Submissions from 2012
Predicting the potential worldwide distribution of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) using ecological niche modeling, K. K.M. Fiaboe, A. T. Peterson, M. T.K. Kairo, and A. L. Roda
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
Selection of promising fungal biological control agent of the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), S. Niassy, N. K. Maniania, S. Subramanian, L. M. Gitonga, D. M. Mburu, D. Masiga, and S. Ekesi
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
Seroprevalence of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Ijara District, Kenya, Olivia Wesula Lwande, Zephania Irura, Caroline Tigoi, Edith Chepkorir, Benedict Orindi, Lillian Musila, Marietjie Venter, Anne Fischer, and Rosemary Sang
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
Social discrimination by quantitative assessment of immunogenetic similarity, Jandouwe Villinger and Bruce Waldman
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
Temporal variation of allele frequencies in a natural population of wild Vigna unguiculata, E. B. Kouam, R. S. Pasquet, and G. M. Muluvi
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 discerning predator: Decision rules underlying prey classification by a mosquitoeating jumping spider, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
The diversity of chironomidae (Diptera) associated with hydrilla verticillata (Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae) and other aquatic macrophytes in lake Tanganyika, Burundi, Robert S. Copeland, Evariste Nkubaye, Benoit Nzigidahera, John H. Epler, James P. Cuda, and William A. Overholt
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 positive contribution of invertebrates to sustainable agriculture and food security, 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
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
Variation in malaria transmission dynamics in three different sites in western kenya, S. S. Imbahale, W. R. Mukabana, B. Orindi, A. K. Githeko, and W. Takken
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
Widespread reliance on olfactory sex and species identification by lyssomanine and spartaeine jumping spiders, Ximena J. Nelson, Charles M. Warui, and Robert R. Jackson
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
Biology of Stenolemus giraffa (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), a web invading, araneophagic assassin bug from Australia, F. G. Soleya, R. R. Jackson, and P. W. Taylor
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
Buakea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a new genus of African stem borers: Morphological, ecological and molecular data, P. Moyal, B. Le Rü, D. Conlong, D. Cugala, B. Defabachew, T. Matama-Kauma, B. Pallangyo, and J. Van Den Berg
Cold susceptibility and disinfestation of bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in oranges, T. G. Grout, J. H. Daneel, S. A. Mohamed, S. Ekesi, P. W. Nderitu, P. R. Stephen, and V. Hattingh
Comparison of volatile blends and gene sequences of two isolates of metarhizium anisopliae of different virulence and repellency toward the termite macrotermes michaelseni, David M. Mburu, Mary W. Ndung'u, Nguya K. Maniania, and Ahmed Hassanali
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
Daily survival and human blood index of major malaria vectors associated with oil palm cultivation in Cameroon and their role in malaria transmission, M. C. Tanga, W. I. Ngundu, and P. D. Tchouassi
Demineralization enables reeling of wild silkmoth cocoons, Tom Gheysens, Andrew Collins, Suresh Raina, Fritz Vollrath, and David P. Knight
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
Determining smallholder farmers' preferences for technology dissemination pathways: The case of 'push-pull' technology in the control of stemborer and Striga weeds in Kenya, A. W. Murage, D. M. Amudavi, G. Obare, J. Chianu, C. A.O. Midega, J. A. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan
Development of environmental tools for anopheline larval control, Susan S. Imbahale, Collins K. Mweresa, Willem Takken, and Wolfgang R. Mukabana
Diel behavioral activity patterns in adult solitarious desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskl), Sidi Ould Ely, Peter G.N. Njagi, Magzoub Omer Bashir, Salah El Tom El-Amin, and Ahmed Hassanali
Dietary and thermo-hygrometric requirements to rear mussidia fiorii cecconi & de joannis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) under laboratory conditions, B. K. Muli, F. Schulthess, and J. Van Den Berg
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
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 intercropping maize and soybeans on Striga hermonthica parasitism and yield of maize, J. A. Odhiambo, B. Vanlauwe, I. M. Tabu, F. Kanampiu, and Z. Khan
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 soil application of metarhizium anisopliae and the use of gf-120 spinosad bait spray for suppression of bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in mango orchards, S. Ekesi, N. K. Maniania, and S. A. Mohamed
Evidence that olfaction-based affinity for particular plant species is a special characteristic of Evarcha culicivora, a mosquito-specialist jumping spider, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Exploitation of environmental noise by an araneophagic assassin bug, Anne E. Wignall, Robert R. Jackson, R. Stimson Wilcox, and Phillip W. Taylor
Fecal volatile components elicit aggregation in the oriental migratory locust, Locusta migratoria manilensis (Orthoptera: Acrididae), Wang Peng Shi, Hong Li Sun, Nyndat Edward, and Yu Hua Yan
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
Forest habitat conservation in africa using commercially important insects, Suresh Kumar Raina, Esther Kioko, Ole Zethner, and Susie Wren
Further details of the morphology of the enigmatic african fly Mormotomyia hirsuta austen (Diptera: Mormotomyiidae), Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs, Marion Kotrba, and Robert S. Copeland
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
Host plant selection behaviour of Chilo partellus and its implication for effectiveness of a trap crop, Charles A.O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, and Sören Nylin
Human skin microbiota and their volatiles as odour baits for the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s, Niels O. Verhulst, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Willem Takken, and Renate C. Smallegange
Importance of wild host plants for stem borer parasitoid diversity and control of parasitism in cereal cropping ecosystems in Kenya, Duna Madu Mailafiya
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
Increasing coffee berry borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) female density in artificial diet decreases fecundity, Fernando E. Vega, Matthew Kramer, and Juliana Jaramillo
Interpopulation variation in kairomone use by Cyrba algerina, an araneophagic jumping spider from Portugal, Ana M. Cerveira and Robert R. Jackson
Intraspecific specialization of the generalist parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae revealed by polyDNAvirus polymorphism and associated with different Wolbachia infection, Antoine Branca, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Fabrice Vavre, Jean François Silvain, and Stéphane Dupas
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
Jatropha gossypiifolia (Euphorbiaceae), a source of proteins toxic to phenacoccus herreni (Sternorryncha: Pseudococcidae), Paul Andre Calatayud, Diego F. Munera, Sabine Calatayud, Arnubio Valencia-Jimenez, and Anthony C. Bellotti
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
Maize landraces recruit egg and larval parasitoids in response to egg deposition by a herbivore, 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
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
Morphological reinforcement, ancient introgressive hybridization and species delimitation in African stem-borer species of the genus Sesamia Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Pascal Moyal, Bruno Le Rü, Johnny Van Den Berg, Alain Ratnadass, Domingos Cugala, Teddy Matama-Kauma, Beatrice Pallangyo, Desmond Conlong, and Belay Defabachew
Olfaction-based anthropophily in a mosquito-specialist predator, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Olfaction-based mate-odor identification by jumping spiders from the genus Portia, Robert R. Jackson and Fiona R. Cross
Origin and taxonomic status of the Palearctic population of the stem borer Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Pascal Moyal, Patrice Tokro, Ahmet Bayram, Matilda Savopoulou-Soultani, Eric Conti, Matilde Eizaguirre, Bruno Le Rü, Arman Avand-Faghih, Brigitte Frérot, and Stefanos Andreadis
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
Pheromone-food-bait trap and acoustic surveys of rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in curacao, K. K.M. Fiaboe, R. W. Mankin, A. L. Roda, M. T.K. Kairo, and C. Johanns
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
Push-pull technology: A conservation agriculture approach for integrated management of insect pests, weeds and soil health in Africa, Zeyaur Khan, Charles Midega, Jimmy Pittchar, John Pickett, and Toby Bruce
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
Responses of the blister beetle Hycleus apicicornis to visual stimuli, Lefulesele N. Lebesa, Zeyaur R. Khan, Ahmed Hassanali, John A. Pickett, Toby J.A. Bruce, Matthew Skellern, and Kerstin Krüger
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
Sensilla on antennae, ovipositor and tarsi of the larval parasitoids, cotesia sesamiae (cameron 1906) and cotesia flavipes cameron 1891 (hymenoptera: braconidae): A comparative scanning electron microscopy study, Meshack Obonyo, Fritz Schulthess, Mathayo Chimtawi, Gérard Mascarel, Peter O. Ahuya, Bruno LeRu, Johnnie van den Berg, Jean François Silvain, and Paul André Calatayud
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 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
The 2007 Rift valley fever outbreak in Sudan, Osama Ahmed Hassan, Clas Ahlm, Rosemary Sang, and Magnus Evander
The African burrowing mayfly, povilla adusta (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcyidae), damages hydrilla verticillata (Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae) in lake tanganyika, Robert S. Copeland, Evariste Nkubaye, Benoit Nzigidahera, James P. Cuda, and William A. Overholt
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