Submissions from 2007
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
Larval habitats of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) influences vector competence to Plasmodium falciparum parasites, Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Guiyun Yan, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Larvicidal activity of Piper guineense and Spilanthes mauritiana crude-powder against Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus in Kilifi district, Kenya, Spala O. Ohaga, Isaiah O. Ndiege, Sammy S. Kubasu, John C. Beier, and Charles M. Mbogo
Lepidopteran cereal stemborers and associated natural enemies on maize and wild grass hosts in Cameroon, R. Ndemah, F. Schulthess, B. Le Rü, and I. Bame
Life history parameters of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) reared on liquid diets, Chiou Ling Chang, Carlos Caceres, and Sunday Ekesi
Life tables of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes feeding on Tetranychus evansi at four temperatures (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae), Maxime Ferrero, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Serge Kreiter, Marie Stéphane Tixier, and Markus Knapp
Livestock farmers' perception and epidemiology of bovine trypanosomosis in Kwale District, Kenya, S. O. Ohaga, E. D. Kokwaro, I. O. Ndiege, A. Hassanali, and R. K. Saini
Malaria mosquito control using edible fish in western Kenya: Preliminary findings of a controlled study, Annabel F.V. Howard, Guofa Zhou, and Francois X. Omlin
Male and female mate-choice decisions by Evarcha culicivora, an East African jumping spider, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, and Simon D. Pollard
Modeling the dynamics of tritrophic population interactions, Andrew Paul Gutierrez and Johann Baumgärtner
Mosquito larval habitats in a semiarid ecosystem in Eritrea: Impact of larval habitat management on Anopheles arabiensis population, Josephat Shililu, Charles Mbogo, Tewolde Ghebremeskel, John Githure, and Robert Novak
Mosquito species succession and physicochemical factors affecting their abundance in rice fields in Mwea, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph Mwangangi, Josephat Shililu, Simon Muriu, Benjamin Jacob, Ephantus Kabiru, Weidong Gu, Charles Mbogo, John Githure, and Robert Novak
Multitrophic interaction facilitates parasite-host relationship between an invasive beetle and the honey bee, Baldwyn Torto, Drion G. Boucias, Richard T. Arbogast, James H. Tumlinson, and Peter E.A. Teal
Nutrient contents of pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima Linn.) seeds, A. A. Yusuf, B. M. Mofio, and A. B. Ahmed
Organization of the genic pool of vigna unguiculata (l.) walp.: Crosses between the wild and cultivated forms of cowpea, Daouda Kouadio, Nadejda Echikh, André Toussaint, Rémy S. Pasquet, and Jean Pierre Baudoin
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria do not pose any deleterious effect on cowpea and detectable amounts of ethylene are produced, Olubukola O. Babalola, Abiodun I. Sanni, George D. Odhiambo, and Baldwyn Torto
Polyphenols as potential indicators for drought tolerance in tea (Camellia sinensis L.), Erick K. Cheruiyot, Louis M. Mumera, Wilson K. Ng'etich, Ahmed Hassanali, and Francis Wachira
Potential of a Brazilian population of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes as a biological control agent of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae), I. P. Furtado, G. J.de Moraes, S. Kreiter, M. S. Tixier, and M. Knapp
Quality of honey harvested and processed using traditional methods in rural areas of Kenya, Eliud Muli, A. Munguti, and S. K. Raina
Remote and field level quantification of vegetation covariates for malaria mapping in three rice agro-village complexes in Central Kenya, Benjamin G. Jacob, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Jose Funes, Erick X. Caamano, Simon Muriu, Josephat Shililu, John Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Scope for genetic enhancement of the parasitisation potential of four native strains of Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr. lutea Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Kenya, Joseph M. Baya, Srinivasan Sithanantham, Linus M. Gitonga, Ellie O. Osir, and Stephen G. Agong'
Search for effective natural enemies of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northwest Argentina, Imeuda P. Furtado, Silvana Toledo, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Serge Kreiter, and Markus Knapp
Semi-captive rearing of the African wild silkmoth Gonometa postica (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) on an indigenous and a non-indigenous host plant in Kenya, Boniface M. Ngoka, Esther N. Kioko, Suresh K. Raina, Jones M. Mueke, and David M. Kimbu
Spatial distribution and habitat characterisation of Anopheles larvae along the Kenyan coast, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Charles M. Mbogo, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph G. Nzovu, John I. Githure, Guiyun Yan, Noboru Minakawa, Robert Novak, and John C. Beier
Spatial distribution of cocoon nests and egg clusters of the silkmoth Anaphe panda (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae) and its host plant Bridelia micrantha (Euphorbiaceae) in the Kakamega Forest of western Kenya, N. Mbahin, S. K. Raina, E. N. Kioko, and J. M. Mueke
Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte densities frequently result in mosquito infection, Petra Schneider, J. Teun Bousema, Louis C. Gouagna, Silas Otieno, Marga Van De Vegte-Bolmer, Sabah A. Omar, and Robert W. Sauerwein
Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Manoel G.C. Gondim, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Markus Knapp
Susceptibility of non-target aquatic macro-invertebrates and vertebrates to Piper guineense (Piperaceae) and Spilanthes mauritiana (Asteraceae) powder in Kilifi District, Kenya, Spala Oduor Ohaga, I. O. Ndiege, S. S. Kubasu, J. C. Beier, and C. M. Mbogo
Temporal patterns of emergence, calling behaviour and oviposition period of the maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Paul André Calatayud, Hervé Guénégo, Bruno LeRü, Jean François Silvain, and Brigitte Frérot
The antiplasmodial activity of spermine alkaloids isolated from Albizia gummifera, G. M. Rukunga, F. W. Muregi, F. M. Tolo, S. A. Omar, P. Mwitari, C. N. Muthaura, F. Omlin, W. Lwande, A. Hassanali, J. Githure, F. W. Iraqi, G. M. Mungai, W. Kraus, and W. M. Kofi-Tsekpo
The association between distance to water pipes and water bodies positive for anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the urban community of Malindi, Kenya, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Joseph Keating, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Robert Duncan, Gabriel Cardenas, Sajjad Ahmad, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
The butterfly Danaus chrysippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Kenya is variably infected with respect to genotype and body size by a maternally transmitted male-killing endosymbiont (Spiroplasma), Jeremy K. Herren, Ian Gordon, Peter W.H. Holland, and David Smith
The Glossina proteolytic lectin (Gpl) gene is expressed only in members of Glossina species, M. W. Burugu, B. N. Mbatia, E. O. Osir, E. U. Kenya, and L. U. Abubakar
The role of intercropping different cereal species in controlling lepidopteran stemborers on maize in Kenya, J. M. Songa, N. Jiang, F. Schulthess, and C. Omwega
The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management, Samantha M. Cook, Zeyaur R. Khan, and John A. Pickett
Trapping of Aethina tumida murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies with an in-hive baited trap, Baldwyn Torto, Richard T. Arbogast, Dennis Van Engelsdorp, Steven Willms, Dusti Purcell, Drion Boucias, James H. Tumlinson, and Peter E.A. Teal
Vision-based ability of an ant-mimicking jumping spider to discriminate between models, conspecific individuals and prey, X. J. Nelson and R. R. Jackson
Submissions from 2006
Acceptance and suitability of different host stages of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and seven other tephritid fruit fly species to Tetrastichus giffardii Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Samira A. Mohamed, Robert A. Wharton, Georg von Mérey, and Fritz Schulthess
A grid-based infrastructure for ecological forecasting of rice land Anopheles arabiensis aquatic larval habitats, Benjamin G. Jacob, Ephantus J. Muturi, Jose E. Funes, Josephat I. Shililu, John I. Githure, Ibulaimu I. Kakoma, and Robert J. Novak
A knife in the back: Use of prey-specific attack tactics by araneophagic jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), D. P. Harland and R. R. Jackson
Analysis of population dynamics of diamondback moth, (Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)) at two sites in central Ethiopia, with particular reference to parasitism, Gashawbeza Ayalew, Johan Baumgärtner, K. P.O.Callistus Ogol, and Bernhard Löhr
A predator from East Africa that chooses malaria vectors as preferred prey, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
A simple method for sampling indoor-resting malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Africa, J. E. Harbison, E. M. Mathenge, G. O. Misiani, W. R. Mukabana, and J. F. Day
Assessment of the impact of natural enemies on stemborer infestations and yield loss in maize using selected insecticides in Mozambique, Domingos Cugala, Fritz Schulthess, Calistus P.O. Ogol, and Charles O. Omwega
Assessment of the potential of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties as trap plants for management of Chilo partellus, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Nicholas J. Hutter, Richard M. Wilkins, and Lester J. Wadhams
Biological control of cereal stem borers in Kenya: A cost benefit approach, Anderson K. Kipkoech, Fritz Schulthess, Wilson K. Yabann, Henry K. Maritim, and Dagmar Mithöfer
Biological impact of the exotic parasitoid, Diadegma semiclausum (Hellen), of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L., in Kenya, Caleb Momanyi, Bernhard Löhr, and Linus Gitonga
Calyx fluid proteins of two Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) biotypes in Kenya: Implications to biological control of the stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Catherine W. Gitau, Stéphane Dupas, Adèle J. Ngi-Song, Jenard P. Mbugi, and Fritz Schulthess
Cereal yield losses caused by lepidopterous stemborers at different nitrogen fertilizer rates in Ethiopia, M. Wale, F. Schulthess, E. W. Kairu, and C. O. Omwega
Coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Searching for sustainable control strategies, J. Jaramillo, C. Borgemeister, and P. Baker
Combined control of Striga hermonthica and stemborers by maize-Desmodium spp. intercrops, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, Lester J. Wadhams, Ahmed Hassanali, and Charles A.O. Midega
Community based vector control in Malindi, Kenya, Lydiah W. Kibe, Charles M. Mbogo, Joseph Keating, Sassy Molyneux, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Contribution of natural food sources to reproductive behaviour, fecundity and longevity of Ceratitis cosyra, C. fasciventris and C. capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), A. Manrakhan and S. A. Lux
Courtship behaviour of the African Maize Stem Borer: Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory conditions, Brigitte Frérot, Anne Emmanuelle Félix, Ene Sarapuu, Paul André Calatayud, Bruno LeRü, and Hervé Guenego
Development of PCR-based chloroplast DNA markers that characterize domesticated cowpea (Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata var. unguiculata) and highlight its crop-weed complex, Y. Feleke, R. S. Pasquet, and P. Gepts
Diel periodicity in the production of green leaf volatiles by wild and cultivated host plants of stemborer moths, Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca, K. Chamberlain, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, T. Toshova, and L. J. Wadhams
Differential induction of proteins in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae in response to heavy metal selection, Paul Odhiambo Mireji, Joseph Keating, Eucharia Kenya, Charles Mbogo, Hudson Nyambaka, Ellie Osir, John Githure, and John Beier
Distribution and relative importance of cereal stem borers and their natural enemies in the semi-arid and cool-wet ecozones of the Amhara State of Ethiopia, Melaku Wale, Fritz Schulthess, Eunice W. Kairu, and Charles O. Omwega
Distribution, pest status and agro-climatic preferences of lepidopteran stem borers of maize in Kenya, Georges O. Ong’amo, Bruno P. Le Rü, Stéphane Dupas, Pascal Moyal, Paul André Calatayud, and Jean François Silvain
Diversity and abundance of wild host plants of lepidopteran stem borers in two different agroecological zones of Kenya, Nicholas A. Otieno, Bruno P. Le Rü, George O. Ong’amo, Stéphane Dupas, Paul André Calatayud, Martha Makobe, John Ochora, and Jean François Silvain
Diversity of lepidopteran stem borers on monocotyledonous plants in eastern Africa and the islands of Madagascar and Zanzibar revisited, B. P. Le Ru, G. O. Ong'amo, P. Moyal, L. Ngala, B. Musyoka, Z. Abdullah, D. Cugala, B. Defabachew, T. A. Haile, T. Kauma Matama, V. Y. Lada, B. Negassi, K. Pallangyo, J. Ravolonandrianina, A. Sidumo, C. O. Omwega, F. Schulthess, P. A. Calatayud, and J. F. Silvain
Does a specialist parasitoid adapt to its host on a new host plant?, A. Roßbach, B. Löhr, and S. Vidal
Dynamics of gene introgression in the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, Daibin Zhong, Emmanuel A. Temu, Tom Guda, Louis Gouagna, David Menge, Aditi Pai, John Githure, John C. Beier, and Guiyun Yan
Dynamics of immature stages of Anopheles arabiensis and other mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to rice cropping in a rice agro-ecosystem in Kenya, Joseph Mwangangi, Josephat Shililu, Ephantus Muturi, Weidong Gu, Charles Mbogo, Ephantus Kabiru, Benjamin Jacob, John Githure, and Robert Novak
Effect of imidacloprid on the reproduction of acaricide-resistant and susceptible strains of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), Mouhoube Ako, Hans Michael Poehling, Christian Borgemeister, and Ralf Nauen
Effect of Jatropha gossypiifolia leaf extracts on three Lepidoptera species, J. Arnubio Valencia, Brigitte Frérot, Herve Guénego, Diego F. Múnera, Maria Fátima de Sá Grossi, and Paul André Calatayud
Effect of nitrogen fertilizer level on infestations of lepidopterous stemborers and yields of maize in Zanzibar, Abdalla I. Ali, Nanqing Jiang, Fritz Schulthess, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Charles O. Omwega
Effect of temperature on developmental time and longevity of Psyttalia cosyrae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Samira A. Mohamed, William A. Overholt, Robert A. Wharton, and Slawomir A. Lux
Effect of wild grasses planted as border rows on stemborer infestations in maize in Uganda), Teddy Matama-Kauma, Fritz Schulthess, Jones M. Mueke, Charles O. Omwega, and James A. Ogwang
Effects of anti-Leishmania monoclonal antibodies on the development of Leishmania major in Phlebotomus duboscqi (Diptera: Psychodidae), C. Anjili, B. Langat, P. Ngumbi, P. A. Mbati, J. Githure, and W. K. Tonui
Effects of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae on mortality, fecundity and egg fertility of Tetranychus evansi, V. W. Wekesa, M. Knapp, N. K. Maniania, and H. I. Boga
Electrophysiological responses of the lepidopterous stemborers Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca to volatiles from wild and cultivated host plants, M. A. Birkett, K. Chamberlain, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, T. Toshova, L. J. Wadhams, and C. M. Woodcock
Estimation of the minimum number of Leishmania major amastigotes required for infecting Phlebotomus duboscqi (Diptera: Psychodidae), C. Anjili, B. Langat, R. Lugalia, P. Mwanyumba, P. Ngumbi, P. A. Mbati, J. Githure, and W. K. Tonui
Factors affecting the bionomics of the eastern African egg parasitoid Trichogramma bournieri Pintureau & Babault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), Anani Yaovi Bruce, Fritz Schulthess, and Jones Mueke
Farmers' perceptions of importance, control practices and alternative hosts of maize stemborers in Uganda, T. Kalule, Z. R. Khan, G. Bigirwa, J. Alupo, S. Okanya, J. A. Pickett, and L. J. Wadhams
Field infestation, life history and demographic parameters of the fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa, S. Ekesi, P. W. Nderitu, and I. Rwomushana