Submissions from 2003
Biology of Mesoplatys ochroptera Stål (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a pest of Sesbania species, in southern central Africa, G. Sileshi, S. Sithanatham, P. L. Mafongoya, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and M. R. Rao
Blood-meal analysis for anopheline mosquitoes sampled along the Kenyan coast, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Charles M. Mbogo, Joseph G. Nzovu, John I. Githure, Guiyun Yan, and John C. Beier
Brazil and the development of international scientific biosafety testing guidelines for transgenic crops, Deise Maria Fontana Capalbo, Angelika Hilbeck, David Andow, Allison Snow, Bui Ba Bong, Fang Hao Wan, Eliana M.G. Fontes, Ellie Onyango Osir, Gary P. Fitt, Jill Johnston, Josephine Songa, K. L. Heong, and A. Nicholas E. Birch
Comparative analysis of microsatellite loci in four fruit fly species of the genus Ceratitis (Diptera: Tephritidae), F. N. Baliraine, M. Bonizzoni, E. O. Osir, S. A. Lux, F. J. Mulaa, L. Zheng, L. M. Gomulski, G. Gasperi, and A. R. Malacrida
Comparative trypanotolerance of the Small East African breed of goats from different localities to Trypanosoma congolense infection, Josephat Shililu, Tewolde Ghebremeskel, Fessahaye Seulu, Solomon Mengistu, Helen Fekadu, Mehari Zerom, Asmelash Ghebregziabiher, David Sintasath, Gustavo Bretas, Charles Mbogo, John Githure, Eugene Brantly, Robert Novak, and John C. Beier
Correlation between larval weights, endocrine gland activities and competence period during differentiation of workers and soldiers in Macrotermes michaelseni (Isoptera:Termitidae), S. A. Lux, F. N. Munyiri, J. C. Vilardi, P. Liedo, A. Economopoulos, O. Hasson, S. Quilici, K. Gaggl, J. P. Cayol, and P. Rendon
Crop damage by nematodes in improved-fallow fields in western Kenya, Serigne T. Kandji, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Alain Albrecht
Detection and characterization of kodamaea ohmeri associated with small hive beetle aethina tumida infesting honey bee hives, M. Sétamou, J. S. Bernal, T. E. Mirkov, and J. C. Legaspi
Determination of Anopheles gambiae larval DNA in the gut of insectivorous dragonfly (Libellulidae) nymphs by polymerase chain reaction, Maria E. Morales, Dawn M. Wesson, Ian W. Sutherland, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Effectiveness of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. for control of the stem borer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in maize in Kenya, Kenneth G. Schoenly, I. T. Domingo, and Alberto T. Barrion
Effect of pubescence in cowpea resistance to the legume pod borer Maruca testulalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Keiji Takasu, Shun Ichiro Takano, Mitsuru Sasaki, Shigemi Yagi, and Satoshi Nakamura
Effect of soil temperature and moisture on survival and infectivity of Metarhizium anisopliae to four tephritid fruit fly puparia, S. Ekesi, N. K. Maniania, and S. A. Lux
Effects of different neem formulations on the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), Markus Knapp and Sophia Shaban Kashenge
Effects of molasses grass, Melinis minutiflora volatiles on the foraging behavior of the cereal stemborer parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae, Linnet S. Gohole, William A. Overholt, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, and Louise E.M. Vet
Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, bacillus sphaericus and temephos for managing Anopheles larvae in Eritrea, J. I. Shililu, G. M. Tewolde, E. Brantly, J. I. Githure, C. M. Mbogo, J. C. Beier, R. Fusco, and R. J. Novak
Enrichment of a single clone from a high diversity library of phage-displayed antibodies by panning with Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) midgut homogenate, G. F. Killeen, B. D. Foy, R. H. Frohn, D. Impoinvil, A. Williams, and J. C. Beier
Entomopathogens Routinely Used in Pest Control Strategies: Orchards in Tropical Climate, T. J. Cole, M. S. Ram, F. E. Dowell, C. O. Omwega, W. A. Overholt, and S. B. Ramaswamy
Evaluation of infection and treatment methods in immunization of improved cattle against theileriosis in an endemic area of Kenya, Benjamin G. Jacob, James L. Regens, Charles M. Mbogo, Andrew K. Githeko, Joseph Keating, Christopher M. Swalm, James T. Gunter, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Evarcha culicivora sp. nov., a mosquito-eating jumping spider from East Africa (Araneae: Salticidae), Wanda Wesołowska and Robert R. Jackson
Evidence for the involvement of a tsetse midgut lectin-trypsin complex in differentiation of bloodstream-form trypanosomes, L. U. Abubakar, G. Zimba, C. Wells, F. Mulaa, and E. O. Osir
Evidence of the establishment of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of cereal stemborers, and its host range expansion in Ethiopia, E. Getu, W. A. Overholt, E. Kairu, and C. O. Omwega
Field efficacy of Metarhizium acridum (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) in the control of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus orchards in Senegal, S. W. Omamo and G. D.M. D'Ieteren
Field infestation, life history and demographic parameters of the fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa, S. R.G. Nyanjom, H. Chen, T. Gebre-Michael, E. Bekele, J. Shililu, J. Githure, J. C. Beier, and Guiyun Yan
First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii parasitizing African nightshades in Kenya, Linnet S. Gohole, William A. Overholt, Zeyaur R. Khan, and Louise E.M. Vet
Geographic differences in host acceptance and suitability of two Cotesia sesamiae populations in Zimbabwe, P. Chinwada, W. A. Overholt, C. O. Omwega, and J. M. Mueke
Global biogeography of warning coloration in the butterfly Danaus chrysippus, A. M. Akol, Peter G.N. Njagi, S. Sithanantham, and J. M. Mueke
Grain yield losses in maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes in relation to their resistance against Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) infestation at anthesis, Julio S. Bernal and Mamoudou Sétamou
High seasonal variation in entomologic inoculation rates in Eritrea, a semi-arid region of unstable malaria in Africa, Josephat Shililu, Tewolde Ghebremeskel, Solomon Mengistu, Helen Fekadu, Mehari Zerom, Charles Mbogo, John Githure, Robert Novak, Eugene Brantly, and John C. Beier
Host species, age and sex as factors affecting the susceptibility of the African Tephritid fruit fly species, Ceratitis capitata, C. cosyra and C. fasciventris to infection by Metarhizium anisopliae, S. Dimbi, N. K. Maniania, S. A. Lux, and J. M. Mueke
Host specificity of Psyttalia cosyrae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the effect of different host species on parasitoid fitness, Samira A. Mohamed, William A. Overholt, Robert A. Wharton, Slawomir A. Lux, and Elameen M. Eltoum
Incomplete sexual isolation in sympatry between subspecies of the butterfly Danaus chrysippus (L.) and the creation of a hybrid zone, G. Lushai, D. A.S. Smith, I. J. Gordon, D. Goulson, J. A. Allen, and N. Maclean
Infection of malaria (Anopheles gambiae s.s.) and filariasis (Culex quinquefasciatus) vectors with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, Ernst Jan Scholte, Basilio N. Njiru, Renate C. Smallegange, Willem Takken, and Bart G.J. Knols
Infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in patients attending rural health centres in western Kenya, L. C. Gouagna, B. A. Okech, E. W. Kabiru, G. F. Killeen, P. Obare, S. Ombonya, J. C. Bier, B. G.J. Knols, J. I. Githure, and G. Yan
Integrated arthropod pest management systems for human health improvement in Africa, Johann Baumgärtner, Fritz Schulthess, and Yunlong Xia
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, Guofa Zhou, William A. Overholt, and Susan W. Kimaninjogu
Intricate predatory decisions by a mosquito-specialist spider from Malaysia, J. T. Bousema, L. C. Gouagna, A. M. Meutstege, B. E. Okech, N. I.J. Akim, J. I. Githure, J. C. Beier, and R. W. Sauerwein
Isoflavanones from the allelopathic aqueous root exudate of Desmodium uncinatum, Muniru K. Tsanuo, Ahmed Hassanali, Antony M. Hooper, Zeyaur Khan, Festus Kaberia, John A. Pickett, and Lester J. Wadhams
Linking field-based ecological data with remotely sensed data using a geographic information system in two malaria endemic urban areas of Kenya, Thomas P. Eisele, Joseph Keating, Chris Swalm, Charles M. Mbogo, Andrew K. Githeko, James L. Regens, John I. Githure, Linda Andrews, and John C. Beier
Low recovery rates stabilize malaria endemicity in areas of low transmission in coastal Kenya, Weidong Gu, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, James L. Regens, Gerry F. Killeen, Chris M. Swalm, Guiyun Yan, and John C. Beier
Mango production and marketing in Zanzibar: Potential, issues and constraints, E. I. Niyibigira, V. Y. Lada, and Z. S. Abdullah
Molecular discrimination between the spider mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, an important pest of tomatoes in southern Africa, and the closely related species T. urticae Koch (Acarina: Tetranychidae), M. Knapp, B. Wagener, and M. Navajas
Occurrence of the pseudoscorpions Ellingsenius ugandanus and Paratemnoides pallidus in honey bee colonies in Cameroon, G. Thoeming, C. Borgemeister, M. Sétamou, and H. M. Poehling
Olfactory responses of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to target and non-target Lepidoptera and their host plants, Bekele Jembere, Adele J. Ngi-Song, and W. Overholt
Parameter estimation for distributed delay based population models from laboratory data: Egg hatching of Oulema duftschmidi Redthenbacher (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) as an example, Maurizio Severini, Johann Baumgärtner, and Lidia Limonta
Partial Replacement of Fishmeal with Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal in Nile Tilapia Diets Improves Performance and Profitability in Earthen Pond, Ian Gordon and Washington Ayiemba
Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin and Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin, to three adult fruit fly species: Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann), C. rosa var. fasciventris Karsch and C. cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Susan Dimbi, Nguya K. Maniania, Slawomir A. Lux, Sunday Ekesi, and Jones K. Mueke
Precocene-induced sterility in F1 generation of Glossina morsitans morsitans, Miguel Lopez, John Sivinski, Pedro Rendon, Tim Holler, Ken Bloem, Robert Copeland, Marcia Trostle, and Martin Aluja
Predation on livestock ticks by chickens, Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Gerard F. Killeen, Bart G.J. Knols, Ephantus W. Kabiru, John C. Beier, Guiyan Yan, and John I. Githure
Prospects for biological control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, with the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, on chrysanthemum, N. K. Maniania, S. Ekesi, B. Löhr, and F. Mwangi
Rapid nectar-meal effects on a predator’s capacity to kill mosquitoes, Ulrike Fillinger, Bart G.J. Knols, and Norbert Becker
Responses of Glossina morsitans morsitans to blends of electroantennographically active compounds in the odors of its preferred (buffalo and ox) and nonpreferred (waterbuck) hosts, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, Ahmed Hassanali, Peter G.N. Njagi, and Rajinder K. Saini
Ring A-seco mosquito larvicidal limonoids from Turraea wakefieldii, Mary Ndung'U, Ahmed Hassanali, Antony M. Hooper, Sumesh Chhabra, Thomas A. Miller, Rowena L. Paul, and Baldwyn Torto
Royal jelly production in East Africa: Performance potential of the honey bees, apis mellifera scutellata and apis mellifera monticola in Kenya, Eric B. Jang, Tim Holler, Massimo Cristofaro, Slawomir Lux, Andre S. Raw, Amy L. Moses, and Lori A. Carvalho
Screening tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) accessions for resistance to the twospotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch: Population growth studies, Markus Knapp, Debora Apiyo Mugada, and Stephen Gaya Agong
Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of Anopheles mosquitoes and Plasmodium falciparum transmission along the Kenyan coast, Charles M. Mbogo, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Joseph G. Nzovu, Weidong Gu, Guiyan Yan, James T. Gunter, Chris Swalm, Joseph Keating, James L. Regens, Josephat I. Shililu, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Spatial distribution of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus and malaria transmission in Suba District, Western Kenya, Josephat I. Shililu, Charles M. Mbogo, Clifford M. Mutero, James T. Gunter, Chris Swalm, James L. Regens, Joseph Keatings, Guiyun Yan, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Suitability of graminaceous weed species as host plants for rice leaffolders, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis and Marasmia patnalis, Moses B. Mochiah, Adele J. Ngi-Song, William A. Overholt, and Mary Botchey
Synchronization of cells with activator-inhibitor pathways through adaptive environment-mediated coupling, Aklilu Seyoum, Gerry F. Killeen, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Bart G.J. Knols, and Ahmed Hassanali
Submissions from 2002
(1567) Proposal to conserve Vigna nom. cons. (Leguminosae) against an additional name, Cadelium, Rémy S. Pasquet
Advantages of larval control for African malaria vectors: Low mobility and behavioural responsiveness of immature mosquito stages allow high effective coverage, Gerry F. Killeen, Ulrike Fillinger, and Bart G.J. Knols
AFLP analysis of the phenetic organization and genetic diversity of Vigna unguiculata L. Walp. reveals extensive gene flow between wild and domesticated types, S. Coulibaly, R. S. Pasquet, R. Papa, and P. Gepts
A low-cost contamination device for infecting adult tsetse flies, Glossina spp., with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae in the field, Nguya K. Maniania
Behavioural determinants of gene flow in malaria vector populations: Anopheles gambiae males select large females as mates, F. M. Okanda, A. Dao, B. N. Njiru, J. Arija, H. A. Akelo, Y. Touré, A. Odulaja, J. C. Beier, J. I. Githure, G. Yan, L. C. Gouagna, B. G.J. Knols, and G. F. Killeen
Characterization of a unique human single-chain antibody isolated by phage-display selection on membrane-bound mosquito midgut antigens, Brian D. Foy, Gerry F. Killeen, Ross H. Frohn, Daniel Impoinvil, Andrew Williams, and John C. Beier
Characterization of potential ethylene-producing rhizosphere bacteria of Striga-infested maize and sorghum, Olubukola O. Babalola, Elie O. Osir, and Abiodun I. Sanni
Characterization of protective antigens from the midgut of Amblyomma variegatum ticks, J. K. Kinyua, E. O. Osir, D. O. Ogoyi, and E. K. Nguu
Chemical Ecology and Management of Dengue Vectors, A. Seyoum, K. Pålsson, S. Kung’a, E. W. Kabiru, W. Lwande, G. F. Killeen, A. Hassanali, and B. G.J. Knols
Comparative development and population growth of an exotic stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe), and an ecologically similar congener, C. orichalcociliellus (Strand) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Jacob C. Mbapila, William A. Overholt, and Hosea Y. Kayumbo
Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of aqueous neem extract and Dipel 2x on diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella Linn., on cabbage in Kenya, S. Okoth, C. K.P. Ogol, M. Basimike, and M. Varela
Comparative life table statistics of Exochomus flaviventris reared on the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti, fed on four host plants, B. P. Le Rü and A. Mitsipa
Comparison of midgut trypsin/lectin activities and trypanosome infection rates in three Glossina species, J. A. Kongoro, E. O. Osir, M. O. Imbuga, and N. O. Oguge
Control of witchweed Striga hermonthica by intercropping with Desmodium spp., and the mechanism defined as allelopathic, Zeyaur R. Khan, Ahmed Hassanali, William Overholt, Tsanuo M. Khamis, Antony M. Hooper, John A. Pickett, Lester J. Wadhams, and Christine M. Woodcock
Density effects of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), on its oviposition performance and egg and larval survivorship, Clifford S. Gold, Godfrey H. Kagezi, Pontiano Nemeye, and Philip E. Ragama
Description of the first-instar larva of Geocharidius (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechitae) with a discussion of the phylogeny of the subtribe Anillina, Vasily V. Grebennikov
Effect of temperature on the development of Orius albidipennis reuter, a predator of the African legume flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti trybom, L. M. Gitonga, B. Löhr, W. A. Overholt, J. K. Magambo, and J. M. Mueke
Effects of calyx fluid from a population of Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the immune response of its host Busseola fusca Fuller (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Moses B. Mochiah, Adele J. Ngi-Song, William A. Overholt, and M. Botchey
Eradication of Anopheles gambiae from Brazil: Lessons for malaria control in Africa?, Gerry F. Killeen, Ulrike Fillinger, Ibrahim Kiche, Louis C. Gouagna, and Bart G.J. Knols
Evidence for a compound in Comstock-Kellog glands modulating premating behavior in male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Peter G.N. Njagi and B. Torto
Evidence of adaptation of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), to pea, Pisum sativum L., Bernhard Löhr and Ruth Gathu
Extent of digestion affects the success of amplifying human DNA from blood meals of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae), W. R. Mukabana, W. Takken, P. Seda, G. F. Killeen, W. A. Hawley, and B. G.J. Knols
Functional response of Orius albidipennis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Linus M. Gitonga, W. A. Overholt, B. Löhr, J. K. Magambo, and J. M. Mueke
Genetic diversity of the African geocarpic legume Kersting's groundnut, Macrotyloma geocarpum (Tribe phaseoleae: Fabaceae), R. S. Pasquet, G. Mergeai, and J. P. Baudoin
Histopathology of attachment sites of Amblyomma variegatum and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus on Zebu cattle of varying resistance to ticks, Noboru Minakawa, George Sonye, Motoyoshi Mogi, Andrew Githeko, and Guiyun Yan
Host-specific cues cause differential attractiveness of Kenyan men to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Willem Takken, Richard Coe, and Bart G.J. Knols
Improving Pearl Millet Yield Estimation from UAV Imagery in the Semiarid Agroforestry System of Senegal Through Textural Indices and Reflectance Normalization, E. M. Mathenge, G. F. Killeen, D. O. Oulo, L. W. Irungu, P. N. Ndegwa, and B. G.J. Knols
Influence of maize row spacing on infestation and damage of intercropped beans by the bean aphid (Aphis fabae Scop.). I. Incidence of aphids, G. Sileshi, J. Baumgärtner, S. Sithanantham, and C. K.P.O. Ogol
Influence of some agroforestry practices on the temporal structures of nematodes in western Kenya, Serigne T. Kandji, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Alain Albrecht
Interdisciplinary malaria vector research and training for Africa, Gerry F. Killeen, Bart G.J. Knols, Ulrike Fillinger, John C. Beier, and Louis C. Gouagna
Isolation of tick and mosquito-borne arboviruses from ticks sampled from livestock and wild animal hosts in Ijara District, Kenya, J. M. Songa, W. A. Overholt, R. O. Okello, and J. M. Mueke
MalariaSphere: A greenhouse-enclosed simulation of a natural Anophelesgambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) ecosystem in western Kenya, Bart G.J. Knols, Basilio N. Njiru, Evan M. Mathenge, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, John C. Beier, and Gerry F. Killeen
Managing termites in maize with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, N. K. Maniania, S. Ekesi, and J. M. Songa
Metrics for identifying food security status, Robert S. Copeland, Robert A. Wharton, Quentin Luke, and Marc De Meyer
Morphology of the minute larva of Ptinella tenella, with special reference to effects of miniaturisation and the systematic position of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea), Vasily V. Grebennikov and Rolf G. Beutel
Odor composition of preferred (buffalo and ox) and nonpreferred (waterbuck) hosts of some savanna tsetse flies, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, Ahmed Hassanali, Peter G.N. Njagi, Peter M. Gitu, and Jacob O. Midiwo
Ovicidal activity of entomopathogenic hyphomycetes to the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata and the pod sucking bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis, S. Ekesi, R. S. Adamu, and N. K. Maniania
Predicting the distribution of Chilo partellus (swinhoe) and its parasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron in Ethiopia using correlation, step-wise regression and geographic information systems, G. Emana, W. A. Overholt, E. Kairu, L. MacOpiyo, and G. Zhou
Progress in integrated assessment and modelling, P. Parker, R. Letcher, A. Jakeman, M. B. Beck, G. Harris, R. M. Argent, M. Hare, C. Pahl-Wostl, A. Voinov, M. Janssen, P. Sullivan, M. Scoccimarro, A. Friend, M. Sonnenshein, D. Barker, L. Matejicek, D. Odulaja, P. Deadman, K. Lim, G. Larocque, P. Tarikhi, C. Fletcher, A. Put, T. Maxwell, A. Charles, H. Breeze, N. Nakatani, and S. Mudgal
Relative safety of sprays of two neem insecticides to Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren), a parasitoid of the diamondback moth: Effects on adult longevity and foraging behaviour, A. M. Akol, S. Sithanantham, P. G.N. Njagi, A. Varela, and J. M. Mueke
Repellency of live potted plants against Anopheles gambiae from human baits in semi-field experimental huts, Aklilu Seyoum, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Wilber Lwande, Gerry F. Killeen, Ahmed Hassanali, and Bart G.J. Knols
Representation of different exact numbers of prey by a spider-eating predator, A. T. Haile, S. A. Hassan, S. Sithanantham, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and J. Baumgärtner