Submissions from 2021
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
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
Integrated health interventions for improved livelihoods: A case study in Ethiopia, Menale Kassie, Zewdu Abro, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Samuel T. Ledermann, Gracious Diiro, Shifa Ballo, and Lulseged Belayhun
Economic impacts of fall armyworm and its management strategies: Evidence from southern Ethiopia, Menale Kassie, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Hugo De Groote, Tadele Tefera, Subramanian Sevgan, and Solomon Balew
Morphology, development and reproduction of atractomorpha acutipennis (Guérin-méneville, 1844) (orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae), Sévilor Kekeunou, Marcelle Mbadjoun-Nziké, Alain Christel Wandji, Steve Bernard Soh-Baleba, Alfiery Laurel Djomnang-Nkwala, Alain Simeu-Noutchom, Charly Oumarou-Ngoute, Philene Corine Aude Um-Nyobe, Linda Gaelle Guiadem-Simo, and Patrick Ntonga Akono
Insights in the Global Genetics and Gut Microbiome of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens: Implications for Animal Feed Safety Control, Fathiya M. Khamis, Fidelis L.O. Ombura, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira A. Mohamed, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Weerachai Saijuntha, Joop J.A. Van Loon, Marcel Dicke, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga
Soil health and ecosystem services: Lessons from sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), J. Kihara, P. Bolo, M. Kinyua, S. S. Nyawira, and R. Sommer
Prediction of breeding regions for the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria in East Africa, Emily Kimathi, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Sevgan Subramanian, Keith Cressman, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Mehari Tesfayohannes, Saliou Niassy, Baldwyn Torto, Thomas Dubois, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Menale Kassie, Sunday Ekesi, David Mwangi, and Segenet Kelemu
Restricting pesticides on a traditional crop: The example of Khat (Catha Edulis) and the Njuri Ncheke of Meru, Kenya, James S. Krueger and Daniel M. Mutyambai
Wide-area invasive species propagation mapping is possible using phenometric trends, Tobias Landmann, Olena Dubovyk, Gohar Ghazaryan, Jackson Kimani, and Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman
Tissue specificity in social context-dependent lysozyme expression in Bumblebees, H. Michael G. Lattorff
Identification of Edible Short- A nd Long-Horned Grasshoppers and Their Host Plants in East Africa, Alfonce Leonard, Fathiya M. Khamis, James P. Egonyu, Samuel Kyamanywa, Sunday Ekesi, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Robert S. Copeland, and Sevgan Subramanian
A revision of the genus Poeonoma Tams & Bowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina) with the description of a new genus and two new sesamiine species from the Afrotropical region, Bruno Le Ru, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Boaz K. Musyoka, Rose Ndemah, Philippe Le Gall, Onésime Mubenga Kandonda, Grégoire Bani, Richard Molo, George Ong’Amo, and Gael J. Kergoat
Toward an understanding of the systematics and evolution of the genus Acrapex Hampson, 1894 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): molecular phylogenetics of the genus and review of the species-rich Acrapex aenigma group, Bruno Le Ru, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Boaz K. Musyoka, Beatrice Pallangyo, Mohamedi Njaku, Muluken Goftishu, Yoseph Assefa, Gilson Chipabika, Desmong Conlong, George Ong’amo, Jérôme Barbut, and Gael J. Kergoat
Phylogeny and systematics of the Sesamia coniota Hampson species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of three new species from the Afrotropical region, Bruno Le Ru, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Boaz K. Musyoka, Michel Sezonlin, Desmond Conlong, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Anne Laure Clamens, Domingos Cugala, Casper Nyamukondiwa, George Ong’Amo, and Gael J. Kergoat
Distribution, relative abundance, and level of infestation of the invasive peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its associated natural enemies in Sudan, Mohammed E.E. Mahmoud, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Shepard Ndlela, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Fathiya M. Khamis, Mohamed A.E. Bashir, and Sunday Ekesi
Suitability of resampled multispectral datasets for mapping flowering plants in the Kenyan savannah, David Masereti Makori, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Tobias Landmann, Onisimo Mutanga, John Odindi, Evelyn Nguku, Henry E. Tonnang, and Suresh Raina
Establishing a science-policy-society interface for biodiversity conservation and human well-being in the Amazon: The case of Madre de Dios, Peru, S. L. Mathez-Stiefel, A. J. Mulanovich, S. Jaquet, S. Bieri, J. Lojas, T. Breu, and P. Messerli
Insect chemical ecology: chemically mediated interactions and novel applications in agriculture, Crispus M. Mbaluto, Pascal M. Ayelo, Alexandra G. Duffy, Anna L. Erdei, Anaїs K. Tallon, Siyang Xia, Gabriela Caballero-Vidal, Urban Spitaler, Magdolna O. Szelényi, Gonçalo A. Duarte, William B. Walker, and Paul G. Becher
First report of a gall midge as a parasitoid of weaver ants, Bethelihem Mekonnen, Julien Haran, Robert S. Copeland, Christian W.W. Pirk, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, and Emilie Deletre
African honeybee royal jelly: Phytochemical contents, free radical scavenging activity, and physicochemical properties, Hosea O. Mokaya, Loise K. Njeru, and H. Michael G. Lattorff
Landscape fragmentation in coffee agroecological subzones in central Kenya: A multiscale remote sensing approach, Gladys Mosomtai, John Odindi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Régis Babin, Pinard Fabrice, Onisimo Mutanga, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Guillaume David, and Tobias Landmann
Multi-source spatial data-based invasion risk modeling of Striga (Striga asiatica) in Zimbabwe, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Elfatih Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Timothy Dube, Tobias Landmann, Zeyaur Khan, Emily Kimathi, Rachel Owino, and Saliou Niassy
Potential of resampled multispectral data for detecting desmodium-brachiaria intercropped with maize in a 'push-pull' system, B. T. Mudereri, E. M. Abdel-Rahman, T. Dube, T. Landmann, S. Niassy, H. E.Z. Tonnang, and Z. R. Khan
Analysis of potentially suitable habitat within migration connections of an intra-African migrant-the Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea), B. T. Mudereri, C. Mukanga, E. T. Mupfiga, C. Gwatirisa, E. Kimathi, and T. Chitata
The comparative virulence of an atoxigenic strain of Aspergillus flavus (Eurotiales: Trichocomaceae) and the commercial ICIPE 69 Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) to the bean leaf beetle Ootheca mutabilis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Julius Mugonza, Michael H. Otim, and James P. Egonyu
Potential adoption of integrated pest management strategy for suppression of mango fruit flies in East Africa: An ex ante and ex post analysis in Ethiopia and Kenya, Beatrice W. Muriithi, Nancy G. Gathogo, Gracious M. Diiro, Samira A. Mohamed, and Sunday Ekesi
Arboviruses and blood meal sources in zoophilic mosquitoes at human-wildlife interfaces in Kenya, Ali A. Musa, Margaret W. Muturi, Abednego M. Musyoki, Daniel O. Ouso, Joseph W. Oundo, Edward E. Makhulu, Lillian Wambua, Jandouwe Villinger, and Maamun M. Jeneby
False codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) a new threat to horticulture industry: Stakeholders’ perspectives on the status, impact and management in Kenya, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Nyang’au I. Mbeche, Emmanuel Onamu, Muo J. Kasina, John H. Nderitu, and Allan N. Mweke
Health and environmental effects of adopting an integrated fruit fly management strategy among mango farmers in Kenya, Chris Miyinzi Mwungu, Beatrice Muriithi, Vincent Ngeno, Hippolyte Affognon, Caroline Githiomi, Gracious Diiro, and Sunday Ekesi
Push-pull technology improves maize grain yield and total aboveground biomass in maize-based systems in Western Kenya, Pierre Celestin Ndayisaba, Shem Kuyah, Charles Aura Odhiambo Midega, Peter Njoroge Mwangi, and Zeyaur Rahman Khan
Interactions between two parasitoids of tephritidae: Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (ashmead) and psyttalia cosyrae (wilkinson) (hymenoptera: Braconidae), under laboratory conditions, Shepard Ndlela, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Paul Nduati Ndegwa, George Otieno Ong’amo, and Sunday Ekesi
In vitro antifungal activity of Desmodium intortum and D. uncinatum root extracts against growth of toxigenic Fusarium verticillioides and Aspergillus flavus, Nancy Karimi Njeru, Charles Aura Odhiambo Midega, James Wanjohi Muthomi, John Maina Wagacha, and Zeyaur Rahman Khan
Impact of push–pull cropping system on pest management and occurrence of ear rots and mycotoxin contamination of maize in western Kenya, Nancy K. Njeru, Charles A.O. Midega, James W. Muthomi, John M. Wagacha, and Zeyaur R. Khan
Nethouses protect cucumber plants from insect pests and increase yields in eastern Africa, Thibault Nordey, Emilie Deletre, Nickson Mlowe, and Thibaud Martin