Submissions from 2005
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
Malaria vector control and personal protection, M. Coetzee, M. Coosemans, C. Curtis, P. K. Das, D. De Savigny, G. Dolo, J. Githure, A. N. Hassan, W. Hawley, Y. Rubio-Palis, I. Vythilingam, E. P. Brantly, G. Hesse, K. Mukelabai, A. Sundén-Bylehn, Y. Yamagata, J. Hill, R. Marchand, N. José, G. B. White, M. Kabir Cham, P. Guillet, F. Nafo-Traoré, A. Schapira, and Y. T. Toure
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
Plasmodium falciparum malaria disease manifestations in humans and transmission to Anopheles gambiae: A field study in Western Kenya, L. C. Gouagna, H. M. Ferguson, B. A. Okech, G. F. Killeen, E. W. Kabiru, J. C. Beier, J. I. Githure, and G. Yan
Population genetics of the potentially invasive African fruit fly species, Ceratitis rosa and Ceratitis fasciventris (Diptera: Tephritidae), F. N. Baliraine, M. Bonizzoni, C. R. Guglielmino, E. O. Osir, S. A. Lux, F. J. Mulaa, L. M. Gomulski, L. Zheng, S. Quilici, G. Gasperi, and A. R. Malacrida
Primary events in dim light vision: A chemical and spectroscopic approach toward understanding protein/chromophore interactions in rhodopsin, Nathan Fishkin, Nina Berova, and Koji Nakanishi
Relationships between body size of Anopheles mosquitoes and Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite rates along the Kenya coast, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Charles M. Mbogo, Joseph G. Nzovu, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Henry Mwambi, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Repellency of essential oils of some Kenyan plants against Anopheles gambiae, Maurice O. Omolo, Denis Okinyo, Isaiah O. Ndiege, Wilber Lwande, and Ahmed Hassanali
Resistance of early midgut stages of natural Plasmodium falciparum parasites to high temperatures in experimentally infected Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae), Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Elizabeth Walczak, John C. Beier, Guiyun Yan, and John I. Githure
Seasonal abundance, vector behavior, and malaria parasite transmission in Eritrea, Josephat Shililu, Tewolde Ghebremeskel, Fessahaye Seulu, Solomon Mengistu, Helen Fekadu, Mehari Zerom, G. E. Asmelash, David Sintasath, Charles Mbogo, John Githure, Eugene Brantly, John C. Beier, and Robert J. Novak
Stage-specific effects of host plasma factors on the early sporogony of autologous Plasmodium falciparum isolates within Anopheles gambiae, Louis Clement Gouagna, Sarah Bonnet, Raceline Gounoue, Jan Peter Verhave, Wijnand Eling, Robert Sauerwein, and Christian Boudin
The development of Plasmodium falciparum in experimentally infected Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) under ambient microhabitat temperature in western Kenya, Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Elizabeth Walczak, Ephantus W. Kabiru, John C. Beier, Guiyun Yan, and John I. Githure
The effect of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) oil on oviposition, development and reproductive potentials of Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Yaovi Anani Bruce, Saka Gounou, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Homa Smith, and Fritz Schulthess
The practical importance of permanent and semipermanent habitats for controlling aquatic stages of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes: Operational observations from a rural town in western Kenya, Ulrike Fillinger, George Sonye, Gerry F. Killeen, Bart G.J. Knols, and Norbert Becker
Submissions from 2003
A bioassay to test HCN toxicity to the burrowing bug, Cyrtomenus bergi, M. L. Cortes, T. Sanchez, L. Riis, A. C. Bellotti, and P. A. Calatayud
A discrete-continuous model for a bisexual population dynamics, L. V. Nedorezov and Yu V. Utyupin
A field trial of the entomogenous fungus Metarhizium anisopliae for control of onion thrips, Thrips tabaci, N. K. Maniania, S. Sithanantham, S. Ekesi, K. Ampong-Nyarko, J. Baumgärtner, B. Löhr, and C. M. Matoka
A geographic sampling strategy for studying relationships between human activity and malaria vectors in urban Africa, Joseph Keating, Kate Macintyre, Charles Mbogo, Andrew Githeko, James L. Regens, Chris Swalm, Bryson Ndenga, Laura J. Steinberg, Lydiah Kibe, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
American Foulbrood and African Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Ingemar Fries and Suresh Raina
Amplification of 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic (ACC) deaminase from plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in Striga-infested soil, Olubukola O. Babalola, Ellie O. Osir, Abiodun I. Sanni, George D. Odhiambo, and Wallace D. Bulimo
A new tool for malaria prevention? Results of a trial of permethrin-impregnated bedsheets (shukas) in an area of unstable transmission, Kate Macintyre, Stephen Sosler, Frederick Letipila, Mohamed Lochigan, Susan Hassig, Sabah A. Omar, and John Githure