Environmental Health Theme (EHT)

Revision of dvivarnus (Scelionidae, Teleasinae), Elijah J. Talamas, István Mikó, and Robert S. Copeland

Fruit fly species composition, distribution and host plants with emphasis on vegetable-infesting species, Chrysantus M. Tanga and Ivan Rwomushana

Host–plant relationships and natural enemies of the invasive mealybug, Rastrococcus iceryoides Green in Kenya and Tanzania, C. M. Tanga, S. Ekesi, P. Govender, and S. A. Mohamed

Developing and deploying insect resistant maize varieties to reduce pre-and post-harvest food losses in Africa, Tadele Tefera, Stephen Mugo, and Yoseph Beyene

First record of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Uganda, Venansio Tumuhaise, Fathiya M. Khamis, Ambrose Agona, Godfrey Sseruwu, and Samira A. Mohamed

Wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever: perspectives for integrated control of a lymphoproliferative disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa, Lillian Wambua, Peninah Nduku Wambua, Allan Maurice Ramogo, Domnic Mijele, and Moses Yongo Otiende

Ratcheting and energetic aspects of synchronization in coupled bursting neurons, E. Marius Yamakou, E. Maeva Inack, and F. M. Moukam Kakmeni

Submissions from 2015 2015

The utility of AISA eagle hyperspectral data and random forest classifier for flower mapping, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, David M. Makori, Tobias Landmann, Rami Piiroinen, Seif Gasim, Petri Pellikka, and Suresh K. Raina

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) on Rift Valley Fever among Pastoralist Communities of Ijara District, North Eastern Kenya, Ismail H. Abdi, Hippolyte D. Affognon, Anthony K. Wanjoya, Washington Onyango-Ouma, and Rosemary Sang

Genetic diversity of the Pneumococcal CbpA: Implications for next-generation vaccine development, Muna F. Abry, Kelvin M. Kimenyi, Fred O. Osowo, Willingtone O. Odhiambo, Steven O. Sewe, and Benard W. Kulohoma

Repellency of plant extracts against the legume flower thrips megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Andnet Abtew, Sevgan Subramanian, Xavier Cheseto, Serge Kreiter, Giovanna Tropea Garzia, and Thibaud Martin

Adoption of modern beekeeping and its impact on honey production in the former Mwingi District of Kenya: Assessment using theory-based impact evaluation approach, Hippolyte D. Affognon, W. S. Kingori, A. I. Omondi, M. G. Diiro, B. W. Muriithi, S. Makau, and S. K. Raina

Unpacking postharvest losses in sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis, Hippolyte Affognon, Christopher Mutungi, Pascal Sanginga, and Christian Borgemeister

Interactions between Phaedrotoma scabriventris Nixon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Diglyphus isaea Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), parasitoids of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), K. S. Akutse, J. Van den Berg, N. K. Maniania, K. K.M. Fiaboe, and S. Ekesi

Napier grass stunt disease in East Africa: Farmers' perspectives on disease management, George O. Asudi, Johnnie van den Berg, Charles A.O. Midega, Jimmy Pittchar, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan

Farmers' control practices against the invasive red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard in Benin, Ginette Y. Azandémè-Hounmalon, Hippolyte D. Affognon, Françoise Assogba Komlan, Manuele Tamò, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Serge Kreiter, and Thibaud Martin

A major host plant volatile, 1-octen-3-ol, contributes to mating in the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), M. Bendera, S. Ekesi, M. Ndung’u, R. Srinivasan, and B. Torto

Analyses of volatiles produced by the African fruit fly species complex (Diptera, tephritidae), Radka Břízová, Lucie Vaníčková, Mária Faťarová, Sunday Ekesi, Michal Hoskovec, and Blanka Kalinová

Muhaka icipe, an enigmatic new genus and species of Kleidotomini (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae) from an East African coastal forest, M. L. Buffington and R. S. Copeland

Potential of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an unconventional source of dietary and therapeutic sterols, Xavier Cheseto, Serge Philibert Kuate, David P. Tchouassi, Mary Ndung'u, Peter E.A. Teal, and Baldwyn Torto

Thinking outside the plot: Addressing low adoption of sustainable land management in sub-Saharan Africa, Justine E. Cordingley, Katherine A. Snyder, Judith Rosendahl, Fred Kizito, and Deborah Bossio

Molecular phylogenetics, systematics and host-plant associations of the Bruchidius albosparsus (Fåhraeus) species group (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) with the descript ion of four new species, Alex Delobel, Bruno Le Ru, Gwenaëlle Genson, Boaz K. Musyoka, and Gael J. Kergoat

New Bruchidius species reared from Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae: Acacieae) seeds from Eastern and Southern Africa (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), Alex Delobel and Bruno Le Ru

An integrative approach to unravel the Ceratitis far (Diptera, tephritidae) cryptic species complex: A review, Marc De Meyer, Hélène Delatte, Sunday Ekesi, Kurt Jordaens, Blanka Kalinová, Aruna Manrakhan, Maulid Mwatawala, Gary Steck, Joannes Van Cann, Lucie Vaníčková, Radka Břízová, and Massimiliano Virgilio

Monitoring vegetation dynamics with medium resolution MODIS-EVI time series at sub-regional scale in southern Africa, Olena Dubovyk, Tobias Landmann, Barend F.N. Erasmus, Andreas Tewes, and Jürgen Schellberg

Observing vegetation dynamics at medium spatial scale: Lessons from Africa and Asia, Olena Dubovyk, Tobias Landmann, Barend Erasmus, Frank Thonfeld, Jurgen Schellberg, and Gunter Menz

Phylogenetic molecular species delimitations unravel potential new species in the pest genus spodoptera guenée, 1852 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Pascaline Dumas, Jérôme Barbut, Bruno Le Ru, Jean François Silvain, Anne Laure Clamens, Emmanuelle D'Alençon, and Gael J. Kergoat

Arthropod pest composition and abundance on citrus sinensis in the lowland and highland production locales of Kenya, Sunday Ekesi

Behavioral Response of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) to 20 Plant Extracts, Deletre Emilie, Maelle Mallent, Chantal Menut, Fabrice Chandre, and Thibaud Martin

Interaction between phaedrotoma scabriventris nixon and opius dissitus muesebeck (hymenoptera: Braconidae): endoparasitoids of liriomyza leafminer, C. N. Foba, Z. O. Lagat, L. M. Gitonga, K. S. Akutse, and K. K.M. Fiaboe

Species Composition, Distribution, and Seasonal Abundance of Liriomyza Leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) under Different Vegetable Production Systems and Agroecological Zones in Kenya, C. N. Foba, D. Salifu, Z. O. Lagat, L. M. Gitonga, K. S. Akutse, and K. K.M. Fiaboe

Genome-wide analysis of signatures of selection in populations of African honey bees (Apis mellifera) using new web-based tools, Zachary L. Fuller, Elina L. Niño, Harland M. Patch, Oscar C. Bedoya-Reina, Tracey Baumgarten, Elliud Muli, Fiona Mumoki, Aakrosh Ratan, John McGraw, Maryann Frazier, Daniel Masiga, Stephen Schuster, Christina M. Grozinger, and Webb Miller

Preference for isolated host plants facilitates invasion of Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by a bacterial male-killer Spiroplasma, Ian J. Gordon, Piera Ireri, and David A.S. Smith

Differential effects of pesticide applications on Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its parasitoids on pea in Central Kenya, M. M. Guantai, C. P.K.O. Ogol, D. Salifu, J. M. Kasina, K. S. Akutse, and K. K.M. Fiaboe

Regulating edible insects: the challenge of addressing food security, nature conservation, and the erosion of traditional food culture, A. Halloran, P. Vantomme, Y. Hanboonsong, and S. Ekesi

Olfactory associative learning in two African stingless bee species (Meliponula ferruginea and M. bocandei, Meliponini), J. Henske, K. Krausa, F. A. Hager, K. Nkoba, and W. H. Kirchner

Isolation and identification of Desmodium root exudates from drought tolerant species used as intercrops against Striga hermonthica, A. M. Hooper, J. C. Caulfield, B. Hao, J. A. Pickett, C. A.O. Midega, and Z. R. Khan

Colonization of the Mediterranean basin by the vector biting midge species Culicoides imicola: An old story, S. Jacquet, C. Garros, E. Lombaert, C. Walton, J. Restrepo, X. Allene, T. Baldet, C. Cetre-Sossah, A. Chaskopoulou, J. C. Delecolle, A. Desvars, M. Djerbal, M. Fall, L. Gardes, M. De Garine-Wichatitsky, M. Goffredo, Y. Gottlieb, A. Gueye Fall, M. Kasina, K. Labuschagne, Y. Lhor, J. Lucientes, T. Martin, B. Mathieu, M. Miranda, N. Pages, I. Pereira Da Fonseca, and D. W. Ramilo

Ongoing ecological speciation in Cotesia sesamiae, a biological control agent of cereal stem borers, Laure Kaiser, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Ferial Kaoula, Corentin Paillusson, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Julius Ochieng Obonyo, Elisabeth A. Herniou, Severine Jancek, Antoine Branca, Paul André Calatayud, Jean François Silvain, and Stephane Dupas

High multiple carriage and emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype variants in Malawian children, Arox W. Kamng'ona, Jason Hinds, Naor Bar-Zeev, Katherine A. Gould, Chrispin Chaguza, Chisomo Msefula, Jennifer E. Cornick, Benard W. Kulohoma, Katherine Gray, Stephen D. Bentley, Neil French, Robert S. Heyderman, and Dean B. Everett

African edible insects for food and feed: Inventory, diversity, commonalities and contribution to food security, S. Kelemu, S. Niassy, B. Torto, K. Fiaboe, H. Affognon, H. Tonnang, N. K. Maniania, and S. Ekesi

Evolution of spermophagus seed beetles (coleoptera, bruchinae, amblycerini) indicates both synchronous and delayed colonizations of host plants, Gael J. Kergoat, Bruno P. Le Ru, Seyed E. Sadeghi, Midori Tuda, Chris A.M. Reid, Zoltán György, Gwenaëlle Genson, Cibele S. Ribeiro-Costa, and Alex Delobel

Integrative taxonomy reveals six new species related to the Mediterranean corn stalk borer Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Sesamiina), Gael J. Kergoat, Emmanuel F.A. Toussaint, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Anne Laure Clamens, George Ong'amo, Desmond Conlong, Johnnie van Den Berg, Domingos Cugala, Beatrice Pallangyo, Onesime Mubenga, Gilson Chipabika, Rose Ndemah, Michel Sezonlin, Gregoire Bani, Richard Molo, Abdalla Ali, Paul Andre Calatayud, Laure Kaiser, Jean Francois Silvain, and Bruno Le Ru

Biochemical changes in developing embryos of Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) induced by pheromone produced by ovipositing gregarious females, Fathiya M. Khamis, Paul O. Mireji, Ellie O. Osir, Mabel O. Imbuga, and Ahmed Hassanali

Crop residue disappearance and macrofauna activity in sub-humid western Kenya, J. Kihara, C. Martius, and A. Bationo

Agronomic survey to assess crop yield, controlling factors and management implications: a case-study of Babati in northern Tanzania, J. Kihara, L. D. Tamene, P. Massawe, and M. Bekunda

Grower adoption of an integrated pest management package for management of mango-infesting fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Embu, Kenya, J. K. Korir, H. D. Affognon, C. N. Ritho, W. S. Kingori, P. Irungu, S. A. Mohamed, and S. Ekesi

BMX: A tool for computing bacterial phyletic composition from orthologous maps, Benard W. Kulohoma

Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: A choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi, Isabel Lambrecht, Liesbet Vranken, Roel Merckx, Bernard Vanlauwe, and Miet Maertens

Application of hyperspectral remote sensing for flower mapping in African savannas, Tobias Landmann, Rami Piiroinen, David M. Makori, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Sospeter Makau, Petri Pellikka, and Suresh K. Raina

A revision of the genus Conicofrontia Hampson (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina), with description of a new species: New insights from morphological, ecological and molecular data, Bruno Le Ru, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Desmond Conlong, Beatrice Pallangyo, Johnnie Van Den Berg, George Ong'Amo, and Gael J. Kergoat

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), an emerging threat to maize-based food security in sub-Saharan Africa, George Mahuku, Benham E. Lockhart, Bramwel Wanjala, Mark W. Jones, Janet Njeri Kimunye, Lucy R. Stewart, Bryan J. Cassone, Subramanian Sevgan, Johnson O. Nyasani, Elizabeth Kusia, P. Lava Kumar, C. L. Niblett, Andrew Kiggundu, Godfrey Asea, Hanu R. Pappu, Anne Wangai, Boddupalli M. Prasanna, and Margaret G. Redinbaugh

Eco-friendly nets to improve vegetable production and quality in sub-Saharan Africa, T. Martin, S. Simon, L. Parrot, F. Assogba Komlan, F. Vidogbena, A. Adegbidi, V. Baird, M. Saidi, M. Kasina, L. A. Wasilwa, S. Subramanian, and M. Ngouajio

Ecological management of cereal stemborers in African smallholder agriculture through behavioural manipulation, Charles A.O. Midega, Toby J.A. Bruce, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan

Climate-adapted companion cropping increases agricultural productivity in East Africa, Charles A.O. Midega, Toby J.A. Bruce, John A. Pickett, Jimmy O. Pittchar, Alice Murage, and Zeyaur R. Khan

Metabolite profiling for caffeic acid oligomers in Satureja biflora, Sara E. Moghadam, Samad N. Ebrahimi, Frank Gafner, John B. Ochola, Rose M. Marubu, Wilber Lwande, Barbara Frei Haller, Peyman Salehi, and Matthias Hamburger

Determinants of adoption of climate-smart push-pull technology for enhanced food security through integrated pest management in eastern Africa, A. W. Murage, C. A.O. Midega, J. O. Pittchar, J. A. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan

Gender specific perceptions and adoption of the climate-smart push-pull technology in eastern Africa, A. W. Murage, J. O. Pittchar, C. A.O. Midega, C. O. Onyango, and Z. R. Khan

An assessment of participatory integrated vector management for malaria control in Kenya, Clifford Maina Mutero, Charles Mbogo, Joseph Mwangangi, Susan Imbahale, Lydia Kibe, Benedict Orindi, Melaku Girma, Annah Njui, Wilber Lwande, Hippolyte Affognon, Charity Gichuki, and Wolfgang Richard Mukabana

Responses of Parasitoids to Volatiles Induced by Chilo partellus Oviposition on Teosinte, a Wild Ancestor of Maize, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Toby J.A. Bruce, Charles A.O. Midega, Christine M. Woodcock, John C. Caulfield, Johnnie Van Den Berg, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan

Predicting the impact of temperature change on the future distribution of maize stem borers and their natural enemies along East African mountain gradients using phenology models, Sizah Mwalusepo, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Estomih S. Massawe, Gerphas O. Okuku, Nancy Khadioli, Tino Johansson, Paul André Calatayud, and Bruno Pierre Le Ru

Efficacy of spot-spray application of Metarhizium anisopliae formulated in emulsifiable extract of Calpurnia aurea in attracting and infecting adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks in semi-field experiments, Paulin Nana, Felix Nchu, Sunday Ekesi, Hamadi Iddo Boga, Pierre Kamtchouing, and Nguya Kalemba Maniania

Minjingu phosphate rock applications increase the population of phosphate solubilising microorganisms with a positive impact on crop yields in a Kenyan Ferralsol, Keziah Wairimu Ndungu-Magiroi, Boaz Waswa, Andre Bationo, John Robert Okalebo, Caleb Othieno, Laetitia Herrmann, and Didier Lesueur

Optimizing western flower thrips management on French beans by combined use of beneficials and imidacloprid, Johnson O. Nyasani, Sevgan Subramanian, Hans Michael Poehling, Nguya K. Maniania, Sunday Ekesi, and Rainer Meyhöfer

Incomplete systemic movement of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and the occurrence of latent infections in xanthomonas wilt-infected banana mats, W. Ocimati, G. V. Nakato, K. M. Fiaboe, F. Beed, and G. Blomme

Orthobunyavirus Antibodies among Humans in Selected Parts of the Rift Valley and Northeastern Kenya, Collins Odhiambo, Marietjie Venter, Robert Swanepoel, and Rosemary Sang

Distribution of indigenous strains of atoxigenic and toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in maize and peanuts agro-ecological zones of Kenya, Daniel O. Okun, Fathiya M. Khamis, Geoffrey M. Muluvi, Joseph J. Ngeranwa, Fidelis O. Ombura, Moses O. Yongo, and Eucharia U. Kenya

An updated checklist of Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae (Hymenoptera) of Kenya and Burundi, with descriptions of thirteen new species, Massimo Olmi, Robert S. Copeland, and Adalgisa Guglielmino

Efficacy of fish- and hydramethylnon-based baits for conservation of the African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) during cashew off-seasons in Tanzania, Moses I. Olotu, Hannalene Du Plessis, Zuberi S. Seguni, Sunday Ekesi, and Nguya K. Maniania

Genome sequence of the Drosophila melanogaster male-killing Spiroplasma strain MSRO endosymbiont, Juan C. Paredes, Jeremy K. Herren, Fanny Schüpfer, Ray Marin, Stéphane Claverol, Chih Horng Kuo, Bruno Lemaitre, and Laure Béven

Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: A meta-analysis, Lorena Pumariño, Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi, Sofia Gripenberg, Riikka Kaartinen, Edmundo Barrios, Mary Nyawira Muchane, Charles Midega, and Mattias Jonsson

Do NERICA rice cultivars express resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze under field conditions?, Jonne Rodenburg, Mamadou Cissoko, Juma Kayeke, Ibnou Dieng, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Enos A. Onyuka, and Julie D. Scholes

Synonymization of key pest species within the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae): Taxonomic changes based on a review of 20 years of integrative morphological, molecular, cytogenetic, behavioural and chemoecological data, Mark K. Schutze, Nidchaya Aketarawong, Weerawan Amornsak, Karen F. Armstrong, Antonis A. Augustinos, Norman Barr, Wang Bo, Kostas Bourtzis, Laura M. Boykin, Carlos Cáceres, Stephen L. Cameron, Toni A. Chapman, Suksom Chinvinijkul, Anastasija Chomič, Marc De Meyer, Ellena Drosopoulou, Anna Englezou, Sunday Ekesi, Angeliki Gariou-Papalexiou, Scott M. Geib, Deborah Hailstones, Mohammed Hasanuzzaman, David Haymer, Alvin K.W. Hee, Jorge Hendrichs, Andrew Jessup, Qinge Ji, and Fathiya M. Khamis

High carbon and biodiversity costs from converting Africa's wet savannahs to cropland, Timothy D. Searchinger, Lyndon Estes, Philip K. Thornton, Tim Beringer, An Notenbaert, Daniel Rubenstein, Ralph Heimlich, Rachel Licker, and Mario Herrero

Description of third instar larvae of Ceratitis fasciventris, C. Anonae, C. rosa (FAR complex) and C. capitata (Diptera, tephritidae), Gary J. Steck and Sunday Ekesi

A new species of Alhajarmyia Stuckenberg (Diptera: Vermileonidae), the first wormlion fly described from East Africa and its biogeographical implications, Vaughn R. Swart, Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs, and Robert S. Copeland

Chemical cues modulating electrophysiological and behavioural responses in the parasitic wasp cotesia sesamiae, A. Tamiru, T. Bruce, C. M. Woodcock, M. A. Birkett, C. Midega, J. A. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan

New directions for improving crop resistance to insects by breeding for egg induced defence, Amanuel Tamiru, Zeyaur R. Khan, and Toby J.A. Bruce

Antagonistic interactions between the africanweaver ant oecophylla longinoda and the parasitoid anagyrus pseudococci potentially limits suppression of the invasive mealybug rastrococcus iceryoides, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Sunday Ekesi, Prem Govender, Peterson W. Nderitu, and Samira A. Mohamed

Comparative analysis of development and survival of two Natal fruit fly Ceratitis rosa Karsch (Diptera, tephritidae) populations from Kenya and South Africa, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Aruna Manrakhan, John Henry Daneel, Samira A. Mohamed, Khamis Fathiya, and Sunday Ekesi

Seroepidemiology of selected arboviruses in febrile patients visiting selected health facilities in the lake/river basin areas of lake baringo, lake naivasha, and tana river, Kenya, Caroline Tigoi, Olivia Lwande, Benedict Orindi, Zephania Irura, Juliette Ongus, and Rosemary Sang

Identification and risk assessment for worldwide invasion and spread of tuta absoluta with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for phytosanitary measures and management, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Samira F. Mohamed, Fathiya Khamis, and Sunday Ekesi

Cuticular hydrocarbons corroborate the distinction between lowland and highland Natal fruit fly (Tephritidae, Ceratitis rosa) populations, Lucie Vaníčková, Radka Břízová, Antonio Pompeiano, Sunday Ekesi, and Marc De Meyer

Cost: Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin, Faustin Vidogbéna, Anselme Adégbidi, Françoise Assogba-Komlan, Thibaud Martin, Mathieu Ngouajio, Serge Simon, Rigobert Tossou, and Laurent Parrot

Consumers’ willingness to pay for cabbage with minimized pesticide residues in Southern Benin, Faustin Vidogbéna, Anselme Adégbidi, Rigobert Tossou, Françoise Assogba-Komlan, Thibaut Martin, Mathieu Ngouajio, Serge Simon, Laurent Parrot, and Kerstin K. Zander

Control of vegetable pests in Benin - Farmers' preferences for eco-friendly nets as an alternative to insecticides, Faustin Vidogbéna, Anselme Adégbidi, Rigobert Tossou, Françoise Assogba-Komlan, Mathieu Ngouajio, Thibaut Martin, Serge Simon, Laurent Parrot, and Kerstin K. Zander

Toxic ipomeamarone accumulation in healthy parts of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) storage roots upon infection by Rhizopus stolonifer, Lydia N. Wamalwa, Xavier Cheseto, Elizabeth Ouna, Fatma Kaplan, Nguya K. Maniania, Jesse Machuka, Baldwyn Torto, and Marc Ghislain

Genetic divergence of Chikungunya virus plaque variants from the Comoros Island (2005), Caroline Wasonga, Shingo Inoue, Cecilia Rumberia, George Michuki, James Kimotho, Juliette R. Ongus, Rosemary Sang, and Lillian Musila

Submissions from 2014 2014

Effects of endophyte colonization of vicia faba (fabaceae) plants on the life-history of leafminer parasitoids phaedrotoma scabriventris (hymenoptera: Braconidae) and diglyphus isaea (hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Komivi S. Akutse, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Sunday Ekesi, and Nguya K. Maniania

Molecular mapping of QTLs for domestication-related traits in cowpea (V. unguiculata (L.) Walp.), Mebeaselassie Andargie, Remy S. Pasquet, Bhavani S. Gowda, Geoffrey M. Muluvi, and Michael P. Timko

African weaver ant-produced semiochemicals impact on foraging behaviour and parasitism by the Opiine parasitoid, Fopius arisanus on Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae), E. F. Appiah, S. Ekesi, K. Afreh-Nuamah, D. Obeng-Ofori, and S. A. Mohamed

Dispersal behavior of tetranychus evansi and T. urticae on tomato at several spatial scales and densities: Implications for integrated pest management, Ginette Y. Azandeme-Hounmalon, Simon Fellous, Serge Kreiter, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Sevgan Subramanian, Miriam Kungu, and Thibaud Martin

Aquaporins Are Critical for Provision of Water during Lactation and Intrauterine Progeny Hydration to Maintain Tsetse Fly Reproductive Success, Joshua B. Benoit, Immo A. Hansen, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Veronika Michalková, Paul O. Mireji, Joel L. Bargul, Lisa L. Drake, Daniel K. Masiga, and Serap Aksoy

Resistance to Iris yellow spot virus and onion thrips among onion varieties grown in Kenya, R. K. Birithia, S. Subramanian, J. W. Muthomi, and R. D. Narla

Ecology of the African maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with special reference to insect-plant interactions, Paul André Calatayud, Bruno P. Le Ru, Johnnie van den Berg, and Fritz Schulthess

Food searching behaviour of a Lepidoptera pest species is modulated by the foraging gene polymorphism, Floriane Chardonnet, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Bastien Chouquet, Nicolas Joly, Myriam Harry, Bruno Le Ru, Jean François Silvain, and Laure Kaiser

Vector competence of Aedes aegypti populations from Kilifi and Nairobi for dengue 2 virus and the influence of temperature, Edith Chepkorir, Joel Lutomiah, James Mutisya, Francis Mulwa, Konongoi Limbaso, Benedict Orindi, Zipporah Ng'Ang'a, and Rosemary Sang

Oviposition acceptance and larval development of Chilo partellus stemborers in drought-stressed wild and cultivated grasses of East Africa, Frank Chidawanyika, Charles A.O. Midega, Toby J.A. Bruce, Frances Duncan, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan