Submissions from 2007
Bacterial diversity in the intestinal tract of the fungus-cultivating termite Macrotermes michaelseni (Sjöstedt), Lucy Mwende Mackenzie, Anne Thairu Muigai, Ellie Onyango Osir, Wilber Lwande, Martin Keller, Gerardo Toledo, and Hamadi Iddi Boga
Distribution and relative importance of lepidopteran cereal stemborers and their parasitoids in Uganda, T. Matama-Kauma, F. Schulthess, J. A. Ogwang, J. M. Mueke, and C. O. Omwega
Spatial distribution of cocoon nests and egg clusters of the silkmoth Anaphe panda (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae) and its host plant Bridelia micrantha (Euphorbiaceae) in the Kakamega Forest of western Kenya, N. Mbahin, S. K. Raina, E. N. Kioko, and J. M. Mueke
Habitat management in control of astylus atromaculatus (coleoptera: Melyridae) in maize under subsistence farming conditions in south africa, A. O. Midega, J. Van den Berg, and Z. R. Khan
From a descriptive toward an explicative growth-based model on immature Oulema duftschmidi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) development at different temperatures, P. Morlacchi, L. Limonta, and J. Baumgártner
Quality of honey harvested and processed using traditional methods in rural areas of Kenya, Eliud Muli, A. Munguti, and S. K. Raina
Laboratory studies on the effect of inorganic fertilizers on survival and development of immature Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae), Ephantus J. Muturi, Benjamin G. Jacob, Josephat Shililu, and Robert Novak
Evaluation of four sampling techniques for surveillance of culex quinquefasciatus (diptera: Culicidae) and other mosquitoes in African rice agroecosystems, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph Mwangangi, Josephat Shililu, Simon Muriu, Benjamin Jacob, Charles M. Mbogo, Githure John, and Robert Novak
Larval habitat dynamics and diversity of Culex mosquitoes in rice agro-ecosystem in Mwea, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat I. Shililu, Weidong Gu, Benjamin G. Jacob, John I. Githure, and Robert J. Novak
Lepidopteran cereal stemborers and associated natural enemies on maize and wild grass hosts in Cameroon, R. Ndemah, F. Schulthess, B. Le Rü, and I. Bame
Vision-based ability of an ant-mimicking jumping spider to discriminate between models, conspecific individuals and prey, X. J. Nelson and R. R. Jackson
Semi-captive rearing of the African wild silkmoth Gonometa postica (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) on an indigenous and a non-indigenous host plant in Kenya, Boniface M. Ngoka, Esther N. Kioko, Suresh K. Raina, Jones M. Mueke, and David M. Kimbu
Larval habitats of Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) influences vector competence to Plasmodium falciparum parasites, Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Guiyun Yan, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
The role of intercropping different cereal species in controlling lepidopteran stemborers on maize in Kenya, J. M. Songa, N. Jiang, F. Schulthess, and C. Omwega
Convergent evolution of eye ultrastructure and divergent evolution of vision-mediated predatory behaviour in jumping spiders, K. F. Su, R. Meier, R. R. Jackson, D. P. Harland, and D. Li
Composition of volatiles from fermenting pollen dough and attractiveness to the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a parasite of the honeybee Apis mellifera, Baldwyn Torto, Richard T. Arbogast, Hans Alborn, Alonso Suazo, Dennis Van Engelsdorp, Drion Boucias, James H. Tumlinson, and Peter E.A. Teal
Trapping of Aethina tumida murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies with an in-hive baited trap, Baldwyn Torto, Richard T. Arbogast, Dennis Van Engelsdorp, Steven Willms, Dusti Purcell, Drion Boucias, James H. Tumlinson, and Peter E.A. Teal
Multitrophic interaction facilitates parasite-host relationship between an invasive beetle and the honey bee, Baldwyn Torto, Drion G. Boucias, Richard T. Arbogast, James H. Tumlinson, and Peter E.A. Teal
Effect of cropping systems on cereal stemborers in the cool-wet and semi-arid ecozones of the Amhara region of Ethiopia, M. Wale, F. Schulthess, Eunice W. Kairu, and Charles O. Omwega
Interactions of two natural enemies of Tetranychus evansi, the fungal pathogen Neozygites floridana (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) and the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus longipes (Acari: Phytoseiidae), V. W. Wekesa, G. J. Moraes, M. Knapp, and I. Delalibera
Colonization patterns of the invasive Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius, in Florida, D. A. Williams, E. Muchugu, W. A. Overholt, and J. P. Cuda
Submissions from 2006
Effect of imidacloprid on the reproduction of acaricide-resistant and susceptible strains of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), Mouhoube Ako, Hans Michael Poehling, Christian Borgemeister, and Ralf Nauen
Analysis of population dynamics of diamondback moth, (Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)) at two sites in central Ethiopia, with particular reference to parasitism, Gashawbeza Ayalew, Johan Baumgärtner, K. P.O.Callistus Ogol, and Bernhard Löhr
Relationships of soil fertility and stem borers damage to yield in maize-based cropping system in Cameroon, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Christian Nolte, Fritz Schulthess, and Christian Borgemeister
Role of inland valleys in the management of stem borers and their natural enemies in upland maize fields in the humid forest zone of Cameroon, Adenirin Chabi-Olaye, Christian Nolte, Fritz Schulthess, and Christian Borgemeister
Year-round production of pest Ceratitis species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in fruit of the invasive species Solanum mauritianum in Kenya, Robert S. Copeland and Robert A. Wharton
Geographic distribution, host fruit, and parasitoids of African fruit fly pests Ceratitis anonae, Ceratitis cosyra, Ceratitis fasciventris, and Ceratitis rosa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Kenya, Robert S. Copeland, Robert A. Wharton, Quentin Luke, Marc De Meyer, Slawomir Lux, Nikolaus Zenz, Peris Machera, and Millicent Okumu
Influence of optical cues from conspecific females on escalation decisions during male-male interactions of jumping spiders, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, Simon D. Pollard, and Mark W. Walker
Assessment of the impact of natural enemies on stemborer infestations and yield loss in maize using selected insecticides in Mozambique, Domingos Cugala, Fritz Schulthess, Calistus P.O. Ogol, and Charles O. Omwega
Single-step PCR differentiation of Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) and Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) using polydnavirus markers, Stéphane Dupas, Catherine Gitau, Bruno Le Rü, and Jean François Silvain
Simultaneous application of entomopathogenic nematodes and predatory mites to control western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis, Lemma Ebssa, Christian Borgemeister, and Hans Michael Poehling
Identification of priority areas in South America for exploration of natural enemies for classical biological control of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Africa, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Rafael L. Fonseca, Gilberto J. de Moraes, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Markus Knapp
Search for effective natural enemies of Tetranychus evansi in south and southeast Brazil, Imeuda P. Furtado, Gilberto J. De Moraes, Serge Kreiter, and Markus Knapp
Calyx fluid proteins of two Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) biotypes in Kenya: Implications to biological control of the stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Catherine W. Gitau, Stéphane Dupas, Adèle J. Ngi-Song, Jenard P. Mbugi, and Fritz Schulthess
A knife in the back: Use of prey-specific attack tactics by araneophagic jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), D. P. Harland and R. R. Jackson
A grid-based infrastructure for ecological forecasting of rice land Anopheles arabiensis aquatic larval habitats, Benjamin G. Jacob, Ephantus J. Muturi, Jose E. Funes, Josephat I. Shililu, John I. Githure, Ibulaimu I. Kakoma, and Robert J. Novak
Spatially targeting Culex quinquefasciatus aquatic habitats on modified land cover for implementing an Integrated Vector Management (IVM) program in three villages within the Mwea Rice Scheme, Kenya, Benjamin G. Jacob, Josephat Shililu, Ephantus J. Muturi, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Simon M. Muriu, Jose Funes, John Githure, James L. Regens, and Robert J. Novak
Coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Searching for sustainable control strategies, J. Jaramillo, C. Borgemeister, and P. Baker
Field superparasitism by Phymastichus coffea, a parasitoid of adult coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, Juliana Jaramillo, Christian Borgemeister, and Mamoudou Setamou
The temporal correlation and spatial synchrony in the stemborer and parasitoid system of Coast Kenya with climate effects, Nanqing Jiang, Guofa Zhou, William A. Overholt, Eric Muchugu, and Fritz Schulthess
The effect of temperature and humidity on the bionomics of six African egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), A. Kalyebi, W. A. Overholt, F. Schulthess, J. M. Mueke, and S. Sithanantham
Assessment of the potential of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties as trap plants for management of Chilo partellus, Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Nicholas J. Hutter, Richard M. Wilkins, and Lester J. Wadhams
Biological control of cereal stem borers in Kenya: A cost benefit approach, Anderson K. Kipkoech, Fritz Schulthess, Wilson K. Yabann, Henry K. Maritim, and Dagmar Mithöfer
Diversity of lepidopteran stem borers on monocotyledonous plants in eastern Africa and the islands of Madagascar and Zanzibar revisited, B. P. Le Ru, G. O. Ong'amo, P. Moyal, L. Ngala, B. Musyoka, Z. Abdullah, D. Cugala, B. Defabachew, T. A. Haile, T. Kauma Matama, V. Y. Lada, B. Negassi, K. Pallangyo, J. Ravolonandrianina, A. Sidumo, C. O. Omwega, F. Schulthess, P. A. Calatayud, and J. F. Silvain
Effect of wild grasses planted as border rows on stemborer infestations in maize in Uganda), Teddy Matama-Kauma, Fritz Schulthess, Jones M. Mueke, Charles O. Omwega, and James A. Ogwang
Yield loss due to the stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) at different nitrogen application rates to maize, Victor H. Mgoo, Rhodes H. Makundi, Beatrice Pallangyo, Fritz Schulthess, Nanqing Jiang, and Charles O. Omwega
Maize stemborer predator activity under ‘push – pull’ system and Bt-maize: A potential component in managing Bt resistance, Charles A.O. Midega, Zeyaur R. Khan, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, John A. Pickett, and Lester J. Wadhams
Acceptance and suitability of different host stages of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and seven other tephritid fruit fly species to Tetrastichus giffardii Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Samira A. Mohamed, Robert A. Wharton, Georg von Mérey, and Fritz Schulthess
Biological impact of the exotic parasitoid, Diadegma semiclausum (Hellen), of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L., in Kenya, Caleb Momanyi, Bernhard Löhr, and Linus Gitonga
From population to species: Morphological and molecular diversity in east African stem borer species of the genus Manga Bowden 1956 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Pascal Moyal and Bruno Le Rü
Interspecific competition between Xanthopimpla stemmator Thunberg and Dentichasmias busseolae Heinrich (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), pupal parasitoids attacking Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in East Africa, Benjamin K. Muli, Fritz Schulthess, Rosebella O. Maranga, Helen L. Kutima, and Nanqing Jiang
Mosquito species diversity and abundance in relation to land use in a riceland agroecosystems in Mwea, Kenya, Ephantus J. Muturi, Josephat Shililu, Benjamin Jacob, Weidong Gu, John Githure, and Robert Novak
Multiparasitism by the pupal parasitoids, Xanthopimpla stemmator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and Pediobius furvus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on two African cereal stemborers, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), John J. Muturi, Adele J. Ngi-Song, Jones M. Mueke, Mamoudou Sétamou, Fritz Schulthess, and Nanqing Jiang
The bionomics of the egg parasitoid Telenomus busseolae (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) on Busseola fusca Fuller and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Kenya, E. O.R. Okoth, J. M. Songa, A. J. Ngi-Song, C. O. Omwega, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and F. Schulthess
Release and establishment of Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) an exotic parasitoid of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in East and Southern Africa, Charles O. Omwega, Eric Muchugu, William A. Overholt, and Fritz Schulthess
The role of wild host plants in the abundance of lepidopteran stem borers along altitudinal gradient in Kenya, George O. Ong’amo, Bruno P.Le Rü, Stéphane Dupas, Pascal Moyal, Eric Muchugu, Paul André Calatayud, and Jean François Silvain
Mate location mechanism and phase-related mate preferences in solitarius desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Sidi Ould Ely, Hassan Mahamat, Peter G.N. Njagi, Magzoub Omer Bashir, Salah El-Tom El-Amin, and Ahmed Hassanali
Influence of soil quality in the larval habitat on development of Anopheles gambiae Giles, O. Pfaehler, D. O. Oulo, L. C. Gouagna, J. Githure, and P. M. Guerin
Reproductive isolation and differentiation between five populations of Cotesia plutellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasitoid of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), Claudia Rincon, Dominique Bordat, Bernhard Löhr, and Stéphane Dupas
Parasitism of Plutella xylostella L. feeding on a new host plant, A. Rossbach, B. Löhr, and S. Vidal
Does a specialist parasitoid adapt to its host on a new host plant?, A. Roßbach, B. Löhr, and S. Vidal
Mosquito mating behaviour, Willem Takken, Carlo Costantini, Guimogo Dolo, Ahmed Hassanali, N'Fale Sagnon, and Eli Osir
Phylogenetic study of Diadegma species (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) inferred from analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences, Barbara Wagener, Annette Reineke, Bernhard Löhr, and Claus P.W. Zebitz
Distribution and relative importance of cereal stem borers and their natural enemies in the semi-arid and cool-wet ecozones of the Amhara State of Ethiopia, Melaku Wale, Fritz Schulthess, Eunice W. Kairu, and Charles O. Omwega
Cereal yield losses caused by lepidopterous stemborers at different nitrogen fertilizer rates in Ethiopia, M. Wale, F. Schulthess, E. W. Kairu, and C. O. Omwega
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
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
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
Spider heuristics, Fiona R. Cross and Robert R. Jackson
Description of new Ceratitis MacLeay (Diptera, Tephritidae) species from Africa, Marc De Meyer and Robert S. Copeland
Conservation biological control with the fungal pathogen Pandora neoaphidis: Implications of aphid species, host plant and predator foraging, S. Ekesi, P. A. Shah, S. J. Clark, and J. K. Pell
Effect of soil application of different formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae on African tephritid fruit flies and their associated endoparasitoids, Sunday Ekesi, Nguya K. Maniania, Samira A. Mohamed, and Slawomir A. Lux
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
Plant mites (acari) from northeastern Brazil, with descriptions of two new species of the family Phytoseiidae (Mesostigmata), I. P. Furtado, S. Kreiter, G. J. De Moraes, M. S. Tixier, C. H.W. Flechtmann, and M. Knapp
Temperature influences on functional response of Coenosia attenuata (Diptera: Muscidae) individuals, G. Gilioli, J. Baumgärtner, and V. Vacante
Acceptance and suitability of four lepidopteran stemborers for the development of the pupal parasitoid Xanthopimpla stemmator(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), C. W. Gitau, A. J. Ngi-Song, W. A. Overholt, and S. A. Otieno
Close-range host searching behavior of the stemborer parasitoids Cotesia sesamiae and Dentichasmias busseolae: Influence of a non-host plant Melinis minutiflora, Linnet S. Gohole, William A. Overholt, Zeyaur R. Khan, and Louise E.M. Vet
Chemical ecology of locusts and related acridids, Ahmed Hassanali, Peter G.N. Njagi, and Magzoub Omer Bashir
Sustainable pest management for global food security : Examples of approaches in Africa, Hans R. Herren
A spider that feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood by choosing female mosquitoes as prey, Robert R. Jackson, Ximena J. Nelson, and Godfrey O. Sune
Evaluation of environmental data for identification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) aquatic larval habitats in Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya, Benjamin G. Jacob, Kristopher L. Arheart, Daniel A. Griffith, Charles M. Mbogo, Andrew K. Githeko, James L. Regens, John I. Githure, Robert Novak, and John C. Beier
Capabilities of multispectral thermal data for identification of Anopheles gambiae mosquito larval habitats in African urban environments, Benjamin G. Jacob, James L. Regens, Charles M. Mbogo, Andrew K. Githeko, Christopher M. Swalm, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Biological control of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Phymastichus coffea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Colombia, J. Jaramillo, A. E. Bustillo, E. C. Montoya, and C. Borgemeister
African and European trichogrammatid egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): A comparison of some biological attributes, A. Kalyebi and S. A. Hassan
Functional response of six indigenous trichogrammatid egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Kenya: Influence of temperature and relative humidity, Andrew Kalyebi, W. A. Overholt, F. Schulthess, J. M. Mueke, S. A. Hassan, and S. Sithanantham
Parasitism, longevity and progeny production of six indigenous Kenyan trichogrammatid egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) at different temperature and relative humidity regimes, A. Kalyebi, S. Sithanantham, W. A. Overholt, S. A. Hassan, and J. M. Mueke
Assessing the potential impact of biological control of Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth) in cabbage production in Kenya, Ibrahim Macharia, Bernhard Löhr, and Hugo De Groote
Fitness consequences of Anopheles gambiae population hybridization, David M. Menge, Tom Guda, Daibin Zhong, Aditi Pai, Goufa Zhou, John C. Beier, Louis Gouagna, and Guiyun Yan
Life tables, key factor analysis and density relations of natural populations of the spotted maize stemborer, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), under different cropping systems at the Kenyan coast, C. A.O. Midega, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and W. A. Overholt
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
Location of stemborer pupae in various host plants and implications for the performance of natural enemies with emphasis on the pupal parasitoid Xanthopimpla stemmator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), J. J. Muturi, A. J. Ngi-Song, F. Schulthess, J. M. Mueke, and M. Sétamou
On the impact of winter conditions on the dynamics of a population with non-overlapping generations: A model approach, L. V. Nedorezov and E. V. Volkova
Detection of trypanosomes in small ruminants and pigs in western Kenya: Important reservoirs in the epidemiology of sleeping sickness?, Musa O. Ng'ayo, Zablon K. Njiru, Eucharia U. Kenya, Geoffrey M. Muluvi, Ellie O. Osir, and Daniel K. Masiga
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
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
Host preference and suitability of some selected crops for two biotypes of Bemisia tabaci in Ghana, A. B. Omondi, D. Obeng-Ofori, R. A. Kyerematen, and E. Y. Danquah
Variations in races of the honeybee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Kenya, S. K. Raina and D. M. Kimbu
Predatory mites associated with Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Native solanaceous plants of coastal Pernambuco state, Brazil, Alexsandra A. Rosa, Manoel G.C. Gondim, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Gilberto J. de Moraes, and Knapp Markus
Generalism versus specialism: Responses of Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren) and Diadegma semiclausum (Hellen), to the host shift of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) to peas, A. Roßbach, B. Löhr, and S. Vidal
Incidence of larval and pupal parasitoids of Lepidoptera in Uganda with special reference to new associations, I. Rwomushana, S. Kyamanywa, A. J. Ngi-Song, and C. O. Omwega