Submissions from 2005
Termite (Isoptera) diversity in Senegal and their damage on reforestation areas and cultures, Makhfousse Sarr, Nguya K. Maniania, A. Russell-Smith, and Abdoulaye Niassy
Development of an adaptive tsetse population management scheme for the Luke community, Ethiopia, Andrea Sciarretta, Melaku Girma, Getachew Tikubet, Lulseged Belayehun, Shifa Ballo, and Johann Baumgärtner
Rhabditis (Oscheius) colombiana n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a necromenic associate of the subterranean burrower bug Cyrtomenus bergi (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) from the Cauca Valley, Colombia, S. Patricia Stock, Ana M. Caicedo, and Paul A. Calatayud
Susceptibility of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins and potential side effects on the larval parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), A. K. Tounou, S. Gounou, C. Borgemeister, Y. M.D. Goumedzoe, and F. Schulthess
El niño causes dramatic outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in East Africa, Ingeborg M.C.J. Van Schayk, Ruben O. Agwanda, John I. Githure, John C. Beier, and Bart G.J. Knols
Ethnoveterinary medicine: A critical review of its evolution, perception, understanding and the way forward, W. Wanzala, K. H. Zessin, N. M. Kyule, M. P.O. Baumann, E. Mathias, and A. Hassanali
Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to the tobacco spider mite Tetranychus evansi, Vitalis W. Wekesa, Nguya K. Maniania, Markus Knapp, and Hamadi I. Boga
Time allocation of Orius sauteri in attacking Thrips palmi on an eggplant leaf, Eizi Yano, Nanqing Jiang, Lia Hemerik, Masatoshi Mochizuki, Takayuki Mitsunaga, and Takeshi Shimoda
Submissions from 2004
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in asymptomatic children in western Kenya, J. Teun Bousema, Louis C. Gouagna, Chris J. Drakeley, Annemiek M. Meutstege, Bernard A. Okech, Ikupa N.J. Akim, John C. Beier, John I. Githure, and Robert W. Sauerwein
Host suitability and thermal requirements of Lathromeris ovicida Risbec (Hymenoptera: Tricliogrammatidae), an egg parasitoid of cereal stemborers in Africa, A. Chabi-Olaye, M. K. Fiaboe, and F. Schulthess
Biology of Sturmiopsis parasitica (Diptera: Tachinidae) and suitability of three cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Noctuidae) for its development, P. Chinwada, W. A. Overholt, C. O. Omwega, and J. M. Mueke
Primary events in dim light vision: A chemical and spectroscopic approach toward understanding protein/chromophore interactions in rhodopsin, Nathan Fishkin, Nina Berova, and Koji Nakanishi
Performance of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in parasitizing Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) as affected by temperature and host stage, Nanqing Jiang, Mamoudou Sétamou, Adèle J. Ngi-Song, and Charles O. Omwega
Effect of agroecosystem diversity on natural enemies of maize stemborers in coastal Kenya, C. A.O. Midega, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and W. A. Overholt
Resistance of early midgut stages of natural Plasmodium falciparum parasites to high temperatures in experimentally infected Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae), Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Ephantus W. Kabiru, Elizabeth Walczak, John C. Beier, Guiyun Yan, and John I. Githure
The development of Plasmodium falciparum in experimentally infected Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) under ambient microhabitat temperature in western Kenya, Bernard A. Okech, Louis C. Gouagna, Elizabeth Walczak, Ephantus W. Kabiru, John C. Beier, Guiyun Yan, and John I. Githure
Repellency of essential oils of some Kenyan plants against Anopheles gambiae, Maurice O. Omolo, Denis Okinyo, Isaiah O. Ndiege, Wilber Lwande, and Ahmed Hassanali
Biological control of the larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) by its predator Teretrius nigrescens (Lewis) (Coleoptera: Histeridae) in Togo and Benin, Heinrich Schneider, Christian Borgemeister, Mamoudou Sétamou, Hippolyte Affognon, Albert Bell, Matthias E. Zweigert, Hans Michael Poehling, and Fritz Schulthess
Phylogeny and biogeography of Wajira (Leguminosae): A monophyletic segregate of Vigna centered in the Horn of Africa Region, Mats Thulin, Matt Lavin, Remy Pasquet, and Alfonso Delgado-Salinas
A PCR-based approach to distinguish important Diadegma species (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) associated with diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), B. Wagener, A. Reineke, B. Löhr, and C. P.W. Zebitz
Submissions from 2003
Effects of two neem insecticide formulations on the attractiveness, acceptability and suitability of diamondback moth larvae to the parasitoid, Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren) (Hym., Ichneumonidae), A. M. Akol, Peter G.N. Njagi, S. Sithanantham, and J. M. Mueke
Integrated arthropod pest management systems for human health improvement in Africa, Johann Baumgärtner, Fritz Schulthess, and Yunlong Xia
Near-infrared spectroscopic method to identify Cotesia flavipes and Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), T. J. Cole, M. S. Ram, F. E. Dowell, C. O. Omwega, W. A. Overholt, and S. B. Ramaswamy
Brazil and the development of international scientific biosafety testing guidelines for transgenic crops, Deise Maria Fontana Capalbo, Angelika Hilbeck, David Andow, Allison Snow, Bui Ba Bong, Fang Hao Wan, Eliana M.G. Fontes, Ellie Onyango Osir, Gary P. Fitt, Jill Johnston, Josephine Songa, K. L. Heong, and A. Nicholas E. Birch
American Foulbrood and African Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Ingemar Fries and Suresh Raina
Evidence of the establishment of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of cereal stemborers, and its host range expansion in Ethiopia, E. Getu, W. A. Overholt, E. Kairu, and C. O. Omwega
Effects of molasses grass, Melinis minutiflora volatiles on the foraging behavior of the cereal stemborer parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae, Linnet S. Gohole, William A. Overholt, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, and Louise E.M. Vet
Role of volatiles emitted by host and non-host plants in the foraging behaviour of Dentichasmias busseolae, a pupal parasitoid of the spotted stemborer Chilo partellus, Linnet S. Gohole, William A. Overholt, Zeyaur R. Khan, and Louise E.M. Vet
Harnessing butterfly biodiversity for improving livelihoods and forest conservation: The Kipepeo Project, Ian Gordon and Washington Ayiemba
Occurrence and Distribution of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) Larval Habitats on Land Cover Change Sites in Urban Kisumu and Urban Malindi, Kenya, Benjamin G. Jacob, James L. Regens, Charles M. Mbogo, Andrew K. Githeko, Joseph Keating, Christopher M. Swalm, James T. Gunter, John I. Githure, and John C. Beier
Olfactory responses of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to target and non-target Lepidoptera and their host plants, Bekele Jembere, Adele J. Ngi-Song, and W. Overholt
Crop damage by nematodes in improved-fallow fields in western Kenya, Serigne T. Kandji, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Alain Albrecht
Colonization of Fopius ceratitivorus, a newly discovered African egg-pupal parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), Miguel Lopez, John Sivinski, Pedro Rendon, Tim Holler, Ken Bloem, Robert Copeland, Marcia Trostle, and Martin Aluja
Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations, S. A. Lux, F. N. Munyiri, J. C. Vilardi, P. Liedo, A. Economopoulos, O. Hasson, S. Quilici, K. Gaggl, J. P. Cayol, and P. Rendon
Prospects for biological control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, with the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, on chrysanthemum, N. K. Maniania, S. Ekesi, B. Löhr, and F. Mwangi
A field trial of the entomogenous fungus Metarhizium anisopliae for control of onion thrips, Thrips tabaci, N. K. Maniania, S. Sithanantham, S. Ekesi, K. Ampong-Nyarko, J. Baumgärtner, B. Löhr, and C. M. Matoka
Variation in total and differential haemocyte count of Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) parasitized by two biotypes of Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and larval growth responses, Moses B. Mochiah, Adele J. Ngi-Song, William A. Overholt, and Mary Botchey
A discrete-continuous model for a bisexual population dynamics, L. V. Nedorezov and Yu V. Utyupin
Mango production and marketing in Zanzibar: Potential, issues and constraints, E. I. Niyibigira, V. Y. Lada, and Z. S. Abdullah
Managing animal trypanosomosis in Africa: Issues and options, S. W. Omamo and G. D.M. D'Ieteren
Determining Optimal Quadrat Sizes for Invertebrate Communities in Agrobiodiversity Studies: A Case Study from Tropical Irrigated Rice, Kenneth G. Schoenly, I. T. Domingo, and Alberto T. Barrion
Biology of Mesoplatys ochroptera Stål (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a pest of Sesbania species, in southern central Africa, G. Sileshi, S. Sithanatham, P. L. Mafongoya, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and M. R. Rao
Host recognition by the tick parasitoid Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Keiji Takasu, Shun Ichiro Takano, Mitsuru Sasaki, Shigemi Yagi, and Satoshi Nakamura
Species richness and parasitism in an assemblage of parasitoids attacking maize stem borers in coastal Kenya, Guofa Zhou, William A. Overholt, and Susan W. Kimaninjogu
Submissions from 2002
Visual evaluation and recognition of hosts by the tick parasitoid, Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), F. A. Demas, E. N. Mwangi, A. Hassanali, E. C. Kunjeku, and A. R. Mabveni
Mortality in three African tephritid fruit fly puparia and adults caused by the entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, S. Ekesi, N. K. Maniania, and S. A. Lux
Functional response of Orius albidipennis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Linus M. Gitonga, W. A. Overholt, B. Löhr, J. K. Magambo, and J. M. Mueke
Effect of temperature on the development of Orius albidipennis reuter, a predator of the African legume flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti trybom, L. M. Gitonga, B. Löhr, W. A. Overholt, J. K. Magambo, and J. M. Mueke
Description of the first-instar larva of Geocharidius (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechitae) with a discussion of the phylogeny of the subtribe Anillina, Vasily V. Grebennikov
Morphology of the minute larva of Ptinella tenella, with special reference to effects of miniaturisation and the systematic position of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea), Vasily V. Grebennikov and Rolf G. Beutel
Comparative life table analysis of Trichogramma bournieri Pintureau and Babault and Trichogramma sp. nr. mwanzai Schulten and Feijen (Hym., Trichogrammatidae) from Kenya, A. T. Haile, S. A. Hassan, S. Sithanantham, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and J. Baumgärtner
Influence of some agroforestry practices on the temporal structures of nematodes in western Kenya, Serigne T. Kandji, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Alain Albrecht
Two new species of Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) attacking fruit-infesting Tephritidae (Diptera) in western Kenya, Susan W. Kimani-Njogu and Robert A. Wharton
Effects of calyx fluid from a population of Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the immune response of its host Busseola fusca Fuller (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Moses B. Mochiah, Adele J. Ngi-Song, William A. Overholt, and M. Botchey
Wolbachia infection in Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) causes cytoplasmic incompatibility: Implications for biological control, Moses B. Mochiah, Adele J. Ngi-Song, William A. Overholt, and Richard Stouthamer
Evidence for a compound in Comstock-Kellog glands modulating premating behavior in male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, Peter G.N. Njagi and B. Torto
Progress in integrated assessment and modelling, P. Parker, R. Letcher, A. Jakeman, M. B. Beck, G. Harris, R. M. Argent, M. Hare, C. Pahl-Wostl, A. Voinov, M. Janssen, P. Sullivan, M. Scoccimarro, A. Friend, M. Sonnenshein, D. Barker, L. Matejicek, D. Odulaja, P. Deadman, K. Lim, G. Larocque, P. Tarikhi, C. Fletcher, A. Put, T. Maxwell, A. Charles, H. Breeze, N. Nakatani, and S. Mudgal
Spatial distribution and sampling plans for Mesoplatys Ochroptera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Sesbania, G. Sileshi, J. Baumgärtner, S. Sithanantham, and C. K.P.O. Ogol
Control of lepidopteran stemborers in maize by indigenous parasitoids in semi-arid areas of eastern Kenya, J. M. Songa, W. A. Overholt, R. O. Okello, and J. M. Mueke
Submissions from 2001
Stratification and diel activity of arthropods in a lowland rainforest in Gabon, Yves Basset, Henri Pierre Aberlenc, Héctor Barrios, Gianfranco Curletti, Jean Michel Bérenger, Jean Pierre Vesco, Philippe Causse, Réa Haug, Anne Sophie Hennion, Loïc Lesobre, Florent Marqueás, and Robert Omeara
The design and implementation of sustainable plant diversity conservation program for alpine meadows and pastures, Johann Baumgärtner and Josef Hartmann
Farmers’ perceptions of importance, control methods and natural enemies of maize stemborers at the Kenya coast, M. J. Bonhof, A. Van Huis, F. G. Kiros, and N. Dlbogo
Greenhouse trials of new Bacillus thuringiensis isolates for control of Chilo partellus larvae in sorghum, Michael Brownbridge
Natural enemies of maize stemborers on the highveld of Zimbabwe, P. Chinwada and W. A. Overholt
Stemborer research in zimbabwe: Prospects for the establishment of cotesia flavipes cameron, P. Clhnwada, C. O. Omvvega, and W. A. Overholt
Cereal stemborer distribution and abundance, and introduction and establishment of cotes/a flavipes cameron (hymenoptera: braconidae) in mozambique, D. Cugala and C. O. Omwega
Release of cotesia flavipes cameron for biological control of cereal stemborers in two ecological zones in mozambique, D. Cugala, W. A. Overholt, L. Santos, and D. Giga
Laboratory evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae for the control of the groundnut bruchid, Caryedon serratus on groundnut, S. Ekesi, E. A. Egwurube, A. D. Akpa, and I. Onu
Distribution and species composition of stemborers and their natural enemies in maize and sorghum in ethiopia, Emana Getu, W. A. Overholt, and E. Kairu
The chemical ecology of host location by parasitoids of african stemborers, Linnet S. Gohole and Adele J. Ngi-Song
Diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes and their relationships with some soil physico-chemical characteristics in improved fallows in western Kenya, Serigne T. Kandji, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol, and Alain Albrecht
Habitat management strategies for the control of cereal stemborers and striga in maize in kenya, Z. R. Khan, J. A. Pickett, L. Wadhams, and F. Muyekho
Biosystematics of the Psyttalia concolor species complex (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae): The identity of populations attacking Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in coffee in Kenya, S. W. Kimani-Njogu, M. K. Trostle, R. A. Wharton, J. B. Woolley, and A. Raspi
The nature of the gregarizing signal responsible for maternal transfer of phase to the offspring in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria, Atem G. Malual, Ahmed Hassanali, Baldwyn Torto, Yousif O.H. Assad, and Peter G.N. Njagi
Cereal stemborer species complex and establishment of cotesia flavipes cameron in eastern uganda, T. Matama-Kauma, S. Kyamanywa, J. A. Ocwang, C. O. Omwega, and H. R. Willson
Comparative development, longevity and population growth of exotic and native parasitoids of lepidopteran cereal stemborers in Kenya, J. C. Mbapila and W. A. Overholt
Host suitability of four cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, noctuidae) for different geographic populations of Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Kenya, Moses B. Mochiah, Adele J. Ngi-Song, William A. Overholt, and M. Botchey
Polymorphism for wolbachia infections in eastern and southern african cotesia sesamiae (cameron) (hymenoptera: braconidae) populations, Adele J. Ngi-Song and Moses B. Mochiah
Multiple parasitism by Cotesia sesamiae and Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), A. J. Ngi-Song, S. Kimani-Njogu, and W. A. Overholt
Distribution and abundance, in maize and sorghum, of lepidopteran stemborers and associated indigenous parasitoids in zanzibar, E. I. Nlyibigira, Z. S. Abdallah, and W. A. Overholt
Distribution and species composition of cereal stemborers in the eastern zone of tanzania, E. Nsami, B. Pallangyo, V. McOo, and C. O. Omwega
Variation in lipophorin titres during development in solitarious and gregarious schistocerca gregaria (forskàl) (orthoptera: Acrididae), D. O. Ogoyi and E. O. Osir
Butterfly populations in two forest fragments at the Kenya coast, Lucie Rogo and Adedapo Odulaja
Dispersal of the exotic parasitoid Cotesia flavipes in a new ecosystem, M. N. Sallam, W. A. Overholt, and E. Kairu
Predators of Mesoplatys ochroptera in sesbania planted-fallows in eastern Zambia, G. Sileshi, M. Kenis, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and S. Sithanantham
Resistance of sesbania accessions to mesoplatys ochroptera stål (coleopterai chrysomelidae), G. Sileshi, C. K.P.O. Ogol, S. Sithanantham, M. R. Rao, J. Baumgärtner, J. A. Maghembe, and P. L. Mafongoya
Egg parasitoids for augmentative biological control of lepidopteran vegetable pests in africa: research status and needs, S. Slthanantham, T. H. Abera, J. Baumgärtner, S. A. Hassan, B. Löhr, J. C. Monje, W. A. Overholt, A. V.N. Paul, Fang Hao Wan, and C. P.W. Zebitz
Impact assessment of an exotic parasitoid on stemborer (Lepidoptera) population dynamics in Kenya, G. Zhou, J. Baumgärtner, and W. A. Overholt
Submissions from 2000
Changing oviposition preferences of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, suggest a strong species predisposition for gregarization, M. O. Bashir, A. Hassanali, M. M. Rai, and R. K. Saini
Effects of light levels and plume structure on the orientation manoeuvres of male gypsy moths flying along pheromone plumes, R. T. Cardé and B. G.J. Knols
Cattle and Amblyomma variegatum odors used in host habitat and host finding by the tick parasitoid, Ixodiphagus hookeri, Fanuel A. Demas, Ahmed Hassanali, Esther N. Mwangi, Edna C. Kunjeku, and Audrey R. Mabveni
Susceptibility of the legume flower thrips to Metarhizium anisopliae on different varieties of cowpea, S. Ekesi, N. K. Maniania, and W. Lwande
Insect pests and beneficial arthropod populations under different hedgerow intercropping systems in semiarid Kenya, H. Girma, M. R. Rao, and S. Sithanantham
Exploiting chemical ecology and species diversity: Stem borer and striga control for maize and sorghum in Africa, Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Lester J. Wadhams, and Christine M. Woodcock
The role of different components of the pheromone emission of mature males of the desert locust, schistocerca gregaria (forskâl) (orthoptera: acrididae) in accelerating maturation of immature adults, Hassane Mahamat, Ahmed Hassanali, and Hezekiel Odongo
Powdered neem seed and cake for management of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, and parasitic nematodes, T. Musabyimana, R. C. Saxena, E. W. Kairu, C. K.P.O. Ogol, and Z. R. Khan
Evaluation of banana cultivars for resistance to the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus and nematode complex in Western Kenya, T. Musabyimana, K. V. Seshu Reddy, L. Ngode, and J. S. Prasad
Isozyme polymorphism in the Vigna frutescens-V. membranacea complex (Tribe Phaseoleae, Fabaceae), Rémy S. Pasquet and Thierry Vanderborght
Survivability of Nosema locustae (microsporida : Nosematidae) spores stored at different temperatures and exposed to weather conditions, M. M. Rai, S. Das, S. K. Raina, and A. M. Khurad