Plant Health Theme (PHT)

Organic farming with smallholder input rates cannot close the yield gap in Central Kenya, David Bautze, Anouk Unternährer, Felix Matheri, Martin Muriuki, Edward Karanja, and Milka Kiboi

Temperature dependent immunological responses of Spoladea recurvalis exposed to entomopathogenic fungi, Alex Byonanebye, Fathiya M. Khamis, Maina Mwangi, Everlyne Samita Namikoye, Inusa J. Ajene, and Komivi Senyo Akutse

Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) From Biofloc Systems Enhances the Growth and Immune Performance of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia, Menaga Meenakshisundaram, Jimmy B. Mboya, and Felix Sugantham

Role of developmental plasticity in tethered flight performance of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Thabang P. Moropa, Steve B.S. Baleba, and Christopher W. Weldon

Effect of the genetic and environment interaction on yield, Fe and Zn content among locally cultivated common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm, Eric Nduwarugira, Susan Nchimbi-Msolla, Paul M. Kusolwa, Teshale Assefa, Clare Mugisha Mukankusi, and Jean Claude Rubyogo

Harnessing insect-derived oils for enhanced efficacy of plant-based repellents against disease-transmitting mosquitoes, John Bwire Ochola, Cynthia M. Mudalungu, Hosea O. Mokaya, Xavier Cheseto, Gilvian N. Onsomu, Subramanian Sevgan, Segenet Kelemu, Baldwyn Torto, and Chrysantus M. Tanga

Identification and full genome sequencing of previously unknown sandfly-borne phleboviruses using a newly established capture-based next-generation sequencing approach, Edwin O. Ogola, Inga Slothouwer, Gilbert Rotich, Anne Kopp, Armanda D. Bastos, Caroline Getugi, Julia Melchert, Terence C. Jones, Dorcus C. Omoga, Rosemary Sang, Baldwyn Torto, David P. Tchouassi, and Sandra Junglen

Editorial: Sustainable management of Tuta absoluta, Ahmad A. Omar, Inusa Jacob Ajene, Hafiz Muhammad Usman Aslam, and Fathiya Mbarak Khamis

Unveiling Gender Inequities in Small-Scale Fisheries and Aquaculture in East Africa: a Harvard Analytical Framework Approach, Kevin Okoth Ouko, Cherine Lando Yugi, Modock Odiwuor Oketch, Lucy Njogu, Jimmy Brian Mboya, Robert John Ogola, Danstone Aboge, Mavindu Muthoka, and Dick Chune Midamba

Producer organizations, productivity and sustainable intensification practices in oil palm production, Martin Paul Tabe-Ojong, Abebayehu Girma Geffersa, and Kibrom T. Sibhatu

Submissions from 2025 2025

Improvement of colony management in insect mass-rearing for sterile insect technique applications, Adly M.M. Abd-Alla; Anne Geiger; David Haymer; Salvador Herrero; Johannes, A. Jehle; Fathiya Khamis; Pablo Liedo; Anna R. Malacrida; Flobert Njiokou; Thiago Mastrangelo; Soumaïla Pagabeleguem; Edwin M. Ramırez-Santos; Vera I.D. Ros; Diego F. Segura; George Tsiamis; and Brian L. Weiss

Assessment of BG-Pro (Biogent AG) and Silver Bullet 2.1 (Lumin8) UV-Light Traps Efficiency for Surveillance of Malaria Vectors in Western Kenya, Billy L. Amugune, Richard Tamre, Dylan Mogaka, Oscar Mbare, Tullu Bukhari, Ulrike Fillinger, and Margaret M. Njoroge

Banana Fibre Paper Technology: Impact of Repeated Use on Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Yield of Potatoes and Peas, Janet G. Atandi, Calvince Orage, Eva I. Nyambura, Agnes W. Kiriga, Dennis O. Omayio, Kanan Saikai, Solveig Haukeland, James Kisaakye, and Danny L. Coyne

Selective lure for Bactrocera dorsalis based on shared palpal and antennal responses across three economically important tephritid species, Tibebe Dejene Biasazin, Raphael Njurai Miano, Xavier Cheseto, Shepard Ndlela, Samira A. Mohamed, and Teun Dekker

Small policy changes can accelerate the adoption of improved on-farm storage among smallholder farmers, Michael Brander, Zewdu Abro, Menale Kassie, Wolfgang Mittmann, Lukas Stiefel, and Matthias Huss

An Intensified Cereal Push-Pull System Reduces Pest Infestation and Confers Yield Advantages in High-Value Vegetables, Frank Chidawanyika, Evanson R. Omuse, Lavender O. Agutu, Jimmy O. Pittchar, Dickens Nyagol, and Zeyaur R. Khan

Unraveling the miRNA landscape in tsetse fly saliva and salivary glands during Trypanosoma brucei infections, Klaas Dewaele, Peter Odhiambo, Lieve Vermeiren, Jan Van Den Abbeele, and Pieter Monsieurs

Impact of feed shortages on livestock and crop production in Ethiopia: implications for rural poverty reduction, Gebeyehu Manie Fetene, Zewdu Abro, Tigabu Degu Getahun, and Menale Kassie

Postharvest Exposure to Magnetic Fields Influences the Activity and Quantity of Antioxidants in Potatoes During Storage, Francis Gichuho Irungu, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, Francis Gichuki Ndiritu, Simon Gachagua Mathenge, and Symon Maina Mahungu

Anthropogenic influences on parasitoid wasps’ biocontrol of invasive insect pest species in Africa, Fathiya M. Khamis and Inusa J. Ajene

Odorant receptor 75 is essential for attractive response to plant volatile p-anisaldehyde in Western flower thrips, Xuan Pu Luan, Xiao Tong Zhang, Zhi Qiang Wei, Jin Meng Guo, George F.O. Obiero, Merid N. Getahun, Qi Yan, Jin Zhang, and Shuang Lin Dong

A PESTEL-SWOT Matrix Analysis of Sustainable Aquafeed Sector: A Case of Kenya's Fish Feed Sector, Esther Magondu, Lucy Njogu, Kevin Ouko, Jimmy B. Mboya, Mavindu Muthoka, Rodrigue Yossa, Jonathan Munguti, Mary A. Opiyo, Menaga Meenakshisundaram, Chrysantus M. Tanga, and Kevin Obiero

The Direct and Indirect Effects of Mobile Phone Ownership on Maize Yields in Tanzania, Cool Dady Mangole, Kelvin Mulungu, Christian Kamala Kaghoma, and Menale Kassie

4-Ethylacetophenone from Potato Plants Repels Phthorimaea operculella and Inhibits Oviposition: A Sustainable Management Strategy, Xinyu Ma, Junjie Yan, Guangyuan Su, Fathiya M. Khamis, Athanase Hategekiman, and Yulin Gao

Pest status and dynamic of sugarcane stemborer (Eldana saccharina) in sugarcane plantations of Nyabugogo tropical Wetland, Rwanda, Elie Ntirenganya, Muluken Goftishu, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Yoseph Assefa, and Venuste Nsengimana

Friends or betrayers? Beneficial effects of endophytic colonization of Amaranthus dubius on the reproductive traits of Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Druscilla O. Nyamamba, Josephine Karanja, and Komivi S. Akutse

Predicting food prices in Kenya using machine learning: a hybrid model approach with XGBoost and gradient boosting, Benard O. Ogol, Evans Omondi, John Olukuru, Betsy Muriithi, and Kennedy Senagi

An assessment of vegetable production constraints, trait preferences and willingness to adopt sustainable intensification options in Kenya and Uganda, Rose N. Okoma, Evanson R. Omuse, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Dennis Beesigamukama, Marius F. Murongo, Sevgan Subramanian, and Frank Chidawanyika

Dynamics of multiple sustainable agricultural intensification practices adoption: Application of the intertemporal multivariate probit model, Ali Mohammed Oumer, Michael Burton, and Menale Kassie

Can fungal endophytes suppress Trialeurodes vaporariorum and the transmission of tomato infectious chlorosis and chlorosis viruses in field conditions?, Marial Makur Zechariah Paweer, Everlyne Samita Namikoye, Shem Bonuke Nchore, and Komivi Senyo Akutse

Experimental confirmation of the leafhopper Cicadella cosmopolita as a potential vector of Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum of enset in Ethiopia, Sabura Shara, Gezahegn Garo, Fathiya M. Khamis, Elizabeth Kearsley, Walter Ocimati, Tadele Tefera, and Guy Blomme

Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz Dual Use for Food and Eri-Silkworm (Samia cynthia ricini Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Rearing, Dereje Tulu, Melkam Aleme, Shiferaw Temteme, Ararsa Bogale, Kedir Shifa, Metasebia Terefe, Nigussie Dechassa, Tadele Tefera, and Esayas Mendesil

Submissions from 2024 2024

The changing food balance sheet: What are the policy implications?, Tsedeke Abate, Workneh Ayalew, Mintewab Bezabih, Mulat Demeke, Girma Tesfahun Kassie, Amare Tegbaru, and Konjit Hailu

Polymer Beads Increase Field Responses to Host Attractants in the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti, Elizabeth F. Adhiambo, Louis Clement Gouagna, Eunice A. Owino, Francis Mutuku, Merid N. Getahun, Baldwyn Torto, and David P. Tchouassi

Using a knowledge representation logic to estimate the availability of Imbrasia epimethea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), an important edible insect in Subsaharan Africa, Komi M. Agboka, José T.C. Ouaba, Felix Meutchieye, Timoléon Tchuinkam, Tobias Landmann, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Saliou Niassy, and Henri E.Z. Tonnang

Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with maize, and their relationship with soil properties in southern and southwestern Ethiopia, Abebe W. Aseffa, Beira H. Meressa, Tadele Tefera, Kristina K. Green, Peter Anderson, and Esayas Mendesil

Dynamics of Changes in Cadmium Levels in the Environment, Godfred Yaw Boanyah and Precious Bondzie-Quaye

Boron availability and fertilizer response of maize in soils from sub-Saharan Africa, Mirjam S. Breure, Elise Van Eynde, Samuel Njoroge, Regis Chikowo, Rob N.J. Comans, and Ellis Hoffland

Unravelling the nutritional and health benefits of marketable winged termites (Macrotermes spp.) as sustainable food sources in Africa, Xavier Cheseto, Brian O. Ochieng, Sevgan Subramanian, and Chrysantus M. Tanga

The Chalcidoidea bush of life: evolutionary history of a massive radiation of minute wasps, Astrid Cruaud, Jean Yves Rasplus, Junxia Zhang, Roger Burks, Gérard Delvare, Lucian Fusu, Alex Gumovsky, John T. Huber, Petr Janšta, Mircea Dan Mitroiu, John S. Noyes, Simon van Noort, Austin Baker, Julie Böhmová, Hannes Baur, Bonnie B. Blaimer, Seán G. Brady, Kristýna Bubeníková, Marguerite Chartois, Robert S. Copeland, Natalie Dale-Skey Papilloud, Ana Dal Molin, Chrysalyn Dominguez, Marco Gebiola, Emilio Guerrieri, Robert L. Kresslein, Lars Krogmann, and Emily Lemmon

Potential shortfalls of using entomopathogenic fungi for boosting the sterile insect technique to control the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, Samba Diop, Thierry Brévault, Fatime Dosso, Sohel Ahmad, Emilie Deletre, Simon Fellous, and Anais Chailleux

Morphological Variations in the African Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus phoenicis (F) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Kenya and Uganda, James P. Egonyu, Alfonce Leonard, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, and Sevgan Subramanian

Intercropping Maize–Faba Bean Reduced Yield and Economic Losses Caused by Busseola fusca (Fuller) in Semiarid Area, Tesfay Gidey, Daniel Hagos Berhe, Emiru Birhane, Haftu Abrha, and Yirga Gufi

Habitat opening fostered diversity: impact of dispersal and habitat-shifts in the evolutionary history of a speciose afrotropical insect group, Noémie M.C. Hévin, Paul Z. Goldstein, Kwaku Aduse-Poku, Jérôme Barbut, Andrew Mitchell, Alberto Zilli, Anne Laure Clamens, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Niklas Wahlberg, Bruno P. Le Ru, and Gael J. Kergoat

Insecticide contamination in organic agriculture: Evidence from a long-term farming systems comparisons trial, Ivonne Kampermann, David Bautze, Millicent Mapili, Martha Musyoka, Edward Karanja, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Janet Irungu, and Noah Adamtey

Spatial Spillover Effects of Smallholder Households’ Adoption Behaviour of Soil Management Practices Among Push–Pull Farmers in Rwanda, Michael M. Kidoido, Komi Mensah Agboka, Frank Chidawanyika, Girma Hailu, Yeneneh Belayneh, Daniel Munyao Mutyambai, Rachel Owino, Menale Kassie, and Saliou Niassy

Maize-grain zinc and iron concentrations as influenced by agronomic management and biophysical factors: a meta-analysis, Job Kihara, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Peter Bolo, Dominic Mutambu, Kalimuthu Senthilkumar, Andrew Sila, Mina Devkota, and Kazuki Saito

Gut bacterial community of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is driven by rice varieties, Sheng Lin, Bang Zhang, Qiang Li, Xue wen Li, Qi tang Guo, Wen le Chen, Hui yu Jiao, Komivi Senyo Akutse, and Xiang zhen Zhu

Unveiling the determinants of the spatial variability of nitrogen sources use in the Lake Victoria basin, East Africa, Catherine Mathenge, Stephen Mureithi, Soul Kifouly Midingoyi, Benjamin Nyilitya, Geoffrey Kironchi, and Cargele Masso

Bacteria associated with Parthenium hysterophorus root exudate influence olfactory oviposition responses of Anopheles gambiae, Trizah K. Milugo, Baldwyn Torto, and David P. Tchouassi

Integrating seasonal forecast information with crop models to inform decision making in small-scale farming under climate variability, Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Farirai Rusere, Nkulumo Zinyengere, and Olivier Crespo

Biostimulant and antagonistic potential of endophytic fungi against fusarium wilt pathogen of tomato Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, Marie Cecile Muhorakeye, Everlyne Samita Namikoye, Fathiya M. Khamis, Waceke Wanjohi, and Komivi S. Akutse

Agricultural production and food security implications of Covid-19 disruption on small-scale farmer households: Lessons from Kenya, James Mutegi, Ivan Adolwa, Abed Kiwia, Samuel Njoroge, Angela Gitonga, Joses Muthamia, Eileen Nchanji, Franklin Mairura, Kaushik Majumdar, Shamie Zingore, Thomas Oberthur, Mercy Kiremu, and Monica Kansiime

Comparative transcriptome analysis of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta in response to high and low-temperature treatments, Nelson L. Mwando, Fathiya M. Khamis, Shepard Ndlela, Rainer Meyhöfer, Fidelis L.O. Ombura, Mark Wamalwa, Sevgan Subramanian, and Samira A. Mohamed

Bio-functional properties and phytochemical composition of selected Apis mellifera honey from Africa, Nelly N. Ndungu, Timothy M. Kegode, Justus K. Kurgat, Steve B.S. Baleba, Xavier Cheseto, S. Turner, Geraud C. Tasse Taboue, J. M. Kasina, Sevgan Subramanian, and Beatrice T. Nganso

Interactions between Bacillus thuringiensis and selected plant extracts for sustainable management of Phthorimaea absoluta, Terry A. Ochieng, Komivi S. Akutse, Inusa J. Ajene, Dora C. Kilalo, Maina Muiru, and Fathiya M. Khamis

Integrating Vegetables in Push-Pull Technology: Gendered Preferences of Smallholder Farmers in Western Kenya, F. O. Ouya, J. O. Pittchar, F. Chidawanyika, and Z. R. Khan

Photosynthetic Response of Common Bean and Tepary Bean Genotypes Grown under the Combined Stress Conditions of Acid Soil and High Temperature, Juan Carlos Suárez and Idupulapati Madhusudana Rao

Transformation scenarios towards multifunctional landscapes: A multi-criteria land-use allocation model applied to Jambi Province, Indonesia, Volker von Groß, Kibrom T. Sibhatu, Alexander Knohl, Matin Qaim, Edzo Veldkamp, Dirk Hölscher, Delphine Clara Zemp, Marife D. Corre, Ingo Grass, Sebastian Fiedler, Christian Stiegler, Bambang Irawan, Leti Sundawati, Kai Husmann, and Carola Paul

Submissions from 2023 2023

Socioeconomic burden of trypanosomiasis: Evidence from crop and livestock production in Ethiopia, Zewdu Abro, Gebeyehu Manie Fetene, Menale Kassie, and Tigist Mekonnen Melesse

Do organic farming initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa improve the sustainability of smallholder farmers? Evidence from five case studies in Ghana and Kenya, Johan Blockeel, Christian Schader, Anja Heidenreich, Christian Grovermann, Irene Kadzere, Irene S. Egyir, Anne Muriuki, Joseph Bandanaa, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Joseph Clottey, John Ndungu, and Matthias Stolze

Field evaluation of glutathione and glutamic acid as host marking pheromones for control of Tephritid fruit flies in a mango orchard in Kenya, Xavier Cheseto, Hillary Kirwa, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, John J. Beck, and Baldwyn Torto

Early infestation volatile biomarkers of fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) ovipositional activity in mango (Mangifera indica L.), Xavier Cheseto, Caitlin C. Rering, Geoffrey T. Broadhead, Baldwyn Torto, and John J. Beck

Building awareness and capacity of bioinformatics and open science skills in Kenya: a sensitize, train, hack, and collaborate model, Pauline Karega, David K. Mwaura, Kennedy W. Mwangi, Margaret Wanjiku, Michael Landi, and Caleb K. Kibet

Combating the unseen enemy of yam, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis

Integrating APSIM model with machine learning to predict wheat yield spatial distribution, Ahmed M.S. Kheir, Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Jane W. Mugo, Abdelrazek Elnashar, Vinay Nangia, Medha Devare, and Ajit Govind

Organic and conventional farming systems shape soil bacterial community composition in tropical arable farming, Hans Martin Krause, Joe G. Ono-Raphel, Edward Karanja, Felix Matheri, Martina Lori, Yina Cifuentes, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Andreas Gattinger, Amritbir Riar, Noah Adamtey, and Paul Mäder

The color matters: Color regulation mechanism of green pepper fruit after harvest, Zhifu Lan, Yongwen Lin, Jing Huang, and K. S. Akutse

Immune Responses and Transcriptomic Analysis of Nilaparvata lugens against Metarhizium anisopliae YTTR Mediated by Rice Ragged Stunt Virus, Xuewen Li, Bang Zhang, Jiaxing Zou, Qianqian Li, Jianli Liu, Shouping Cai, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Minsheng You, and Sheng Lin

Immunological responses and gut microbial shifts in Phthorimaea absoluta exposed to Metarhizium anisopliae isolates under different temperature regimes, Felix Muendo Maingi, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Inusa Jacob Ajene, Kevin Mbogo Omolo, and Fathiya Mbarak Khamis

Unravelling the nutritional and health benefits of wheat bread enriched with meat powder from laying hen fed diet with insect (Hermetia illucens) meal, Marcasy P. Makokha, Patrick S. Muliro, Peninah N. Ngoda, Changeh J. Ghemoh, Sevgan Subramanian, Cheseto Xavier, Brian O. Ochieng, Sunday Ekesi, and Chrysantus M. Tanga

Efficacy of Botanical Extract Formulations of Zanthroxylum usambarense and Warburgia ugandensis on Post-Harvest Management of Sitophilus zeamais in Maize, Rhonest Siroya Mpoke, Johnson Kinyua, Josephine Wambaire Kimani, Inusa Jacob Ajene, Paddy Likhayo, and Fathiya Mbarak Khamis

Cost benefit analysis of a netting technology package in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Kenya, E. Mujuka, L. Parrot, W. Baird, E. Delettre, J. Simon, J. Mburu, and T. Martin

Impact of Weather Shocks on Food Security: How Effective are Forests as Natural Insurance?, Kelvin Mulungu and Dale T. Manning

Pollinator-dependent crops significantly contribute to diets and reduce household nutrient deficiencies in sub-Saharan Africa, Kelvin Mulungu, Hailemariam Tekelewold, Zewdu Abro, Subramanian Sevgan, Beatrice Muriithi, Julius Ecuru, Dennis Beesigamukama, and Menale Kassie

Melanic morphs of Bactrocera dorsalis possess distinct developmental time, weight, and wing size and shape, Nelson L. Mwando, Steve B.S. Baleba, Shepard Ndlela, and Samira A. Mohamed

Aroma characterization and consumer acceptance of four cookie products enriched with insect (Ruspolia differens) meal, Brian O. Ochieng, Joseph O. Anyango, John M. Nduko, Cynthia M. Mudalungu, Xavier Cheseto, and Chrysantus M. Tanga

Smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for commercial insect-based chicken feed in Kenya, Afrika Onguko Okelloi, David Jakinda Otieno, Jonathan Makau Nzuma, Michael Mukembo Kidoido, and Chrysantus Mbi Tanga

Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda, Berrick Otieno, Lynne Elson, Abneel K. Matharu, Naomi Riithi, Esther Chongwo, Khamis Katana, Carophine Nasambu, Francis Mutebi, Herman Feldmeier, Jürgen Krücken, Ulrike Fillinger, and Amina Abubakar

Occurrence and Damage Levels of Thaumatotibia leucotreta on Capsicum in Selected Counties in Lower Eastern Kenya, Judith Nabwire Oundo, Shepard Ndlela, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Dora Kilalo, Florence Olubayo, and Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed

Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in Yam (Dioscorea Species) Germplasm Using Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) Molecular Markers, Anne A. Owiti, Joel L. Bargul, George O. Obiero, and Evans N. Nyaboga

Comprehensive genome-wide identification and expression profiling of ADF gene family in Citrus sinensis, induced by endophytic colonization of Beauveria bassiana, Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Jessica Paola Sánchez Moreano, Komivi Senyo Akutse, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Juxiu Liu, Fasih Ullah Haider, Hafiza Javaira Ashraf, and Liande Wang

Leveraging Data, Models and Farming Innovation to Prevent, Prepare for and Manage Pest Incursions: Delivering a Pest Risk Service for Low-Income Countries, Bryony Taylor, Henri Edouard Zefack Tonnang, Tim Beale, William Holland, Mary Lucy Oronje, Elfatih Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, David Onyango, Cambria Finegold, Jessica Zhu, Stefania Pozzi, and Sean T. Murphy

Submissions from 2022 2022

Plant growth and defense traits in Sorghum bicolor’s response to Chilo partellus in the tropics, Adekunle W. Adesanya, Maria Isabel Gomez, Kimberly Morrell, Charles Midega, Zeyaur Khan, André Kessler, and Katja Poveda

LINTUL-Cassava-NPK: A simulation model for nutrient-limited cassava growth, J. G. Adiele, A. G.T. Schut, K. S. Ezui, and K. E. Giller

Temperature-based phenology model of African citrus triozid (Trioza erytreae Del Guercio): Vector of citrus greening disease, Owusu Fordjour Aidoo, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Abdelmutalab G.A. Azrag, Samira A. Mohamed, Fathiya M. Khamis, Brenda A. Rasowo, Joseph Ambajo, Mamoudou Sétamou, Sunday Ekesi, and Christian Borgemeister

Immunotoxic effects of force-fed ethephon on model organism Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Hülya Altuntaş, Rehemah Gwokyalya, and Nur Bayram

Towards precision irrigation management: A review of GIS, remote sensing and emerging technologies, Erion Bwambale, Zita Naangmenyele, Parfait Iradukunda, Komi Mensah Agboka, Eva A.Y. Houessou-Dossou, Daniel A. Akansake, Michael E. Bisa, Abdoul Aziz H. Hamadou, Joseph Hakizayezu, Oluwaseun Elijah Onofua, and Sylvester R. Chikabvumbwa

Spontaneous parthenogenesis in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae: low frequency anomaly or evolving process?, Claire Capdevielle Dulac, Romain Benoist, Sarah Paquet, Paul André Calatayud, Julius Obonyo, Laure Kaiser, and Florence Mougel

Sustainable intensification of wheat production under smallholder farming systems in Burera, Musanze and Nyamagabe districts of Rwanda, Athanase Rusanganwa Cyamweshi, Nsharwasi Léon Nabahungu, Jackson Cirhuza Mirali, Job Kihara, George Oduor, Harrison Rware, and Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi

Repellency Potential of Tomato Herbivore-Induced Volatiles Against the Greenhouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Emilie Deletre, Francis Kiamba Matu, Lucy Kananu Murungi, and Samira Mohamed

Understanding changes in cassava root dry matter yield by different planting dates, crop ages at harvest, fertilizer application and varieties, Rebecca Oiza Enesi, Stefan Hauser, Pieter Pypers, Christine Kreye, Meklit Tariku, and Johan Six

Genetic Variation and Population Structure of the Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Ethiopia, Tarekegn Fite, Tadele Tefera, Martin Husemann, Gezahegne Getaneh, and Jandouwe Villinger

Attraction of the Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) to a 3-Part Phytochemical Blend in a Mesocosm, Robert P. Hutcheson, Babak Ebrahimi, Basilio N. Njiru, Woodbridge A. Foster, and William Jany

Use of magnetic fields reduces α-chaconine, α-solanine, and total glycoalkaloids in stored potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), Francis Gichuho Irungu, Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, Francis Gichuki Ndiritu, Lucy Mwaura, Mukani Moyo, and Symon Maina Mahungu

First Report of Field Efficacy and Economic Viability of Metarhizium anisopliae-ICIPE 20 for Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Management on Tomato, Fred Peter Kabaale, Venansio Tumuhaise, William Tinzaara, Geoffrey Turyasingura, Sevgan Subramanian, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, and Komivi Senyo Akutse

Chemo-Ecological Insights into the Use of the Non-Host Plant Vegetable Black-Jack to Protect Two Susceptible Solanaceous Crops from Root-Knot Nematode Parasitism, Ruth Kihika-Opanda, David P. Tchouassi, Margaret M. Ng'Ang'A, John J. Beck, and Baldwyn Torto

The possibilities of explicit Striga (Striga asiatica) risk monitoring using phenometric, edaphic, and climatic variables, demonstrated for Malawi and Zambia, Emily Kimathi, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Saliou Niassy, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, and Tobias Landmann