Submissions from 2011
Large-scale use of mosquito larval source management for malaria control in Africa: A cost analysis, Eve Worrall and Ulrike Fillinger
Larval source management for malaria control in Africa: Myths and reality, Ulrike Fillinger and Steven W. Lindsay
Management of alien invasive insect pest species and diseases of fruits and vegetables: Experiences from East Africa, B. Nyambo, S. Sevgan, A. Chabi-Olaye, and S. Ekesi
Molecular characterization and evolution of a gene family encoding male-specific reproductive proteins in the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, Emiliano Mancini, Francesco Baldini, Federica Tammaro, Maria Calzetta, Aurelio Serrao, Phillip George, Isabelle Morlais, Daniel Masiga, Igor V. Sharakhov, David W. Rogers, Flaminia Catteruccia, and Alessandra Della Torre
Neurotoxicology of bis(n)-Tacrines on blattella germanica and Drosophila melanogaster acetylcholinesterase, Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs, Marion Kotrba, and Robert S. Copeland
Odour-mediated response to plants by evarcha culicivora, a blood-feeding jumping spider from east Africa, Duna Madu Mailafiya
Oviposition Preferences of the African Wild Silkmoth, Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) on Different Substrates, Ken O. Fening, Esther N. Kioko, Jones M. Mueke, and Suresh K. Raina
Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metch) sorok and Beauveria bassiana (Bals) Vuill to adult Phlebotomus duboscqi (Neveu-Lemaire) in the laboratory, Philip M. Ngumbi, Lucy W. Irungu, Paul N. Ndegwa, and Nguya K. Maniania
Phylogenetics, species boundaries and timing of resource tracking in a highly specialized group of seed beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), Gael J. Kergoat, Bruno P. Le Ru, Gwenaelle Genson, Corinne Cruaud, Arnaud Couloux, and Alex Delobel
Phylogeographic structure of Teretrius nigrescens (Coleoptera: Histeridae) predator of the invasive post harvest pest Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)., B. A. Omondi, J. van den Berg, D. Masiga, and F. Schulthess
Plasmodium falciparum transmission and aridity: A Kenyan experience from the dry lands of Baringo and its implications for Anopheles arabiensis control, Albert O. Mala, Lucy W. Irungu, Josephat I. Shililu, Ephantus J. Muturi, Charles M. Mbogo, Joseph K. Njagi, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, and John I. Githure
Predators of Mesoplatys ochroptera in sesbania planted-fallows in eastern Zambia, Lefulesele N. Lebesa, Zeyaur R. Khan, Ahmed Hassanali, John A. Pickett, Toby J.A. Bruce, Matthew Skellern, and Kerstin Krüger
Relationships of stemborer damage and plant physical conditions to maize yield in a semi-arid zone of eastern kenya, Charles A.O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, and Sören Nylin
Reliance on trial and error signal derivation by Portia africana, an araneophagic jumping spider from East Africa, Robert R. Jackson and Ximena J. Nelson
Repellent activity of catmint, Nepeta cataria, and iridoid nepetalactone isomers against Afro-tropical mosquitoes, ixodid ticks and red poultry mites, Michael A. Birkett, Ahmed Hassanali, Solveig Hoglund, Jan Pettersson, and John A. Pickett
Resistance to tetranychus evansi in lycopersicon esculentum × L. hirsutum var. glabratum hybrids, S. Ekesi, N. K. Maniania, and S. A. Mohamed
Responses of Glossina morsitans morsitans to blends of electroantennographically active compounds in the odors of its preferred (buffalo and ox) and nonpreferred (waterbuck) hosts, Antoine Branca, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Fabrice Vavre, Jean François Silvain, and Stéphane Dupas
Sampling adult populations of anopheles mosquitoes, B. K. Muli, F. Schulthess, and J. Van Den Berg
Saurian malaria in Kenya: Epidemiological features of malarial infections in lizard populations of the West Pokot District, Paul Andre Calatayud, Diego F. Munera, Sabine Calatayud, Arnubio Valencia-Jimenez, and Anthony C. Bellotti
Screenhouse transmission of Beauveria bassiana from infected to non-infected adults of banana weevil, C. A. Omukoko, J. M. Wesonga, E. M. Kahangi, L. S. Wamocho, and K. N. Maniania
Selection of virulent isolates of entomopathogenic hyphomycetes against Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stål. and evaluation in cage experiment using three cowpea varieties, M. C. Tanga, W. I. Ngundu, and P. D. Tchouassi
Sex pheromone composition and reproductive isolation in two Busseola species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Kenya, A. E. Félix, P. A. Calatayud, B. Le Ru, J. F. Silvain, and B. Frérot
Some aspects of emergence, mating, oviposition and flight activity of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lep., Pyralidae), Tom Gheysens, Andrew Collins, Suresh Raina, Fritz Vollrath, and David P. Knight
Some like it hot: The influence and implications of climate change on coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) and coffee production in East Africa, Juliana Jaramillo, Eric Muchugu, Fernando E. Vega, Aaron Davis, Christian Borgemeister, and Adenirin Chabi-Olaye
Spider cognition, Robert R. Jackson and Fiona R. Cross
Study on weight loss and moisture regain of silk cocoon shells and degummed fibers from African wild silkmoths, Addis Teshome, S. K. Raina, F. Vollrath, J. M. Kabaru, J. Onyari, and E. K. Nguku
Survival of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acarina: Ixodidae) and persistence of Theileria parva (Apicomplexa: Theileriidae) in the field, K. K.M. Fiaboe, R. W. Mankin, A. L. Roda, M. T.K. Kairo, and C. Johanns
The 2007 Rift valley fever outbreak in Sudan, Osama Ahmed Hassan, Clas Ahlm, Rosemary Sang, and Magnus Evander
The developmentally dynamic microRNA transcriptome of Glossina pallidipes tsetse flies, vectors of animal trypanosomiasis, Meshack Obonyo, Fritz Schulthess, Mathayo Chimtawi, Gérard Mascarel, Peter O. Ahuya, Bruno LeRu, Johnnie van den Berg, Jean François Silvain, and Paul André Calatayud
The feeding behaviour and Plasmodium infection of Anopheles mosquitoes in southern Ethiopia in relation to use of insecticide-treated livestock for malaria control, Suresh Kumar Raina, Esther Kioko, Ole Zethner, and Susie Wren
The flight activity of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Teretrius nigrescens Lewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae) in Kenya, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Nanqing Jiang, Johnnie van den Berg, and Fritz Schulthess
The influence of temperature on the life table of Hyperaspis notata, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
The Kampala statement-for-action on reactive nitrogen in Africa and globally, P. Moyal, B. Le Rü, D. Conlong, D. Cugala, B. Defabachew, T. Matama-Kauma, B. Pallangyo, and J. Van Den Berg
The nature of the gregarizing signal responsible for maternal transfer of phase to the offspring in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria, Pascal Moyal, Bruno Le Rü, Johnny Van Den Berg, Alain Ratnadass, Domingos Cugala, Teddy Matama-Kauma, Beatrice Pallangyo, Desmond Conlong, and Belay Defabachew
Towards a global DNA barcode reference library for quarantine identifications of lepidopteran stemborers, with an emphasis on sugarcane pests, Pascal Moyal, Patrice Tokro, Ahmet Bayram, Matilda Savopoulou-Soultani, Eric Conti, Matilde Eizaguirre, Bruno Le Rü, Arman Avand-Faghih, Brigitte Frérot, and Stefanos Andreadis
Tracking the feeding patterns of tsetse flies (glossina genus) by analysis of bloodmeals using mitochondrial cytochromes genes, Catherine N. Muturi, Johnson O. Ouma, Imna I. Malele, Raphael M. Ngure, Jane J. Rutto, Klaus M. Mithöfer, John Enyaru, and Daniel K. Masiga
Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) congolense: Molecular characterization of a new genotype from Tsavo, Kenya, Wang Peng Shi, Hong Li Sun, Nyndat Edward, and Yu Hua Yan
Tumbu fly myiasis in a child, T. G. Grout, J. H. Daneel, S. A. Mohamed, S. Ekesi, P. W. Nderitu, P. R. Stephen, and V. Hattingh
Ultra-prolonged activation of CO2-sensing neurons disorients mosquitoes, Stephanie Lynn Turner, Nan Li, Tom Guda, John Githure, Ring T. Cardé, and Anandasankar Ray
Vegetation and the importance of insecticide-treated target siting for control of glossina fuscipes fuscipes, Johan Esterhuizen, Basilio Njiru, Glyn A. Vale, Michael J. Lehane, and Stephen J. Torr
Wide-scale application of Bti/Bs biolarvicide in different aquatic habitat types in urban and peri-urban Malindi, Kenya, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Samuel C. Kahindi, Lydiah W. Kibe, Joseph G. Nzovu, Peter Luethy, John I. Githure, and Charles M. Mbogo
Will the convention on biological diversity put an end to biological control?, Joop C. van Lenteren, Matthew J.W. Cock, Jacques Brodeur, Barbara I.P. Barratt, Franz Bigler, Karel Bolckmans, Fabian Haas, Peter G. Mason, and José Roberto P. Parra
Submissions from 2010
Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and oplostomus haroldi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Occurrence in Kenya, distribution within honey bee colonies, and responses to host odors, Baldwyn Torto, Ayuka T. Fombong, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Eliud Muli, Richard T. Arbogast, and Peter E.A. Teal
Agrifood supply chain, private-sector standards, and farmers' health: Evidence from Kenya, Solomon Asfaw, Dagmar Mithöfer, and Hermann Waibel
Anopheles larval abundance and diversity in three rice agro-village complexes Mwea irrigation scheme, central Kenya, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Josephat Shililu, Ephantus J. Muturi, Simon Muriu, Benjamin Jacob, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Charles M. Mbogo, John Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Antimosquito and antimicrobial clerodanoids and a chlorobenzenoid from Tessmannia species, Charles Kihampa, Mayunga H.H. Nkunya, Cosam C. Joseph, Stephen M. Magesa, Ahmed Hassanali, Matthias Heydenreich, and Erich Kleinpeter
Arm-in-cage testing of natural human-derived mosquito repellents, James G. Logan, Nina M. Stanczyk, Ahmed Hassanali, Joshua Kemei, Antônio E.G. Santana, Karlos A.L. Ribeiro, John A. Pickett, and A. Jennifer Mordue
Attraction of Anopheles gambiae to odour baits augmented with heat and moisture, Evelyn A. Olanga, Michael N. Okal, Phoebe A. Mbadi, Elizabeth D. Kokwaro, and Wolfgang R. Mukabana
Attraction response of adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus pulchellus (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks to extracts from Calpurnia aurea (Fabaceae), P. Nana, N. K. Maniania, R. O. Maranga, H. L. Kutima, H. I. Boga, F. Nchu, and J. N. Eloff
Biological cost of tolerance to heavy metals in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, P. O. Mireji, J. Keating, A. Hassanali, C. M. Mbogo, M. N. Muturi, J. I. Githure, and J. C. Beier
Cattle and Amblyomma variegatum odors used in host habitat and host finding by the tick parasitoid, Ixodiphagus hookeri, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Characterization of humic acids from termite mounds and surrounding soils, Kenya, Ester Innocent, Cosam C. Joseph, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, Mayunga H.H. Nkunya, and Ahmed Hassanali
Characterization of the δ-endotoxin of a Bacillus thuringiensis isolate active against tsetse, Glossina morsitans, and a stem borer, Chilo partellus, O. J. Alwala, W. Wanzala, R. A. Inyambukho, E. M. Osundwa, and I. O. Ndiege
Chemical Ecology of Animal and Human Pathogen Vectors in a Changing Global Climate, John A. Pickett, Michael A. Birkett, Sarah Y. Dewhirst, James G. Logan, Maurice O. Omolo, Baldwyn Torto, Julien Pelletier, Zainulabeuddin Syed, and Walter S. Leal
Competence of Macrotermes michaelseni (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae) larvae to differentiate into soldiers under the influence of juvenile hormone analogue (ZR-515, methoprene), Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto, and Peter E.A. Teal
Control of cuticle sclerotization in two species of tsetse fly larvae (Diptera: Glossinidae), David L. Whitehead
Control of invasive Liriomyza leafminer species and compliance with food safety standards by small scale snow pea farmers in Kenya, Zachary Maina Gitonga, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Dagmar Mithöfer, Julius Juma Okello, and Cecilia Nyawira Ritho
Do new Access and Benefit Sharing procedures under the Convention on Biological Diversity threaten the future of biological control?, Matthew J.W. Cock, Joop C. van Lenteren, Jacques Brodeur, Barbara I.P. Barratt, Franz Bigler, Karel Bolckmans, Fernando L. Cônsoli, Fabian Haas, Peter G. Mason, and José Roberto P. Parra
Ecdysteroid levels associated with epidermal events during worker and soldier differentiation in Macrotermes michaelseni (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae), Robert R. Jackson, Kathryn Salm, and Ximena J. Nelson
Ecological niche and potential geographic distribution of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera, Tephritidae), M. De Meyer, M. P. Robertson, M. W. Mansell, S. Ekesi, K. Tsuruta, W. Mwaiko, J. F. Vayssières, and A. T. Peterson
Ecology: A prerequisite for malaria elimination and eradication, Heather M. Ferguson, Anna Dornhaus, Arlyne Beeche, Christian Borgemeister, Michael Gottlieb, Mir S. Mulla, John E. Gimnig, Durland Fish, and Gerry F. Killeen
Economic threshold for the management of Plutella xylostella with granulovirus in cauliflower ecosystem, S. Subramanian, R. J. Rabindra, and N. Sathiah
Effect of African nightshade species (Solanaceae) on developmental time and life table parameters of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae), Lucy Kananu Murungi, Aggrey Nyende, John Wesonga, Peter Masinde, and Markus Knapp
Effect of seasons and larval food plants on the quality of Gonometa postica cocoons, Ken O. Fening, Esther N. Kioko, Suresh K. Raina, and Jones M. Mueke
Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis CRY1A(c) δ-endotoxin on growth, nodulation and productivity of beans [Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) and siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum DC.)], H. M. Makonde, F. K. Lenga, D. Masiga, S. Mugo, and H. I. Boga
Effects of changing farming practices in African agriculture, David A.S. Smith, Ian J. Gordon, and John A. Allen
Effects of entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae on non-target ants associated with Odontotermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae) termite mounds in Kenya, B. K. Muli, F. Schulthess, and J. van den Berg
Effects of vegetation and weather on trap catches of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes near Lake Victoria, Kenya, Toby J.A. Bruce, Charles A.O. Midega, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Efficiency of Phytoseiulus longipes evans as a control agent of Tetranychus evansi baker & pritchard (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Tetranychidae) on screenhouse tomatoes, Fernando R. da Silva, Gilberto J. de Moraes, Manoel G.C. Gondim, Markus Knapp, Sigrid L. Rouam, Jefferson L.A. Paes, and Guilherme M. de Oliveira
Erratum to: Nestmate recognition and the role of cuticular hydrocarbons in the African termite raiding ant pachycondyla analis (J Chem Ecol, (2010), 36, (441-448), 10.1007/s10886-010-9774-6), Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Robin M. Crewe, Peter G.N. Njagi, Ian Gordon, and Baldwyn Torto
Evaluation of maize (zea mays l.) genotypes as a component of integrated stem borer (chilo partellus swinhoe) management in coastal region of Kenya, S. O. Ajala, A. M. Nour, K. Ampong-Nyarko, and M. O. Odindo
Evidence for the presence of ecdysteroids and preliminary characterization of their carrier proteins in the eggs of the brown ear tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Neumann), N. Mbahin, S. K. Raina, E. N. Kioko, and J. M. Mueke
Expression of metallothionein and α-tubulin in heavy metal-tolerant Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae), Paul O. Mireji, Joseph Keating, Ahmed Hassanali, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Charles M. Mbogo, Martha N. Muturi, Hudson Nyambaka, Eucharia U. Kenya, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Genetic diversity in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] as revealed by RAPD markers, S. W. Wachira, M. Ndung'u, P. G.N. Njagi, and A. Hassanali
Genome-wide patterns of gene expression during aging in the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, Mei Hui Wang, Osvaldo Marinotti, Anthony A. James, Edward Walker, John Githure, and Guiyun Yan
Geographic and breed distribution patterns of an A/G polymorphism present in the Mx gene suggests balanced selection in village chickens, S. Ommeh, L. N. Jin, H. Eding, F. C. Muchadeyi, S. Sulandari, M. S.A. Zein, G. Danbaro, C. E. Wani, S. G. Zhao, Q. H. Nie, X. Q. Zhang, M. Ndila, R. Preisinger, G. H. Chen, I. A. Yousif, K. N. Heo, S. J. Oh, M. Tapio, D. Masiga, O. Hanotte, H. Jianlin, and S. Weigend
Geographic distribution, host range and perennation of Cotesia sesamiae and Cotesia flavipes Cameron in cultivated and natural habitats in Kenya, Duna Madu Mailafiya, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Eunice Waitherero Kairu, Paul André Calatayud, and Stéphane Dupas
Host influence on adaptation of Trypanosoma congolonse metacyclics to vertebrate hosts, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Host‐range of the lesion nematode, pratylenchus goodeyi commonly found in highland bananas of east africa, Charles A.O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, David M. Amudavi, Jimmy Pittchar, and John A. Pickett
Host recognition and acceptance behaviour in Cotesia sesamiae and C. flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasitoids of gramineous stemborers in Africa, Meshack Obonyo, Fritz Schulthess, Bruno Le Ru, Johnnie van den Berg, and Paul André Calatayud
Impact of reduced tillage and crop residue management on soil properties and crop yields in a long-term trial in western Kenya, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Toby J.A. Bruce, Antony M. Hooper, and John A. Pickett
Importance of contact chemical cues in host recognition and acceptance by the braconid larval endoparasitoids Cotesia sesamiae and Cotesia flavipes, Meshack Obonyo, Fritz Schulthess, Bruno Le Ru, Johnnie van den Berg, Jean François Silvain, and Paul André Calatayud
In vitro effects of Warburgia ugandensis, Psiadia punctulata and Chasmanthera dependens on Leishmania major promastigotes, Edward K. Githinji, Lucy W. Irungu, Willy K. Tonui, Geoffrey M. Rukunga, Charles Mutai, Charles N. Muthaura, Reuben Lugalia, Geoffrey Gikandi, Caroline W. Wainaina, Johnston M. Ingonga, and Antony Wanjoya
Isoschaftoside, a C-glycosylflavonoid from Desmodium uncinatum root exudate, is an allelochemical against the development of Striga, Antony M. Hooper, Muniru K. Tsanuo, Keith Chamberlain, Kay Tittcomb, Julie Scholes, Ahmed Hassanali, Zeyaur R. Khan, and John A. Pickett
Landmarks in the evolution of technologies for identifying trypanosomes in tsetse flies, John C. Enyaru, Johnson O. Ouma, Imna I. Malele, Enock Matovu, and Daniel K. Masiga
Limonoids from Turraea floribunda, L. N. Migiro, N. K. Maniania, A. Chabi-Olaye, and J. Vandenberg
Molecular diagnosis of a previously unreported predator-prey association in coffee: Karnyothrips flavipes Jones (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) predation on the coffee berry borer, Juliana Jaramillo, Eric G. Chapman, Fernando E. Vega, and James D. Harwood
Mosquito microevolution drives Plasmodium falciparum dynamics, C. Probst, F. Schulthess, and P. J. Cotty
Mutangin, a dihydroagarofuranoid sesquiterpene insect antifeedant from Elaeodendron buchananii, Baldwyn Torto, Ayuka T. Fombong, Richard T. Arbogast, and Peter E.A. Teal
Nestmate recognition and the role of cuticular hydrocarbons in the African termite raiding ant Pachycondyla analis, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Robin M. Crewe, Peter G.N. Njagi, Ian Gordon, and Baldwyn Torto
New biologically active compounds from Kenyan propolis, Assya Petrova, Milena Popova, Christina Kuzmanova, Iva Tsvetkova, Hristo Naydenski, Eliud Muli, and Vassya Bankova
Novel cross-stage solitarising effect of gregarious-phase adult desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål)) pheromone on hoppers, Magzoub O. Bashir and Ahmed Hassanali
Optimizing modes of inoculation of Rhipicephalus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with a mitosporic entomopathogenic fungus in the laboratory, Felix Nchu, Nguya Kalemba Maniania, Ahmed Hassanali, and Kobus N. Eloff
Ovaries and germline cysts and their evolution in Dermaptera (Insecta), Wacław Tworzydło, Szczepan M. Biliński, Petr Kočárek, and Fabian Haas
Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis, Hugo De Groote, Esther Rutto, George Odhiambo, Fred Kanampiu, Zeyaur Khan, Richard Coe, and Bernard Vanlauwe
Performance of a Metarhizium anisopliae-treated semiochemical-baited trap in reducing Amblyomma variegatum populations in the field, F. Nchu, N. K. Maniania, A. Hassanali, and J. N. Eloff
Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) duboscqi from Kenya: a new record, Duna Madu Mailafiya, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Eunice Waitherero Kairu, Paul André Calatayud, and Stéphane Dupas
Population structure of Anopheles gambiae along the Kenyan coast, Janet T. Midega, Ephantus J. Muturi, Frederick N. Baliraine, Charles M. Mbogo, John Githure, John C. Beier, and Guiyun Yan
Prospects for the Development of Odour Baits to Control the Tsetse Flies Glossina tachinoidesand G. palpalis s.l., J. B. Rayaisse, I. Tirados, D. Kaba, S. Y. Dewhirst, J. G. Logan, A. Diarrassouba, E. Salou, M. O. Omolo, P. Solano, M. J. Lehane, J. A. Pickett, G. A. Vale, S. J. Torr, and J. Esterhuizen
Sacred sites as hotspots for biodiversity: The Three Sisters Cave complex in coastal Kenya, Kristian Metcalfe, Richard Ffrench-Constant, and Ian Gordon