Submissions from 2008
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
Antibacterial activity of Apis mellifera L. propolis collected in three regions of Kenya, Elliud M. Muli and J. M. Maingi
Assessment of different legumes for the control of Striga hermonthica in maize and sorghum, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Ahmed Hassanali, John A. Pickett, and Lester J. Wadhams
Bacterial diversity in the intestinal tract of the fungus-cultivating termite Macrotermes michaelseni (Sjöstedt), Lucy Mwende Mackenzie, Anne Thairu Muigai, Ellie Onyango Osir, Wilber Lwande, Martin Keller, Gerardo Toledo, and Hamadi Iddi Boga
Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. infested and uninfested maize plants, Hassan M. Mohamed, Zeyaur R. Khan, Jones M. Mueke, Ahmed Hassanali, Eunice Kairu, and John A. Pickett
Bionomics of the acarophagous ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens fed Tetranychus evansi, K. K.M. Fiaboe, M. G.C. Gondim, G. J. De Moraes, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and M. Knapp
Bugs with backpacks deter vision-guided predation by jumping spiders, R. R. Jackson and S. D. Pollard
Chemicals involved in post-germination inhibition of Striga by Desmodium: Opportunities for utilizing the associated allelopathic traits, John A. Pickett, Zeyaur R. Khan, Ahmed Hassanali, and Antony M. Hooper
C-methylated and C-prenylated isoflavonoids from root extract of Desmodium uncinatum, Salome M. Guchu, Abiy Yenesew, Muniru K. Tsanuo, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, John A. Pickett, Antony M. Hooper, and Ahmed Hassanali
Colonization patterns of the invasive Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius, in Florida, D. A. Williams, E. Muchugu, W. A. Overholt, and J. P. Cuda
Comparison of mosquito control programs in seven urban sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Sajjad Ahmad, Adriana Troyo, Joseph Keating, Andrew K. Githeko, Charles M. Mbogo, Lydiah Kibe, John I. Githure, Adel M. Gad, Ali N. Hassan, Laor Orshan, Alon Warburg, Olger Calderón-Arguedas, Victoria M. Sánchez-Loría, Rosanna Velit-Suarez, Dave D. Chadee, Robert J. Novak, and John C. Beier
Composition of volatiles from fermenting pollen dough and attractiveness to the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a parasite of the honeybee Apis mellifera, Baldwyn Torto, Richard T. Arbogast, Hans Alborn, Alonso Suazo, Dennis Van Engelsdorp, Drion Boucias, James H. Tumlinson, and Peter E.A. Teal
Constant temperature and time period effects on Anopheles gambiae egg hatching, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Gabriel A. Cardenas, John I. Gihture, Charles M. Mbogo, and John C. Beier
Convergent evolution of eye ultrastructure and divergent evolution of vision-mediated predatory behaviour in jumping spiders, K. F. Su, R. Meier, R. R. Jackson, D. P. Harland, and D. Li
Cross-modality effects during male-male interactions of jumping spiders, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, Simon D. Pollard, and Mark W. Walker
Differential expression of the CrV1 haemocyte inactivation-associated polydnavirus gene in the African maize stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) parasitized by two biotypes of the endoparasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron), C. W. Gitau, D. Gundersen-Rindal, M. Pedroni, P. J. Mbugi, and S. Dupas
Direct and indirect adverse effects of tomato on the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus feeding on the spider mite Tetranychus evansi, M. Koller, M. Knapp, and P. Schausberger
Discriminative feeding behaviour of Anopheles gambiae s.s. on endemic plants in western Kenya, H. Manda, L. C. Gouagna, E. Nyandat, E. W. Kabiru, R. R. Jackson, W. A. Foster, J. I. Githure, J. C. Beier, and A. Hassanali
Distribution and relative importance of lepidopteran cereal stemborers and their parasitoids in Uganda, T. Matama-Kauma, F. Schulthess, J. A. Ogwang, J. M. Mueke, and C. O. Omwega
Effect of cropping systems on cereal stemborers in the cool-wet and semi-arid ecozones of the Amhara region of Ethiopia, M. Wale, F. Schulthess, Eunice W. Kairu, and Charles O. Omwega
Effect of discriminative plant-sugar feeding on the survival and fecundity of Anopheles gambiae, Hortance Manda, Louis C. Gouagna, Woodbridge A. Foster, Robert R. Jackson, John C. Beier, John I. Githure, and Ahmed Hassanali
Environmental abundance of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) larval habitats on land cover change sites in Karima Village, Mwea rice scheme, Kenya, Benjamin G. Jacob, Ephantus Muturi, Patrick Halbig, Joseph Mwangangi, R. K. Wanjogu, Enock Mpanga, Jose Funes, Josephat Shililu, John Githure, James L. Regens, and Robert J. Novak
Environmental covariates of Anopheles arabiensis in a rice agroecosystem in Mwea, Central Kenya, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Simon Muriu, Benjamin Jacob, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Epizootiological importance of Glossina morsitans submorsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) (Newstead) in the Ghibe River Valley, Southwest Ethiopia, Merid Negash, Melaku Girma, and Emiru Seyoum
Estimating dispersal and survival of anopheles gambiae and anopheles funestus along the Kenyan coast by using mark-release-recapture methods, Janet T. Midega, Charles M. Mbogo, Henry Mwambi, Michael D. Wilson, Gordon Ojwang, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Joseph G. Nzovu, John I. Githure, Guiyun Yan, and John C. Beier
Evaluation of four sampling techniques for surveillance of culex quinquefasciatus (diptera: Culicidae) and other mosquitoes in African rice agroecosystems, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph Mwangangi, Josephat Shililu, Simon Muriu, Benjamin Jacob, Charles M. Mbogo, Githure John, and Robert Novak
Evaluation of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties for use as trap plants for the management of African stemborer (Busseola fusca) in a push-pull strategy, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Lester J. Wadhams, John A. Pickett, and Abdulai Mumuni
Evaluation of raw silk produced by bivoltine silkworm bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) races in Kenya, E. K. Nguku, V. V. Adolkar, S. K. Raina, K. G. Mburugu, and O. M. Mugenda
Evaluation of various mulberry Morus spp. (Moraceae) cultivars for the rearing of the bivoltine hybrid race Shaanshi BV-333 of the silkworm Bombyx mon (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), V. V. Adolkar, S. K. Raina, and D. M. Kimbu
Field boundaries of Panicum maximum as a reservoir for predators and a sink for Chilo partellus, S. Koji, Z. R. Khan, and C. A.O. Midega
Field developments on Striga control by Desmodium intercrops in a ‘push-pull’ strategy, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Ahmed Hassanali, and John A. Pickett
From a descriptive toward an explicative growth-based model on immature Oulema duftschmidi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) development at different temperatures, P. Morlacchi, L. Limonta, and J. Baumgártner
Habitat management in control of astylus atromaculatus (coleoptera: Melyridae) in maize under subsistence farming conditions in south africa, A. O. Midega, J. Van den Berg, and Z. R. Khan
Host preference of Xanthopimpla stemmator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and its reproductive performance on selected African lepidopteran stem borers, C. W. Gitau, A. J. Ngi-Song, S. A. Otieno, and W. A. Overholt
Identification of insect-selective and mammal-selective toxins from Parabuthus leiosoma venom, John B. Ochola, Wilber Lwande, Thuku Thiong'o, Lucie Rogo, Rafael Herrmann, Eric Schepers, Richard Bagine, Paul Mungai, and Isaiah O. Ndiege
Impact of an exotic parasitoid on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) population dynamics, damage and indigenous natural enemies in Kenya, B. Löhr, R. Gathu, C. Kariuki, J. Obiero, and G. Gichini
Influence of biological and physicochemical characteristics of larval habitats on the body size of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) along the Kenyan coast, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Charles M. Mbogo, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph G. Nzovu, Ephantus W. Kabiru, John I. Githure, Robert J. Novak, and John C. Beier
Inheritance of 'domestication' traits in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.), Shravani Basu, Sean Mayes, Michael Davey, Jeremy A. Roberts, Sayed N. Azam-Ali, Richard Mithen, and Remy S. Pasquet
Insecticidal effects of powdered parts of eight nigerian plant species against maize weevil sitophilus zeamais motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), E. F. Asawalam, S. O. Emosairue, F. Ekeleme, and R. C. Wokocha
Interactions of two natural enemies of Tetranychus evansi, the fungal pathogen Neozygites floridana (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) and the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus longipes (Acari: Phytoseiidae), V. W. Wekesa, G. J. Moraes, M. Knapp, and I. Delalibera
Laboratory investigations on the potential of entomopathogenic fungi for biocontrol of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae and pupae, Nguyen T.H. Nguyen, Christian Borgemeister, Hans Michael Poehling, and Gisbert Zimmermann
Laboratory studies on the effect of inorganic fertilizers on survival and development of immature Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae), Ephantus J. Muturi, Benjamin G. Jacob, Josephat Shililu, and Robert Novak
Larval habitat dynamics and diversity of Culex mosquitoes in rice agro-ecosystem in Mwea, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Weidong Gu, Benjamin G. Jacob, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak