditional food culture, A. Halloran, P. Vantomme, Y. Hanboonsong, and S. Ekesi
Repellency of plant extracts against the legume flower thrips megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Andnet Abtew, Sevgan Subramanian, Xavier Cheseto, Serge Kreiter, Giovanna Tropea Garzia, and Thibaud Martin
Repellency of tsetse-refractory waterbuck (Kobus defassa) body odour to Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae): Assessment of relative contribution of different classes and individual constituents, Mathew K. Bett, Rajinder K. Saini, and Ahmed Hassanali
Responses of Parasitoids to Volatiles Induced by Chilo partellus Oviposition on Teosinte, a Wild Ancestor of Maize, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Toby J.A. Bruce, Charles A.O. Midega, Christine M. Woodcock, John C. Caulfield, Johnnie Van Den Berg, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan