Submissions from 2008
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
Change in levels of cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP during pregnancy and larval development of the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Fritz Schulthess, and Christian Borgemeister
Characterization of aspartic proteinases from the gut of the tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus neuman, Ivan Rwomushana, Sunday Ekesi, Ian Gordon, and Callistus K.P.O. Ogol
Chemical ecology and conservation biological control, Zeyaur R. Khan, David G. James, Charles A.O. Midega, and John A. Pickett
Coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Searching for sustainable control strategies, Stéphane Dupas, Catherine Wanjiru Gitau, Antoine Branca, Bruno Pierre Le Rü, and Jean François Silvain
Combining ability for resistance to fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in tropical maize inbred lines, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Benjamin Jacob, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
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
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 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
Cuticular Hydrocarbon Composition Analysis for Taxonomic Differentiation of Phlebotomine Sandfly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Kenya, Rémy S. Pasquet, Alexis Peltier, Matthew B. Hufford, Emeline Oudin, Jonathan Saulnier, Lénaic Paul, Jette T. Knudsen, Hans R. Herren, and Paul Gepts
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
Distribution and abundance, in maize and sorghum, of lepidopteran stemborers and associated indigenous parasitoids in zanzibar, Paul André Calatayud, Hervé Guénégo, Peter Ahuya, Antony Wanjoya, Bruno Le Rü, Jean François Silvain, and Brigitte Frérot
Distribution and species composition of cereal stemborers in the eastern zone of tanzania, 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
Distribution and species composition of stemborers and their natural enemies in maize and sorghum in ethiopia, Aruna Manrakhan and Slawomir Antoni Lux
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
Do the invasive Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and the maize lepidopteran stemborers compete when sharing the same food?, Samuel C. Kahindi, Janet T. Midega, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Lydiah W. Kibe, Joseph Nzovu, Peter Luethy, John Githure, and Charles M. Mbogo
Eclosion behavior in tsetse (Diptera: Glossinidae): Extrication from the puparium and expansion of the adult, Nicole D. Benda, Drion Boucias, Baldwyn Torto, and Peter Teal
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 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 virulence of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates to Tetranychus evansi, David M. Bugeme, Nguya K. Maniania, Markus Knapp, and Hamadi I. Boga
Effect of use of tsetse repellant collar technology on the farm performance and household welfare of small-scale livestock farmers in 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
Effects of shifting to crowded or solitary conditions on pheromone release and morphometrics of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) (Orthoptera: Acrididae), Robert R. Jackson, Kathryn Salm, and Simon D. Pollard
Effects of Snowdrop Lectin on Mexican Rice Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Life History Parameters, Nicole D. Benda, Drion Boucias, Baldwyn Torto, and Peter Teal
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 ocimum suave (willd) as a source of repellents, toxicants and protectants in storage against three stored product insect pests, Gashawbeza Ayalew, Andrea Sciarretta, Johan Baumgärtner, Callistus Ogol, and Bernhard Löhr
Evaluation of onion (Allium cepa) germplasm entries for resistance to onion thrips, Thrips tabaci (Lindeman) in Tanzania, 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
Farmers’ decision processes about biocontrol innovation adoption: dynamics surrounding push-pull technology in Western Kenya, Robert R. Jackson, Ximena J. Nelson, and Kathryn Salm
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
Feeding responses of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae to sorghum plant phenolics and their analogs, Nicholas A. Otieno, Bruno P. Le Ru, George O. Ong'amo, Pascal Moyal, Stéphane Dupas, Paul André Calatayud, and Jean François Silvain
Field effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae and pheromone traps against Phthorimaea absoluta on tomato in Tanzania, Erick K. Cheruiyot, Louis M. Mumera, Wilson K. Ng'etich, Ahmed Hassanali, Francis Wachira, and John K. Wanyoko
Genetic and biological variations among Plutella xylostella granulovirus isolates, S. Subramanian, R. J. Rabindra, and S. Sithanantham
Genetic diversity of the Pneumococcal CbpA: Implications for next-generation vaccine development, Robert R. Jackson, Simon D. Pollard, and Kathryn Salm
Genetic structure and diversity of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis in a French bean agroecosystem of Kenya, P. Kumar, M. Whitten, G. Thoeming, C. Borgemeister, and H. M. Poehling
Gonotrophic status of female phlebotomine sandflies collected by three different methods in Kenya, Aurelio M. Briones, Josephat Shililu, John Githure, Robert Novak, and Lutgarde Raskin
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 stage preference and performance of the aphid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Brevicoryne brassicae and Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae), 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
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
Impact of habitat degradation on species diversity and nest abundance of five African stingless bee species in a tropical rainforest of Kenya, J. Van Den Berg, B. Torto, J. A. Pickett, L. E. Smart, L. J. Wadhams, and C. M. Woodcock
Impact of introduced parasitoid Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its parasitoid guild on kale in semi-arid areas in Kenya, 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
Impacts of land use, anthropogenic disturbance, and harvesting on an African medicinal liana, Lauren McGeoch, Ian Gordon, and Johanna Schmitt
Influence of exposure period and management methods on the effectiveness of chickens as predators of ticks infesting cattle, Hong Chen, Andrew K. Githeko, John I. Githure, James Mutunga, Guofa Zhou, and Guiyun Yan
Influence of Si in maize plants in Kenyan populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Benjamin G. Jacob, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Insect immunity. Induction of cecropin and attacin-like antibacterial factors in the haemolymph of Glossina morsitans morsitans, Martin T. Mwangi, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, and Isaiah O. Ndiege
Insect pests and beneficial arthropod populations under different hedgerow intercropping systems in semiarid Kenya, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, A. Hassanali, A. M. Hooper, and C. A.O. Midega
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 soil fertility management: from concept to practice in Eastern DR Congo, Saka Gounou, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Hans Michael Poehling, and Fritz Schulthess
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
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
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
Mechanisms of resistance in wild rice Oryza brachyantha to rice leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Ken O. Fening, Esther N. Kioko, Suresh K. Raina, and Jones M. Mueke
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
Nethouses protect cucumber plants from insect pests and increase yields in eastern Africa, Nguya K. Maniania, Larry J. Vaughan, and Elizabeth Ouna
Non-host status of papaya cultivars to the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), in relation to the degree of fruit ripeness, S. A. Mohamed, S. Ekesi, and R. Hanna
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
Optimization of the in vitro feeding of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphae for the transmission of Theileria parva, F. Khamis, N. Karam, C. R. Guglielmino, S. Ekesi, D. Masiga, M. De Meyer, E. U. Kenya, and A. R. Malacrida
Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission, Nathalie Erbout, Marc De Meyer, and Luc Lens
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
Polymorphism for wolbachia infections in eastern and southern african cotesia sesamiae (cameron) (hymenoptera: braconidae) populations, P. A. Calatayud, P. O. Ahuya, A. Wanjoya, B. Le Rü, J. F. Silvain, and B. Frérot
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
Quantitative and quality losses caused by rodents in on-farm stored maize: a case study in the low land tropical zone of Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph Mwangangi, Josephat Shililu, Benjamin G. Jacob, Charles Mbogo, John Githure, and Robert J. Novak
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
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
Returns to research and outreach for integrated pest management of western flower thrips infesting French bean and tomato in Kenya, P. Sookar, S. Bhagwant, and E. Awuor Ouna
Risk assessment of urban yellow fever virus transmission in Kenya: is Aedes aegypti an efficient vector?, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, and Simon D. Pollard
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 and elevational changes of plant-pollinator interaction networks in East African mountains, Dagmar Mithöfer, Eddah Nang'ole, and Solomon Asfaw
Seasonal variation in the physical characteristics of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus) along the North Atlantic, A. A. Yusuf and L. Webster
Short range dispersal of western flower thrips in field-grown French beans in Kenya, I. Rwomushana, S. Ekesi, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and I. Gordon
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
Species richness and parasitism in an assemblage of parasitoids attacking maize stem borers in coastal Kenya, Ahmed Hassanali, Hans Herren, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, and Christine M. Woodcock
Termite-induced injuries to maize and baby corn under organic and conventional farming systems in the central highlands of Kenya, Nanqing Jiang, Goufa Zhou, William A. Overholt, and Fritz Schulthess
The chemical ecology of host location by parasitoids of african stemborers, Gerald Juma, Mathayo Chimtawi, Peter O. Ahuya, Peter G.N. Njagi, Bruno Le Rü, Gabriel Magoma, Jean François Silvain, and Paul André Calatayud
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
Transmission of Theileria parva to cattle by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus adults fed as nymphae in vitro on infected blood through an artificial membrane, S. Ondiaka, N. K. Maniania, G. H.N. Nyamasyo, and J. H. Nderitu
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
Trypanosoma simiae in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), Kyoko Futami, George Sonye, Peter Akweywa, Satoshi Kaneko, and Noboru Minakawa
Unforeseen misuses of bed nets in fishing villages along Lake Victoria, Noboru Minakawa, Gabriel O. Dida, Gorge O. Sonye, Kyoko Futami, and Satoshi Kaneko
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
Antibacterial activity of Apis mellifera L. propolis collected in three regions of Kenya, Elliud M. Muli and J. M. Maingi