All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Predicting the habitat suitability of the invasive white mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis; Newstead, 1906 (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) using bioclimatic variables, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Samira A. Mohamed, Shepard Ndlela, and Sunday Ekesi

Predicting the potential global distribution of an invasive alien pest Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), Owusu Fordjour Aidoo, Philipe Guilherme Corcino Souza, Ricardo Siqueira da Silva, Paulo Antonio Santana Júnior, Marcelo Coutinho Picanço, Rosina Kyerematen, Mamoudou Sétamou, Sunday Ekesi, and Christian Borgemeister

Prioritization of invasive alien species with the potential to threaten agriculture and biodiversity in Kenya through horizon scanning, Joseph Mulema, Roger Day, Winnie Nunda, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Anani Y. Bruce, Sospeter Gachamba, Solveig Haukeland, Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu, Staline Kibet, Asenath Koech, Thomas Kosiom, Douglas Watuku Miano, George Momanyi, Lucy Kananu Murungi, James Wanjohi Muthomi, Julianna Mwangi, Maina Mwangi, Nicholas Mwendo, John Huria Nderitu, Johnson Nyasani, Miriam Otipa, Sarah Wambugu, Eric Were, Fernadis Makale, Laura Doughty, Steve Edgington, Ivan Rwomushana, and Marc Kenis

Progress in research on site-specific nutrient management for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, P. Chivenge, S. Zingore, K. S. Ezui, S. Njoroge, M. A. Bunquin, A. Dobermann, and K. Saito

Progress in the use of geospatial and remote sensing technologies in the assessment and monitoring of tomato crop diseases, Mologadi Clodean Mothapo, Timothy Dube, Elfatih Abdel-Rahman, and Mbulisi Sibanda

Protein Content and Amino Acid Profiles of Selected Edible Insect Species from the Democratic Republic of Congo Relevant for Transboundary Trade across Africa, Papy Nsevolo Miankeba, Alabi Taofic, Nkoba Kiatoko, Kambashi Mutiaka, Frédéric Francis, and Rudy Caparros Megido

Proteome Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cells Exposed to Nitrosative Stress, Alemayehu Godana Birhanu, Marta Gómez-Muñoz, Shewit Kalayou, Tahira Riaz, Timo Lutter, Solomon Abebe Yimer, Markos Abebe, and Tone Tønjum

Push-pull technology improves carbon stocks in rainfed smallholder agriculture in Western Kenya, Pierre Celestin Ndayisaba, Shem Kuyah, Charles Aura Odhiambo Midega, Peter Njoroge Mwangi, and Zeyaur Rahman Khan

Ratio dependence effects of the parasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris on its associated host Tuta absoluta, Sahadatou Mama Sambo, Shepard Ndlela, Hannalene du Plessis, Francis Obala, and Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed

Recombinant Actifensin and Defensin-d2 Induce Critical Changes in the Proteomes of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans, Ifeoluwa D. Gbala, Rosaline W. Macharia, Joel L. Bargul, and Gabriel Magoma

Repellency of Wild Oregano Plant Volatiles, Plectranthus Amboinicus, and Their Essential Oils to the Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemisia Tabaci, on Tomato, Cyrane Pouët, Emilie Deletre, and Béatrice Rhino

Repellency Potential of Tomato Herbivore-Induced Volatiles Against the Greenhouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Emilie Deletre, Francis Kiamba Matu, Lucy Kananu Murungi, and Samira Mohamed

Research strategies to catalyze agroecological transitions in low- and middle-income countries, Sarah K. Jones, Nadia Bergamini, Francesca Beggi, Didier Lesueur, Barbara Vinceti, Arwen Bailey, Fabrice A. DeClerck, Natalia Estrada-Carmona, Carlo Fadda, Etienne M. Hainzelin, Danny Hunter, Chris Kettle, Job Kihara, Abdel Kader Naino Jika, Mirjam Pulleman, Roseline Remans, Celine Termote, Tobias Fremout, Evert Thomas, Louis Verchot, and Marcela Quintero

Revision of the endemic African genus Dinapsis (Dinapsini, Megalyridae, Hymenoptera) with description of seven new species, Simon van Noort, Scott Richard Shaw, and Robert S. Copeland

Risk assessment of urban yellow fever virus transmission in Kenya: is Aedes aegypti an efficient vector?, Sheila B. Agha, David P. Tchouassi, Michael J. Turell, Armanda D.S. Bastos, and Rosemary Sang

Safety, regulatory and environmental issues related to breeding and international trade of edible insects in Africa, S. Niassy, E. R. Omuse, N. Roos, A. Halloran, J. Eilenberg, J. P. Egonyu, C. Tanga, F. Meutchieye, R. Mwangi, S. Subramanian, R. Musundire, P. O.Y. Nkunika, J. P. Anankware, J. Kinyuru, A. Yusuf, and S. Ekesi

Sandfly Blood-Feeding Habits and Competence in Transmitting Ntepes Virus, a Recently Discovered Member of the Genus Phlebovirus, Epaphrus Yuko, Rosemary Sang, Eunice A. Owino, Johnstone Ingonga, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Iman B. Hassaballa, Sandra Junglen, and David P. Tchouassi

Seasonal Variations of Spodoptera frugiperda Host Plant Diversity and Parasitoid Complex in Southern and Central Benin, Jeannette K. Winsou, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Karl H. Thunes, Richard Meadow, Manuele Tamò, and May Guri Sæthre

Simulating Maize Productivity under Selected Climate Smart Agriculture Practices Using AquaCrop Model in a Sub-humid Environment, Alex Zizinga, Jackson Gilbert Majaliwa Mwanjalolo, Britta Tietjen, Bobe Bedadi, Ramon Amaro de Sales, and Dennis Beesigamukama

Six decades of malaria vector control in southern Africa: a review of the entomological evidence-base, Theresia Estomih Nkya, Ulrike Fillinger, Onyango P. Sangoro, Rose Marubu, Emmanuel Chanda, and Clifford Maina Mutero

Soil carbon accumulation in crop-livestock systems in acid soil savannas of South America: A review, Miguel Ayarza, Idupulapati Rao, Lourival Vilela, Carlos Lascano, and Raul Vera-Infanzón

Spatial Distribution of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosome Infection Status in a Vector Genetic Transition Zone in Northern Uganda, Robert Opiro, Okello Allele Moses, Robert Opoke, Francis A. Oloya, Esther Nakafu, Teresa Iwiru, Richard Echodu, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Joel L. Bargul, and Elizabeth A. Opiyo

Spontaneous parthenogenesis in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae: low frequency anomaly or evolving process?, Claire Capdevielle Dulac, Romain Benoist, Sarah Paquet, Paul André Calatayud, Julius Obonyo, Laure Kaiser, and Florence Mougel

Striving to be resilient: the role of crop-poultry integrated system as a climate change adaptation strategy in semiarid eastern Kenya, Kelvin Mulungu and Daniel Kangogo

Suitable models to describe the effect of temperature on conidial germination and mycelial growth of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, Evanson R. Omuse, Saliou Niassy, John M. Wagacha, George O. Ong’amo, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, and Thomas Dubois

Survival rate, blood feeding habits and sibling species composition of Aedes simpsoni complex: Implications for arbovirus transmission risk in East Africa, Winnie W. Kamau, Rosemary Sang, Edwin O. Ogola, Gilbert Rotich, Caroline Getugi, Sheila B. Agha, Nelson Menza, Baldwyn Torto, and David P. Tchouassi

Susceptibility of primary, secondary and suspected vectors to Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection in Ethiopia, Arega Tsegaye, Assalif Demissew, Dawit Hawaria, Hallelujah Getachew, Kassahun Habtamu, Abebe Asale, Guiyun Yan, and Delenasaw Yewhalaw

Susceptibility of the Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera and the African Stingless Bee Meliponula ferruginea (Hymenoptera: Apidae) to the Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, Evanson R. Omuse, Saliou Niassy, John M. Wagacha, George O. Ong'Amo, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Nkoba Kiatoko, Samira A. Mohamed, Sevgan Subramanian, Komivi S. Akutse, and Thomas Dubois

Sustainable intensification of wheat production under smallholder farming systems in Burera, Musanze and Nyamagabe districts of Rwanda, Athanase Rusanganwa Cyamweshi, Nsharwasi Léon Nabahungu, Jackson Cirhuza Mirali, Job Kihara, George Oduor, Harrison Rware, and Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi

Synergies of integrated pest and pollinator management in avocado farming in East Africa: An ex-ante economic analysis, Charity Wangithi, Beatrice W. Muriithi, Gracious Diiro, Thomas Dubois, Samira Mohamed, Michael G. Lattorff, Benignus V. Ngowi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Mariam Adan, and Menale Kassie

Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole-thymol derivatives as potential antimicrobial agents, Justice Kwaku Addo, Ernest Owusu-Ansah, Nicholas T.K.D. Dayie, Xavier Cheseto, and Baldwyn Torto

Temperature-based phenology model of African citrus triozid (Trioza erytreae Del Guercio): Vector of citrus greening disease, Owusu Fordjour Aidoo, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Samira A. Mohamed, Fathiya M. Khamis, Brenda A. Rasowo, Joseph Ambajo, Mamoudou Sétamou, Sunday Ekesi, and Christian Borgemeister

Tephritid Fruit Fly Species Composition, Seasonality, and Fruit Infestations in Two Central African Agro-Ecological Zones, Samuel Nanga Nanga, Rachid Hanna, Apollin Fotso Kuate, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Ibrahim Nchoutnji, Michel Ndjab, Désiré Gnanvossou, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, and Champlain Djieto-Lordon

The association of the development of the internal reproductive organs of male desert locusts, Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae), with age, phase and the effect of exposure to pheromones, Satoshi Hiroyoshi, Takayuki Mitsunaga, and Gadi V.P. Reddy

The case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach, Ramasamy Srinivasan, Manuele Tamò, and Sevgan Subramanian

The COMBAT project: Controlling and progressively minimizing the burden of vector-borne animal trypanosomosis in Africa, Alain Boulangé, Veerle Lejon, David Berthier, Sophie Thévenon, Geoffrey Gimonneau, Marc Desquesnes, Samuel Abah, Prudenciène Agboho, Kalinga Chilongo, Tsegaye Gebre, Assane Gueye Fall, Dramane Kaba, Stefan Magez, Daniel Masiga, Enock Matovu, Aldjibert Moukhtar, Luis Neves, Pamela A. Olet, Soumaïla Pagabeleguem, William Shereni, Brice Sorli, Moeti O. Taioe, María Teresa Tejedor Junco, Rehab Yagi, Philippe Solano, and Giuliano Cecchi

The combined impact of LLINs, house screening, and pull-push technology for improved malaria control and livelihoods in rural Ethiopia: study protocol for household randomised controlled trial, Abebe Asale, Menale Kassie, Zewdu Abro, Bayu Enchalew, Aklilu Belay, Peter O. Sangoro, David P. Tchouassi, and Clifford M. Mutero

The developmentally dynamic microRNA transcriptome of Glossina pallidipes tsetse flies, vectors of animal trypanosomiasis, Careen Naitore, Jandouwe Villinger, Caleb K. Kibet, Shewit Kalayou, Joel L. Bargul, Alan Christoffels, and Daniel K. Masiga

The distinctive bionomics of Aedes aegypti populations in Africa, David P. Tchouassi, Sheila B. Agha, Jandouwe Villinger, Rosemary Sang, and Baldwyn Torto

The Dynamics and Role of Gender in High-Value Avocado Farming in Kenya, Beatrice Muriithi and Jane Kabubo-Mariara

The effect of climate variability in the efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum against the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria, Samuel F. Kamga, Frank T. Ndjomatchoua, Ritter A. Guimapi, Ingeborg Klingen, Clément Tchawoua, Anne Grete Roer Hjelkrem, Karl H. Thunes, and Francois M. Kakmeni

The effects of hive materials on phytochemical and biological properties of honeybee propolis, Timothy M. Kegode and H. Michael G. Lattorff

The Endophyte Trichoderma asperellum M2RT4 Induces the Systemic Release of Methyl Salicylate and (Z)-jasmone in Tomato Plant Affecting Host Location and Herbivory of Tuta absoluta, Ayaovi Agbessenou, Komivi S. Akutse, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, and Fathiya M. Khamis

The Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana for Management of the Melon Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Compatability with Cuelure, Susan K. Onsongo, Samira A. Mohamed, Komivi S. Akutse, Bernard M. Gichimu, and Thomas Dubois

The impact of beekeeping on household income: evidence from north-western Ethiopia, Zewdu Abro, Menale Kassie, Haymanot Alebel Tiku, Bedaso Taye, Zemen Ayalew Ayele, and Workneh Ayalew

The parasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris eavesdrops on semiochemicals from its host Tuta absoluta and tomato, Pascal M. Ayelo, Samira A. Mohamed, Anaïs Chailleux, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, and Emilie Deletre

The period of insect research in the tropics: a bibliometric analysis, M. C. Moshobane, T. T. Khoza, and S. Niassy

The possibilities of explicit Striga (Striga asiatica) risk monitoring using phenometric, edaphic, and climatic variables, demonstrated for Malawi and Zambia, Emily Kimathi, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Saliou Niassy, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, and Tobias Landmann

The potential economic benefits of insect-based feed in Uganda, Zewdu Abro, Ibrahim Macharia, Kelvin Mulungu, Sevgan Subramanian, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, and Menale Kassie

The role of nitrogen fixation and crop N dynamics on performance and legacy effects of maize-grain legumes intercrops on smallholder farms in Tanzania, E. Mugi-Ngenga, L. Bastiaans, S. Zingore, N. P.R. Anten, and K. E. Giller

The use of multisource spatial data for determining the proliferation of stingless bees in Kenya, David Masereti Makori, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Nelly Ndungu, John Odindi, Onisimo Mutanga, Tobias Landmann, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, and Nkoba Kiatoko

Towards precision irrigation management: A review of GIS, remote sensing and emerging technologies, Erion Bwambale, Zita Naangmenyele, Parfait Iradukunda, Komi Mensah Agboka, Eva A.Y. Houessou-Dossou, Daniel A. Akansake, Michael E. Bisa, Abdoul Aziz H. Hamadou, Joseph Hakizayezu, Oluwaseun Elijah Onofua, and Sylvester R. Chikabvumbwa

Transcriptomic profiling of Trypanosoma congolense mouthpart parasites from naturally infected flies, Sara Silva Pereira, Kawira Mathenge, Daniel Masiga, and Andrew Jackson

Understanding changes in cassava root dry matter yield by different planting dates, crop ages at harvest, fertilizer application and varieties, Rebecca Oiza Enesi, Stefan Hauser, Pieter Pypers, Christine Kreye, Meklit Tariku, and Johan Six

Understanding factors influencing wheat productivity in Ethiopian highlands, J. Kihara, B. Gurmessa, L. Tamene, T. Amede, and R. Sommer

Unravelling causes of poor crop response to applied N and P fertilizers on African soils, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Job Kihara, Lulseged Tamene, Bernard Vanlauwe, Elijah Phiri, and Bashir Jama

Urbanization of Aedes mosquito populations and evolution of arboviral disease risk in Africa, Sheila B. Agha and David P. Tchouassi

Use of magnetic fields reduces α-chaconine, α-solanine, and total glycoalkaloids in stored potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), Francis Gichuho Irungu, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, Francis Gichuki Ndiritu, Lucy Mwaura, Mukani Moyo, and Symon Maina Mahungu

Using outbreak data to estimate the dynamic COVID-19 landscape in Eastern Africa, Mark Wamalwa and Henri E.Z. Tonnang

Vertical and Horizontal Transmission of Cell Fusing Agent Virus in Aedes aegypti, Rhiannon A.E. Logan, Shannon Quek, Joseph N. Muthoni, Anneliese von Eicken, Laura E. Brettell, Enyia R. Anderson, Marcus E.N. Villena, Shivanand Hegde, Grace T. Patterson, Eva Heinz, Grant L. Hughes, and Edward I. Patterson

Wrap-and-plant technology to manage sustainably potato cyst nematodes in East Africa, Juliet Ochola, Laura Cortada, Onesmus Mwaura, Meklit Tariku, Shawn A. Christensen, Margaret Ng’ang’a, Ahmed Hassanali, Tahira Pirzada, Saad Khan, Lokendra Pal, Reny Mathew, Dick Guenther, Eric Davis, Tim Sit, Danny Coyne, Charles Opperman, and Baldwyn Torto

Submissions from 2021 2021

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, Jens H. Kuhn, Scott Adkins, Bernard R. Agwanda, Rim Al Kubrusli, Sergey V. Alkhovsky, Gaya K. Amarasinghe, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, María A. Ayllón, Justin Bahl, Anne Balkema-Buschmann, Matthew J. Ballinger, Christopher F. Basler, Sina Bavari, Martin Beer, Nicolas Bejerman, Andrew J. Bennett, Dennis A. Bente, Éric Bergeron, Brian H. Bird, Carol D. Blair, Kim R. Blasdell, Dag Ragnar Blystad, Jamie Bojko, Wayne B. Borth, Steven Bradfute, Rachel Breyta, Thomas Briese, and Paul A. Brown

Abundance and community composition of flower visiting insects of avocado (Persea americana Mill) in the East African region, Evelyn N. Okello, Nelson O. Amugune, Titus K. Mukiama, and H. Michael G. Lattorff

A Case Study of Transformation in Four African Universities, David Kraybill and Moses Osiru

A deadly encounter: Alien invasive Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa and indigenous natural enemy, Cotesia icipe (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Mark Wamalwa, Francis Obala, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Tadele Tefera, Paul Andre Calatayud, Sevgan Subramanian, and Sunday Ekesi

A Decade of Biological Control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) in South Africa Reviewed: Introduction of Insect Agents and Their Status, L. W. Strathie, B. W. Cowie, A. J. McConnachie, F. Chidawanyika, J. N. Musedeli, S. M.C. Sambo, E. X. Magoso, and M. Gareeb

Adoption and dis-adoption of sustainable agriculture: A case of farmers’ innovations and integrated fruit fly management in kenya, Charity M. Wangithi, Beatrice W. Muriithi, and Raphael Belmin

Advances in insects for food and feed, James Peter Egonyu, John Kinyuru, Forkwa Fombong, Jeremiah Ng’ang’a, Yusuf Abdullahi Ahmed, and Saliou Niassy

Afrotropical sand fly-host plant relationships in a leishmaniasis endemic area, Kenya, Iman B. Hassaballa, Catherine L. Sole, Xavier Cheseto, Baldwyn Torto, and David P. Tchouassi

Agency, Gender and Development in Oromia, Ethiopia, Kristie Drucza, Lemlem Aregu, and Mulunesh Tsegaye

A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline, Lynn V. Dicks, Tom D. Breeze, Hien T. Ngo, Deepa Senapathi, Jiandong An, Marcelo A. Aizen, Parthiba Basu, Damayanti Buchori, Leonardo Galetto, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Brad G. Howlett, Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca, Steven D. Johnson, Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki, Yong Jung Kwon, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Thingreipi Lungharwo, Colleen L. Seymour, Adam J. Vanbergen, and Simon G. Potts

Agrivoltaics in East Africa: Opportunities and challenges, Richard J. Randle-Boggis, Eileen Lara, Joel Onyango, Emmanuel J. Temu, and Sue E. Hartley

Agro-ecology, resource endowment and indigenous knowledge interactions modulate soil fertility in mixed farming systems in Central and Western Ethiopia, Birhanu Agumas, Isaac Balume, Mary K. Musyoki, Martin Benz, Generose Nziguheba, Carsten Marohn, Bernard Vanlauwe, Georg Cadisch, and Frank Rasche

Amide alkaloids from Piper guineense and its crude extract as protectants against Sitophilus zeamais, Mobolade Dele Akinbuluma, Francis Kolawole Ewete, and Ibrahim Adebayo Oladosu

A Molecular Survey of Bacterial Species in the Guts of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) Reared on Two Urban Organic Waste Streams in Kenya, Marwa Shumo, Fathiya M. Khamis, Fidelis Levi Ombura, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Sevgan Subramanian, Sunday Ekesi, Oliver K. Schlüter, Arnold van Huis, and Christian Borgemeister

An assessment of the invasive alien tree, Robinia pseudoacacia canopy traits and its effect on grassland microclimates and subsequent arthropod assemblages, Gerald Chikowore, Grant D. Martin, and Frank Chidawanyika

An Innate Preference of Bumblebees for Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by Phaseolus vulgaris Plants Infected With Three Different Viruses, Netsai Margareth Mhlanga, Alex M. Murphy, Francis O. Wamonje, Nik J. Cunniffe, John C. Caulfield, Beverley J. Glover, and John P. Carr

A novel reference dated phylogeny for the genus Spodoptera Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae): new insights into the evolution of a pest-rich genus, Gael J. Kergoat, Paul Z. Goldstein, Bruno Le Ru, Robert L. Meagher, Alberto Zilli, Andrew Mitchell, Anne Laure Clamens, Sylvie Gimenez, Jérôme Barbut, Nicolas Nègre, Emmanuelle d'Alençon, and Kiwoong Nam

Antennal enriched odorant binding proteins are required for odor communication in glossina f. Fuscipes, Souleymane Diallo, Mohd Shahbaaz, Johnmark O. Makwatta, Jackson M. Muema, Daniel Masiga, Alan Christofells, and Merid N. Getahun

Antifeedant and ovicidal activities of a new cassane and other compounds from Caesalpinia welwitschiana Oliv. and Caesalpinia bonduc L. against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Flaure Rosette Ehawa Essoung, Brice Mitterant Mba’ning, Alain Tadjong Tcho, Sumesh Chander Chhabra, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Bruno Ndjakou Lenta, Silvere Augustin Ngouela, Etienne Tsamo, Ahmed Hassanali, and Russell John Cox

Antimicrobial activity of chemically and biologically treated chitosan prepared from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) pupal shell waste, Mevin Kiprotich Lagat, Samuel Were, Francis Ndwigah, Violah Jepkogei Kemboi, Carolyne Kipkoech, and Chrysantus Mbi Tanga

An update on the distribution of Glossina (tsetse flies) at the wildlife-human-livestock interface of Akagera National Park, Rwanda, Richard S. Gashururu, Samuel M. Githigia, Methode N. Gasana, Richard Habimana, Ndichu Maingi, Giuliano Cecchi, Massimo Paone, Weining Zhao, Daniel K. Masiga, and James Gashumba

Application of residue, inorganic fertilizer and lime affect phosphorus solubilizing microorganisms and microbial biomass under different tillage and cropping systems in a Ferralsol, Peter Bolo, Job Kihara, Monicah Mucheru-Muna, Ezekiel Mugendi Njeru, Michael Kinyua, and Rolf Sommer

A recalibrated and tested LINTUL-Cassava simulation model provides insight into the high yield potential of cassava under rainfed conditions, J. G. Adiele, A. G.T. Schut, R. P.M. van den Beuken, K. S. Ezui, P. Pypers, A. O. Ano, C. N. Egesi, and K. E. Giller

Are the current animal trypanosomiasis management methods in Kenya complementary or substitutes? Evidence from Kwale County, Arnold Lumumbah Musungu, David Jakinda Otieno, Beatrice Wambui Muriithi, Rose Nyikal, Daniel Masiga, and Michael Nyanganga Okal

Assessing and understanding non-responsiveness of maize and soybean to fertilizer applications in African smallholder farms, Dries Roobroeck, Cheryl A. Palm, Generose Nziguheba, Ray Weil, and Bernard Vanlauwe

Assessment of surveillance core and support functions regarding neglected tropical diseases in Kenya, Arthur K.S. Ng’etich, Kuku Voyi, and Clifford M. Mutero

A survey of mosquito-borne and insect-specific viruses in hospitals and livestock markets in western Kenya, Tatenda Chiuya, Daniel K. Masiga, Laura C. Falzon, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Eric M. Fèvre, and Jandouwe Villinger

A systematic review on improving implementation of the revitalised integrated disease surveillance and response system in the African region: A health workers' perspective, Arthur K.S. Ng'etichi, Kuku Voyi, Ruth C. Kirinyet, and Clifford M. Mutero

A system dynamics model for pests and natural enemies interactions, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Sevgan Subramanian, Anani Y. Bruce, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, and Paul André Calatayud

A two-step approach for detecting Striga in a complex agroecological system using Sentinel-2 data, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Elfatih Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Timothy Dube, Saliou Niassy, Zeyaur Khan, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, and Tobias Landmann

Author Correction: A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline (Nature Ecology & Evolution, (2021), 5, 10, (1453-1461), 10.1038/s41559-021-01534-9), Lynn V. Dicks, Tom D. Breeze, Hien T. Ngo, Deepa Senapathi, Jiandong An, Marcelo A. Aizen, Parthiba Basu, Damayanti Buchori, Leonardo Galetto, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Brad G. Howlett, Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca, Steven D. Johnson, Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki, Yong Jung Kwon, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Thingreipi Lungharwo, Colleen L. Seymour, Adam J. Vanbergen, and Simon G. Potts

Behavioral response of the greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) to plant volatiles of Ocimum basilicum and Tagetes minuta, Francis Kiamba Matu, Lucy Kananu Murungi, Samira Mohamed, and Emilie Deletre

Behavioural responses of Phlebotomus duboscqi to plant-derived volatile organic compounds, I. B. Hassaballa, D. Matoke-Muhia, D. K. Masiga, C. L. Sole, B. Torto, and D. P. Tchouassi

Beyond Sperm and Male Accessory Gland Proteins: Exploring Insect Reproductive Metabolomes, Francesca Scolari, Fathiya M. Khamis, and Diana Pérez-Staples

Bioecology of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), its management and potential patterns of seasonal spread in Africa, Saliou Niassy, Mawufe Komi Agbodzavu, Emily Kimathi, Berita Mutune, El Fatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Daisy Salifu, Girma Hailu, Yeneneh T. Belayneh, Elias Felege, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Sunday Ekesi, and Sevgan Subramanian

Bio-ecology of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) within citrus orchards in Kenya and Tanzania, Abdullah M. Mkiga, Samira A. Mohamed, Hannalene du Plessis, Fathiya M. Khamis, and Sunday Ekesi

Biological traits of wild-caught populations of Aedes aegypti in dengue endemic and non-endemic regions of Kenya, Caroline Wanjiku, David P. Tchouassi, Catherine L. Sole, Christian W.W. Pirk, Baldwyn Torto, and Baldwyn Torto