Submissions from 2012
Developmental biology and demographic parameters of antestia bug Antestiopsis thunbergii (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae) at different constant temperatures, R. Musundire, A. Chabi-Olaye, and K. Krüger
Disentangling dispersal, vicariance and adaptive radiation patterns: A case study using armyworms in the pest genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Gael J. Kergoat, Dorothy P. Prowell, Bruno P. Le Ru, Andrew Mitchell, Pascaline Dumas, Anne Laure Clamens, Fabien L. Condamine, and Jean François Silvain
Effect of constant temperatures on germination, radial growth and virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae to three species of African tephritid fruit flies, R. R. Jackson and X. J. Nelson
Effect of nitrogen fertilizer level on infestations of lepidopterous stemborers and yields of maize in Zanzibar, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the development and fecundity of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), A. Tamiru, E. Getu, B. Jembere, and T. Bruce
Effect of the cassava green mite, Mononychellus progresivus, on the development and reproduction of the introduced predatory mite, Phytoseiulus longipes (Acari: Tetranychidae; Phytoseiidae), at different temperaturess, D. L. Mutisya, E. M. El-Banhawy, C. W. Kariuki, C. P.M. Khamala, K. K.M. Fiaboe, and M. M. Kungu
Egg-laying decisions based on olfactory cues enhance offspring fitness in Stomoxys calcitrans L. (Diptera: Muscidae), Ximena J. Nelson, Charles M. Warui, and Robert R. Jackson
Electron energy-loss spectroscopy, Robert S. Copeland, Evariste Nkubaye, Benoit Nzigidahera, John H. Epler, James P. Cuda, and William A. Overholt
Elucidation of the biosynthesis of the di-C-glycosylflavone isoschaftoside, an allelopathic component from Desmodium spp. that inhibits Striga spp. development, Mary L. Hamilton, Serge P. Kuate, Melissa Brazier-Hicks, John C. Caulfield, Ruth Rose, Robert Edwards, Baldwyn Torto, John A. Pickett, and Antony M. Hooper
Estimation of the efficiency of the biconical trap for Glossina fuscipes fuscipes along the Lake Victoria shore, Kenya, Seth M. Barribeau, Jandouwe Villinger, and Bruce Waldman
Ethnoknowledge of Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya, Wycliffe Wanzala, Willem Takken, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Achola O. Pala, and Ahmed Hassanali
Evaluation of low density polyethylene and nylon for delivery of synthetic mosquito attractants, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Collins K. Mweresa, Philemon Omusula, Benedict O. Orindi, Renate C. Smallegange, Joop Ja Van Loon, and Willem Takken
Evaluation of persistence and relative toxicity of some pest control products to adults of two native trichogrammatid species in Kenya, G. Momanyi, R. Maranga, S. Sithanantham, S. Agong, C. M. Matoka, and S. A. Hassan
Farmers' perceptions of cotton pests and their management in western Kenya, Charles A.O. Midega, Isaac M. Nyang'au, Jimmy Pittchar, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, Miguel Borges, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Genetic connectivity of trypanosomes between tsetse-infested and tsetse-free areas of Kenya, Michel Sezonlin, Rose Ndemah, Georg Goergen, Bruno Le Rü, Stéphane Dupas, and Jean François Silvain
Genetic structure and mating system of wild cowpea populations in West Africa, Eric B. Kouam, Remy S. Pasquet, Pascal Campagne, Jean Baptiste Tignegre, Kevin Thoen, Remi Gaudin, Jeremy T. Ouedraogo, Abdulai B. Salifu, Geoffrey M. Muluvi, and Paul Gepts
Gynandropsis gynandra essential oil and its constituents as tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) repellents, S. S. Imbahale, W. R. Mukabana, B. Orindi, A. K. Githeko, and W. Takken
Identification of root-knot nematode species occurring on tomatoes in Kenya: Use of isozyme phenotypes and PCR-RFLP, Rael Birithia, Wanjohi Waceke, Peter Lomo, and Daniel Masiga
Identification of root-knot nematode species occurring on tomatoes in Kenya: Use of isozyme phenotypes and PCR-RFLP, S. Niassy, N. K. Maniania, S. Subramanian, L. M. Gitonga, D. M. Mburu, D. Masiga, and S. Ekesi
Immunotoxic effects of force-fed ethephon on model organism Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Olivia Wesula Lwande, Zephania Irura, Caroline Tigoi, Edith Chepkorir, Benedict Orindi, Lillian Musila, Marietjie Venter, Anne Fischer, and Rosemary Sang
Integrated mosquito larval source management reduces larval numbers in two highland villages in western Kenya, Susan S. Imbahale, Andrew Githeko, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, and Willem Takken
Life history of Oplostomus haroldi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) under laboratory conditions and a description of its third instar larva, Ayuka T. Fombong, Fabian Haas, Paul N. Ndegwa, and Lucy W. Irungu
Mass spectral determination of phenylacetonitrile (PAN) levels in body tissues of adult desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Peris W. Amwayi, Daniel K. Masiga, Prem Govender, Peter E.A. Teal, and Baldwyn Torto
Mechanical transmission of Trypanosoma evansi and T. congolense by Stomoxys niger and S. taeniatus in a laboratory mouse model, Jandouwe Villinger and Bruce Waldman
Mediation of a Plant-Spider Association by Specific Volatile Compounds, Ximena J. Nelson, Andrew J. Pratt, Xavier Cheseto, Baldwyn Torto, and Robert R. Jackson
Models for estimation of population density of late instar nymphs and fledglings of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.), Lefulesele N. Lebesa, Zeyaur R. Khan, Kerstin Krüger, Toby J.A. Bruce, Ahmed Hassanali, and John A. Pickettd
Molecular quantification of Plasmodium parasite density from the blood retained in used RDTs, Fernando E. Vega, Aaron P. Davis, and Juliana Jaramillo
Mosquito species abundance and diversity in Malindi, Kenya and their potential implication in pathogen transmission, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Janet Midega, Samuel Kahindi, Laban Njoroge, Joseph Nzovu, John Githure, Charles M. Mbogo, and John C. Beier
New evidence on the mechanics of wing unfolding in dermaptera (Insecta), Fabian Haas, Justin Tan Chek Hwen, and Hung Bun Tang
Olinioside, 5-(4′-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-caffeoyloxy-5,6- dihydro-4-methyl-(2H)-pyran-2-one from Olinia usambarensis, Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto, Steve Willms, Ayuka T. Fombong, Adrian Duehl, and Peter E.A. Teal
Oviposition Induced Volatile Emissions from African Smallholder Farmers' Maize Varieties, Amanuel Tamiru, Toby J.A. Bruce, Charles A.O. Midega, Christine M. Woodcock, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Palaeoenvironmental shifts drove the adaptive radiation of a noctuid stemborer tribe (lepidoptera, noctuidae, apameini) in the Miocene, Emmanuel F.A. Toussaint, Fabien L. Condamine, Gael J. Kergoat, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Jérôme Barbut, Jean François Silvain, and Bruno P. Le Ru
Phylogenetic analysis of Bunyamwera and Ngari viruses (family Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus) isolated in Kenya, S. Niassy, N. K. Maniania, S. Subramanian, L. M. Gitonga, and S. Ekesi
Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites increase feeding-associated mortality of their mosquito hosts Anopheles gambiae s.l., J. O. Nyasani, R. Meyhöfer, S. Subramanian, and H. M. Poehling
Prevalence of enlarged salivary glands in wild populations of Glossina pallidipes in Kenya, with a note on the ultrastructure of the affected organ, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Proteins and surface proteins of Leishmania promastigotes and their possible relevance to the characterisation of strains, K. K.M. Fiaboe, A. T. Peterson, M. T.K. Kairo, and A. L. Roda
Reduction of banana weevil populations with pseudostem traps, S. Niassy, N. K. Maniania, S. Subramanian, M. L. Gitonga, R. Maranga, A. B. Obonyo, and S. Ekesi
Seasonal abundance of Maiestas banda (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a vector of phytoplasma, and other leafhoppers and planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) associated with Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) in Kenya, Shinsaku Koji, Satoshi Fujinuma, Charles A.O. Midega, Hassan M. Mohamed, Tadashi Ishikawa, Michael R. Wilson, Manfred Asche, Simon Degelo, Tarô Adati, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Secondary Contact and Admixture between Independently Invading Populations of the Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera in Europe, Gérald Bermond, Marc Ciosi, Eric Lombaert, Aurélie Blin, Marco Boriani, Lorenzo Furlan, Stefan Toepfer, and Thomas Guillemaud
Semiochemicals from Herbivory Induced Cotton Plants Enhance the Foraging Behavior of the Cotton Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis, D. M. Magalhães, M. Borges, R. A. Laumann, E. R. Sujii, P. Mayon, J. C. Caulfield, C. A.O. Midega, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, M. A. Birkett, and M. C. Blassioli-Moraes
Shaping the Microbial Landscape: Parasitoid-Driven Modifications of Bactrocera dorsalis Microbiota, George O. Ong'amo, Bruno P. Le Ru, Pascal Campagne, Antoine Branca, Paul Andre Calatayud, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, and Jean Francois Silvain
Sheep Skin Odor Improves Trap Captures of Mosquito Vectors of Rift Valley Fever, David P. Tchouassi, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Klaus Mithoefer, and Baldwyn Torto
Specialized exploitation of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by spiders (Araneae), Robert R. Jackson and Ximena J. Nelson
Species composition of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Citrus Museum at the Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), Kade, Ghana, Caroline Ngichop Foba, Kwame Afreh-Nuamah, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, and Daniel Obeng-Ofori
Species richness and nest dispersion of some tropical meliponine bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) in six habitat types in the Kakamega forest, western Kenya, Kiatoko Nkoba, Suresh Kumar Raina, Elluid Muli, Klaus Mithofer, and Jones Mueke
Study on the microstructure of African wild silk cocoon shells and fibers, Addis Teshome, Fritz Vollrath, Suresh K. Raina, J. M. Kabaru, and J. Onyari
Sustainable malaria control: Transdisciplinary approaches for translational applications, Lyn Marie Birkholtz, Riana Bornman, Walter Focke, Clifford Mutero, and Christiaan De Jager
Taxonomic Identity of the Invasive Fruit Fly Pest, Bactrocera invadens: Concordance in Morphometry and DNA Barcoding, Fathiya M. Khamis, Daniel K. Masiga, Samira A. Mohamed, Daisy Salifu, Marc de Meyer, and Sunday Ekesi
The bonobo genome compared with the chimpanzee and human genomes, Kay Prüfer, Kasper Munch, Ines Hellmann, Keiko Akagi, Jason R. Miller, Brian Walenz, Sergey Koren, Granger Sutton, Chinnappa Kodira, Roger Winer, James R. Knight, James C. Mullikin, Stephen J. Meader, Chris P. Ponting, Gerton Lunter, Saneyuki Higashino, Asger Hobolth, Julien Dutheil, Emre Karakoç, Can Alkan, Saba Sajjadian, Claudia Rita Catacchio, Mario Ventura, Tomas Marques-Bonet, Evan E. Eichler, Claudine André, Rebeca Atencia, and Lawrence Mugisha
The design and implementation of sustainable plant diversity conservation program for alpine meadows and pastures, Renate C. Smallegange, Gabriella Bukovinszkiné-Kiss, Bruno Otieno, Phoebe A. Mbadi, Willem Takken, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, and Joop J.A. Van Loon
The effectiveness of dissemination pathways on adoption of "Push-Pull" Technology in Western Kenya, A. W. Murage, G. Obare, J. Chianu, D. M. Amudavi, Cao Mildega, J. A. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan
The impact of Desmodium spp. and cutting regimes on the agronomic and economic performance of Desmodium-maize intercropping system in western Kenya, M. Kifuko-Koech, P. Pypers, J. R. Okalebo, C. O. Othieno, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, A. K. Kipkoech, and B. Vanlauwe
The origin of the 'mycoplasma mycoides cluster' coincides with domestication of ruminants, Anne Fischer, Beth Shapiro, Cecilia Muriuki, Martin Heller, Christiane Schnee, Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, Edy M. Vilei, Joachim Frey, and Joerg Jores
The role of numerical competence in a specialized predatory strategy of an araneophagic spider, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Trapping of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vectors using Light Emitting Diode (LED) CDC traps in two arboviral disease hot spots in Kenya, David P. Tchouassi, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Lee W. Cohnstaedt, and Baldwyn Torto
Triple-layer plastic bags protect dry common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) against damage by acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) during storage, Matthew J.W. Cock, Jacobus C. Biesmeijer, Raymond J.C. Cannon, Philippa J. Gerard, Dave Gillespie, Juan J. Jimenez, Patrick M. Lavelle, and Suresh K. Raina
Tsetse and trypanosomiasis in the lambwe valley, kenya, Donald L. Kachigamba, Sunday Ekesi, Mary W. Ndung'U, Linus M. Gitonga, Peter E.A. Teal, and Baldwyn Torto
Updated phylogenetic and systematics of the Acrapex albivena Hampson, 1910 and A. stygiata (Hampson, 1910) species groups (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Apameini, Sesamiina), with the description of nine new species from the Afrotropics, Duane P. Harland, Daiqin Li, and Robert R. Jackson
Use of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies in Malawi: Impact of Dry Spells Exposure, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus, Charles Masembe, George Michuki, Maria Onyango, Cecilia Rumberia, Martin Norling, Richard P. Bishop, Appolinaire Djikeng, Stephen J. Kemp, Alan Orth, Robert A. Skilton, Karl Ståhl, and Anne Fischer
Wrap-and-plant technology to manage sustainably potato cyst nematodes in East Africa, P. Campagne, P. E. Smouse, G. Varouchas, J. F. Silvain, and B. Leru
Submissions from 2011
A catalogue of dryinidae, embolemidae and sclerogibbidae of Kenya and Burundi, with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), Massimo Olmi and Robert S. Copeland
A longitudinal study on Anopheles mosquito larval abundance in distinct geographical and environmental settings in western Kenya, Susan S. Imbahale, Krijn P. Paaijmans, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Ron Van Lammeren, Andrew K. Githeko, and Willem Takken
Bonobos fall within the genomic variation of Chimpanzees, Anne Fischer, Kay Prüfer, Jeffrey M. Good, Michel Halbwax, Victor Wiebe, Claudine André, Rebeca Atencia, Lawrence Mugisha, Susan E. Ptak, and Svante Pääbo
Chemical parameters and bacterial communities associated with larval habitats of Anopheles, Culex and Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in western Kenya, P. A. Calatayud, C. Gitau, S. Calatayud, S. Dupas, B. Le Ru, and J. F. Silvain
Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for crops in West Africa: A systematic review, Faith J. Toroitich, Edward A. Ueckermann, Pieter D. Theron, Markus Knapp, and Fabian Haas
Construction of a SSR-based genetic map and identification of QTL for domestication traits using recombinant inbred lines from a cross between wild and cultivated cowpea (V. unguiculata (L.) Walp.), Mebeaselassie Andargie, Remy S. Pasquet, Bhavani S. Gowda, Geoffrey M. Muluvi, and Michael P. Timko
Cross-breeding studies on the cassava green spider mite Mononychellus sp. (Acari: Tetranychidae) in East Africa, Zeyaur Khan, Charles Midega, Jimmy Pittchar, John Pickett, and Toby Bruce
Design of a retinal tracking system for jumping spiders, Cristina Canavesi, Skye Long, Dennis Fantone, Elizabeth Jakob, Robert R. Jackson, Duane Harland, and Jannick P. Rolland
Detection of phytoplasma by loop-mediated isothermal amplification of DNA (LAMP), E. Obura, D. Masiga, F. Wachira, B. Gurja, and Z. R. Khan
Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation options to climate change in a coffee-based farming system of Southwest Ethiopia, J. A. Odhiambo, B. Vanlauwe, I. M. Tabu, F. Kanampiu, and Z. Khan
Development of environmental tools for anopheline larval control, Susan S. Imbahale, Collins K. Mweresa, Willem Takken, and Wolfgang R. Mukabana
Differential effects of various African nightshade species on the fecundity and movement of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae), L. K. Murungi, M. Knapp, D. Salifu, J. Wesonga, A. Nyende, P. Masinde, and B. Torto
Dissemination of entomopathogenic fungi using Busseola fusca male as vector, Nguya K. Maniania, Elizabeth Ouna, Peter Ahuya, Brigitte Frérot, Anne Emmanuelle Félix, Bruno Le Ru, and Paul André Calatayud
Distribution, interspecific associations and abundance of aquatic plants in Lake Bisina, Uganda, Brian Gidudu, R. S. Copeland, F. Wanda, H. Ochaya, J. P. Cuda, and W. A. Overholt
Diversity of agromyzidae and associated hymenopteran parasitoid species in the afrotropical region: Implications for biological control, Robert Musundire, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Bernhard Löhr, and Kerstin Krüger
Does forest access reduce reliance on costly shock-coping strategies? Evidence from Malawi, David M. Mburu, Mary W. Ndung'u, Nguya K. Maniania, and Ahmed Hassanali
Dry season ecology of Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes at larval habitats in two traditionally semi-arid villages in Baringo, Kenya, Albert O. Mala, Lucy W. Irungu, Josephat I. Shililu, Ephantus J. Muturi, Charles C. Mbogo, Joseph K. Njagi, and John I. Githure
Duration analysis of technology adoption effects of dissemination pathways: A case of 'push-pull' technology for control of Striga weeds and stemborers in Western Kenya, A. W. Murage, G. Obare, J. Chianu, D. M. Amudavi, J. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan
Effect of infection by Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) on the feeding and oviposition of the pea leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on different host plants, L. N. Migiro, N. K. Maniania, A. Chabi-Olaye, A. Wanjoya, and J. Vandenberg
Effect of processing methods on nutrient and anti-nutrient composition of grasshopper and termites, F. G. Soleya, R. R. Jackson, and P. W. Taylor
Effects of a botanical larvicide derived from Azadirachta indica (the neem tree) on oviposition behaviour in Anopheles gambiae s.s. mosquitoes, Annabel F.V. Howard, Elizabeth A. Adongo, John Vulule, and John Githure
Effects of prey-spider odour on intraspecific interactions of araneophagic jumping spiders, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Efficacy of fish- and hydramethylnon-based baits for conservation of the African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) during cashew off-seasons in Tanzania, Amanuel Tamiru, Toby J.A. Bruce, Christine M. Woodcock, John C. Caulfield, Charles A.O. Midega, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, Patrick Mayon, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Exploitation of environmental noise by an araneophagic assassin bug, Anne E. Wignall, Robert R. Jackson, R. Stimson Wilcox, and Phillip W. Taylor
Farmers’ cultural practices and their effects on pest control in sweetpotato in south Nyanza, Kenya, A. W. Murage, D. M. Amudavi, G. Obare, J. Chianu, C. A.O. Midega, J. A. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan
Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi, Niels O. Verhulst, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Willem Takken, and Renate C. Smallegange
Flexibility in the foraging strategies of spiders, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Flexible use of anti-predator defences, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Foreword, Christian Borgemeister
Gonadal lesions in virus-infected male and female tsetse, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae), Robert R. Jackson and Fiona R. Cross
Horticultural pest management and the African economy: Successes, challenges and opportunities in a changing global environment, S. Ekesi, A. Chabi-Olaye, S. Subramanian, and C. Borgemeister
Host plant resistance among tomato accessions to the spider mite Tetranychus evansi in Kenya, G. K. Onyambus, R. O. Maranga, L. M. Gitonga, and M. Knapp
Humoral antibody response of rabbits to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus infestation., Sidi Ould Ely, Peter G.N. Njagi, Magzoub Omer Bashir, Salah El Tom El-Amin, and Ahmed Hassanali
Identification and synthesis of sordidin, a male pheromone emitted by Cosmopolites sordidus, Fernando E. Vega, Matthew Kramer, and Juliana Jaramillo
Identification of Bacillus thuringiensis strains toxic to mosquitoes recently isolated in Israel, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Improvement of a synthetic lure for Anopheles gambiae using compounds produced by human skin microbiota, Niels O. Verhulst, Phoebe A. Mbadi, Gabriella Bukovinszkiné Kiss, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Joop J.A. Van Loon, Willem Takken, and Renate C. Smallegange
Interpopulation variation in kairomone use by Cyrba algerina, an araneophagic jumping spider from Portugal, Ana M. Cerveira and Robert R. Jackson
Isolation of leishmanial parasites from a wild caught Anopheles gambiae mosquito in Kenya, Robert S. Copeland, Evariste Nkubaye, Benoit Nzigidahera, James P. Cuda, and William A. Overholt
Isolation, phylogeny and evolution of the SymRK gene in the legume genus Lupinus L., Frédéric Mahé, Dragomira Markova, Rémy Pasquet, Marie Thérèse Misset, and Abdelkader Aïnouche