Submissions from 2011
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
The genus Brevinychus Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) with the description of a new species from Tanzania, Faith J. Toroitich, Edward A. Ueckermann, Pieter D. Theron, Markus Knapp, and Fabian Haas
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
Ultra-prolonged activation of CO2-sensing neurons disorients mosquitoes, Stephanie Lynn Turner, Nan Li, Tom Guda, John Githure, Ring T. Cardé, and Anandasankar Ray
Variability in the reproductive biology and in resistance against Cotesia sesamiae among two Busseola fusca populations, P. A. Calatayud, C. Gitau, S. Calatayud, S. Dupas, B. Le Ru, and J. F. Silvain
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
Broad-spectrum arthropod resistance in hybrids between high-and low-acylsugar tomato lines, Wilson Roberto Maluf, Gabriel Mascarenhas Maciel, Luiz Antonio Augusto Gomes, Maria das Graças Cardoso, Luciano Donizete Gonçalves, Ernani Clarete da Silva, and Markus Knapp
Characterization and evaluation of repellent effect of essential oil of mangifera indica L. from Kenya, 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
Companion cropping to manage parasitic plants, John A. Pickett, Mary L. Hamilton, Antony M. Hooper, Zeyaur R. Khan, and Charles A.O. Midega
Comparative responses of ovipositing Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus females to the presence of Culex egg rafts and larvae, S. W. Wachira, M. Ndung'u, P. G.N. Njagi, and A. Hassanali
Constituents of the essential oil of Suregada zanzibariensis leaves are repellent to the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae s.s., Ester Innocent, Cosam C. Joseph, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, Mayunga H.H. Nkunya, and Ahmed Hassanali
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
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 analysis of different options in integrated pest and soil fertility management in maize systems of Western Kenya, Hugo De Groote, Bernard Vanlauwe, Esther Rutto, George D. Odhiambo, Fred Kanampiu, and Zeyaur R. Khan
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