Submissions from 2005
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 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
An individual-based model of Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission on the coast of Kenya, Weidong Gu, Gerry F. Killeen, Charles M. Mbogo, James L. Regens, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Attraction of Amblyomma variegatum (ticks) to the attraction-aggregation- attachment-pheromone with or without carbon dioxide, R. O. Maranga, A. Hassanali, G. P. Kaaya, and J. M. Mueke
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
Colonization of Fopius ceratitivorus, a newly discovered African egg-pupal parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), Miguel Lopez, John Sivinski, Pedro Rendon, Tim Holler, Ken Bloem, Robert Copeland, Marcia Trostle, and Martin Aluja
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
Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations, 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
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
Determining Optimal Quadrat Sizes for Invertebrate Communities in Agrobiodiversity Studies: A Case Study from Tropical Irrigated Rice, Kenneth G. Schoenly, I. T. Domingo, and Alberto T. Barrion
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
Effects of Snowdrop Lectin on Mexican Rice Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Life History Parameters, M. Sétamou, J. S. Bernal, T. E. Mirkov, and J. C. Legaspi
Effects of two neem insecticide formulations on the attractiveness, acceptability and suitability of diamondback moth larvae to the parasitoid, Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren) (Hym., Ichneumonidae), A. M. Akol, Peter G.N. Njagi, S. Sithanantham, and J. M. Mueke
Efficacy and efficiency of new Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus formulations against Afrotropical anophelines in Western Kenya, Ulrike Fillinger, Bart G.J. Knols, and Norbert Becker
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
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 thermally expelled or live potted repellent plants against African malaria vectors in western Kenya, Aklilu Seyoum, Gerry F. Killeen, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Bart G.J. Knols, and Ahmed Hassanali
Fortuitous antixenosis in transgenic sugarcane: Antibiosis-expressing cultivar is refractory to ovipositing herbivore pests, Julio S. Bernal and Mamoudou Sétamou
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
Harnessing butterfly biodiversity for improving livelihoods and forest conservation: The Kipepeo Project, Ian Gordon and Washington Ayiemba
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 recognition by the tick parasitoid Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Keiji Takasu, Shun Ichiro Takano, Mitsuru Sasaki, Shigemi Yagi, and Satoshi Nakamura