• Screen-House Rearing of the Cashew Mirid Helopeltis Schoutedeni Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae) on Three Vegetables for its Management on Cashew 

  I. U., Mokwunye; A., Fombong; E. U., Asogwa; A., Buar (ANNALS OF ENTOMOLOGY, 2024)

  Helopeltis schoutedeni (Heteroptera: Miridae) is a significant cashew and cotton pest in East and West Africa. To date, viable laboratory rearing and maintenance protocols have been lacking to facilitate biological ...
• Possibilities of competitive displacement of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) by Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Tephritidae: Diptera) in guava Psidium guajava ecosystem in Sudan 

  Mohammed, E. E. Mahmoud; Samira, A. Mohamed; Mohamedazim, I. Bashir. Abuagla; Abdel, Gadir M. Abdellah; Rehab, Haj Hamad; Fathiya, M. Khamis; Sunday, Ekesi (Discover Animals, 2024)

  Oriental fruit fly (OFF) Bactrocera dorsalis and peach fruit fly (PFF) Bactrocera zonata are the most notorious pests that invaded Sudan in 2005 and 2012, respectively, causing severe losses and hindering horticultural ...
• Biological control for One Health 

  Urs, Schaffner; George, E. Heimpel; Nicholas, J. Mills; Beatrice, W. Muriithi; Matthew, B. Thomas; Yubak, D. GC; Kris, A.G. Wyckhuys (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

  Biological control has been effectively exploited by mankind since 300 CE. By promoting the natural regulation of pests, weeds, and diseases, it produces societal benefits at the food-environment-health nexus. Here we ...
• The trade-off between immunity and product quality of Opisthoplatia orientalis (Blattodea: Blaberidae) under low temperatures 

  Xiaoming, Qiu; Yongwen, Lin; Jing, Huang; Komivi, S. Akutse (physiological entomology, 2024)

  Opisthoplatia orientalis Burmeister is a traditional medicinal insect in China that is mass-produced by entrepreneur farmers. However, low temperatures pose a serious threat to the survival and quality of this insect, ...
• Push−Pull Intercropping Increases the Antiherbivore Benzoxazinoid Glycoside Content in Maize Leaf Tissue 

  Jakob, Lang; Sergio, E. Ramos; Linus, Reichert; Grace, M. Amboka; Celina, Apel; Frank, Chidawanyika; Andargachew, Detebo; Felipe, Librán-Embid; David, Meinhof; Laurent, Bigler; Meredith, C. Schuman (ACS Agricultural Science & Technology, 2024)

  Push−pull technology refers to a promising mixed cropping practice for sustainable agricultural intensification, which uses properties of intercrop and border crop species to defend a focal crop against pests. Currently, ...
• Effects of four potent entomopathogenic fungal isolates on the survival and performance of Telenomus remus, an egg parasitoid of fall armyworm 

  Junitor, Chepkemoi; Ken, Okwae Fening; Felicitas, Chaba Ambele; Joseph, Munywoki; Komivi, Senyo Akutse (Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2024)

  Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda is a generalist pest known to feed on more than 300 plant species, including major staple crops such as rice, maize and sorghum. Biological control of FAW using a combination of ...
• Zoophytophagous predator sex pheromone and visual cues of opposing reflectance spectra lure predator and invasive prey 

  Bashiru, Adams; Fathiya Mbarak, Khamis; Abdullahi, Ahmed Yusuf; Baldwyn, Torto (Journal of Advanced Research, 2024)

  Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, the invasive South American leafminer Phthorimaea absoluta is the most damaging tomato pest. Females of the pest can reproduce both sexually and through parthenogenesis and lay their ...
• Characterisation of ‘giant’ cysts of the potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, present in potato fields in Kenya 

  James, A. Price; Kelsey, Hunt; Newton, Nyagah; Calvince, Orage; Onesmus, Mwaura; Solveig, Haukeland; Danny, Coyne; John, T. Jones (Nematology, 2024)

  Potato production in East Africa is seriously impacted by the potato cyst nematode (PCN), Globodera rostochiensis, where it has been recorded in at least three countries. In Kenya, it is widespread in all major potato-growing ...
• Push-pull cropping system positively impacts diversity and abundance of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) as bioindicators of soil health 

  Daniel, Munyao Mutyambai; Johnstone, Mutiso Mutua; Abdul, A. Jalloh; Saliou, Niassy; Thomas, Dubois; Zeyaur, Khan; Sevgan, Subramanian (European Journal of Soil Biology, 2024)

  Crop cultivation positively or negatively impacts soil biodiversity and associated ecological services. The push-pull technology (PPT), a climate-smart cereal-Desmodium spp.-Brachiaria spp. Companion cropping system, is ...
• Scientific validation of plant extracts used by farmers in the management of bean flower thrips on French beans in Keny 

  Nancy, Mwende Munyoki; James, Muthomi; Dora, Kilalo; David, Bautze; Milka, Kiboi; Edwin, Mwangi; Edward, Karanja; Felix, Matheri; Noah, Adamtey; Komivi, S. Akutse; Xavier, Cheseto (Journal of Applied Entomology, 2024)

  Bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips usitatus ) is a major French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) pest. Small- scale farmers manage the pest using mixed plant extracts although their efficacy has not been scientifically validated. ...
• Impact of pre-harvest fungicide application on the storage performance of tomato fruits 

  Zhifu, Lan; Jing, Huang; Komivi, S. Akutse; Yongwen, Lin (PLOS ONE, 2024)

  To examine the impact of pre-harvest fungicide applications on the postharvest storage performance of tomato fruits, we measured the lycopene content, hardness, soluble solids content, rotting rate, and weight loss rate ...
• Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with maize, and their relationship with soil properties in southern and southwestern Ethiopia 

  Aseffa, Abebe W; Meressa, Beira H.; Tefera, Tadele; Green, Kristina K.; Mendesil, Esayas (Nematology, 2024)

  Maize is an important cereal crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Plant-parasitic nematodes significantly impact maize production. However, research on maize nematodes in SSA is limited. The current study aimed to assess the ...
• Co-occurrence and abundance of pollinators and pests in horticultural systems in Africa using an integrated Earth observation-based approach 

  Grace, Rebecca Aduvukha; Elfatih, M. Abdel-Rahman; Bester, Tawona Mudereri; Arthur, W. Sichang; Godfrey, Ouma Makokha; Michael, G.Lattorf; Samira, A. Mohamed; Tobias, Landmann; Henri, E. Z. Tonnang; Thomas, Dubois (GIScience & Remote Sensing, 2024)

  Flower-visiting insects that are pollinators play a critical role in promoting biodiversity in agroecosystems and agricultural food production through their pollination ecosystem service. However, several factors affect ...
• Tritrophic Interactions Mediated by Zoophytophagous Predator-Induced Host Plant Volatiles 

  Bashiru, Adams; Abdullahi, Ahmed Yusuf; Baldwyn, Torto; Fathiya, Mbarak Khamis (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2024)

  The zoophytophagous mirid predator Nesidiocoris tenuis and the ectoparasitoid Stenomesius japonicus are important bio-logical control agents for several agricultural pests including the invasive leafminer, Phthorimaea ...
• Biorationals and Synthetic Insecticides for Controlling FallArmyworm and Their Influence on the Abundance andDiversity of Parasitoids 

  Otim, Michael Hilary; Ajam, Angella Lowra; Ogwal, Geofrey; Adumo, Stella Aropet; Kanyesigye, Dalton; Niassy, Saliou; Hailu, Girma; Akutse, Komivi Senyo; Subramanian, Sevgan (MDPI-Sustainability, 2024)

  Spodoptera frugiperda(fall armyworm, FAW) is a significant economic pest of maize inUganda. Many Ugandan maize farmers employ synthetic insecticides as their main form of controldespite the negative impacts of these ...
• Farmers’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Management Practices ofFalse Codling Moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) in SmallholderCapsicumsp. Cropping Systems in Kenya 

  Onamu, Emmanuel M.; Mutyambai, Daniel M.; Nyangau, Isaac M.; Nderitu, John H.; Kasina, Muo; Kilalo, Dorah C; Mweke, Allan N. (MDPI:Horticulture, 2024)

  False codling moth (FCM)Thaumatotibia leucotretaMeyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) iscurrently the main pest of phytosanitary concern in international trade, causing rejection and declineof horticultural produce from Kenya ...
• Investigating antimicrobial resistance genes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania cattle using metagenomics 

  Omar, Kauthar M.; Kitundu, George L.; Jimoh, Adijat O.; Namikelwa, Dorcus N.; Lisso, Felix M.; Babajide, Abiola A.; Olufemi, Seun E.; Awe, Olaitan I. (BIOINFORMATICS AND GENOMICS, 2024)

  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem in African cattle production systems, posing a threat to human and animal health and the associated economic value chain. However, there is a poor understanding of the ...
• Interactions between Bacillus thuringiensis and selected plant extracts for sustainable management of Phthorimaea absoluta 

  Ochieng, Terry A.; Akutse, Komivi S.; Ajene, Inusa J.; Kilalo, Dora C.; Muiru, Maina; Khamis, Fathiya M. (Scientific Reports, 2024)

  Phthorimaea absoluta is a global constraint to tomato production and can cause up to 100% yield loss. Farmers heavily rely on synthetic pesticides to manage this pest. However, these pesticides are detrimental to human, ...
• Physicochemical properties of edible cricket oils: Implications for use in pharmaceutical and food industries 

  Murugu, Dorothy K.; Onyango, Arnold N.; Ndiritu, Alex K.; Nyangena, Dorothy N.; Osuga, Isaac M.; Cheseto, Xavier; Subramanian, Sevgan; Ekesi, Sunday; Tanga, Chrysantus M. (Future Foods, 2024)

  The prevailing global market demands locally produced, sustainable oils for biomedical applications. This study focused on evaluating the quality of cricket-derived oils and meals from Scapsipedus icipe Hugel, Tanga, and ...
• Mango headspace volatiles trigger differential responses of the mango fruit fly Ceratitis cosyra and its parasitoids 

  Miano, Raphael Njurai; Dekker, Teun; Rohwer, Egmont; Ahmed Yusuf, Abdullahi; Cheseto, Xavier; Mohamed, Samira A. (Heliyon, 2024)

  Before the introduction of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) to sub-Saharan Africa, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) was economically the most important pest in mango farming. Its native natural enemy, the solitary parasitoid Psyttalia ...

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