Submissions from 2008
Behavioral evidence for the existence of a region-specific oviposition cue in Anopheles gambiae s.s., C. Brandon Ogbunugafor and Leunita Sumba
Blood-feeding patterns of Culex quinquefasciatus and other culicines and implications for disease transmission in Mwea rice scheme, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Simon Muriu, Josephat Shililu, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Benjamin G. Jacob, Charles Mbogo, John Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Can low release numbers lead to establishment and spread of an exotic parasitoid: The case of the diamondback moth parasitoid, Diadegma semiclausum (Hellén), in East Africa, G. Gichini, B. Löhr, A. Rossbach, B. Nyambo, and R. Gathu
Chemical ecology and conservation biological control, Zeyaur R. Khan, David G. James, Charles A.O. Midega, and John A. Pickett
Comparison of five allopatric fruit fly parasitoid populations (Psyttalia species) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from coffee fields using morphometric and molecular methods, M. K. Billah, S. W. Kimani-Njogu, R. A. Wharton, J. B. Woolley, and D. Masiga
Complex display behaviour of Evarcha culicivora, an East African mosquito‐eating jumping spider, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, and Simon D. Pollard
Concentration-dependent parsimonious releaser roles of gregarious male pheromone of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Edwin Rono, Peter G.N. Njagi, Magzoub O. Bashir, and Ahmed Hassanali
Contribution of different aquatic habitats to adult Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) production in a rice agroecosystem in Mwea, Kenya, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat Shililu, Simon M. Muriu, Benjamin Jacob, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Charles M. Mbogo, John Githure, and Robert Novak
Contribution of different constituents to the toxicity of the essential oil constituents of Vernonia amygdalina (Compositae) and Xylopia aetiopica (Annonaceae) on maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), E. F. Asawalam, S. O. Emosairue, and A. Hassanali
Cross mating studies among five fruit fly parasitoid populations: Potential biological control implications for tephritid pests, Maxwell K. Billah, Susan W. Kimani-Njogu, Robert A. Wharton, William A. Overholt, David D. Wilson, and Millicent A. Cobblah
Desmodium species and associated biochemical traits for controlling Striga species: Present and future prospects, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, A. Hassanali, A. M. Hooper, and C. A.O. Midega
Detection and characterization of kodamaea ohmeri associated with small hive beetle aethina tumida infesting honey bee hives, Nicole D. Benda, Drion Boucias, Baldwyn Torto, and Peter Teal
Detection and characterization of Kodamaea ohmeri associated with small hive beetle Aethina tumida infesting honey bee hives, Nicole D. Benda, Drion Boucias, Baldwyn Torto, and Peter Teal
Development and reproductive potential of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on cultivated and wild crucifer species in Kenya, R. Kahuthia-Gathu, B. Löhr, and H. M. Poehling
Differences in mate acceptance and host plant recognition between wild and laboratory-reared Busseola fusca (Fuller), P. A. Calatayud, G. Juma, P. G.N. Njagi, N. Faure, S. Calatayud, S. Dupas, B. Le Rü, G. Magoma, J. F. Silvain, and B. Frérot
Distribution of chemo- and mechanoreceptors on the antennae and maxillae of Busseola fusca larvae, Gerald Juma, Mathayo Chimtawi, Peter O. Ahuya, Peter G.N. Njagi, Bruno Le Rü, Gabriel Magoma, Jean François Silvain, and Paul André Calatayud
Distribution of mosquito larvae within the paddy and its implication in larvicidal application in mwea rice irrigation scheme, Central Kenya, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Benjamin Jacob, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Distribution of Tetranychus evansi and its predator Phytoseiulus longipes (Acari: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae) in southern Brazil, Fernando R. Da Silva, Gilberto J. De Moraes, and Markus Knapp
Diversity and abundance of wild host plants of lepidopteran stem borers in two agro-ecological zones of Kenya, Nicholas A. Otieno, Bruno P. Le Ru, George O. Ong'amo, Pascal Moyal, Stéphane Dupas, Paul André Calatayud, and Jean François Silvain
Diversity of riceland mosquitoes and factors affecting their occurrence and distribution in Mwea, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Benjamin G. Jacob, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Diving behavior in Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae): Avoidance of a predacious wolf spider (Araneae: Lycosidae) in relation to life stage and water depth, Kyoko Futami, George Sonye, Peter Akweywa, Satoshi Kaneko, and Noboru Minakawa
Economic performance of the 'push-pull' technology for stemborer and Striga control in smallholder farming systems in western Kenya, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Esther M. Njuguna, David M. Amudavi, Japhether M. Wanyama, and John A. Pickett
Eco-social analysis of an East African agro-pastoral system: Management of tsetse and bovine trypanosomiasis, Johann Baumgärtner, Gianni Gilioli, Getachew Tikubet, and Andrew Paul Gutierrez
Effect of common wild crucifer species of Kenya on fitness of two exotic diamondback moth parasitoids, Cotesia plutellae and Diadegma semiclausum, R. Kahuthia-Gathu, B. Löhr, and H. M. Poehling
Effect of food deprivation on attractiveness of food sources, containing natural and artificial sugar and protein, to three African fruit flies: Ceratitis cosyra, Ceratitis fasciventris, and Ceratitis capitata, Aruna Manrakhan and Slawomir Antoni Lux
Effect of rice cultivation on malaria transmission in central Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Simon Muriu, Josephat Shililu, Joseph Mwangangi, Benjamin G. Jacob, Charles Mbogo, John Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Effect of temperature on development and survival of immature stages of Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae), I. Rwomushana, S. Ekesi, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and I. Gordon
Effect of temperature on virulence of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates to Tetranychus evansi, David M. Bugeme, Nguya K. Maniania, Markus Knapp, and Hamadi I. Boga
Effects of bio-pesticides on Eretmocerus warrae (Hym., Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci (Hom., Aleyrodidae), P. Kumar, M. Whitten, G. Thoeming, C. Borgemeister, and H. M. Poehling
Effects of nitrogen and potassium combinations on yields and infestations of maize by Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the humid forest of Cameroon, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Fritz Schulthess, and Christian Borgemeister
Efficacy of Vectobac DT and culinexcombi against mosquito larvae in unused swimming pools in Malindi, Kenya, Samuel C. Kahindi, Janet T. Midega, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Lydiah W. Kibe, Joseph Nzovu, Peter Luethy, John Githure, and Charles M. Mbogo
Environmental factors associated with the distribution of Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus in a rice agro-ecosystem in Mwea, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph Mwangangi, Josephat Shililu, Benjamin G. Jacob, Charles Mbogo, John Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Essential oil of Ocimum grattissimum (Labiatae) as Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) protectant, E. F. Asawalam, S. O. Emosairue, and A. Hassanali
Evaluation of different cocoon stifling methods on raw silk quality, Everlyn K. Nguku, Sueresh K. Raina, Keren G. Mburugu, and Olive M. Mugenda
Evaluation of the impact of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata on Bactrocera invadens and five African fruit fly species, S. A. Mohamed, S. Ekesi, and R. Hanna
Evolution of a polydnavirus gene in relation to parasitoid-host species immune resistance, Stéphane Dupas, Catherine Wanjiru Gitau, Antoine Branca, Bruno Pierre Le Rü, and Jean François Silvain
Farmers' perceptions of a 'push-pull' technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya, Zeyaur R. Khan, David M. Amudavi, Charles A.O. Midega, Japhether M. Wanyama, and John A. Pickett
Flight and oviposition behaviour of the African stem borer, Busseola fusca, on various host plant species, Paul André Calatayud, Hervé Guénégo, Peter Ahuya, Antony Wanjoya, Bruno Le Rü, Jean François Silvain, and Brigitte Frérot
Genetic and biological variations among Plutella xylostella granulovirus isolates, S. Subramanian, R. J. Rabindra, and S. Sithanantham
Green oak leaf roller moth dynamics: An application of discrete time mathematical models, Lev V. Nedorezov and Dinara L. Sadykova
Heavy metals in mosquito larval habitats in urban Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya, and their impact, Paul O. Mireji, Joseph Keating, Ahmed Hassanali, Charles M. Mbogo, Hudson Nyambaka, Samuel Kahindi, and John C. Beier
Host choice and multiple blood feeding behaviour of malaria vectors and other anophelines in Mwea rice scheme, Kenya, Simon M. Muriu, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Charles M. Mbogo, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Benjamin G. Jacob, Lucy W. Irungu, Richard W. Mukabana, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Host-parasitoid community model and its potential application in biological control of cereal stemborers in Kenya, Nanqing Jiang, Goufa Zhou, William A. Overholt, and Fritz Schulthess
Host plant diversity of Sesamia calamistis: Cytochrome b gene sequences reveal local genetic differentiation, G. O. Ong'amo, B. P. Le Rü, P. Moyal, P. A. Calatayud, P. Le Gall, C. K.P.O. Ogol, E. D. Kokwaro, C. Capdevielle-Dulac, and J. F. Silvain
Host plants and host plant preference studies for Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Kenya, a new invasive fruit fly species in Africa, Ivan Rwomushana, Sunday Ekesi, Ian Gordon, and Callistus K.P.O. Ogol
Hybridization between two polyphagous fruit-fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) causes sex-biased reduction in developmental stability, Nathalie Erbout, Marc De Meyer, and Luc Lens
Hydrological modeling of geophysical parameters of arboviral and protozoan disease vectors in Internally Displaced People camps in Gulu, Uganda, Benjamin G. Jacob, Ephantus J. Muturi, Erick X. Caamano, James T. Gunter, Enoch Mpanga, Robert Ayine, Joseph Okelloonen, Jack Pen Mogi Nyeko, Josephat I. Shililu, John I. Githure, James L. Regens, Robert J. Novak, and Ibulaimu Kakoma
Impacts of land use, anthropogenic disturbance, and harvesting on an African medicinal liana, Lauren McGeoch, Ian Gordon, and Johanna Schmitt
Importance of plant physical cues in host acceptance for oviposition by Busseola fusca, P. A. Calatayud, P. O. Ahuya, A. Wanjoya, B. Le Rü, J. F. Silvain, and B. Frérot
Influence of visual and olfactory cues on field trapping of the pollen beetle, Astylus atromaculatus (Col.: Melyridae), J. Van Den Berg, B. Torto, J. A. Pickett, L. E. Smart, L. J. Wadhams, and C. M. Woodcock
Integrated management of Striga hermonthica, stemborers, and declining soil fertility in western Kenya, B. Vanlauwe, F. Kanampiu, G. D. Odhiambo, H. De Groote, L. J. Wadhams, and Z. R. Khan
Integrated pest management: The push-pull approach for controlling insect pests and weeds of cereals, and its potential for other agricultural systems including animal husbandry, Ahmed Hassanali, Hans Herren, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, and Christine M. Woodcock
Integrated vector management for malaria control, John C. Beier, Joseph Keating, John I. Githure, Michael B. MacDonald, Daniel E. Impoinvil, and Robert J. Novak
Interspecific competition between Diadegma semiclausum Hellen and Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren), parasitoids of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L), feeding on a new host plant, A. Rossbach, B. Löhr, and S. Vidal
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in the newly discovered invasive fruit fly pest in Africa, Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae), F. Khamis, N. Karam, C. R. Guglielmino, S. Ekesi, D. Masiga, M. De Meyer, E. U. Kenya, and A. R. Malacrida
Isolation of entomopathogenic fungi from the soil and their pathogenicity to two fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae), P. Sookar, S. Bhagwant, and E. Awuor Ouna
Landscape effects on crop pollination services: Are there general patterns?, Taylor H. Ricketts, James Regetz, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Saul A. Cunningham, Claire Kremen, Anne Bogdanski, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Sarah S. Greenleaf, Alexandra M. Klein, Margaret M. Mayfield, Lora A. Morandin, Alfred Ochieng', and Blande F. Viana
Life history of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus fragariae on Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) at five temperatures, Geraldo José Nascimento De Vasconcelos, Gilberto José De Moraes, Ítalo Delalibera Júnior, and Markus Knapp
Location, acceptance and suitability of lepidopteran stemborers feeding on a cultivated and wild host-plant to the endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Meshack Obonyo, Fritz Schulthess, Juma Gerald, Onesmus Wanyama, Bruno Le Rü, and Paul André Calatayud
Long-distance pollen flow assessment through evaluation of pollinator foraging range suggests transgene escape distances, Rémy S. Pasquet, Alexis Peltier, Matthew B. Hufford, Emeline Oudin, Jonathan Saulnier, Lénaic Paul, Jette T. Knudsen, Hans R. Herren, and Paul Gepts
Malaria vector control practices in an irrigated rice agro-ecosystem in central Kenya and implications for malaria control, Peter N. Ng'ang'a, Josephat Shililu, Gayathri Jayasinghe, Violet Kimani, Charity Kabutha, Lucy Kabuage, Ephantus Kabiru, John Githure, and Clifford Mutero
Monitoring wild silkmoth, Ganometa postica walker, abundance, host plant diversity and distribution in Imba and Mumoni woodlands in Mwingi, Kenya, Ken O. Fening, Esther N. Kioko, Suresh K. Raina, and Jones M. Mueke
Monooxygenase levels and knockdown resistance (kdr) allele frequencies in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis in Kenya, Hong Chen, Andrew K. Githeko, John I. Githure, James Mutunga, Guofa Zhou, and Guiyun Yan
Mosquito larvicidal constituents from Lantana viburnoides sp viburnoides var kisi (A. rich) Verdc (Verbenaceae), Ester Innocent, Cosam C. Joseph, Nicholus K. Gikonyo, Mainen J. Moshi, Mayunga H.H. Nkunya, and Ahmed Hassanali
Observations of Portia Africana, an araneophagic jumping spider, living together and sharing prey, Robert R. Jackson, Simon D. Pollard, and Kathryn Salm
On-farm evaluation of the 'push-pull' technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, David M. Amudavi, Ahmed Hassanali, and John A. Pickett
On the impact of winter conditions on the dynamics of an isolated population, Lev V. Nedorezov, E. V. Volkova, and Alexandr M. Sadykov
Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species, Alberto Daniel Guanilo, Gilberto José De Moraes, Silvana Toledo, and Markus Knapp
Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamilies Phytoseiinae Berlese and Typhlodrominae Wainstein from Peru, with descriptions of two new species, Alberto Daniel Guanilo, Gilberto José De Moraes, and Markus Knapp
Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma from Peru, with descriptions of four new species, Alberto Daniel Guanilo, Gilberto José De Moraes, and Markus Knapp
Potential of improved fallows to increase household and regional fuelwood supply: Evidence from western Kenya, B. A. Jama, J. K. Mutegi, and A. N. Njui
Potential of sequential cropping in the management of root-knot nematodes in okra, A. N. Mweke, J. W. Kimenju, A. A. Seif, E. W. Mutitu, and G. K. Mutua
Recent reduction in the water level of Lake Victoria has created more habitats for Anopheles funestus, Noboru Minakawa, Gorge Sonye, Gabriel O. Dida, Kyoko Futami, and Satoshi Kaneko
Regulation of oviposition in Anopheles gambiae s.s.: Role of inter- and intra-specific signals, Leunita A. Sumba, C. Brandon Ogbunugafor, Arop L. Deng, and Ahmed Hassanali
Release and establishment of Cotesia flavipes for biological control of maize stemborers in Zimbabwe, P. Chinwada, F. Schulthess, W. A. Overholt, P. Jowah, and C. O. Omwega
Repellent properties of δ-octalactone against the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans, Martin T. Mwangi, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, and Isaiah O. Ndiege
Reproductive compatibility of several East and West African Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) populations and their crosses and backcrosses using Sesamia calamistis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as the host, Saka Gounou, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Hans Michael Poehling, and Fritz Schulthess
Resource allocation and bionomics of indigenous and exotic Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) species reared on Sesamia calamistis, Y. Hailemichael, F. Schulthess, J. Smith, W. Overholt, and A. Chabi-Olaye
Response of ground-dwelling arthropods to a 'push-pull' habitat management system: Spiders as an indicator group, C. A.O. Midega, Z. R. Khan, J. Van Den Berg, C. K.P.O. Ogol, A. S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, J. A. Pickett, and L. J. Wadhams
Role of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), pests of horticultural crops, Nguya K. Maniania, David M. Bugeme, Vitalis W. Wekesa, Italo Delalibera, and Markus Knapp
Role of native bees and natural habitats in eggplant (Solanum melongena) pollination in Kenya, Barbara Gemmill-Herren and Alfred O. Ochieng'
Seasonal variation in the physical characteristics of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus) along the North Atlantic, A. A. Yusuf and L. Webster
Shoot epicatechin and epigallocatechin contents respond to water stress in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze], Erick K. Cheruiyot, Louis M. Mumera, Wilson K. Ng'etich, Ahmed Hassanali, Francis Wachira, and John K. Wanyoko
Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana, V. W. Wekesa, M. Knapp, and I. Delalibera
Significance and transmission of maize streak virus disease in Africa and options for management: A review, O. E.V. Magenya, J. Mueke, and C. Omwega
Smallholder access to the export market: The case of vegetables in Kenya, Dagmar Mithöfer, Eddah Nang'ole, and Solomon Asfaw
Snatching prey from the mandibles of ants, a feeding tactic adopted by East African jumping spiders, Robert R. Jackson, Kathryn Salm, and Simon D. Pollard
Spatial distribution of Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), at the field and the regional level in Ethiopia, Gashawbeza Ayalew, Andrea Sciarretta, Johan Baumgärtner, Callistus Ogol, and Bernhard Löhr
Susceptibility of immature stages of the locusts Schistocerca gregaria and Locusta migratoria migratorioides to the microsporidium Johenrea locustae and effects of infection on feeding and fertility in the laboratory, Nguya K. Maniania, Larry J. Vaughan, and Elizabeth Ouna
The meaning of predatory specialization as illustrated by Aelurillus m-nigrum, an ant-eating jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Azerbaijan, Elchin F. Huseynov, Robert R. Jackson, and Fiona R. Cross
The natural history of Myrmarachne melanotarsa, a social ant‐mimicking jumping spider, Robert R. Jackson, Ximena J. Nelson, and Kathryn Salm
Thorsellia anophelis is the dominant bacterium in a Kenyan population of adult Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, Aurelio M. Briones, Josephat Shililu, John Githure, Robert Novak, and Lutgarde Raskin
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense transmitted by a single tsetse fly bite in vervet monkeys as a model of human African trypanosomiasis, John K. Thuita, John M. Kagira, David Mwangangi, Enock Matovu, C. M.R. Turner, and Daniel Masiga
Unforeseen misuses of bed nets in fishing villages along Lake Victoria, Noboru Minakawa, Gabriel O. Dida, Gorge O. Sonye, Kyoko Futami, and Satoshi Kaneko
Virulence of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to sweet potato weevil Cylas puncticollis and effects on fecundity and egg viability, S. Ondiaka, N. K. Maniania, G. H.N. Nyamasyo, and J. H. Nderitu
Zooprophylactic diversion of mosquitoes from human to alternative hosts: A static simulation model, A. Hassanali, L. V. Nedorezov, and A. M. Sadykov
Submissions from 2007
A 4-alkyl-substituted analogue of guaiacol shows greater repellency to savannah tsetse (Glossina spp.), Rajindar K. Saini and Ahmed Hassanali
Acceptability and suitability of six fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Kenyan strains of Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Samira A. Mohamed, William A. Overholt, Slawomir A. Lux, Robert A. Wharton, and Elameen M. Eltoum
Adaptation to and small-scale rearing of invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) on artificial diet, Sunday Ekesi, Peterson W. Nderitu, and Chiou Ling Chang
Anopheles gambiae exploits the treehole ecosystem in western Kenya: A new urban malaria risk?, Francois X. Omlin, John C. Carlson, C. Brandon Ogbunugafor, and Ahmed Hassanali