Submissions from 2024
HBeeID: a molecular tool that identifies honey bee subspecies from different geographic populations, Ravikiran Donthu, Jose A.P. Marcelino, Rosanna Giordano, Yudong Tao, Everett Weber, Arian Avalos, Mark Band, Tatsiana Akraiko, Shu Ching Chen, Maria P. Reyes, Haiping Hao, Yarira Ortiz-Alvarado, Charles A. Cuff, Eddie Pérez Claudio, Felipe Soto-Adames, Allan H. Smith-Pardo, William G. Meikle, Jay D. Evans, Tugrul Giray, Faten B. Abdelkader, Mike Allsopp, Daniel Ball, Susana B. Morgado, Shalva Barjadze, Adriana Correa-Benitez, Amina Chakir, David R. Báez, and Nabor H.M. Chavez
High pesticide tolerance of S. mansoni: implications for the risk of schistosomiasis, Akbar A. Ganatra, Francis McOdimba, Salim Kaneno, Jeremias M. Becker, Naeem Shahid, Henner Hollert, Matthias Liess, Eric L. Agola, and Ulrike Fillinger
Host tree-based scenario modelling for predicting a key edible insect, mopane worm Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1894) distribution in Southern Africa, Q. J. Meltus, B. T. Mudereri, R. Mutamiswa, E. M. Abdel-Rahman, J. Matunhu, R. Musundire, S. Niassy, and H. E.Z. Tonnang
House Screening Reduces Exposure to Indoor Host-Seeking and Biting Malaria Vectors: Evidence from Rural South-East Zambia, Kochelani Saili, Christiaan de Jager, Freddie Masaninga, Onyango P. Sangoro, Theresia E. Nkya, Likulunga Emmanuel Likulunga, Jacob Chirwa, Busiku Hamainza, Emmanuel Chanda, Ulrike Fillinger, and Clifford Maina Mutero
Identification of tungiasis infection hotspots with a low-cost, high-throughput method for extracting Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) offhost stages from soil samples–An observational study, Abneel K. Matharu, Paul Ouma, Margaret M. Njoroge, Billy L. Amugune, Ayako Hyuga, Francis Mutebi, Jürgen Krücken, Hermann Feldmeier, Lynne Elson, and Ulrike Fillinger
Identifying Potential Determinants of Faecal Contamination on Domestic Floors in Three Settings in Rural Kenya: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Hugo Legge, Karisa Kazungo, Sharon Muli, Lynne Elson, Jacinta Mwongeli, Katherine E. Halliday, Victoria Ochwal, William Oswald, Robert Dreibelbis, Doris Njomo, Charles Mwandawiro, Ulrike Fillinger, Rachel Pullan, and Stella Kepha
Impact of integrating autodissemination with the male annihilation technique on fruit fly infestation for enhanced mango productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, Beatrice Muriithi, Gloria Gathura, Levi Ombura, and Fathiya Khamis
Impact of integrating pest and pollinator management training on knowledge, perceptions, and livelihoods of avocado farmers in Kenya, Beatrice W. Muriithi, Thomas Dubois, Leonard Kirui, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Samira Mohamed, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Marian Adan, Michael Kidoido, and Menale Kassie
Impact of pre-harvest fungicide application on the storage performance of tomato fruits, Zhifu Lan, Jing Huang, Komivi S. Akutse, and Yongwen Lin
Impact of temperature on the bionomics and geographical range margins of the two-spotted field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus in the world: Implications for its mass farming, Henlay J.O. Magara, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Brian L. Fisher, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Saliou Niassy, James P. Egonyu, Sylvain Hugel, Nana Roos, Monica A. Ayieko, Subramanian Sevgan, and Sunday Ekesi
Impacts of Climate Change on the Distribution of African Wild Olive Tree in the Arid Environments of Northern Ethiopia, Yirga Gufi, Berihu Tesfamariam, Ashenafi Manaye, Ambago Desalegn, Tesfay Gidey, Haftu Abrha, and Sibhatleab Hintsa
Implementation Outline of Climate-Smart One Health: A System-Thinking Approach, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Stephen Yeboah, Michael Yao Osae, Awudu Amadu Gariba, Mustapha Dalaa, Faustina Obeng Adomaa, Osman Tahidu Damba, Reginald Kyere, Fidèle T. Moutouama, Cyriaque Agboton, Jeannette K. Winsou, Manuele Tamò, and Robert Zougmore
Improving Pearl Millet Yield Estimation from UAV Imagery in the Semiarid Agroforestry System of Senegal Through Textural Indices and Reflectance Normalization, Serigne Mansour Diene, Ibrahima Diack, Alain Audebert, Olivier Roupsard, Louise Leroux, Abdoul Aziz Diouf, Modou Mbaye, Romain Fernandez, Moussa Diallo, and Idrissa Sarr
Inhibiting post-harvest perishability of edible beetle grubs (Oryctes spp) by blanching and pre-treatment with sodium metabisulphite and ascorbic acid, Zipporah Wangari Maimba, John N. Kinyuru, George W. Wanjala, and James P. Egonyu
Insect frass fertilizer as a regenerative input for improved biological nitrogen fixation and sustainable bush bean production, Agnes Chepkorir, Dennis Beesigamukama, Harun I. Gitari, Shaphan Y. Chia, Sevgan Subramanian, Sunday Ekesi, Birachi Eliud Abucheli, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Theodore Zahariadis, Gina Athanasiou, Aikaterini Zachariadi, Vasileios Zachariadis, Abdou Tenkouano, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Insecticide contamination in organic agriculture: Evidence from a long-term farming systems comparisons trial, Ivonne Kampermann, David Bautze, Millicent Mapili, Martha Musyoka, Edward Karanja, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Janet Irungu, and Noah Adamtey
Insect oils and food safety regulations, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Cheseto Xavier, Margaret Kababu, Sevgan Subramanian, Dennis Beesigamukama, and Chia Y. Shaphan
Insights and challenges of insecticide resistance modelling in malaria vectors: a review, Eric Ali Ibrahim, Mark Wamalwa, John Odindi, and Henri Edouard Zefack Tonnang
Insights into malaria vectors–plant interaction in a dryland ecosystem, Fiona Kinya, Trizah K. Milugo, Clifford M. Mutero, Charles S. Wondji, Baldwyn Torto, and David P. Tchouassi
Insularity and its impact on stingless bee honey properties: A case study in the Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania), Pierre Noiset, Robert M. Ndunda, Hosea O. Mokaya, Mary Chege, Nelly N. Ndungu, Nassor Sharifu, Nicolas J. Vereecken, and Kiatoko Nkoba
Integrating edible insect into circular agriculture for sustainable production, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Joel Cornelius Runyu, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Integrating seasonal forecast information with crop models to inform decision making in small-scale farming under climate variability, Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Farirai Rusere, Nkulumo Zinyengere, and Olivier Crespo
Integrating Vegetables in Push-Pull Technology: Gendered Preferences of Smallholder Farmers in Western Kenya, F. O. Ouya, J. O. Pittchar, F. Chidawanyika, and Z. R. Khan
Interactions between Bacillus thuringiensis and selected plant extracts for sustainable management of Phthorimaea absoluta, Terry A. Ochieng, Komivi S. Akutse, Inusa J. Ajene, Dora C. Kilalo, Maina Muiru, and Fathiya M. Khamis
Intercropping Maize–Faba Bean Reduced Yield and Economic Losses Caused by Busseola fusca (Fuller) in Semiarid Area, Tesfay Gidey, Daniel Hagos Berhe, Emiru Birhane, Haftu Abrha, and Yirga Gufi
Investigating antimicrobial resistance genes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania cattle using metagenomics, Kauthar M. Omar, George L. Kitundu, Adijat O. Jimoh, Dorcus N. Namikelwa, Felix M. Lisso, Abiola A. Babajide, Seun E. Olufemi, and Olaitan I. Awe
IpyDisp v2 alias DuduTracker: A web-based version, Komi Mensah Agboka, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Samira A. Mohamed, and Sunday Ekesi
Isolation and phylogenetic characterization of arboviruses circulating among phlebotomine sandflies in parts of North Rift, Kenya, Edith Koskei, Solomon Langat, James Mutisya, Francis Mulwa, Joel Lutomiah, Hellen Koka, Samuel O. Oyola, Rebecca Waihenya, Sepha N. Mabeya, and Rosemary Sang
Leveraging computational intelligence to identify and map suitable sites for scaling up augmentative biological control of cereal crop pests, Komi Mensah Agboka, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, John Odindi, Onisimo Mutanga, and Saliou Niassy
Linking physico-chemical parameters and macroinvertebrates for water quality assessment of Kakamega and the East Usambara montane ecosystems in Kenya, Joseph G. Ndungu, Rose M. Marubu, John B. Ochola, Nixon B. Onyimbo, Subramanian Sevgan, Caroline W. Muriuki, Kalist E. Komu, and Mary W. Gikungu
Livestock–vector interaction using volatile organic metabolites, Merid N. Getahun
Localization and tissue tropism of the symbiont Microsporidia MB in the germ line and somatic tissues of Anopheles arabiensis, Edward E. Makhulu, Thomas O. Onchuru, Joseph Gichuhi, Fidel G. Otieno, Anne W. Wairimu, Joseph N. Muthoni, Lizette Koekemoer, and Jeremy K. Herren
Long-term push–pull cropping system shifts soil and maize-root microbiome diversity paving way to resilient farming system, Abdul A. Jalloh, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf, Sevgan Subramanian, and Daniel Munyao Mutyambai
Long-term soil organic carbon and crop yield feedbacks differ between 16 soil-crop models in sub-Saharan Africa, Antoine Couëdel, Gatien N. Falconnier, Myriam Adam, Rémi Cardinael, Kenneth Boote, Eric Justes, Ward N. Smith, Anthony M. Whitbread, François Affholder, Juraj Balkovic, Bruno Basso, Arti Bhatia, Bidisha Chakrabarti, Regis Chikowo, Mathias Christina, Babacar Faye, Fabien Ferchaud, Christian Folberth, Folorunso M. Akinseye, Thomas Gaiser, Marcelo V. Galdos, Sebastian Gayler, Aram Gorooei, Brian Grant, Hervé Guibert, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Bahareh Kamali, and Moritz Laub
Maize edible-legumes intercropping systems for enhancing agrobiodiversity and belowground ecosystem services, Abdul A. Jalloh, Daniel Munyao Mutyambai, Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf, Sevgan Subramanian, and Fathiya Khamis
Maize-grain zinc and iron concentrations as influenced by agronomic management and biophysical factors: a meta-analysis, Job Kihara, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Peter Bolo, Dominic Mutambu, Kalimuthu Senthilkumar, Andrew Sila, Mina Devkota, and Kazuki Saito
Mango headspace volatiles trigger differential responses of the mango fruit fly Ceratitis cosyra and its parasitoids, Raphael Njurai Miano, Teun Dekker, Egmont Rohwer, Tibebe Dejene Biasazin, Shepard Ndlela, Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf, Xavier Cheseto, and Samira A. Mohamed
Mitogenomic profiling and gut microbial analysis of the newly identified polystyrene-consuming lesser mealworm in Kenya, Evalyne W. Ndotono, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Segenet Kelemu, and Fathiya M. Khamis
Modeling integrated soil fertility management for maize production in Kenya using a Bayesian calibration of the DayCent model, Moritz Laub, Magdalena Necpalova, Marijn Van De Broek, Marc Corbeels, Samuel Mathu Ndungu, Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru-Muna, Daniel Mugendi, Rebecca Yegon, Wycliffe Waswa, Bernard Vanlauwe, and Johan Six
Modelling the potential distribution of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) using CLIMEX, Philipe Guilherme Corcino Souza, Owusu Fordjour Aidoo, Fausto Henrique Vieira Araújo, Ricardo Siqueira da Silva, Paulo Antônio Santana Júnior, Priscila Kelly Barroso Farnezi, Marcelo Coutinho Picanço, Mamoudou Sètamou, Sunday Ekesi, and Christian Borgemeister
Multifunctional coreid bug pheromones for efficient bioprotection against legume pests and enhanced food productivity, Hilaire Kpongbe, Fathiya M. Khamis, Xavier Cheseto, Hillary K. Kirwa, Manuele Tamò, and Baldwyn Torto
Multimodal interactions in Stomoxys navigation reveal synergy between olfaction and vision, Merid N. Getahun, Steve B.S. Baleba, John Ngiela, Peter Ahuya, and Daniel Masiga
Multi-omics analyses reveal rumen microbes and secondary metabolites that are unique to livestock species, Victor O. Omondi, Geoffrey O. Bosire, John M. Onyari, Caleb Kibet, Samuel Mwasya, Vanessa N. Onyonyi, and Merid N. Getahun
Multi-pronged abundance prediction of bee pests’ spatial proliferation in Kenya, David Masereti Makori, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, John Odindi, Onisimo Mutanga, Tobias Landmann, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Myth or truth: investigation of the jumping ability of Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera:Tungidae), Ayako Hyuga, Paul Ouma, Abneel K. Matharu, Jürgen Krücken, Satoshi Kaneko, Kensuke Goto, and Ulrike Fillinger
Nature's food - The contribution of edible insects to household nutrition and income in Western Kenya, L. A. Adundo and K. Mulungu
Network resilience of plant-bee interactions in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot, Fairo F. Dzekashu, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Kazuhiro Takemoto, Marcell K. Peters, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, and Christian W.W. Pirk
Next generation sequencing improves the resolution of detecting mixed host blood meal sources in field collected arboviral mosquito vectors, David P. Tchouassi, Robinson O. Kisero, Gilbert Rotich, Christopher Dunlap, Baldwyn Torto, and Ephantus J. Muturi
Nitrogen and phosphorus mineralization and their corresponding monetary values under long-term integrated soil fertility management practices, Peter Bolo, Monicah Mucheru-Muna, Michael Kinyua, George Ayaga, Sylvia Nyawira, and Job Kihara
Nutritional composition of edible wood borer beetle larvae in Kenya, Shadrack Kibet, Cynthia M. Mudalungu, Brian O. Ochieng, Hosea O. Mokaya, Njogu M. Kimani, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Nutritional profiles of edible African palm weevil larvae (Rhynchophorus phoenicis) harvested from two palm species in Uganda, James Peter Egonyu, Francis Sengendo, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, Xavier Cheseto, and Sevgan Subramanian
Occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes on rice (Oryza sativa) in Kenya with a focus on Hirschmanniella oryzae, Kiama J. Ndirangu, Njira N. Pili, John Chelal, John Biwot, Faith Kandie, Yazdani Razieh, Marisol Quintanilla, Rimnoma S. Ouedraogo, David Hughes, Mihail Kantor, Danny Coyne, Solveig Haukeland, Marjolein Couvreur, Wim Bert, and Misghina G. Teklu
One size does not fit all: Heterogeneous economic impact of integrated pest management practices for mango fruit flies in Kenya—a machine learning approach, Kelvin Mulungu, Zewdu Ayalew Abro, Wambui Beatrice Muriithi, Menale Kassie, Miachael Kidoido, Subramanian Sevgan, Samira Mohamed, Chrysantus Tanga, and Fathiya Khamis
Optimizing microbe-infected mosquito release: a stochastic model for malaria prevention, Steeven Belvinos Affognon, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Philip Ngare, Benard Kipchumba Kiplangat, Shirley Abelman, and Jeremy K. Herren
Organic farming practices increase weed density and diversity over conventional practices: A meta-analysis, Obadiah Mwangi, Monicah Mucheru-Muna, Michael Kinyua, Peter Bolo, and Job Kihara
Outlook for ecostacking, Ingeborg Menzler-Hokkanen, Heikki M.T. Hokkanen, Jinjun Wang, Huai Liu, Hongbo Jiang, Fanny Boeraeve, Daniel Carrillo, Xiaoyulong Chen, Séverin Hatt, Jarmo K. Holopainen, Pål Kvello, Guang Yun Li, Yaying Li, Beatrice Murithi, Jinzhi Niu, Ziying Wang, and Kaijun Zhang
Partial Replacement of Fishmeal with Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal in Nile Tilapia Diets Improves Performance and Profitability in Earthen Pond, Mercy W. Kariuki, Didier K. Barwani, Vincent Mwashi, Jim K. Kioko, Jonathan M. Munguti, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Peter Kiiru, Mathew G. Gicheha, and Isaac M. Osuga
Pearl Millet: A Resilient Cereal Crop for Food, Nutrition, and Climate Security, Ramasamy Perumal, P. V.Vara Prasad, C. Tara Satyavathi, Mahalingam Govindaraj, and Abdou Tenkouano
Penetrance interactions of colour pattern loci in the African Monarch and their implications for the evolution of dominance, Richard H. ffrench-Constant, Jonathan Bennie, Ian J. Gordon, Lorna Depew, and David A.S. Smith
Pheromonal variation and mating between two mitotypes of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Africa, Birhanu Sisay, Amanuel Tamiru, Sevgan Subramanian, Christopher W. Weldon, Fathiya Khamis, Kristina Karlsson Green, Peter Anderson, and Baldwyn Torto
Photosynthetic Response of Common Bean and Tepary Bean Genotypes Grown under the Combined Stress Conditions of Acid Soil and High Temperature, Juan Carlos Suárez and Idupulapati Madhusudana Rao
Physicochemical properties of edible cricket oils: Implications for use in pharmaceutical and food industries, Dorothy K. Murugu, Arnold N. Onyango, Alex K. Ndiritu, Dorothy N. Nyangena, Isaac M. Osuga, Xavier Cheseto, Sevgan Subramanian, Sunday Ekesi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with maize, and their relationship with soil properties in southern and southwestern Ethiopia, Abebe W. Aseffa, Beira H. Meressa, Tadele Tefera, Kristina K. Green, Peter Anderson, and Esayas Mendesil
Polymer Beads Increase Field Responses to Host Attractants in the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti, Elizabeth F. Adhiambo, Louis Clement Gouagna, Eunice A. Owino, Francis Mutuku, Merid N. Getahun, Baldwyn Torto, and David P. Tchouassi
Potential of native entomopathogenic fungi isolates against the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Maize in Ethiopia, Birhanu Sisay, Denberu Kebede Aragaw, Abiy Fekadu, Mulatwa Wondimu, and Tadele Tefera
Potential shortfalls of using entomopathogenic fungi for boosting the sterile insect technique to control the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, Samba Diop, Thierry Brévault, Fatime Dosso, Sohel Ahmad, Emilie Deletre, Simon Fellous, and Anais Chailleux
Production of edible insects for enhanced food security and rural livelihoods, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Margaret Kababu, Cheseto Xavier, Meenakshisundaram Menaga, Andrea Adelmo Della Penna, Sevgan Subramanian, Dennis Beesigamukama, and Chia Y. Shaphan
Profiling and Prioritizing Climate-Smart Aquaculture Technologies, Innovations, and Management Practices in Kenya, Kevin Obiero, Erick Ogello, Jonathan Munguti, Jimmy Mboya, Domitila Kyule, Mary Opiyo, Cecilia Githukia, Kevin Ouko, Elijah Kembenya, Jacob Abwao, Geraldine Matolla, Josiah Ani, Saitoti Sambu, Maureen Cheserek, Kiplangat Ngeno, Joel Khobondo, Menaga Meenakshisundaram, Chrysantus Tanga, and Rodrigue Yossa
Push-pull cropping system positively impacts diversity and abundance of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) as bioindicators of soil health, Daniel Munyao Mutyambai, Johnstone Mutiso Mutua, Abdul A. Jalloh, Saliou Niassy, Thomas Dubois, Zeyaur Khan, and Sevgan Subramanian
Push-pull cropping system soil legacy alter maize metabolism and fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) resistance through tritrophic interactions, Daniel Munyao Mutyambai, Johnstone Mutiso Mutua, André Kessler, Abdul A. Jalloh, Basilio Ngari Njiru, Frank Chidawanyika, Thomas Dubois, Zeyaur Khan, Samira Mohamed, Saliou Niassy, and Sevgan Subramanian
Push-Pull Intercropping Increases the Antiherbivore Benzoxazinoid Glycoside Content in Maize Leaf Tissue, Jakob Lang, Sergio E. Ramos, Linus Reichert, Grace M. Amboka, Celina Apel, Frank Chidawanyika, Andargachew Detebo, Felipe Librán-Embid, David Meinhof, Laurent Bigler, and Meredith C. Schuman
Responses of Ground-Dwelling Arthropods to Long-Term Prescribed Fire Regimes in a Savanna-Protected Area, Ludzula Mukwevho, Mduduzi Ndlovu, Gerald Chikowore, Tatenda Dalu, Reyard Mutamiswa, and Frank Chidawanyika
Restoring functional integrity of the global production ecosystem through biological control, Kris A.G. Wyckhuys, Baogen Gu, Ibtissem Ben Fekih, Robert Finger, Mark Kenis, Yanhui Lu, Sevgan Subramanian, Fiona H.M. Tang, Donald C. Weber, Wei Zhang, and Buyung A.R. Hadi
Review – Insect farming for food and feed in the Global South: Focus on black soldier fly production, K. B. Barragán-Fonseca, D. Gómez, C. H. Lalander, D. Dzepe, and S. Y. Chia
Revisiting the taxonomy and molecular systematics of Sesamia stemborers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): updated classification and comparative evaluation of species delimitation methods, Noémie M.C. Hévin, Gael J. Kergoat, Alberto Zilli, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Boaz K. Musyoka, Michel Sezonlin, Desmond Conlong, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Rose Ndemah, Philippe Le Gall, Domingos Cugala, Casper Nyamukondiwa, Beatrice Pallangyo, Mohamedi Njaku, Muluken Goftishu, Yoseph Assefa, Onésime Mubenga Kandonda, Grégoire Bani, Richard Molo, Gilson Chipabika, George Ong’amo, Anne Laure Clamens, Jérôme Barbut, and Bruno Le Ru
Scaling models for Regreening Africa: enhancing agroecological integration through smallholders’ assets and agency in Kenya, Lisa Elena Fuchs, Levi Orero, Lang’at Kipkorir, Victoria Apondi, and Sulman Olieko Owili
Scientific validation of plant extracts used by farmers in the management of bean flower thrips on French beans in Kenya, Nancy Mwende Munyoki, James Muthomi, Dora Kilalo, David Bautze, Milka Kiboi, Edwin Mwangi, Edward Karanja, Felix Matheri, Noah Adamtey, Komivi S. Akutse, and Xavier Cheseto
Seasonal variation and characterisation of pollen collected by honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier in southwest Ethiopia, Dereje Tulu, Shiferaw Temteme, Melkam Aleme, Ararsa Bogale, Amsalu Bezabeh, Tadele Tefera, and Esayas Mendesil
Seroprevalence of dengue, yellow fever, and related flaviviruses among the rural human population in Nguruman and Kerio Valley, Kenya, Mercy Hokah Kibathi, Edith Chepkorir, Sepha Nyatichi Mabeya, David P. Tchouassi, and Rosemary Sang
Shaping the Microbial Landscape: Parasitoid-Driven Modifications of Bactrocera dorsalis Microbiota, Rehemah Gwokyalya, Jeremy K. Herren, Christopher W. Weldon, Shepard Ndlela, Joseph Gichuhi, Nehemiah Ongeso, Anne W. Wairimu, Sunday Ekesi, and Samira A. Mohamed
Silver nanoparticle biosynthesis utilizing Ocimum kilimandscharicum leaf extract and assessment of its antibacterial activity against certain chosen bacteria, Horyomba Siaka Ouandaogo, Souleymane Diallo, Eddy Odari, and Johnson Kinyu
Soil bacterial community is influenced by long-term integrated soil fertility management practices in a Ferralsol in Western Kenya, Peter Bolo, Monicah Mucheru-Muna, Romano K. Mwirichia, Michael Kinyua, George Ayaga, and Job Kihara
Spatial Spillover Effects of Smallholder Households’ Adoption Behaviour of Soil Management Practices Among Push–Pull Farmers in Rwanda, Michael M. Kidoido, Komi Mensah Agboka, Frank Chidawanyika, Girma Hailu, Yeneneh Belayneh, Daniel Munyao Mutyambai, Rachel Owino, Menale Kassie, and Saliou Niassy
Spatio-temporal characterization of phenotypic resistance in malaria vector species, Eric Ali Ibrahim, Mark Wamalwa, John Odindi, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Spatiotemporal structure and composition of the microbial communities in hypersaline Lake Magadi, Kenya, Alex Kipnyargis, Eucharia Kenya, Fathiya Khamis, and Romano Mwirichia
Spiders manipulate and exploit bioluminescent signals of fireflies, Xinhua Fu, Long Yu, Wei Zhou, Chaoliang Lei, Robert R. Jackson, Matjaž Kuntner, Qiuying Huang, Shichang Zhang, and Daiqin Li
Taxonomic patterns of host plants and its impact on honey properties by two sympatric Afrotropical stingless bee species in Zanzibar (Tanzania), Nelly Ndungu, Pierre Noiset, Mary Chege, Jacqueline Wahura Waweru, Nassor Sharifu, Nicolas J. Vereecken, and Nkoba Kiatoko
Techno-Functional and Antioxidant Properties of Extracted Protein from Edible Insects, Hosea O. Mokaya, Cynthia M. Mudalungu, David P. Tchouassi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
The Anopheles coluzzii range extends into Kenya: detection, insecticide resistance profiles and population genetic structure in relation to conspecific populations in West and Central Africa, Luna Kamau, Kelly L. Bennett, Eric Ochomo, Jeremy Herren, Silas Agumba, Samson Otieno, Diana Omoke, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, David Mburu, Joseph Mwangangi, Edith Ramaita, Elijah O. Juma, Charles Mbogo, Sonia Barasa, and Alistair Miles
The Chalcidoidea bush of life: evolutionary history of a massive radiation of minute wasps, Astrid Cruaud, Jean Yves Rasplus, Junxia Zhang, Roger Burks, Gérard Delvare, Lucian Fusu, Alex Gumovsky, John T. Huber, Petr Janšta, Mircea Dan Mitroiu, John S. Noyes, Simon van Noort, Austin Baker, Julie Böhmová, Hannes Baur, Bonnie B. Blaimer, Seán G. Brady, Kristýna Bubeníková, Marguerite Chartois, Robert S. Copeland, Natalie Dale-Skey Papilloud, Ana Dal Molin, Chrysalyn Dominguez, Marco Gebiola, Emilio Guerrieri, Robert L. Kresslein, Lars Krogmann, and Emily Lemmon
The changing food balance sheet: What are the policy implications?, Tsedeke Abate, Workneh Ayalew, Mintewab Bezabih, Mulat Demeke, Girma Tesfahun Kassie, Amare Tegbaru, and Konjit Hailu
The economic, social, and environmental impact of ecologically centered integrated pest management practices in East Africa, Kelvin Mulungu, Zewdu Abro, Saliou Niassy, Beatrice Muriithi, Jimmy Picthar, Michael Kidoido, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira Mohamed, Zeyaur Khan, Girma Hailu, and Menale Kassie
The global atlas of edible insects: analysis of diversity and commonality contributing to food systems and sustainability, Evanson R. Omuse, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf, Honest Machekano, James Peter Egonyu, Emily Kimathi, Samira Faris Mohamed, Menale Kassie, Sevgan Subramanian, Juliet Onditi, Serah Mwangi, Sunday Ekesi, and Saliou Niassy
The nutritional profile of the yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) reared on four different substrates, Keandra Langston, Letlhogonolo Selaledi, Chrysantus Tanga, and Abdullahi Yusuf
The Overlooked Decomposers: Effects of Composting Materials and Duration on the Mesofauna Mediating Humification, Felix Matheri, Nehemiah Ongeso, David Bautze, Steven Runo, Maina Mwangi, Anne Kelly Kambura, Edward Karanja, Chrysantus Tanga, and Milka Kiboi
The Plasmodium transmission-blocking symbiont, Microsporidia MB, is vertically transmitted through Anopheles arabiensis germline stem cells, Thomas Ogao Onchuru, Edward Edmond Makhulu, Purity Cassandra Ronnie, Stancy Mandere, Fidel Gabriel Otieno, Joseph Gichuhi, and Jeremy Keith Herren
The trade-off between immunity and product quality of Opisthoplatia orientalis (Blattodea: Blaberidae) under low temperatures, Xiaoming Qiu, Yongwen Lin, Jing Huang, and Komivi S. Akutse
Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle in coastal Kenya harbor a diverse array of tick-borne pathogens, Joseph Wang ang a. Oundo, Shewit Kalayou, Quirine ten Bosch, Jandouwe Villinger, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, and Daniel Masiga
Tissue-specific localization of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from camels in Kenya: insights into vector competence, Rua Khogali, Armanda Bastos, Joel L. Bargul, Dennis Getange, James Kabii, Daniel Masiga, and Jandouwe Villinger
Total phenolic and flavonoid content of P. armata honey and propolis produced in Bomet, Kisii and Maralal, Kenya, Timothy Mugodo Kegode, Hosea O. Mokaya, and Nkoba Kiatoko