Submissions from 2010
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
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
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
Exploiting phytochemicals for developing a 'push-pull' crop protection strategy for cereal farmers in Africa, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Toby J.A. Bruce, Antony M. Hooper, and John A. Pickett
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
Factors affecting stem borer parasitoid species diversity and parasitism in cultivated and natural habitats, Duna Madu Mailafiya, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Eunice Waitherero Kairu, Paul André Calatayud, and Stéphane Dupas
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
High fertilizer rates increase susceptibility of tea to water stress, Erick K. Cheruiyot, Louis M. Mumera, Wilson K. Ng'etich, Ahmed Hassanali, and Francis N. Wachira
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 Aspergillus section Flavi community structure on the development of lethal levels of aflatoxins in Kenyan maize (Zea mays), C. Probst, F. Schulthess, and P. J. Cotty
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
Integrated management of Striga hermonthica and cereal stemborers in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) through intercropping with Desmodium intortum, Charles A.O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, David M. Amudavi, Jimmy Pittchar, and John A. Pickett
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
Is quality more important than quantity? Insect behavioural responses to changes in a volatile blend after stemborer oviposition on an African grass, Toby J.A. Bruce, Charles A.O. Midega, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
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
Linkage disequilibrium and natural selection for mimicry in the Batesian mimic Hypolimnas misippus (L.) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Afrotropics, Ian J. Gordon, Malcolm Edmunds, John A. EDgar, James Lawrence, and David A.S. Smith
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
Monitoring Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) with baited bottom board traps: Occurrence and seasonal abundance in honey bee colonies in Kenya, 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
Old and new host-parasitoid associations: Parasitism of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) and five African fruit fly species by Fopius arisanus, an Asian opiine parasitoid, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, and Rachid Hanna
Olfactory search-image use by a mosquito-eating predator, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
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
Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi metarhizium anisopliae and beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) isolates to the adult pea leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and prospects of an autoinoculation device for infection in the field, L. N. Migiro, N. K. Maniania, A. Chabi-Olaye, and J. Vandenberg
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
Performance of Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr lutea Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) collected from Mussidia spp. in Kenya on eggs of six lepidopteran hosts, B. K. Muli, F. Schulthess, and J. van den Berg
Population genetic structure of anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in a rice growing area of central kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Chang Hyun Kim, Frederick N. Baliraine, Solomon Musani, Benjamin Jacob, John Githure, and Robert J. Novak
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
Potential for population growth of the small hive beetle Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) on diets of pollen dough and oranges, Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto, and Peter E.A. Teal
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
Quantifying stochastic error propagation in Bayesian parametric estimates using non-linear parameters of Anopheles gambiae s.l. habitats, Benjamin George Jacob, James Gunter, Xavier Caamano Erick, Alexander Gathings David, John Githure, Larry Regens James, and John Novak Robert
Reinforcement in hybrids among once isolated semispecies of Danaus chrysippus (L.) and evidence for sex chromosome evolution, David A.S. Smith, Ian J. Gordon, and John A. Allen
Sacred sites as hotspots for biodiversity: The Three Sisters Cave complex in coastal Kenya, Kristian Metcalfe, Richard Ffrench-Constant, and Ian Gordon
Specialized prey selection behavior of two east african assassin bugs, Scipinnia repax and Nagusta sp. that prey on social jumping spiders, Robert R. Jackson, Kathryn Salm, and Ximena J. Nelson
Sugar-fermenting yeast as an organic source of carbon dioxide to attract the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae, Renate C. Smallegange, Wolfgang H. Schmied, Karel J. Van Roey, Niels O. Verhulst, Jeroen Spitzen, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, and Willem Takken
Systematics and molecular phylogeny of two African stem borer genera, Sciomesa Tams & Bowden and Carelis Bowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), P. Moyal, B. Le Ru, D. Conlong, D. Cugala, B. Defabachew, T. Matama-Kauma, B. Pallangyo, and J. Van Den Berg
Temperature-dependent development and emergence pattern of hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from coffee berries, Juliana Jaramillo, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, and Christian Borgemeister
The attentive spider: Search-image use by a mosquito-eating predator, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
The potential of the extracts of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus (Asteraceae), Acalypha fruticosa Forssk (Euphorbiaceae) and Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. (Compositae) against Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu Lemaire (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector for Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor, Laban N. Ireri, Jedida Kongoro, Peter Ngure, Charles Mutai, Bernard Langat, Willy Tonui, Albert Kimutai, and Obadiah Mucheru
The role for osmotic agents in children with acute encephalopathies: A systematic review, Samson Gwer, Hellen Gatakaa, Leah Mwai, Richard Idro, and Charles R. Newton
Use of sleeve nets to improve survival of the Boisduval silkworm, Anaphe panda, in the Kakamega Forest of western Kenya, N. Mbahin, S. K. Raina, E. N. Kioko, and J. M. Mueke
Submissions from 2009
Abundance and distribution of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), in Late Valencia citrus orchards in Ghana, E. F. Appiah, K. Afreh-Nuamah, and D. Obeng-Ofori
Aggressive use of Batesian mimicry by an ant-like jumping spider, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
A heteroskedastic error covariance matrix estimator using a first-order conditional autoregressive Markov simulation for deriving asympotical efficient estimates from ecological sampled Anopheles arabiensis aquatic habitat covariates, Benjamin G. Jacob, Daniel A. Griffith, Ephantus J. Muturi, Erick X. Caamano, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
A new species of Munromyia Bezzi (Diptera: Tephritidae) reared from Chionanthus battiscombei (Oleaceae) in Northern Kenya, Robert S. Copeland
Anti-mosquito and antimicrobial nor-halimanoids, isocoumarins and an anilinoid from Tessmannia densiflora, Charles Kihampa, Mayunga H.H. Nkunya, Cosam C. Joseph, Stephen M. Magesa, Ahmed Hassanali, Matthias Heydenreich, and Erich Kleinpeter
Aphanogmus sp. (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae): A hyperparasitoid of the coffee berry borer parasitoid Prorops nasuta (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Kenya, Juliana Jaramillo and Fernando E. Vega
Assessing the impact of biological control of Plutella xylostella through the application of Lotka-Volterra model, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Lev V. Nedorezov, Horace Ochanda, John Owino, and Bernhard Löhr
Assessment of technical efficiency of farmer teachers in the uptake and dissemination of push-pull technology in Western Kenya, D. M. Amudavi, Z. R. Khan, J. M. Wanyama, C. A.O. Midega, J. Pittchar, I. M. Nyangau, A. Hassanali, and J. A. Pickett
Association of maize streak virus disease and its vectors (Homoptera: Cicadelidae) with soil macronutrients and altitudes in Kenya, O. E.V. Magenya, J. Mueke, and C. Omwega
Bed net use and associated factors in a rice farming community in Central Kenya, Peter N. Ng'ang'a, Gayathri Jayasinghe, Violet Kimani, Josephat Shililu, Charity Kabutha, Lucy Kabuage, John Githure, and Clifford Mutero
Collective Batesian mimicry of ant groups by aggregating spiders, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Cross-modality priming of visual and olfactory selective attention by a spider that feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Describing Anopheles arabiensis aquatic habitats in two riceland agro-ecosystems in Mwea, Kenya using a negative binomial regression model with a non-homogenous mean, Benjamin G. Jacob, Daniel Griffith, Ephantus Muturi, Erick X. Caamano, Josephat Shililu, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Development of an improved laboratory production technique for the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei, using fresh coffee berries, Juliana Jaramillo, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Hans Michael Poehling, Charles Kamonjo, and Christian Borgemeister
Diel and lifetime patterns of feeding and reproductive activities of three African fruit flies, Ceratitis cosyra, C. fasciventris and C. capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), in semi-field cages of different spatial scales, A. Manrakhan and S. A. Lux
Diversity Cascades and malaria vectors, John C. Carlson, Lee A. Dyer, Francois X. Omlin, and John C. Beier
Diversity, distribution and role of wild crucifers in major cabbage and kale growing areas of Kenya, R. Kahuthia-Gathu, B. Löhr, H. M. Poehling, and P. K. Mbugua
Dynamics of cocoa pollination: Tools and applications for surveying and monitoring cocoa pollinators, E. A. Frimpong, I. Gordon, P. K. Kwapong, and B. Gemmill-Herren
Effect of Metarhizium anisopliae inoculation on the mating behavior of three species of African Tephritid fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata, Ceratitis cosyra and Ceratitis fasciventris, Susan Dimbi, Nguya K. Maniania, and Sunday Ekesi
Egg parasitoids of noctuid stemborers on maize in Kenya, Yaovi Anani Bruce, Fritz Schulthess, Jones Mueke, and Linnet Gohole
EU food safety standards, pesticide use and farm-level productivity: The case of high-value crops in Kenya, Solomon Asfaw, Dagmar Mithöfer, and Hermann Waibel
Evaluation of farmers' field days as a dissemination tool for push-pull technology in Western Kenya, David M. Amudavi, Zeyaur R. Khan, Japhether M. Wanyama, Charles A.O. Midega, Jimmy Pittchar, Ahmed Hassanali, and John A. Pickett
Evidence for competitive displacement of ceratitis cosyra by the invasive fruit fly bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) on mango and mechanisms contributing to the displacement, Sunday Ekesi, Maxwell K. Billah, Peterson W. Nderitu, Slawomir A. Lux, and Ivan Rwomushana
Field release of a non-toxigenic Aspergillus flavus L strain in central Benin, A. M. Klueken, C. Borgemeister, and B. Hau
Functional characterization and protein-protein interactions of trypanosome splicing factors U2AF35, U2AF65 and SF1, Martin P. Vazquez, David Mualem, Natalia Bercovich, Michael Zeev Stern, Benson Nyambega, Omer Barda, Dan Masiga, Sachin Kumar Gupta, Shulamit Michaeli, and Mariano J. Levin
Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology, Fernando E. Vega, Mark S. Goettel, Meredith Blackwell, David Chandler, Mark A. Jackson, Siegfried Keller, Masanori Koike, Nguya K. Maniania, Arnulfo Monzón, Bonnie H. Ownley, Judith K. Pell, Drauzio E.N. Rangel, and Helen E. Roy
Host acceptance, suitability, and effects of host deprivation on the west african egg parasitoid telenomus isis (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) reared on east african stemborers under varying temperature and relative humidity regimens, Anani Yaovi Bruce, Fritz Schulthess, and Jones Mueke
Host plants and species diversity of Mussidia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya, Benjamin Kimwele Muli, Fritz Schulthess, and Johnnie Van Den Berg
Host plant toxicity affects developmental rates in a polyphagous fruit fly: Experimental evidence, Nathalie Erbout, Marc De Meyer, Carl Vangestel, and Luc Lens
How blood-derived odor influences mate-choice decisions by a mosquito-eating predator, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, and Simon D. Pollard
How cross-modality effects during intraspecific interactions of jumping spiders differ depending on whether a female-choice or mutual-choice mating system is adopted, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Influence of temperature on virulence of fungal isolates of metarhizium anisopliae and beauveria bassiana to the two-spotted spider mite tetranychus urticae, David Mugisho Bugeme, Markus Knapp, Hamadi Iddi Boga, Anthony Kibira Wanjoya, and Nguya Kalemba Maniania
Integration of edible beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) into the push-pull technology developed for stemborer and Striga control in maize-based cropping systems, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Japhether M. Wanyama, David M. Amudavi, Ahmed Hassanali, Jimmy Pittchar, and John A. Pickett
Intrinsic competition between two oligophagous parasitoids, Sturmiopsis parasitica and Cotesia sesamiae, attacking the same life stages of lepidopteran cereal stemborers, O. M. Mucheru, N. Jiang, J. Kongoro, A. Y. Bruce, and F. Schulthess
Investment in compliance with GlobalGAP standards: Does it pay off for small-scale producers in Kenya?, Solomon Asfaw, Dagmar Mithöfer, and Hermann Waibel
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from Teretrius nigrescens Lewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae), predator of the storage pest Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), A. B. Omondi, L. C. Orantes, J. Van Den Berg, D. Masiga, and F. Schulthess
Laboratory Evaluation of the Aqueous Extract of Azadirachta indica (Neem) Wood Chippings on Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes, Annabel F.V. Howard, Elizabeth A. Adongo, Ahmed Hassanali, Francois X. Omlin, Anthony Wanjoya, Guofa Zhou, and John Vulule
Larvicidal activity of extracts from three Plumbago spp against Anopheles gambiae, Barasa M. Maniafu, Lwande Wilber, Isaiah O. Ndiege, Cornelius C. Wanjala, and Teresa Ayuko Akenga
Larvicidal and IGR activity of extract of Tanzanian plants against malaria vector mosquitoes, Charles Kihampa, Cosam C. Joseph, Mayunga H.H. Nkunya, Stephen M. Magesa, Ahmed Hassanali, Matthias Heydenreich, and Erich Kleinpeter
Long-term seasonal fluctuations of lepidopteran cereal stemborers and their natural enemies on maize and wild host plants in southern Benin, Saka Gounou, Nanqing Jiang, and Fritz Schulthess
Manipulation of ultraviolet light affects immigration behavior of ceratothripoides claratris (thysanoptera: Thripidae), T. H.N. Nguyen, C. Borgemeister, J. Max, and H. M. Poehling
Mate-odour identification by both sexes of Evarcha culicivora, an East African jumping spider, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Mechanisms contributing to the competitive success of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens over the indigenous mango fruit fly, Ceratitis cosyra: The role of temperature and resource pre-emption, Ivan Rwomushana, Sunday Ekesi, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Ian Gordon
Monitoring the small hive beetle aethina tumida (coleoptera: Nitidulidae) with baited flight traps: Effect of distance from bee hives and shade on the numbers of beetles captured, Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto, and Peter E.A. Teal
New genetic opportunities from legume intercrops for controlling Striga spp. parasitic weeds, Antony M. Hooper, Ahmed Hassanali, Keith Chamberlain, Zeyaur Khan, and John A. Pickett
Non-target effects of the 'push-pull' habitat management strategy: Parasitoid activity and soil fauna abundance, Charles A.O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, Johnnie Van den Berg, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, Toby J. Bruce, and John A. Pickett
Odorants that induce hygienic behavior in honeybees: Identification of volatile compounds in chalkbrood-infected honeybee larvae, Jodi A.I. Swanson, Baldwyn Torto, Stephen A. Kells, Karen A. Mesce, James H. Tumlinson, and Marla Spivak
Odour-mediated response to plants by evarcha culicivora, a blood-feeding jumping spider from east Africa, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Olfactory attraction of egg parasitoids to virgin females of noctuid stemborers, Anani Yaovi Bruce, Fritz Schulthess, Jones Mueke, and Paul André Calatayud
Parasitoids associated with Mussidia spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya, Benjamin Kimwele Muli, Fritz Schulthess, and Johnnie Van Den Berg
Parasitoids of the African wild silkmoth, Gonometa postica (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in the Mwingi forests, Kenya, K. O. Fening, E. N. Kioko, S. K. Raina, and J. M. Mueke
Predation and reproductive output of the ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens preying on tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi, Erika P.J. Britto, Manoel G.C. Gondim, Jorge B. Torres, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Gilberto J. Moraes, and Markus Knapp
Prey classification by an araneophagic ant-like jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae), X. J. Nelson and R. R. Jackson