Submissions from 2006
Year-round production of pest Ceratitis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in fruit of the invasive species Solanum mauritianum in Kenya, Robert S. Copeland and Robert A. Wharton
Yield loss due to the stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) at different nitrogen application rates to maize, Victor H. Mgoo, Rhodes H. Makundi, Beatrice Pallangyo, Fritz Schulthess, Nanqing Jiang, and Charles O. Omwega
Submissions from 2005
2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde: Larvicidal structure-activity studies, Geoffrey M. Mahanga, Teresa O. Akenga, Wilber Lwande, and Isaiah O. Ndiege
Abundance, dispersion and parasitism of the stem borer Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize in the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon, A. Chabi-Olaye, C. Nolte, F. Schulthess, and C. Borgemeister
Acceptance and suitability of four lepidopteran stemborers for the development of the pupal parasitoid Xanthopimpla stemmator(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), C. W. Gitau, A. J. Ngi-Song, W. A. Overholt, and S. A. Otieno
African and European trichogrammatid egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): A comparison of some biological attributes, A. Kalyebi and S. A. Hassan
Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus mosquito distributions at 30 villages along the Kenyan coast, Joseph Keating, Charles M. Mbogo, Joseph Mwangangi, Joseph G. Nzovu, Weidong Gu, James L. Regens, Guiyun Yan, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
A preliminary study on the pathogenicity of two isolates of nucleopolyhedroviruses infecting African bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), J. G. Ogembo, E. C. Kunjeku, and S. Sithanantham
A spider that feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood by choosing female mosquitoes as prey, Robert R. Jackson, Ximena J. Nelson, and Godfrey O. Sune
Assessing the potential impact of biological control of Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) in cabbage production in Kenya, Ibrahim Macharia, Bernhard Löhr, and Hugo De Groote
Biological control of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Phymastichus coffea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Colombia, J. Jaramillo, A. E. Bustillo, E. C. Montoya, and C. Borgemeister
Bruchid (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) ovicidal phenylbutanoid from Zingiber purpureum, K. A. Nimal, P. Bandara, Vijaya Kumar, Ramesh C. Saxena, and Puthenveetil K. Ramdas
Capabilities of multispectral thermal data for identification of Anopheles gambiae mosquito larval habitats in African urban environments, Benjamin G. Jacob, James L. Regens, Charles M. Mbogo, Andrew K. Githeko, Christopher M. Swalm, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Chemical ecology of locusts and related acridids, Ahmed Hassanali, Peter G.N. Njagi, and Magzoub Omer Bashir
Close-range host searching behavior of the stemborer parasitoids Cotesia sesamiae and Dentichasmias busseolae: Influence of a non-host plant Melinis minutiflora, Linnet S. Gohole, William A. Overholt, Zeyaur R. Khan, and Louise E.M. Vet
Comparative performance of the Mbita trap, CDC light trap and the human landing catch in the sampling of Anopheles arabiensis, An. funestus and culicine species in a rice irrigation in western Kenya, Evan M. Mathenge, Gedion O. Misiani, David O. Oulo, Lucy W. Irungu, Paul N. Ndegwa, Tom A. Smith, Gerry F. Killeen, and Bart G.J. Knols
Conservation biological control with the fungal pathogen Pandora neoaphidis: Implications of aphid species, host plant and predator foraging, S. Ekesi, P. A. Shah, S. J. Clark, and J. K. Pell
Description of new Ceratitis MacLeay (Diptera, Tephritidae) species from Africa, Marc De Meyer and Robert S. Copeland
Detection of trypanosomes in small ruminants and pigs in western Kenya: Important reservoirs in the epidemiology of sleeping sickness?, Musa O. Ng'ayo, Zablon K. Njiru, Eucharia U. Kenya, Geoffrey M. Muluvi, Ellie O. Osir, and Daniel K. Masiga
Development of an adaptive tsetse population management scheme for the Luke community, Ethiopia, Andrea Sciarretta, Melaku Girma, Getachew Tikubet, Lulseged Belayehun, Shifa Ballo, and Johann Baumgärtner
Effect of soil application of different formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae on African tephritid fruit flies and their associated endoparasitoids, Sunday Ekesi, Nguya K. Maniania, Samira A. Mohamed, and Slawomir A. Lux
Effects of combining the fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhiziumanisopliae on the mortality of the tick Amblyomma variegatum (ixodidae) in relation to seasonal changes, R. O. Maranga, G. P. Kaaya, J. M. Mueke, and A. Hassanali
Effects of grain legumes and cover crops on maize yield and plant damage by Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the humid forest of southern Cameroon, A. Chabi-Olaye, C. Nolte, F. Schulthess, and C. Borgemeister
El niño causes dramatic outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in East Africa, Ingeborg M.C.J. Van Schayk, Ruben O. Agwanda, John I. Githure, John C. Beier, and Bart G.J. Knols
Ethnoveterinary medicine: A critical review of its evolution, perception, understanding and the way forward, W. Wanzala, K. H. Zessin, N. M. Kyule, M. P.O. Baumann, E. Mathias, and A. Hassanali
Evaluation of environmental data for identification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) aquatic larval habitats in Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya, Benjamin G. Jacob, Kristopher L. Arheart, Daniel A. Griffith, Charles M. Mbogo, Andrew K. Githeko, James L. Regens, John I. Githure, Robert Novak, and John C. Beier
Field response of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) to ceralure B1: Evaluations of enantiomeric B1 ratios on fly captures, Eric B. Jang, Ashot Khrimian, Timothy C. Holler, Victor Casana-Giner, Slawomir Lux, and Lori A. Carvalho
Fitness consequences of Anopheles gambiae population hybridization, David M. Menge, Tom Guda, Daibin Zhong, Aditi Pai, Goufa Zhou, John C. Beier, Louis Gouagna, and Guiyun Yan
Fumigant toxicity of the essential oils of some African plants against Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto, M. O. Omolo, D. Okinyo, I. O. Ndiege, W. Lwande, and A. Hassanali
Functional response of six indigenous trichogrammatid egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Kenya: Influence of temperature and relative humidity, Andrew Kalyebi, W. A. Overholt, F. Schulthess, J. M. Mueke, S. A. Hassan, and S. Sithanantham
Generalism versus specialism: Responses of Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren) and Diadegma semiclausum (Hellen), to the host shift of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) to peas, A. Roßbach, B. Löhr, and S. Vidal
Habitat management and its impact on maize stemborer colonization and crop damage levels in Kenya and South Africa, C. A.O. Midega, Z. R. Khan, J. Van Den Berg, and C. K.P.O. Ogol
Host genotype by parasite genotype interactions underlying the resistance of anopheline mosquitoes to Plasmodium falciparum, Louis Lambrechts, Jean Halbert, Patrick Durand, Louis C. Gouagna, and Jacob C. Koella
Host preference and suitability of some selected crops for two biotypes of Bemisia tabaci in Ghana, A. B. Omondi, D. Obeng-Ofori, R. A. Kyerematen, and E. Y. Danquah
Incidence of larval and pupal parasitoids of Lepidoptera in Uganda with special reference to new associations, I. Rwomushana, S. Kyamanywa, A. J. Ngi-Song, and C. O. Omwega
Life tables, key factor analysis and density relations of natural populations of the spotted maize stemborer, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), under different cropping systems at the Kenyan coast, C. A.O. Midega, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and W. A. Overholt
Location of stemborer pupae in various host plants and implications for the performance of natural enemies with emphasis on the pupal parasitoid Xanthopimpla stemmator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), J. J. Muturi, A. J. Ngi-Song, F. Schulthess, J. M. Mueke, and M. Sétamou
Malaria infection increases attractiveness of humans to mosquitoes, Renaud Lacroix, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Louis Clement Gouagna, and Jacob C. Koella
Malaria prevalence and associated risk factors in Eritrea, David M. Sintasath, Tewolde Ghebremeskel, Matthew Lynch, Eckhard Kleinau, Gustavo Bretas, Josephat Shililu, Eugene Brantly, Patricia M. Graves, and John C. Beier
On the impact of winter conditions on the dynamics of a population with non-overlapping generations: A model approach, L. V. Nedorezov and E. V. Volkova
Parasitism, longevity and progeny production of six indigenous Kenyan trichogrammatid egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) at different temperature and relative humidity regimes, A. Kalyebi, S. Sithanantham, W. A. Overholt, S. A. Hassan, and J. M. Mueke
Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to the tobacco spider mite Tetranychus evansi, Vitalis W. Wekesa, Nguya K. Maniania, Markus Knapp, and Hamadi I. Boga
Plant mites (acari) from northeastern Brazil, with descriptions of two new species of the family Phytoseiidae (Mesostigmata), I. P. Furtado, S. Kreiter, G. J. De Moraes, M. S. Tixier, C. H.W. Flechtmann, and M. Knapp
Plasmodium falciparum transmission blocking immunity in three areas with perennial or seasonal endemicity and different levels of transmission, Christian Boudin, Abdoulaye Diop, Abdoulaye Gaye, Libasse Gadiaga, Clément Gouagna, Innocent Safeukui, and Sarah Bonnet
Predatory mites associated with Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Native solanaceous plants of coastal Pernambuco state, Brazil, Alexsandra A. Rosa, Manoel G.C. Gondim, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Gilberto J. de Moraes, and Knapp Markus
Protein-protein interaction map of the Trypanosoma cruzi ribosomal P protein complex, Maximiliano Juri Ayub, Cristian R. Smulski, Benson Nyambega, Natalia Bercovich, Dan Masiga, Martín P. Vazquez, Carlos F. Aguilar, and Mariano J. Levin
Relationships between occurrence of Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) and size and stability of larval habitats, Noboru Minakawa, George Sonye, and Guiyun Yan
Relationships of intercropped maize, stem borer damage to maize yield and land-use efficiency in the humid forest of Cameroon, A. Chabi-Olaye, C. Nolte, F. Schulthess, and C. Borgemeister
Repellency of essential oils of some plants from the Kenyan coast against Anopheles gambiae, Josiah O. Odalo, Maurice O. Omolo, Hamisi Malebo, John Angira, Patrick M. Njeru, Isaiah O. Ndiege, and Ahmed Hassanali
Responses of the stem borer larval endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to plant derived synomones: Laboratory and field cage experiments, Esther N. Ngumbi, Adele J. Ngi-Song, Eliud N.M. Njagi, Rita Torto, Lester J. Wadhams, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, William A. Overholt, and Baldwyn Torto
Rhabditis (Oscheius) colombiana n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a necromenic associate of the subterranean burrower bug Cyrtomenus bergi (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) from the Cauca Valley, Colombia, S. Patricia Stock, Ana M. Caicedo, and Paul A. Calatayud
Royal jelly production in East Africa: Performance potential of the honey bees, apis mellifera scutellata and apis mellifera monticola in Kenya, E. M. Muli, S. K. Raina, and J. M. Mueke
Self-reported malaria and mosquito avoidance in relation to household risk factors in a Kenyan coastal city, Joseph Keating, Kate MacIntyre, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Spider heuristics, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Susceptibility of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins and potential side effects on the larval parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), A. K. Tounou, S. Gounou, C. Borgemeister, Y. M.D. Goumedzoe, and F. Schulthess
Sustainable pest management for global food security : Examples of approaches in Africa, Hans R. Herren
Temperature influences on functional response of Coenosia attenuata (Diptera: Muscidae) individuals, G. Gilioli, J. Baumgärtner, and V. Vacante
Termite (Isoptera) diversity in Senegal and their damage on reforestation areas and cultures, Makhfousse Sarr, Nguya K. Maniania, A. Russell-Smith, and Abdoulaye Niassy
The effect of host larvae on three Psyttalia species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasitoids of fruit-infesting flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), M. K. Billah, S. Kimani-Njogu, W. A. Overholt, R. A. Wharton, D. D. Wilson, and M. A. Cobblah
The effect of nitrogen fertilizer application to maize and sorghum on the bionomics of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and the performance of its larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), N. Jiang and F. Schulthess
The presence of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in human blood increases the gravidity of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, Heather M. Ferguson, Louis C. Gouagna, Peter Obare, Andrew F. Read, Hamza Babiker, John Githure, and John C. Beier
Time allocation of Orius sauteri in attacking Thrips palmi on an eggplant leaf, Eizi Yano, Nanqing Jiang, Lia Hemerik, Masatoshi Mochizuki, Takayuki Mitsunaga, and Takeshi Shimoda
Time and frequency of applications of entomopathogenic nematodes and their persistence for control of western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis, Difabachew Belay, Lemma Ebssa, and Christian Borgemeister
Use of Anopheles-specific prey-capture behavior by the small juveniles of Evarcha culicivora, a mosquito-eating jumping spider, Ximena J. Nelson, Robert R. Jackson, and Godfrey Sune
Variations in races of the honeybee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Kenya, S. K. Raina and D. M. Kimbu
Submissions from 2004
Allomonal effect of breath contributes to differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Willem Takken, Gerry F. Killeen, and Bart G.J. Knols
Ammonium sulphate fertiliser increases larval populations of Anopheles arabiensis and culicine mosquitoes in rice fields, C. M. Mutero, P. N. Ng'ang'a, P. Wekoyela, J. Githure, and F. Konradsen
Amplified (restriction) fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis., Daniel K. Masiga and C. Michael R. Turner
A PCR-based approach to distinguish important Diadegma species (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) associated with diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), B. Wagener, A. Reineke, B. Löhr, and C. P.W. Zebitz
A simulation model of African Anopheles ecology and population dynamics for the analysis of malaria transmission, Jean Marc O. Depinay, Charles M. Mbogo, Gerry Killeen, Bart Knols, John Beier, John Carlson, Jonathan Dushoff, Peter Billingsley, Henry Mwambi, John Githure, Abdoulaye M. Toure, and F. Ellis McKenzie
A transdisciplinary perspective on the links between malaria and agroecosystems in Kenya, C. M. Mutero, C. Kabutha, V. Kimani, L. Kabuage, G. Gitau, J. Ssennyonga, J. Githure, L. Muthami, A. Kaida, L. Musyoka, E. Kiarie, and M. Oganda
Attractive and repellent host odours guide ticks to their respective feeding sites, W. Wanzala, N. F.K. Sika, S. Gule, and A. Hassanali
Behaviour and biology of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on maize and wild gramineous plants, H. M. Mohamed, Z. R. Khan, W. A. Overholt, and D. K. Elizabeth
Biological control of the larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) by its predator Teretrius nigrescens (Lewis) (Coleoptera: Histeridae) in Togo and Benin, Heinrich Schneider, Christian Borgemeister, Mamoudou Sétamou, Hippolyte Affognon, Albert Bell, Matthias E. Zweigert, Hans Michael Poehling, and Fritz Schulthess
Biology of Sturmiopsis parasitica (Diptera: Tachinidae) and suitability of three cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Noctuidae) for its development, P. Chinwada, W. A. Overholt, C. O. Omwega, and J. M. Mueke
Characterization of potential larval habitats for Anopheles mosquitoes in relation to urban land-use in Melindi, Kenya, Joseph Keating, Kate Macintyre, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Comparative field evaluation of the Mbita trap, the Centers for Disease Control light trap, and the human landing catch for sampling of malaria vectors in western Kenya, Evan M. Mathenge, George O. Omweri, Lucy W. Irungu, Paul N. Ndegwa, Elizabeth Walczak, Tom A. Smith, Gerry F. Killeen, and Bart G.J. Knols
Comparative studies on the infectivity of Theileria parva in ticks fed in vitro and those fed on cattle, Joseph M. Musyoki, Ellie O. Osir, Henry K. Kiara, and Elizabeth D. Kokwaro
Daily oviposition patterns of the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) on different types of aqueous substrates, Leunita A. Sumba, Kenneth Okoth, Arop L. Deng, John Githure, Bart G.J. Knols, John C. Beier, and Ahmed Hassanali
Development and survival of Anopheles gambiae eggs in drying soil: Influence of the rate of drying, egg age, and soil type, J. I. Shililu, W. B. Grueber, C. M. Mbogo, J. I. Githure, L. M. Riddiford, and J. C. Beier
Disruption of aggregation behaviour of oriental migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria manilensis) infected with Nosema locustae, W. P. Shi and P. G.N. Njagi
Effect of agroecosystem diversity on natural enemies of maize stemborers in coastal Kenya, C. A.O. Midega, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and W. A. Overholt
Effect of constant temperatures on germination, radial growth and virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae to three species of African tephritid fruit flies, Susan Dimbi, Nguya K. Maniania, Slawomir A. Lux, and Jones M. Mueke
Feeding and survival of the malaria vector gambiae on plants growing in Kenya, D. E. Impoinvil, J. O. Kongere, W. A. Foster, B. N. Njiru, G. F. Killeen, J. I. Githure, J. C. Beier, A. Hassanali, and B. G.J. Knols
Field assessments in western Kenya link malaria vectors to environmentally disturbed habitats during the dry season, John C. Carlson, Brian D. Byrd, and Francois X. Omlin
Genetic diversity in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] as revealed by RAPD markers, Fana Sylla Ba, Remy S. Pasquet, and Paul Gepts
Habitat characteristics of Anopheles gambiae s.s. larvae in a Kenyan highland, N. Minakawa, G. Sonye, M. Mogi, and G. Yan
Host suitability and thermal requirements of Lathromeris ovicida Risbec (Hymenoptera: Tricliogrammatidae), an egg parasitoid of cereal stemborers in Africa, A. Chabi-Olaye, M. K. Fiaboe, and F. Schulthess
Influence of age and previous diet of Anopheles gambiae on the infectivity of natural Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes from human volunteers, Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Ephantus W. Kabiru, John C. Beier, Guiyun Yan, and John I. Githure
Influence of indoor microclimate and diet on survival of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) in village house conditions in western Kenya, Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Bart G.J. Knols, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Gerry F. Killeen, John C. Beier, Guiyun Yan, and John I. Githure
Laboratory evaluation of some eastern African Meliaceae as sources of larvicidal botanicals for Anopheles gambiae, Mary Ndung'u, Baldwyn Torto, Bart G.J. Knols, and Ahmed Hassanali
Mediation of oviposition site selection in the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) by semiochemicals of microbial origin, Leunita A. Sumba, Tom O. Guda, Arop L. Deng, Ahmed Hassanali, John C. Beier, and Bart G.J. Knols
Multi-trophic level interactions in a cassava-maize mixed cropping system in the humid tropics of West Africa, F. Schulthess, A. Chabi-Olaye, and S. Gounou
New mosquito larvicidal tetranortriterpenoids from Turraea wakefieldii and Turraea floribunda, Mary W. Ndung'u, Bakari Kaoneka, Ahmed Hassanali, Wilber Lwande, Antony M. Hooper, Francis Tayman, Oliver Zerbe, and Baldwyn Torto
New synonyms of Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae-Phaseoleae), Rémy S. Pasquet
Opportunities in Africa for training in genome science, Daniel K. Masiga and Raphael D. Isokpehi
Performance of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in parasitizing Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) as affected by temperature and host stage, Nanqing Jiang, Mamoudou Sétamou, Adèle J. Ngi-Song, and Charles O. Omwega
Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) collected in Mukusu, Machakos District, Kenya and their nocturnal flight activity, Eiko Kan, Christopher O. Anjili, Rajindar K. Saini, Toshitaka Hidaka, and John I. Githure
Phylogeny and biogeography of Wajira (Leguminosae): A monophyletic segregate of Vigna centered in the Horn of Africa Region, Mats Thulin, Matt Lavin, Remy Pasquet, and Alfonso Delgado-Salinas
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in asymptomatic children in western Kenya, J. Teun Bousema, Louis C. Gouagna, Chris J. Drakeley, Annemiek M. Meutstege, Bernard A. Okech, Ikupa N.J. Akim, John C. Beier, John I. Githure, and Robert W. Sauerwein