Submissions from 2013
Dominant Inheritance of Field-Evolved Resistance to Bt Corn in Busseola fusca, Pascal Campagne, Marlene Kruger, Rémy Pasquet, Bruno Le Ru, and Johnnie Van den Berg
Love is in the air and on the ground: Olfactory and tactile cues elicit visual courtship behavior by Cyrba males (Araneae: Salticidae), Ana M. Cerveira and Robert R. Jackson
Love is in the air: Olfaction-based mate-odour identification by jumping spiders from the genus Cyrba, Ana M. Cerveira and Robert R. Jackson
Acceptability and suitability of three Liriomyza species as host for the endoparasitoid Phaedrotoma scabriventris: Implication for biological control of leafminers in the vegetable production system of Kenya, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Nicholas M. Mwikya, and Komi K.M. Fiaboe
The implications of climate change for positive contributions of invertebrates to world agriculture, Matthew J.W. Cock, Jacobus C. Biesmeijer, Raymond J.C. Cannon, Philippa J. Gerard, Dave Gillespie, Juan J. Jiménez, Patrick M. Lavelle, and Suresh K. Raina
Cashew volatiles mediate short-range location responses in pseudotheraptus wayi (Heteroptera: Coreidae), James Peter Egonyu, Sunday Ekesi, Jacques Kabaru, Lucy Irungu, and Baldwyn Torto
Occurrence, diversity and pattern of damage of Oplostomus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), honey bee pests in Kenya, Ayuka T. Fombong, Fiona N. Mumoki, Elliud Muli, Daniel K. Masiga, Richard T. Arbogast, Peter E.A. Teal, and Baldwyn Torto
Integrated Soil Fertility Management: Aggregate carbon and nitrogen stabilization in differently textured tropical soils, R. M. Gentile, B. Vanlauwe, and J. Six
Immunopathological features developing in the mosquito midgut after feeding on Anopheles gambiae Mucin-1 / Interleukin-12 cDNA immunized mice, Wilfred Emonyi Injera, Elphantus W. Kabiru, Michael M. Gicheru, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
A cognitive perspective on aggressive mimicry, R. R. Jackson and F. R. Cross
Climate Change or Urbanization? Impacts on a Traditional Coffee Production System in East Africa over the Last 80 Years, Juliana Jaramillo, Mamoudou Setamou, Eric Muchugu, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Alvaro Jaramillo, Joseph Mukabana, Johnson Maina, Simon Gathara, and Christian Borgemeister
Coffee Berry Borer Joins Bark Beetles in Coffee Klatch, Juliana Jaramillo, Baldwyn Torto, Dickson Mwenda, Armin Troeger, Christian Borgemeister, Hans Michael Poehling, and Wittko Francke
Phosphorus agronomic efficiency in maize-based cropping systems: A focus on western Kenya, J. Kihara and S. Njoroge
Mapping vegetation productivity dynamics and degradation trends over East Africa using a decade of medium Resolution MODIS time-series data, Tobias Landmann and Olena Dubovyk
A review of the Afrotropical genus Hermannomyia Oldroyd, 1980, with the description of a new species from East Africa (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae), Jason G.H. Londt and Robert S. Copeland
Isolation of tick and mosquito-borne arboviruses from ticks sampled from livestock and wild animal hosts in Ijara District, Kenya, Olivia Wesula Lwande, Joel Lutomiah, Vincent Obanda, Francis Gakuya, James Mutisya, Francis Mulwa, George Michuki, Edith Chepkorir, Anne Fischer, Marietjie Venter, and Rosemary Sang
Comparative diagnostic and analytical performance of PCR and LAMP-based trypanosome detection methods estimated using pooled whole tsetse flies and midguts, Imna I. Malele, Johnson O. Ouma, John C.K. Enyaru, Enock Matovu, Vincent Alibu, Joanna E. Auma, Samuel G. Onyoyo, Rosemary Bateta, Robert E. Changasi, Phoebe W. Mukiria, Kariuki Ndung'u, Purity K. Gitonga, Lilian M. Mwaniki, Hamisi S. Nyingilili, Eugene A. Lyaruu, Lupakisyo A. Kapange, Peter Kuria Kamau, and Daniel K. Masiga
The use of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of tsetse flies, Nguya K. Maniania and Sunday Ekesi
A repellent net as a new technology to protect cabbage crops, T. Martin, R. Palix, A. Kamal, E. Delétré, R. Bonafos, S. Simon, and M. Ngouajio
Comparison of Volatile Blends and Nucleotide Sequences of Two Beauveria Bassiana Isolates of Different Virulence and Repellency Towards the Termite Macrotermes Michealseni, D. M. Mburu, N. K. Maniania, and A. Hassanali
Effects of mulching, N-fertilization and intercropping with Desmodium uncinatum on Striga hermonthica infestation in maize, Charles A.O. Midega, Jimmy Pittchar, Daisy Salifu, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Diversity of stem borer parasitoids and their associated wild host plants in South Africa and Mozambique, H. J. Moolman, J. van den Berg, D. Conlong, D. Cugala, S. J. Siebert, and B. P. Le Ru
Effect of predation on Anopheles larvae by five sympatric insect families in coastal Kenya, Samuel K. Muiruri, Joseph M. Mwangangi, John Carlson, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Elizabeth Kokwaro, John Githure, Charles M. Mbogo, and John C. Beier
Effect of Leaf Type and Pesticide Exposure on Abundance of Bacterial Taxa in Mosquito Larval Habitats, Ephantus J. Muturi, Benedict O. Orindi, and Chang Hyun Kim
Hunger-driven response by a nectar-eating jumping spider to specific phytochemicals, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Use of Metarhizium anisopliae chitinase genes for genotyping and virulence characterization, Saliou Niassy, Sevgan Subramanian, Sunday Ekesi, Joel L. Bargul, Jandouwe Villinger, and Nguya K. Maniania
Feeding and oviposition preference of Frankliniella occidentalis for crops and weeds in Kenyan French bean fields, J. O. Nyasani, R. Meyhöfer, S. Subramanian, and H. M. Poehling
Seasonal abundance of western flower thrips and its natural enemies in different French bean agroecosystems in Kenya, J. O. Nyasani, R. Meyhöfer, S. Subramanian, and H. M. Poehling
Efficacy of the African weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the control of Helopeltis spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) and Pseudotheraptus wayi (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in cashew crop in Tanzania, Moses I. Olotu, Hannalene Du Plessis, Zuberi S. Seguni, and Nguya K. Maniania
Composition of stem borer communities in selected vegetation mosaics in Kenya, G. O. Ong'amo, B. P. Le Ru, P. A. Calatayud, and J. F. Silvain
First record of Calophya schini (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) in Ethiopia and Kenya, William A. Overholt, Robert S. Copeland, and Susan E. Halbert
Pushing the envelope? Maize production intensification and the role of cattle manure in recovery of degraded soils in smallholder farming areas of Zimbabwe, Leonard Rusinamhodzi, Marc Corbeels, Shamie Zingore, Justice Nyamangara, and Ken E. Giller
Life history traits of oomyzus sokolowskii kurdjumov (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of the diamondback moth, G. Sow, L. Arvanitakis, S. Niassy, K. Diarra, and D. Bordat
Standard methods for chemical ecology research in Apis mellifera, Baldwyn Torto, Mark J. Carroll, Adrian Duehl, Ayuka T. Fombong, Tamar Katzav Gozansky, Francesco Nazzi, Victoria Soroker, and Peter E.A. Teal
Gene Expression-Based Biomarkers for Anopheles gambiae Age Grading, Mei Hui Wang, Osvaldo Marinotti, Daibin Zhong, Anthony A. James, Edward Walker, Tom Guda, Eliningaya J. Kweka, John Githure, and Guiyun Yan
An effective method for maintaining the african termite-raiding ant Pachycondyla analis in the laboratory, A. A. Yusuf, R. M. Crewe, and C. W.W. Pirk
Submissions from 2012
Mass spectral determination of phenylacetonitrile (PAN) levels in body tissues of adult desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Peris W. Amwayi, Daniel K. Masiga, Prem Govender, Peter E.A. Teal, and Baldwyn Torto
Estimating reproductive success of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in honey bee colonies by trapping emigrating larvae, Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto, Steve Willms, Ayuka T. Fombong, Adrian Duehl, and Peter E.A. Teal
Comparing the van Oosterhout and Chybicki-Burczyk methods of estimating null allele frequencies for inbred populations, P. Campagne, P. E. Smouse, G. Varouchas, J. F. Silvain, and B. Leru
Biologically based methods for pest management in agriculture under changing climates: Challenges and future directions, Frank Chidawanyika, Pride Mudavanhu, and Casper Nyamukondiwa
The positive contribution of invertebrates to sustainable agriculture and food security, Matthew J.W. Cock, Jacobus C. Biesmeijer, Raymond J.C. Cannon, Philippa J. Gerard, Dave Gillespie, Juan J. Jimenez, Patrick M. Lavelle, and Suresh K. Raina
The diversity of chironomidae (Diptera) associated with hydrilla verticillata (Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae) and other aquatic macrophytes in lake Tanganyika, Burundi, Robert S. Copeland, Evariste Nkubaye, Benoit Nzigidahera, John H. Epler, James P. Cuda, and William A. Overholt
Predicting the potential worldwide distribution of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) using ecological niche modeling, K. K.M. Fiaboe, A. T. Peterson, M. T.K. Kairo, and A. L. Roda
Species composition of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Citrus Museum at the Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), Kade, Ghana, Caroline Ngichop Foba, Kwame Afreh-Nuamah, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, and Daniel Obeng-Ofori
Life history of Oplostomus haroldi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) under laboratory conditions and a description of its third instar larva, Ayuka T. Fombong, Fabian Haas, Paul N. Ndegwa, and Lucy W. Irungu
Chemical Communication in the Honey Bee Scarab Pest Oplostomus haroldi: Role of (Z)-9-Pentacosene, Ayuka T. Fombong, Peter E.A. Teal, Richard T. Arbogast, Paul N. Ndegwa, Lucy W. Irungu, and Baldwyn Torto
New evidence on the mechanics of wing unfolding in dermaptera (Insecta), Fabian Haas, Justin Tan Chek Hwen, and Hung Bun Tang
Elucidation of the biosynthesis of the di-C-glycosylflavone isoschaftoside, an allelopathic component from Desmodium spp. that inhibits Striga spp. development, Mary L. Hamilton, Serge P. Kuate, Melissa Brazier-Hicks, John C. Caulfield, Ruth Rose, Robert Edwards, Baldwyn Torto, John A. Pickett, and Antony M. Hooper
How Jumping Spiders See the World, Duane P. Harland, Daiqin Li, and Robert R. Jackson
Attending to detail by communal spider-eating spiders, Robert R. Jackson and Ximena J. Nelson
Specialized exploitation of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by spiders (Araneae), Robert R. Jackson and Ximena J. Nelson
Evarcha culicivora chooses blood-fed Anopheles mosquitoes but other East African jumping spiders do not, R. R. Jackson and X. J. Nelson
Disentangling dispersal, vicariance and adaptive radiation patterns: A case study using armyworms in the pest genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Gael J. Kergoat, Dorothy P. Prowell, Bruno P. Le Ru, Andrew Mitchell, Pascaline Dumas, Anne Laure Clamens, Fabien L. Condamine, and Jean François Silvain
Taxonomic Identity of the Invasive Fruit Fly Pest, Bactrocera invadens: Concordance in Morphometry and DNA Barcoding, Fathiya M. Khamis, Daniel K. Masiga, Samira A. Mohamed, Daisy Salifu, Marc de Meyer, and Sunday Ekesi
The impact of Desmodium spp. and cutting regimes on the agronomic and economic performance of Desmodium-maize intercropping system in western Kenya, M. Kifuko-Koech, P. Pypers, J. R. Okalebo, C. O. Othieno, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, A. K. Kipkoech, and B. Vanlauwe
Seasonal abundance of Maiestas banda (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a vector of phytoplasma, and other leafhoppers and planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) associated with Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) in Kenya, Shinsaku Koji, Satoshi Fujinuma, Charles A.O. Midega, Hassan M. Mohamed, Tadashi Ishikawa, Michael R. Wilson, Manfred Asche, Simon Degelo, Tarô Adati, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Temporal variation of allele frequencies in a natural population of wild Vigna unguiculata, E. B. Kouam, R. S. Pasquet, and G. M. Muluvi
Farmers' knowledge and perceptions of blister beetles, hycleus spp. (coleoptera: Meloidae), as pest herbivores of desmodium legumes in western Kenya, Lefulesele N. Lebesa, Zeyaur R. Khan, Kerstin Krüger, Toby J.A. Bruce, Ahmed Hassanali, and John A. Pickettd
Seroprevalence of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Ijara District, Kenya, Olivia Wesula Lwande, Zephania Irura, Caroline Tigoi, Edith Chepkorir, Benedict Orindi, Lillian Musila, Marietjie Venter, Anne Fischer, and Rosemary Sang
Semiochemicals from Herbivory Induced Cotton Plants Enhance the Foraging Behavior of the Cotton Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis, D. M. Magalhães, M. Borges, R. A. Laumann, E. R. Sujii, P. Mayon, J. C. Caulfield, C. A.O. Midega, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, M. A. Birkett, and M. C. Blassioli-Moraes
Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus, Charles Masembe, George Michuki, Maria Onyango, Cecilia Rumberia, Martin Norling, Richard P. Bishop, Appolinaire Djikeng, Stephen J. Kemp, Alan Orth, Robert A. Skilton, Karl Ståhl, and Anne Fischer
Farmers' perceptions of cotton pests and their management in western Kenya, Charles A.O. Midega, Isaac M. Nyang'au, Jimmy Pittchar, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, Miguel Borges, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Evaluation of persistence and relative toxicity of some pest control products to adults of two native trichogrammatid species in Kenya, G. Momanyi, R. Maranga, S. Sithanantham, S. Agong, C. M. Matoka, and S. A. Hassan
A Novel Synthetic Odorant Blend for Trapping of Malaria and Other African Mosquito Species, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Collins K. Mweresa, Bruno Otieno, Philemon Omusula, Renate C. Smallegange, Joop J.A. van Loon, and Willem Takken
The effectiveness of dissemination pathways on adoption of "Push-Pull" Technology in Western Kenya, A. W. Murage, G. Obare, J. Chianu, D. M. Amudavi, Cao Mildega, J. A. Pickett, and Z. R. Khan
Host plant effects on morphometric characteristics of Liriomyza huidobrensis, L.sativae and L.trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae), R. Musundire, A. Chabi-Olaye, and K. Krüger
Host plant-related parasitism and host feeding activities of diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on liriomyza huidobrensis, liriomyza sativae, and liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae), Robert Musundire, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Daisy Salifu, and Kerstin Krüger
How spiders practice aggressive and batesian mimicry, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
The role of numerical competence in a specialized predatory strategy of an araneophagic spider, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Mediation of a Plant-Spider Association by Specific Volatile Compounds, Ximena J. Nelson, Andrew J. Pratt, Xavier Cheseto, Baldwyn Torto, and Robert R. Jackson
Widespread reliance on olfactory sex and species identification by lyssomanine and spartaeine jumping spiders, Ximena J. Nelson, Charles M. Warui, and Robert R. Jackson
Selection of promising fungal biological control agent of the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), S. Niassy, N. K. Maniania, S. Subramanian, L. M. Gitonga, D. M. Mburu, D. Masiga, and S. Ekesi
Compatibility of metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE 69 with agrochemicals used in french bean production, S. Niassy, N. K. Maniania, S. Subramanian, M. L. Gitonga, R. Maranga, A. B. Obonyo, and S. Ekesi
Species richness and nest dispersion of some tropical meliponine bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) in six habitat types in the Kakamega forest, western Kenya, Kiatoko Nkoba, Suresh Kumar Raina, Elluid Muli, Klaus Mithofer, and Jones Mueke
Effect of intercrops on thrips species composition and population abundance on French beans in Kenya, J. O. Nyasani, R. Meyhöfer, S. Subramanian, and H. M. Poehling
Genetic diversity and population structure of Busseola segeta Bowden (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae): A case study of host use diversification in Guineo-Congolian Rainforest Relic Area, Kenya, George O. Ong'amo, Bruno P. Le Ru, Pascal Campagne, Antoine Branca, Paul Andre Calatayud, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, and Jean Francois Silvain
Aspects of insect chemical ecology: Exploitation of reception and detection as tools for deception of pests and beneficial insects, John A. Pickett, Gudbjorg I. Aradottir, Michael A. Birkett, Toby J.A. Bruce, Keith Chamberlain, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Lesley E. Smart, and Christine M. Woodcock
The bonobo genome compared with the chimpanzee and human genomes, Kay Prüfer, Kasper Munch, Ines Hellmann, Keiko Akagi, Jason R. Miller, Brian Walenz, Sergey Koren, Granger Sutton, Chinnappa Kodira, Roger Winer, James R. Knight, James C. Mullikin, Stephen J. Meader, Chris P. Ponting, Gerton Lunter, Saneyuki Higashino, Asger Hobolth, Julien Dutheil, Emre Karakoç, Can Alkan, Saba Sajjadian, Claudia Rita Catacchio, Mario Ventura, Tomas Marques-Bonet, Evan E. Eichler, Claudine André, Rebeca Atencia, and Lawrence Mugisha
Oviposition Induced Volatile Emissions from African Smallholder Farmers' Maize Varieties, Amanuel Tamiru, Toby J.A. Bruce, Charles A.O. Midega, Christine M. Woodcock, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Trapping of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vectors using Light Emitting Diode (LED) CDC traps in two arboviral disease hot spots in Kenya, David P. Tchouassi, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Lee W. Cohnstaedt, and Baldwyn Torto
Study on the microstructure of African wild silk cocoon shells and fibers, Addis Teshome, Fritz Vollrath, Suresh K. Raina, J. M. Kabaru, and J. Onyari
Palaeoenvironmental shifts drove the adaptive radiation of a noctuid stemborer tribe (lepidoptera, noctuidae, apameini) in the Miocene, Emmanuel F.A. Toussaint, Fabien L. Condamine, Gael J. Kergoat, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Jérôme Barbut, Jean François Silvain, and Bruno P. Le Ru
Social discrimination by quantitative assessment of immunogenetic similarity, Jandouwe Villinger and Bruce Waldman
Ethnoknowledge of Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya, Wycliffe Wanzala, Willem Takken, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Achola O. Pala, and Ahmed Hassanali
Submissions from 2011
First Report of Iris yellow spot virus Infecting Onion in Kenya and Uganda, R Birithia, S Subramanian, H R. Pappu, P Sseruwagi, J W. Muthomi, and R D. Narla
Intraspecific specialization of the generalist parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae revealed by polyDNAvirus polymorphism and associated with different Wolbachia infection, Antoine Branca, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Fabrice Vavre, Jean François Silvain, and Stéphane Dupas
Design of a retinal tracking system for jumping spiders, Cristina Canavesi, Skye Long, Dennis Fantone, Elizabeth Jakob, Robert R. Jackson, Duane Harland, and Jannick P. Rolland
Interpopulation variation in kairomone use by Cyrba algerina, an araneophagic jumping spider from Portugal, Ana M. Cerveira and Robert R. Jackson
The African burrowing mayfly, povilla adusta (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcyidae), damages hydrilla verticillata (Alismatales: Hydrocharitaceae) in lake tanganyika, Robert S. Copeland, Evariste Nkubaye, Benoit Nzigidahera, James P. Cuda, and William A. Overholt
Effects of prey-spider odour on intraspecific interactions of araneophagic jumping spiders, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Horticultural pest management and the African economy: Successes, challenges and opportunities in a changing global environment, S. Ekesi, A. Chabi-Olaye, S. Subramanian, and C. Borgemeister
Oviposition Preferences of the African Wild Silkmoth, Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) on Different Substrates, Ken O. Fening, Esther N. Kioko, Jones M. Mueke, and Suresh K. Raina
Pheromone-food-bait trap and acoustic surveys of rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in curacao, K. K.M. Fiaboe, R. W. Mankin, A. L. Roda, M. T.K. Kairo, and C. Johanns
Bonobos fall within the genomic variation of Chimpanzees, Anne Fischer, Kay Prüfer, Jeffrey M. Good, Michel Halbwax, Victor Wiebe, Claudine André, Rebeca Atencia, Lawrence Mugisha, Susan E. Ptak, and Svante Pääbo
Demineralization enables reeling of wild silkmoth cocoons, Tom Gheysens, Andrew Collins, Suresh Raina, Fritz Vollrath, and David P. Knight
Distribution, interspecific associations and abundance of aquatic plants in Lake Bisina, Uganda, Brian Gidudu, R. S. Copeland, F. Wanda, H. Ochaya, J. P. Cuda, and W. A. Overholt
The 2007 Rift valley fever outbreak in Sudan, Osama Ahmed Hassan, Clas Ahlm, Rosemary Sang, and Magnus Evander
Development of environmental tools for anopheline larval control, Susan S. Imbahale, Collins K. Mweresa, Willem Takken, and Wolfgang R. Mukabana
A longitudinal study on Anopheles mosquito larval abundance in distinct geographical and environmental settings in western Kenya, Susan S. Imbahale, Krijn P. Paaijmans, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Ron Van Lammeren, Andrew K. Githeko, and Willem Takken
Olfaction-based mate-odor identification by jumping spiders from the genus Portia, Robert R. Jackson and Fiona R. Cross