Submissions from 2009
Relationship between virulence and repellency of entomopathogenic isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana to the termite Macrotermes michaelseni, D. M. Mburu, L. Ochola, N. K. Maniania, P. G.N. Njagi, L. M. Gitonga, M. W. Ndung'u, A. K. Wanjoya, and A. Hassanali
Non-target effects of the 'push-pull' habitat management strategy: Parasitoid activity and soil fauna abundance, Charles A.O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, Johnnie Van den Berg, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, Toby J. Bruce, and John A. Pickett
Intrinsic competition between two oligophagous parasitoids, Sturmiopsis parasitica and Cotesia sesamiae, attacking the same life stages of lepidopteran cereal stemborers, O. M. Mucheru, N. Jiang, J. Kongoro, A. Y. Bruce, and F. Schulthess
Host plants and species diversity of Mussidia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya, Benjamin Kimwele Muli, Fritz Schulthess, and Johnnie Van Den Berg
Parasitoids associated with Mussidia spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya, Benjamin Kimwele Muli, Fritz Schulthess, and Johnnie Van Den Berg
Spatiotemporal dynamics of immature culicines (subfamily Culicinae) and their larval habitats in Mwea Rice Scheme, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Benjamin G. Jacob, Josephat I. Shililu, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Aggressive use of Batesian mimicry by an ant-like jumping spider, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Collective Batesian mimicry of ant groups by aggregating spiders, Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
The influence of ants on the mating strategy of a myrmecophilic jumping spider (Araneae, Salticidae), Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Prey classification by an araneophagic ant-like jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae), X. J. Nelson and R. R. Jackson
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from Teretrius nigrescens Lewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae), predator of the storage pest Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), A. B. Omondi, L. C. Orantes, J. Van Den Berg, D. Masiga, and F. Schulthess
Mechanisms contributing to the competitive success of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens over the indigenous mango fruit fly, Ceratitis cosyra: The role of temperature and resource pre-emption, Ivan Rwomushana, Sunday Ekesi, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Ian Gordon
Proximity to a forest leads to higher honey yield: Another reason to conserve, Susan O. Sande, Robin M. Crewe, Suresh K. Raina, Susan W. Nicolson, and Ian Gordon
Odorants that induce hygienic behavior in honeybees: Identification of volatile compounds in chalkbrood-infected honeybee larvae, Jodi A.I. Swanson, Baldwyn Torto, Stephen A. Kells, Karen A. Mesce, James H. Tumlinson, and Marla Spivak
Assessing the impact of biological control of Plutella xylostella through the application of Lotka-Volterra model, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Lev V. Nedorezov, Horace Ochanda, John Owino, and Bernhard Löhr
The tetranychid mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) of Kenya and a redescription of the species Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on males, Faith J. Toroitich, Edward A. Ueckermann, Pieter D. Theron, and Markus Knapp
Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology, Fernando E. Vega, Mark S. Goettel, Meredith Blackwell, David Chandler, Mark A. Jackson, Siegfried Keller, Masanori Koike, Nguya K. Maniania, Arnulfo Monzón, Bonnie H. Ownley, Judith K. Pell, Drauzio E.N. Rangel, and Helen E. Roy
White lupin leads to increased maize yield through a soil fertility-independent mechanism: A new candidate for fighting Striga hermonthica infestation?, Laure Weisskopf, Pollycarp Akello, Roxane Milleret, Zeyaur R. Khan, Fritz Schulthess, Jean Michel Gobat, and Renée Claire Le Bayon
Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana, V. W. Wekesa, M. Knapp, and I. Delalibera
Submissions from 2008
Spatial distribution of Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), at the field and the regional level in Ethiopia, Gashawbeza Ayalew, Andrea Sciarretta, Johan Baumgärtner, Callistus Ogol, and Bernhard Löhr
Eco-social analysis of an East African agro-pastoral system: Management of tsetse and bovine trypanosomiasis, Johann Baumgärtner, Gianni Gilioli, Getachew Tikubet, and Andrew Paul Gutierrez
Detection and characterization of kodamaea ohmeri associated with small hive beetle aethina tumida infesting honey bee hives, Nicole D. Benda, Drion Boucias, Baldwyn Torto, and Peter Teal
Cross mating studies among five fruit fly parasitoid populations: Potential biological control implications for tephritid pests, Maxwell K. Billah, Susan W. Kimani-Njogu, Robert A. Wharton, William A. Overholt, David D. Wilson, and Millicent A. Cobblah
Comparison of five allopatric fruit fly parasitoid populations (Psyttalia species) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from coffee fields using morphometric and molecular methods, M. K. Billah, S. W. Kimani-Njogu, R. A. Wharton, J. B. Woolley, and D. Masiga
Behavioral evidence for the existence of a region-specific oviposition cue in Anopheles gambiae s.s., C. Brandon Ogbunugafor and Leunita Sumba
Effects of nitrogen and potassium combinations on yields and infestations of maize by Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the humid forest of Cameroon, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Fritz Schulthess, and Christian Borgemeister
Release and establishment of Cotesia flavipes for biological control of maize stemborers in Zimbabwe, P. Chinwada, F. Schulthess, W. A. Overholt, P. Jowah, and C. O. Omwega
Complex display behaviour of Evarcha culicivora, an East African mosquito‐eating jumping spider, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, and Simon D. Pollard
Distribution of Tetranychus evansi and its predator Phytoseiulus longipes (Acari: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae) in southern Brazil, Fernando R. Da Silva, Gilberto J. De Moraes, and Markus Knapp
Life history of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus fragariae on Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) at five temperatures, Geraldo José Nascimento De Vasconcelos, Gilberto José De Moraes, Ítalo Delalibera Júnior, and Markus Knapp
Evolution of a polydnavirus gene in relation to parasitoid-host species immune resistance, Stéphane Dupas, Catherine Wanjiru Gitau, Antoine Branca, Bruno Pierre Le Rü, and Jean François Silvain
Monitoring wild silkmoth, Ganometa postica walker, abundance, host plant diversity and distribution in Imba and Mumoni woodlands in Mwingi, Kenya, Ken O. Fening, Esther N. Kioko, Suresh K. Raina, and Jones M. Mueke
Role of native bees and natural habitats in eggplant (Solanum melongena) pollination in Kenya, Barbara Gemmill-Herren and Alfred O. Ochieng'
Can low release numbers lead to establishment and spread of an exotic parasitoid: The case of the diamondback moth parasitoid, Diadegma semiclausum (Hellén), in East Africa, G. Gichini, B. Löhr, A. Rossbach, B. Nyambo, and R. Gathu
Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamilies Phytoseiinae Berlese and Typhlodrominae Wainstein from Peru, with descriptions of two new species, Alberto Daniel Guanilo, Gilberto José De Moraes, and Markus Knapp
Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma from Peru, with descriptions of four new species, Alberto Daniel Guanilo, Gilberto José De Moraes, and Markus Knapp
Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species, Alberto Daniel Guanilo, Gilberto José De Moraes, Silvana Toledo, and Markus Knapp
Resource allocation and bionomics of indigenous and exotic Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) species reared on Sesamia calamistis, Y. Hailemichael, F. Schulthess, J. Smith, W. Overholt, and A. Chabi-Olaye
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, Ahmed Hassanali, Hans Herren, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, and Christine M. Woodcock
The natural history of Myrmarachne melanotarsa, a social ant‐mimicking jumping spider, Robert R. Jackson, Ximena J. Nelson, and Kathryn Salm
Observations of Portia Africana, an araneophagic jumping spider, living together and sharing prey, Robert R. Jackson, Simon D. Pollard, and Kathryn Salm
Snatching prey from the mandibles of ants, a feeding tactic adopted by East African jumping spiders, Robert R. Jackson, Kathryn Salm, and Simon D. Pollard
Hydrological modeling of geophysical parameters of arboviral and protozoan disease vectors in Internally Displaced People camps in Gulu, Uganda, Benjamin G. Jacob, Ephantus J. Muturi, Erick X. Caamano, James T. Gunter, Enoch Mpanga, Robert Ayine, Joseph Okelloonen, Jack Pen Mogi Nyeko, Josephat I. Shililu, John I. Githure, James L. Regens, Robert J. Novak, and Ibulaimu Kakoma
Potential of improved fallows to increase household and regional fuelwood supply: Evidence from western Kenya, B. A. Jama, J. K. Mutegi, and A. N. Njui
Host-parasitoid community model and its potential application in biological control of cereal stemborers in Kenya, Nanqing Jiang, Goufa Zhou, William A. Overholt, and Fritz Schulthess
Effect of common wild crucifer species of Kenya on fitness of two exotic diamondback moth parasitoids, Cotesia plutellae and Diadegma semiclausum, R. Kahuthia-Gathu, B. Löhr, and H. M. Poehling
Farmers' perceptions of a 'push-pull' technology for control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in western Kenya, Zeyaur R. Khan, David M. Amudavi, Charles A.O. Midega, Japhether M. Wanyama, and John A. Pickett
Chemical ecology and conservation biological control, Zeyaur R. Khan, David G. James, Charles A.O. Midega, and John A. Pickett
On-farm evaluation of the 'push-pull' technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, David M. Amudavi, Ahmed Hassanali, and John A. Pickett
Economic performance of the 'push-pull' technology for stemborer and Striga control in smallholder farming systems in western Kenya, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Esther M. Njuguna, David M. Amudavi, Japhether M. Wanyama, and John A. Pickett
Desmodium species and associated biochemical traits for controlling Striga species: Present and future prospects, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, A. Hassanali, A. M. Hooper, and C. A.O. Midega
Assessing yield and efficiency implications of relying on parasitoids for control of cereal stemborers: The case of small-scale maize farmers in Kenya, Anderson Kipruto Kipkoech, Dagmar Mithöfer, Wilson K. Yabann, Henry K. Maritim, and Fritz Schulthess
Effects of bio-pesticides on Eretmocerus warrae (Hym., Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci (Hom., Aleyrodidae), P. Kumar, M. Whitten, G. Thoeming, C. Borgemeister, and H. M. Poehling
Significance and transmission of maize streak virus disease in Africa and options for management: A review, O. E.V. Magenya, J. Mueke, and C. Omwega
Role of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), pests of horticultural crops, Nguya K. Maniania, David M. Bugeme, Vitalis W. Wekesa, Italo Delalibera, and Markus Knapp
Susceptibility of immature stages of the locusts Schistocerca gregaria and Locusta migratoria migratorioides to the microsporidium Johenrea locustae and effects of infection on feeding and fertility in the laboratory, Nguya K. Maniania, Larry J. Vaughan, and Elizabeth Ouna
Effect of food deprivation on attractiveness of food sources, containing natural and artificial sugar and protein, to three African fruit flies: Ceratitis cosyra, Ceratitis fasciventris, and Ceratitis capitata, Aruna Manrakhan and Slawomir Antoni Lux
Abundance and diversity of lepidopteran stemborers and their parasitoids on selected wild grasses in Uganda, Teddy Matama-Kauma, Fritz Schulthess, Bruno Pierre Le Rü, Jones Mueke, James Apenyo Ogwang, and Charles Omambia Omwega
Impacts of land use, anthropogenic disturbance, and harvesting on an African medicinal liana, Lauren McGeoch, Ian Gordon, and Johanna Schmitt
Response of ground-dwelling arthropods to a 'push-pull' habitat management system: Spiders as an indicator group, C. A.O. Midega, Z. R. Khan, J. Van Den Berg, C. K.P.O. Ogol, A. S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, J. A. Pickett, and L. J. Wadhams
Evaluation of the impact of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata on Bactrocera invadens and five African fruit fly species, S. A. Mohamed, S. Ekesi, and R. Hanna
Diversity of riceland mosquitoes and factors affecting their occurrence and distribution in Mwea, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Benjamin G. Jacob, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Repellent properties of δ-octalactone against the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans, Martin T. Mwangi, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, and Isaiah O. Ndiege
Potential of sequential cropping in the management of root-knot nematodes in okra, A. N. Mweke, J. W. Kimenju, A. A. Seif, E. W. Mutitu, and G. K. Mutua
Green oak leaf roller moth dynamics: An application of discrete time mathematical models, Lev V. Nedorezov and Dinara L. Sadykova
On the impact of winter conditions on the dynamics of an isolated population, Lev V. Nedorezov, E. V. Volkova, and Alexandr M. Sadykov
Anti-predator crèches and aggregations of ant-mimicking jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), Ximena J. Nelson and Robert R. Jackson
Location, acceptance and suitability of lepidopteran stemborers feeding on a cultivated and wild host-plant to the endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Meshack Obonyo, Fritz Schulthess, Juma Gerald, Onesmus Wanyama, Bruno Le Rü, and Paul André Calatayud
Virulence of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to sweet potato weevil Cylas puncticollis and effects on fecundity and egg viability, S. Ondiaka, N. K. Maniania, G. H.N. Nyamasyo, and J. H. Nderitu
Host plant diversity of Sesamia calamistis: Cytochrome b gene sequences reveal local genetic differentiation, G. O. Ong'amo, B. P. Le Rü, P. Moyal, P. A. Calatayud, P. Le Gall, C. K.P.O. Ogol, E. D. Kokwaro, C. Capdevielle-Dulac, and J. F. Silvain
Long-distance pollen flow assessment through evaluation of pollinator foraging range suggests transgene escape distances, Rémy S. Pasquet, Alexis Peltier, Matthew B. Hufford, Emeline Oudin, Jonathan Saulnier, Lénaic Paul, Jette T. Knudsen, Hans R. Herren, and Paul Gepts
Landscape effects on crop pollination services: Are there general patterns?, Taylor H. Ricketts, James Regetz, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Saul A. Cunningham, Claire Kremen, Anne Bogdanski, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Sarah S. Greenleaf, Alexandra M. Klein, Margaret M. Mayfield, Lora A. Morandin, Alfred Ochieng', and Blande F. Viana
Concentration-dependent parsimonious releaser roles of gregarious male pheromone of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Edwin Rono, Peter G.N. Njagi, Magzoub O. Bashir, and Ahmed Hassanali
Interspecific competition between Diadegma semiclausum Hellen and Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren), parasitoids of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L), feeding on a new host plant, A. Rossbach, B. Löhr, and S. Vidal
Host plants and host plant preference studies for Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Kenya, a new invasive fruit fly species in Africa, Ivan Rwomushana, Sunday Ekesi, Ian Gordon, and Callistus K.P.O. Ogol
Isolation of entomopathogenic fungi from the soil and their pathogenicity to two fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae), P. Sookar, S. Bhagwant, and E. Awuor Ouna
Influence of visual and olfactory cues on field trapping of the pollen beetle, Astylus atromaculatus (Col.: Melyridae), J. Van Den Berg, B. Torto, J. A. Pickett, L. E. Smart, L. J. Wadhams, and C. M. Woodcock
Integrated management of Striga hermonthica, stemborers, and declining soil fertility in western Kenya, B. Vanlauwe, F. Kanampiu, G. D. Odhiambo, H. De Groote, L. J. Wadhams, and Z. R. Khan
Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana, V. W. Wekesa, M. Knapp, and I. Delalibera
Seasonal variation in the physical characteristics of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus) along the North Atlantic, A. A. Yusuf and L. Webster
Submissions from 2007
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria do not pose any deleterious effect on cowpea and detectable amounts of ethylene are produced, Olubukola O. Babalola, Abiodun I. Sanni, George D. Odhiambo, and Baldwyn Torto
Scope for genetic enhancement of the parasitisation potential of four native strains of Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr. lutea Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Kenya, Joseph M. Baya, Srinivasan Sithanantham, Linus M. Gitonga, Ellie O. Osir, and Stephen G. Agong'
The Glossina proteolytic lectin (Gpl) gene is expressed only in members of Glossina species, M. W. Burugu, B. N. Mbatia, E. O. Osir, E. U. Kenya, and L. U. Abubakar
Temporal patterns of emergence, calling behaviour and oviposition period of the maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Paul André Calatayud, Hervé Guénégo, Bruno LeRü, Jean François Silvain, and Brigitte Frérot
The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management, Samantha M. Cook, Zeyaur R. Khan, and John A. Pickett
Male and female mate-choice decisions by Evarcha culicivora, an East African jumping spider, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, and Simon D. Pollard
Life tables of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes feeding on Tetranychus evansi at four temperatures (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae), Maxime Ferrero, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Serge Kreiter, Marie Stéphane Tixier, and Markus Knapp
Bionomics of the acarophagous ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens fed Tetranychus evansi, K. K.M. Fiaboe, M. G.C. Gondim, G. J. De Moraes, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and M. Knapp
Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Manoel G.C. Gondim, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Markus Knapp
Search for effective natural enemies of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northwest Argentina, Imeuda P. Furtado, Silvana Toledo, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Serge Kreiter, and Markus Knapp
Potential of a Brazilian population of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes as a biological control agent of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae), I. P. Furtado, G. J.de Moraes, S. Kreiter, M. S. Tixier, and M. Knapp
Differential expression of the CrV1 haemocyte inactivation-associated polydnavirus gene in the African maize stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) parasitized by two biotypes of the endoparasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron), C. W. Gitau, D. Gundersen-Rindal, M. Pedroni, P. J. Mbugi, and S. Dupas
Modeling the dynamics of tritrophic population interactions, Andrew Paul Gutierrez and Johann Baumgärtner
The association between distance to water pipes and water bodies positive for anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the urban community of Malindi, Kenya, Daniel E. Impoinvil, Joseph Keating, Rinku Roy Chowdhury, Robert Duncan, Gabriel Cardenas, Sajjad Ahmad, Charles M. Mbogo, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Bugs with backpacks deter vision-guided predation by jumping spiders, R. R. Jackson and S. D. Pollard
Environmental abundance of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) larval habitats on land cover change sites in Karima Village, Mwea rice scheme, Kenya, Benjamin G. Jacob, Ephantus Muturi, Patrick Halbig, Joseph Mwangangi, R. K. Wanjogu, Enock Mpanga, Jose Funes, Josephat Shililu, John Githure, James L. Regens, and Robert J. Novak
Field developments on Striga control by Desmodium intercrops in a ‘push-pull’ strategy, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Ahmed Hassanali, and John A. Pickett
Field boundaries of Panicum maximum as a reservoir for predators and a sink for Chilo partellus, S. Koji, Z. R. Khan, and C. A.O. Midega
Direct and indirect adverse effects of tomato on the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus feeding on the spider mite Tetranychus evansi, M. Koller, M. Knapp, and P. Schausberger
Impact of an exotic parasitoid on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) population dynamics, damage and indigenous natural enemies in Kenya, B. Löhr, R. Gathu, C. Kariuki, J. Obiero, and G. Gichini