Submissions from 2021
Semiochemical signatures associated with differential attraction of Anopheles gambiae to human feet, Maurice O. Omolo, Isaiah O. Ndiege, and Ahmed Hassanali
On-farm assessment of cassava root yield response to tillage, plant density, weed control and fertilizer application in southwestern Nigeria, Olabisi Omolara Onasanya, Stefan Hauser, Magdalena Necpalova, Felix Kolawole Salako, Christine Kreye, Meklit Tariku, Johan Six, and Pieter Pypers
Precision Agriculture for Resource Use Efficiency in Smallholder Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review, Cecilia M. Onyango, Justine M. Nyaga, Johanna Wetterlind, Mats Söderström, and Kristin Piikki
Climate variability and change affect crops yield under rainfed conditions: A case study in gedaref state, sudan, Maysoon A.A. Osman, Joshua Orungo Onono, Lydia A. Olaka, Muna M. Elhag, and Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman
Global crop impacts, yield losses and action thresholds for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda): A review, Kathy Overton, James L. Maino, Roger Day, Paul A. Umina, Bosibori Bett, Daniela Carnovale, Sunday Ekesi, Robert Meagher, and Olivia L. Reynolds
Molecular detection of Leishmania donovani, Leishmania major, and Trypanosoma species in Sergentomyia squamipleuris sand flies from a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Merti sub-County, eastern Kenya, Barrack O. Owino, Jackline Milkah Mwangi, Steve Kiplagat, Hannah Njiriku Mwangi, Johnstone M. Ingonga, Alphine Chebet, Philip M. Ngumbi, Jandouwe Villinger, Daniel K. Masiga, and Damaris Matoke-Muhia
Endophytic Colonisation of Solanum lycopersicum and Phaseolus vulgaris by Fungal Endophytes Promotes Seedlings Growth and Hampers the Reproductive Traits, Development, and Survival of the Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Vongai M. Paradza, Fathiya M. Khamis, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Sevgan Subramanian, Sunday Ekesi, and Komivi S. Akutse
Effect of Moisture Stress on the Development of False Codling Moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on Two Tomato Varieties, Esther Museo Patrick, Irene Koomen, Shepard Ndlela, and John Mwibanda Wesonga
Phasmarhabditis kenyaensis n. Sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) from the slug, Polytoxon robustum, in Kenya, Annika Pieterse, Ben Rowson, Louwrens Tiedt, Antoinette P. Malan, Solveig Haukeland, and Jenna L. Ross
The survival and parasitism rate of tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on its host exposed to beauveria bassiana (ascomycota: Hypocreales), Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Hafiza Javaria Ashraf, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Jingyi Lin, Jiawang Dai, Huiting Wang, and Liande Wang
Agrivoltaics in East Africa: Opportunities and challenges, Richard J. Randle-Boggis, Eileen Lara, Joel Onyango, Emmanuel J. Temu, and Sue E. Hartley
Evaluation of DSSAT-MANIHOT-Cassava model to determine potential irrigation benefits for cassava in Jamaica, Dale Rankine, Jane Cohen, Fradian Murray, Patricia Moreno-Cadena, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Jayaka Campbell, Michael Taylor, and Tannecia Stephenson
Diversity and phylogenetic analysis of endosymbionts from Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) and its parasitoids in Kenya, Brenda A. Rasowo, Robert S. Copeland, Fathiya M. Khamis, Owusu F. Aidoo, Inusa J. Ajene, Samira A. Mohamed, Mamoudou Sétamou, Sunday Ekesi, and Christian Borgemeister
The dilemma of Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus): a valued pasture grass and a highly invasive species, Aaron C. Rhodes, Robert M. Plowes, John A. Goolsby, John F. Gaskin, Boaz Musyoka, Paul André Calatayud, Massimo Cristofaro, Eric D. Grahmann, Dino J. Martins, and Lawrence E. Gilbert
Assessing and understanding non-responsiveness of maize and soybean to fertilizer applications in African smallholder farms, Dries Roobroeck, Cheryl A. Palm, Generose Nziguheba, Ray Weil, and Bernard Vanlauwe
Insights into the origin of the invasive populations of Trioza erytreae in Europe using microsatellite markers and mtDNA barcoding approaches, Omar Ruíz-Rivero, Andrés Garcia-Lor, Borja Rojas-Panadero, José Carlos Franco, Fathiya M. Khamis, Kerstin Kruger, Dina Cifuentes, Pablo Bielza, Alejandro Tena, Alberto Urbaneja, and Meritxell Pérez-Hedo
Pollinator supplementation mitigates pollination deficits in smallholder avocado (Persea americana Mill.) production systems in Kenya, Rose Nyakemiso Sagwe, Marcell K. Peters, Thomas Dubois, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, and H. Michael G. Lattorff
Revisiting the modified Baermann extraction method: Extraction efficiency of Radopholus similis using different extraction materials, Kanan Saikai, Situma Wanjala, Celestine Oduori, and Danny Coyne
Evaluation of improved coloured targets to control riverine tsetse in east africa: A bayesian approach, Roger D. Santer, Michael N. Okal, Johan Esterhuizen, and Steve J. Torr
How is organic farming performing agronomically and economically in sub-Saharan Africa?, Christian Schader, Anja Heidenreich, Irene Kadzere, Irene Egyir, Anne Muriuki, Joseph Bandanaa, Joseph Clottey, John Ndungu, Christian Grovermann, Gianna Lazzarini, Johan Blockeel, Christian Borgemeister, Adrian Muller, Fred Kabi, Komi Fiaboe, Noah Adamtey, Beate Huber, Urs Niggli, and Matthias Stolze
The role of Desmodium intortum, Brachiaria sp. and Phaseolus vulgaris in the management of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) in maize cropping systems in Africa, Laetitia Scheidegger, Saliou Niassy, Charles Midega, Xavier Chiriboga, Nicolas Delabays, François Lefort, Roger Zürcher, Girma Hailu, Zeyaur Khan, and Sevgan Subramanian
Whole genome comparisons reveal panmixia among fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from diverse locations, Katrina A. Schlum, Kurt Lamour, Caroline Placidi de Bortoli, Rahul Banerjee, Robert Meagher, Eliseu Pereira, Maria Gabriela Murua, Gregory A. Sword, Ashley E. Tessnow, Diego Viteri Dillon, Angela M. Linares Ramirez, Komivi S. Akutse, Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris, Fangneng Huang, Dominic Reisig, Scott J. Emrich, and Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
Beyond Sperm and Male Accessory Gland Proteins: Exploring Insect Reproductive Metabolomes, Francesca Scolari, Fathiya M. Khamis, and Diana Pérez-Staples
Cost–benefit analysis of improved light trap for harvesting the edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): Evidence from Uganda, Francis Sengendo, Sevgan Subramanian, Michael Kidoido, Moses Chemurot, Chrysantus Tanga, and James Peter Egonyu
Efficient Harvesting of Safe Edible Grasshoppers: Evaluation of Modified Drums and Light-Emitting Diode Bulbs for Harvesting Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Uganda, F. Sengendo, S. Subramanian, M. Chemurot, C. M. Tanga, and J. P. Egonyu
A Molecular Survey of Bacterial Species in the Guts of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) Reared on Two Urban Organic Waste Streams in Kenya, Marwa Shumo, Fathiya M. Khamis, Fidelis Levi Ombura, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Sevgan Subramanian, Sunday Ekesi, Oliver K. Schlüter, Arnold van Huis, and Christian Borgemeister
Impact of an exotic invasive pest, spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on resident communities of pest and natural enemies in maize fields in Kenya, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Boaz Musyoka, Julius Obonyo, François Rebaudo, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Sevgan Subramanian, Dora Chao Kilalo, Gérald Juma, and Paul André Calatayud
Impact of the exotic fall armyworm on larval parasitoids associated with the lepidopteran maize stemborers in Kenya, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Julius Obonyo, Enock Mwangangi Sammy, Samira A. Mohamed, Sevgan Subramanian, Dora Chao Kilalo, Gerald Juma, and Paul André Calatayud
A system dynamics model for pests and natural enemies interactions, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Sevgan Subramanian, Anani Y. Bruce, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, and Paul André Calatayud
Effect of alternative rearing substrates and temperature on growth and development of the cricket Modicogryllus conspersus (Schaum), G. Ssepuuya, F. Sengendo, C. Ndagire, J. Karungi, K. K.M. Fiaboe, J. Efitre, and D. Nakimbugwe
Repurposing the orphan drug nitisinone to control the transmission of African trypanosomiasis, Marcos Sterkel, Lee R. Haines, Aitor Casas-Sánchez, Vincent Owino Adung'a, Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral, Shannon Quek, Clair Rose, Mariana Silva dos Santos, Natalia García Escude, Hanafy M. Ismail, Mark I. Paine, Seth M. Barribeau, Simon Wagstaff, James I. MacRae, Daniel Masiga, Laith Yakob, Pedro L. Oliveira, and Álvaro Acosta-Serrano
A Decade of Biological Control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) in South Africa Reviewed: Introduction of Insect Agents and Their Status, L. W. Strathie, B. W. Cowie, A. J. McConnachie, F. Chidawanyika, J. N. Musedeli, S. M.C. Sambo, E. X. Magoso, and M. Gareeb
Cost-effectiveness of black soldier fly larvae meal as substitute of fishmeal in diets for layer chicks and growers, Esther Khayanga Sumbule, Mary Kivali Ambula, Isaac Maina Osuga, Janice Ghemoh Changeh, David Miano Mwangi, Sevgan Subramanian, Daisy Salifu, Peter A.O. Alaru, Macdonald Githinji, Joop J.A. Van Loon, Marcel Dicke, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Edible insect farming as an emerging and profitable enterprise in East Africa, Chrysantus M. Tanga, James P. Egonyu, Dennis Beesigamukama, Saliou Niassy, Kimathi Emily, Henlay JO Magara, Evanson R. Omuse, Sevgan Subramanian, and Sunday Ekesi
Eco-climatic matching to guide foreign exploration and optimal release strategies for biological control agents of Rastrococcus iceryoides in Africa and Asia, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Changeh J. Ghemoh, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Seetharaman Suresh, Emily K. Kimathi, Samira A. Mohamed, P. Govender, Thomas Dubois, and Sunday Ekesi
Organic Waste Substrates Induce Important Shifts in Gut Microbiota of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.): Coexistence of Conserved, Variable, and Potential Pathogenic Microbes, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Jacqueline Wahura Waweru, Yosef Hamba Tola, Abel Anyega Onyoni, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sunday Ekesi, and Juan C. Paredes
Supplementing Blood Diet With Plant Nectar Enhances Egg Fertility in Stomoxys calcitrans, Simon K. Tawich, Joel L. Bargul, Daniel Masiga, and Merid N. Getahun
Large herbivore loss has complex effects on mosquito ecology and vector-borne disease risk, David P. Tchouassi, Baldwyn Torto, Rosemary Sang, Corinna Riginos, and Vanessa O. Ezenwa
Global habitat suitability of spodoptera frugiperda (Je smith) (lepidoptera, noctuidae): Key parasitoids considered for its biological control, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Georg Goergen, Sevgan Subramanian, Emily Kimathi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Daniel Flø, Karl H. Thunes, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Saliou Niassy, Anani Bruce, Samira A. Mohamed, Manuele Tamò, Sunday Ekesi, and May Guri Sæthre
From discovery to food system diversification with african neglected and underutilized species, Céline Termote, Stepha McMullin, and Hendre Prasad
Loss and gain of gut bacterial phylotype symbionts in afrotropical stingless bee species (Apidae: Meliponinae), Yosef Hamba Tola, Jacqueline Wahura Waweru, Nelly N. Ndungu, Kiatoko Nkoba, Bernard Slippers, and Juan C. Paredes
Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations, Baldwyn Torto, Hillary Kirwa, Ruth Kihika, and Saliou Niassy
Importation and Preliminary Evaluation of the Stem Boring Moth Buakea kaeuae1 as a Potential Biological Control Agent of Invasive Guineagrass, Megathyrsus maximus2, Ann T. Vacek, John A. Goolsby, Paul Andre Calatayud, Bruno Le Ru, Boaz Musyoka, and Rupesh R. Kariyat
The pest kill rate of thirteen natural enemies as aggregate evaluation criterion of their biological control potential of Tuta absoluta, Joop C. van Lenteren, Alberto Lanzoni, Lia Hemerik, Vanda H.P. Bueno, Johanna G. Bajonero Cuervo, Antonio Biondi, Giovanni Burgio, Francisco J. Calvo, Peter W. de Jong, Silvia N. López, M. Gabriela Luna, Flavio C. Montes, Eliana L. Nieves, Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Maria B. Riquelme Virgala, Norma E. Sánchez, and Alberto Urbaneja
Efficiency and improved profitability of insect-based aquafeeds for farming nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus l.), Moses N. Wachira, Isaac M. Osuga, Jonathan M. Munguti, Mary K. Ambula, Sevgan Subramanian, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Adoption and dis-adoption of sustainable agriculture: A case of farmers’ innovations and integrated fruit fly management in kenya, Charity M. Wangithi, Beatrice W. Muriithi, and Raphael Belmin
Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non-endemic areas of Kenya, C. Wanjiku, D. P. Tchouassi, C. L. Sole, C. Pirk, and B. Torto
Mechanisms of biochar and vermicompost in suppression of root rot fungal disease of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L), Samuel Were, Rama Narla, E. W. Mutitu, J. W. Muthomi, Luiza Munyua, Dries Roobroeck, Bernard Vanlauwe, and Janice Thies
Effect of spatial arrangement of push-pull companion plants on fall armyworm control and agronomic performance of two maize varieties in Ghana, Stephen Yeboah, Stella A. Ennin, Adama Ibrahim, Patricia Oteng-Darko, Daniel Mutyambai, Zeyaur R. Khan, Moses B. Mochiah, Sunday Ekesi, and Saliou Niassy
Submissions from 2020
Socio-economic and environmental implications of replacing conventional poultry feed with insect-based feed in Kenya, Zewdu Abro, Menale Kassie, Chrysantus Tanga, Dennis Beesigamukama, and Gracious Diiro
Temperature-dependent development, survival and reproduction of Apanteles hemara (Nixon) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Spoladea recurvalis (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), M. K. Agbodzavu, Z. Osiemo-Lagat, M. Gikungu, S. Ekesi, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Detection and monitoring of ‘Candidatus’ Liberibacter spp. vectors: African citrus triozid Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Triozidae) and Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in citrus groves in East Africa, Owusu F. Aidoo, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Samira A. Mohamed, Fathiya M. Khamis, Steve B.S. Baleba, Brenda A. Rasowo, Joseph Ambajo, Mamoudou Sétamou, Sunday Ekesi, and Christian Borgemeister
Weed or not a weed? Density, perceptions and management of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in West Africa: Voices from Ghana, Pascal O. Aigbedion-Atalor
Host stage preference and performance of Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a candidate for classical biological control of Tuta absoluta in Africa, Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Martin P. Hill, Myron P. Zalucki, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Ramasamy Srinivasan, and Sunday Ekesi
Habitat suitability and distribution potential of Liberibacter species (“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” and “Candidatus Liberibacter africanus”) associated with citrus greening disease, Inusa Jacob Ajene, Fathiya Khamis, Barbara van Asch, Gerhard Pietersen, Brenda Amondi Rasowo, Sunday Ekesi, and Samira Mohammed
Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Ethiopia: A New Haplotype and its Implication to the Proliferation of Huanglongbing, Inusa J. Ajene, Fathiya Khamis, Shifa Ballo, Gerhard Pietersen, Barbara Van Asch, Nurhussen Seid, Ferdu Azerefegne, Sunday Ekesi, and Samira Mohamed
Distribution of Candidatus Liberibacter species in Eastern Africa, and the First Report of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in Kenya, Inusa J. Ajene, Fathiya M. Khamis, Barbara van Asch, Gerhard Pietersen, Nurhussen Seid, Ivan Rwomushana, Fidelis L.O. Ombura, George Momanyi, Pole Finyange, Brenda A. Rasowo, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Samira Mohammed, and Sunday Ekesi
Author Correction: Mitochondrial genetic variation reveals phylogeographic structure and cryptic diversity in Trioza erytreae (Scientific Reports, (2020), 10, 1, (8893), 10.1038/s41598-020-65880-7), Inusa Ajene, Fathiya M. Khamis, Gerhard Pietersen, and Barbara van Asch
Biopesticide Research and Product Development in Africa for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security – Experiences From the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Komivi Senyo Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Nguya Kalemba Maniania, Thomas Dubois, and Sunday Ekesi
Combining insect pathogenic fungi and a pheromone trap for sustainable management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Komivi S. Akutse, Fathiya M. Khamis, Felicitas C. Ambele, Jane W. Kimemia, Sunday Ekesi, and Sevgan Subramanian
Entomopathogenic fungus isolates for adult Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) management and their compatibility with Tuta pheromone, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sunday Ekesi, and Samira A. Mohamed
Entomopathogenic fungi as endophytes for biological control of subterranean termite pests attacking cocoa seedlings, Chaba F. Ambele, Sunday Ekesi, Hervé D.B. Bisseleua, Olubukola O. Babalola, Fathiya M. Khamis, Christian T.L. Djuideu, and Komivi S. Akutse
The impact of conventional and organic farming on soil biodiversity conservation: A case study on termites in the long-term farming systems comparison trials in Kenya, John J. Anyango, David Bautze, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Zipporah O. Lagat, Anne W. Muriuki, Sibylle Stöckli, Judith Riedel, Gladys K. Onyambu, Martha W. Musyoka, Edward N. Karanja, and Noah Adamtey
Impact of soil acidity and liming on soybean (Glycine max) nodulation and nitrogen fixation in Kenyan soils, Rukia Bakari, Nancy Mungai, Moses Thuita, and Cargele Masso
Effects of seedling age on colonization patterns of citrus limon plants by endophytic Beauveria bassiana and metarhizium anisopliae and their influence on seedlings growth, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Chandra Kanta Dash, Muhammad Qasim, Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Hafiza Javaria Ashraf, Wei Huang, Mubasher Hussain, Shiman Chen, and Liande Wang
Author Correction: Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission (Scientific Reports, (2020), 10, 1, (3650), 10.1038/s41598-020-60654-7), Jeremias M. Becker, Akbar A. Ganatra, Faith Kandie, Lina Mühlbauer, Jörg Ahlheim, Werner Brack, Baldwyn Torto, Eric L. Agola, Francis Mcodimba, Henner Hollert, Ulrike Fillinger, and Matthias Liess
Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission, Jeremias M. Becker, Akbar A. Ganatra, Faith Kandie, Lina Mühlbauer, Jörg Ahlheim, Werner Brack, Baldwyn Torto, Eric L. Agola, Francis McOdimba, Henner Hollert, Ulrike Fillinger, and Matthias Liess
Biochar and gypsum amendment of agro-industrial waste for enhanced black soldier fly larval biomass and quality frass fertilizer, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas K. Korir, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Fathiya M. Khamis, Thomas Dubois, Sevgan Subramanian, Musyoka M. Wangu, Sunday Ekesi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Exploring Black Soldier Fly Frass as Novel Fertilizer for Improved Growth, Yield, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Maize Under Field Conditions, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas K. Korir, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sevgan Subramanian, Thomas Dubois, Martha W. Musyoka, Sunday Ekesi, Segenet Kelemu, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Nitrogen fertilizer equivalence of black soldier fly frass fertilizer and synchrony of nitrogen mineralization for maize production, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas Korir, Martha W. Musyoka, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sevgan Subramanian, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Role of egg-laying behavior, virulence and local adaptation in a parasitoid's chances of reproducing in a new host, R. Benoist, S. Paquet, F. Decourcelle, J. Guez, R. Jeannette, P. A. Calatayud, B. Le Ru, F. Mougel, and L. Kaiser
Multilocus genotyping of Theileria parva isolates associated with a live vaccination trial in Kenya provides evidence for transmission of immunizing parasites into local tick and cattle populations, Richard P. Bishop, David O. Odongo, Paul R. Spooner, Subhash P. Morzaria, Chris A.L. Oura, and Robert A. Skilton
Phylogenomic and Morphological Reevaluation of the Bee Tribes Biastini, Neolarrini, and Townsendiellini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with Description of Three New Species of Schwarzia, Silas Bossert, Robert S. Copeland, Trevor J.L. Sless, Michael G. Branstetter, Jessica P. Gillung, Seán G. Brady, Bryan N. Danforth, Jana Policarová, and Jakub Straka
Modelling and manipulation of aphid-mediated spread of non-persistently transmitted viruses, John P. Carr, Trisna Tungadi, Ruairí Donnelly, Ana Bravo-Cazar, Sun Ju Rhee, Lewis G. Watt, J. Musembi Mutuku, Francis O. Wamonje, Alex M. Murphy, Warren Arinaitwe, Adrienne E. Pate, Nik J. Cunniffe, and Christopher A. Gilligan
Phenology of short vegetation cycles in a Kenyan rangeland from PlanetScope and Sentinel-2, Yan Cheng, Anton Vrieling, Francesco Fava, Michele Meroni, Michael Marshall, and Stella Gachoki
Fungal Endophyte Communities of Crucifer Crops Are Seasonally Dynamic and Structured by Plant Identity, Plant Tissue and Environmental Factors, Junhui Chen, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Hafiz Sohaib Ahmed Saqib, Xiaolu Wu, Feiying Yang, Xiaofeng Xia, Liande Wang, Mark S. Goettel, Minsheng You, and Geoff M. Gurr
Farmers’ perception and evaluation of brachiaria grass (Brachiaria spp.) genotypes for smallholder cereal-livestock production in East Africa, Duncan Cheruiyot, Charles A.O. Midega, Jimmy O. Pittchar, John A. Pickett, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Population abundance of Varroa destructor and its effects on Apis mellifera scutellata colonies in Kenya, Sammy Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu, Jenard Patrick Mbugi, Elliud Muli, and H. Michael G. Lattorff
Chemistry and sensory characterization of a bakery product prepared with oils from African edible insects, Xavier Cheseto, Steve B.S. Baleba, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Segenet Kelemu, and Baldwyn Torto
Nutritional composition of black soldier fly larvae feeding on agro-industrial by-products, Shaphan Y. Chia, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Isaac M. Osuga, Xavier Cheseto, Sunday Ekesi, Marcel Dicke, and Joop J.A. van Loon
Arthropod Intelligence? The Case for Portia, Fiona R. Cross, Georgina E. Carvell, Robert R. Jackson, and Randolph C. Grace
Influence of seeing a red face during the male–male encounters of mosquito-specialist spiders, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson, and Lisa A. Taylor
Spread and impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) in maize production areas of Kenya, Hugo De Groote, Simon C. Kimenju, Bernard Munyua, Sebastian Palmas, Menale Kassie, and Anani Bruce
Plant community composition and functional characteristics define invasion and infestation of termites in cocoa agroforestry systems, T. C.L. Djuideu, D. H.B. Bisseleua, S. Kekeunou, M. J. Meupia, F. G. Difouo, and C. F. Ambele
Structured collaboration across a transformative knowledge network-learning across disciplines, cultures and contexts?, Adrian Ely, Anabel Marin, Lakshmi Charli-Joseph, dinesh Abrol, Marina Apgar, Joanes Atela, Becky Ayre, Robert Byrne, Bikramaditya K. Choudhary, Victoria Chengo, Almendra Cremaschi, Rowan Davis, Pranav Desai, Hallie Eakin, Pravin Kushwaha, Fiona Marshall, Kennedy Mbeva, Nora Ndege, Cosmas Ochieng, David Ockwell, Per Olsson, Nathan Oxley, Laura Pereira, Ritu Priya, Aschalew Tigabu, Patrick Van Zwanenberg, and Lichao Yang
First Report and Distribution of the Indian Mustard Aphid, Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata) in Ghana, K. O. Fening, E. E. Forchibe, F. O. Wamonje, I. Adama, K. Afreh-Nuamah, and J. P. Carr
Effect of Azadirachta indica and Milletia ferruginea extracts against Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) infestation management in chickpea, Tarekegn Fite, Tadele Tefera, Mulugeta Negeri, and Tebekew Damte
Evaluation of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Bacillus thuringiensis for the management of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory and field conditions, Tarekegn Fite, Tadele Tefera, Mulugeta Negeri, Tebekew Damte, and Waktole Sori
Shared reproduction and sex ratio adjustment to clutch size in a socially polymorphic orchid bee, Anna Friedel, H. Michael G. Lattorff, José Javier G. Quezada-Euán, and Samuel Boff
Influence of inoculated gut bacteria on the development of Bactrocera dorsalis and on its susceptibility to the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, Joseph Gichuhi, Fathiya Khamis, Johnnie Van den Berg, Samira Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, and Jeremy K. Herren
Diversity of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda and their gut bacterial community in Kenya, Joseph Gichuhi, Subramanian Sevgan, Fathiya Khamis, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Hannalene Du Plessis, Sunday Ekesi, and Jeremy K. Herren
Decision support system for fitting and mapping nonlinear functions with application to insect pest management in the biological control context, Ritter A. Guimapi, Samira A. Mohamed, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Waweru Mwangi, Sunday Ekesi, Christian Borgemeister, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Optimizing spatial positioning of traps in the context of integrated pest management, Ritter A. Guimapi, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Christian Borgemeister, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang
Exploring the mechanisms of the spatiotemporal invasion of Tuta absoluta in Asia, Ritter A. Guimapi, Ramasamy Srinivasan, Henri E. Tonnang, Paola Sotelo-Cardona, and Samira A. Mohamed
Population genetics of the mediterranean corn borer (sesamia nonagrioides) differs between wild and cultivated plants, Abdel Kader Naino Jika, B. Le Ru, C. Capdevielle-Dulac, F. Chardonnet, J. F. Silvain, L. Kaiser, and S. Dupas
Hybrid photovoltaic and wind mini-grids in Kenya: Techno-economic assessment and barriers to diffusion, Rasmus Magni Johannsen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, and Rebecca Hanlin
Changes in chemical and microbiological quality of semi-processed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larval meal during storage, E. Kamau, C. Mutungi, J. Kinyuru, S. Imathiu, S. Ekesi, S. Ekesi, D. Nakimbugwe, and K. K.M. Fiaboe
Multi-compartment chemical characterization and risk assessment of chemicals of emerging concern in freshwater systems of western Kenya, Faith Jebiwot Kandie, Martin Krauss, Riccardo Massei, Akbar Ganatra, Ulrike Fillinger, Jeremias Becker, Matthias Liess, Baldwyn Torto, and Werner Brack
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