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1995-1997 ICIPE Annual Scientific Report

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE Science Press, 1998)

1996/97 ICIPE Annual Report

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE Science Press, 1997)

1998/99 ICIPE Annual Scientific Report

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE Science Press, 2000)

A 4-Alkyl-substituted Analogue Of Guaiacol Shows Greater Repellency To Savannah Tsetse (Glossina spp.)

Saini, Rajindar K.; Hassanali, Ahmed (Springer Science + Business Media, 2007)

The responses of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood to guaiacol (2- methoxyphenol), a mild repellent constituent of bovid odors, and seven analogues comprising 2-methoxyfuran, 2,4-dimethylphenol, 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol ...

Abandoning small-scale fish farming in western Kenya leads to higher malaria vector abundance

Annabel, F.V. Howard; Francois, X. Omlin (2008)

Fishponds become abandoned due to lack of access to both young fish and technical support and faster economic returns from other activities.Certain conditions found in abandoned fishponds, such as absence of fish and ...

ABC transporter genes ABC-C6 and ABC-G33 alter plant-microbeparasite interactions in the rhizosphere

Cox, D. E.; Dyer, S.; Weir, R.; Cheseto, X.; Sturrock, R.; Coyne, D.; Torto, B.; Maule, A. G.; Dalzell, J. J. (Nature, 2019)

Plants are master regulators of rhizosphere ecology, secreting a complex mixture of compounds into the soil, collectively termed plant root exudate. Root exudate composition is highly dynamic and functional, mediating ...

Abstracts - international study workshop on tsetse population and behaviour

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE Science Press, 1989)

Abundance and community composition of flower visiting insects of avocado (Persea Americana Mill) in the East African region

Evelyn N. Okello; Nelson O. Amugune; Titus K. Mukiama; H. Michael, G. Lattorff (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

Pollination of avocado flowers is essential for fruit production and is facilitated by various insect taxa. Currently, there is limited information available on the community structure of the pollinators of avocado crops ...

Abundance and Diversity of Lepidopteran Stemborers and their Parasitoids on Selected wild Grasses in Uganda

Matama-Kauma, Teddy; Schulthess, Fritz; Le Rü, Bruno Pierre; Mueke, Jones; Ogwang, James Apenyo; Omwega, Charles Omambia (Elsevier, 2008)

Surveys were conducted in four agroecological zones in Uganda to catalogue wild host plants of lepidopteran stemborers. Among those sampled, Panicum maximum, Pennisetum purpureum, Pennisetum polystachion and Sorghum ...

Abundance of immature Anopheles and culicines (Diptera: Culicidae) in different water body types in the urban environment of Malindi, Kenya

Daniel, E. Impoinvil; Joseph, Keating; Charles, M. Mbogo,; Matthew, D. Potts; Rinku, Roy Chowdhury; John, C. Beier (Society for Vector Ecology, 2008)

In this study we 1) describe the abundance of Anopheles and culicine immatures in different water body types in urban Malindi, Kenya, 2) compare Anopheles immature density in relation to culicine immature density, and 3) ...

Acceptability and Suitability of six Fruit Fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Kenyan Strains of Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Mohamed, Samira A.; Overholt, William A.; Lux, Slawomir A.; Wharton, Robert A.; Eltoum, Elameen M. (Taylor & Francis, 2007)

Host acceptability and suitability Psyttalia concolor (Sze´pligeti) is a koinobiont, larval parasitoid of tephritid fruit flies. Individuals of P. concolor were field-collected from coffee in the central highlands of Kenya, ...

Acceptability and suitability of Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) for Cotesia icipe Fernandez‐Triana & Fiaboe on amaranth

Agbodzavu, M. K.; Gikungu, M.; Lagat, Z. O.; Rwomushana, I.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Fiaboe, K. K. M. (Wiley Online Library, 2018)

The beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a polyphagous insect that is distributed worldwide and was recently reported as an important pest on African indigenous vegetables. Cotesia icipe ...

Achievements and Highlights-Crop Borers

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE Science Press, 1989)

1. Goal The current project was initiated in 1980 with the ultimate goal "f increasing production of food cereals and legumes by resource-poor, small-scale farmers in rural Africa through improved insect pest management. 2. ...

Achieving a Climate-Change Resilient Farming System through Push–Pull Technology: Evidence from Maize Farming Systems in Ethiopia

Desalegn, Amlaku Gugissa; Zewdu, Abro; Tadele, Tefera (MDPI - Sustainability, 2022)

Building climate-resilient farming systems is important to promote the sustainability of agriculture at the global level. Scaling-up agroecological approaches in main staple crops, such as maize, is particularly important ...

Acoustic detection of insect pests of stored grains in Kenya

Njoroge, Anastasia Wanjiru (Universität Kassel, 2017)

Grain production by Kenyan farmers, an important resource for their food security, faces constant challenges from pre- and post-harvest conditions favorable to rapid growth of insect populations. Currently, Kenya must ...

Adaptation of Field Strains of Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus, Neumann to Host Resistance to Tick Infestation

Chiera, John Wachira (University of Nairobi, 1986)

The possibility of adaptation to host resistance by field strains of R. appendiculatus was investigated by comparing the feeding and breeding performance of two field strains with a laboratory strain (Muguga) which has ...

Adaptation of Trypanosoma (NANNOMONAS) Congolense broden 1904 types to different hosts and transmission by Glossina species

Masaninga, Freddie (University of Zambia, 2012)

The influence of host bLood on midgut infection, maturation rates in Glossina species, transmission and virulence to mice of Trypanosoma congolense DNA types was investigated. The study was also coiKiucted to identify an ...

Adaptation options of small-scale Farmers to the Climate change impacts in aAgeyo-Setema Area, Jimma Zone, SouthWestern Ethiopia

Teshome, Girma Eshetu (Jimmaa University College of Agriculture, 2015)

Climate change is a key emerging threat to the lives and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. This study examines small-scale farmer adaptation strategies to climate change and climate variability, and the factors ...

Adaptation to and Small-Scale Rearing of Invasive Fruit Fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Artificial Diet

Ekesi, Sunday.; Nderitu, Peterson W.; Chang, Chiou Ling (Entomological Society of America, 2007)

Larval rearing of Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White (Diptera: Tephritidae) on artiÞcial diet is described. The adaptation process for this insect, when moved from whole mango, Mangifera indica L., fruit rearing ...

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; Raphael, Belmin (MDPI Agriculture, 2021)

The invasive fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis poses a major threat to the production and trade of mango in sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers devise different innovations to manage the pest in an attempt to minimize yield loss and ...

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