• Seasonal variation and characterisation of pollen collected by honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier in southwest Ethiopia 

  Dereje, Tulu; Shiferaw, Temteme; Melkam, Aleme; Ararsa, Bogale; Amsalu, Bezabeh; Tadele, Tefera; Esayas, Mendesil (Grana, 2024)

  The ability of honeybees to successfully grow, reproduce and build strong colonies and produce honey depends on their ability to obtain enough resources from flowering plants within appropriate seasons. However, little is ...
• Mitogenomic profiling and gut microbial analysis of the newly identified polystyrene‑consuming lesser mealworm in Kenya 

  Evalyne, W. Ndotono; Chrysantus, M. Tanga; Segenet, Kelemu; Fathiya, M. Khamis (Scientific Reports, 2024)

  Plastic waste has recently become a major global environmental concern and one of the biggest challenges has been seeking for alternative management options. Several studies have revealed the potential of several coleopteran ...
• Profiling and Prioritizing Climate-Smart AquacultureTechnologies, Innovations, and Management Practices in Kenya 

  Kevin, Obiero; Erick, Ogello; Jonathan, Munguti; Jimmy, Mboya; Domitila, Kyuli; Mary, Opiyo; Cecilia, Githuki; Kevin, Ouko; Elijah, Kembenya; Jacob, Abwao; Geraldine, Matolla; Josiah, Ani; Saitoti, Sambu; Maureen, Chesere; Kiplangat, Ngeno; Joel, Khobondo; Menaga, Meenakshisundaram; Chrysantus, Tanga; Rodrigue, Yossa (Aquaculture Research, 2024)

  Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been promoted in Kenya as a panacea for climate change impacts on agricultural productiv-ity. Consequently, various climate-smart aquaculture technologies, innovations, and management ...
• Chemosensory function of Varroa gnathosoma: transcriptomic and proteomic analyses 

  Beatrice, T. Nganso; Nurit, Eliash; Kannan, Mani; Noa, Sela; Alejandro, Villar-Briones; Angelina, Fathia Osabutey; Ada, Rafaeli; Alexander, S. Mikheyev; Victoria, Soroker (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2024)

  In this study, we evaluated the role of the gnathosoma (mouthparts) in chemosensing of the most devastating honey bee parasite, Varroa destructor mite. Through transcriptomic analysis, we compared ...
• Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) On-Farm Feeding: Effect on Performance and Profitability. 

  Edwin, N. Mathai; Didier, K. Barwani; Vincent, Mwashi; Jonathan, M. Munguti; Jacob, Iteba; Francis, Wekesa; Chrysantus, M. Tanga; Peter, Kiiru; Mathew, G. Gicheha; Isaac, M. Osuga (Journal of Agriculture Science & Technology, 2024)

  0.41, 0.42, 0.44 and 0.52 for treatments diets T0, T100, T25, T50 and T75 respectively. Treatment diet T25 recorded the lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR) compared to the other treatments diets.Further, the results indicated ...
• Effects of insect meals on fish digestibility, blood parameters, and economic performance: a meta-analysis 

  M.A. Aaqillah-Amr; A. Hidir; M. Ikhwanuddin; N.A. Fatan; R. Muhammad-Rahimi; S. Ning-Shahira; R.G.N. Siankhe; G.W. Vandenberg; C.M. Tanga; R. Yossa (Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2024)

  This review examines the use of insect meal (IM) as a substitute for fishmeal (FM) in fish feeds within the past decade. While global interest in this alternative is growing, research on its effects on fish digestibility, ...
• Seasonal variation and characterisation of pollen collected by honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier in southwest Ethiopia 

  Dereje, Tulu; Shiferaw, Temteme; Melkam, Aleme; Ararsa, Bogale; Amsalu, Bezabeh; Tadele, Tefera; Esayas, Mendesil (Grana, 2024)

  The ability of honeybees to successfully grow, reproduce and build strong colonies and produce honey depends on theirability to obtain enough resources fromflowering plants within appropriate seasons. However, little is ...
• Mitogenomic profiling and gut microbial analysis of the newly identified polystyrene‑consuming lesser mealworm in Kenya 

  Evalyne, W. Ndotono; Chrysantus, M. Tanga; Segenet, Kelemu; Fathiya, M. Khamis (Scientific Reports, 2024)

  Plastic waste has recently become a major global environmental concern and one of the biggest challenges has been seeking for alternative management options. Several studies have revealed the potential of several coleopteran ...
• Insect frass fertilizer as a regenerative input for improved biological nitrogen fixation and sustainable bush bean production 

  Agnes, Chepkorir; Dennis, Beesigamukama; Harun, I. Gitari; Shaphan, Y. Chia; Sevgan, Subramanian; Sunday, Ekesi; Birachi, Eliud Abucheli; Jean, Claude Rubyogo; Theodore, Zahariadis; Gina, Athanasiou; Aikaterini, Zachariadi; Vasileios, Zachariadis; Abdou, Tenkouano; Chrysantus, M. Tanga (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024)

  Bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production is undermined by soil degradation and low biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) capacity. This study evaluated the effect of black soldier fly frass fertilizer (BSFFF) on bush bean ...
• 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; May-Guri, Sæthre (MDPI INSECTS, 2024)

  Simple Summary:The fall armyworm (FAW),Spodoptera frugiperdahas now become a pest of globalimportance. Its introduction and detection in Africa in 2016, and subsequent introduction andspread into Asia and Australia, has ...
• Nutritional and antioxidant properties of two species of edible scarab beetles (Cetonia aurata and Oryctes rhinoceros) 

  S.S., Mwanza; C.M., Mudalungu; N.M., Kimani; H.O., Mokaya; B.O., Ochieng; S., Juma; C.M., Tanga (Nutritional and antioxidant properties of two species of edible scarab beetles (Cetonia aurata and Oryctes rhinoceros), 2024)

  Edible scarab beetles are important repositories for nutritive and bioactive compounds, but this information remains largely unexplored. This study explored the nutritional and therapeutic properties of two edible scarab ...
• Network resilience of plant-bee interactions in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot 

  Fairo, F. Dzekashu; Abdullahi, A. Yusuf; Kazuhiro, Takemoto; Marcell, K. Peters; Marcell, K. Peters; H. Michael, G. Lattorff; Ingolf, Steffan-Dewenter; Christian, W.W. Pirk (Ecological Indicators, 2024)

  Interaction network resilience can be defined as the ability of interacting organisms to maintain their functions, processes or populations after experiencing a disturbance. Studies on mutualistic interactions between ...
• Spiders manipulate and exploit bioluminescent signals of fireflies 

  Xinhua, Fu; Long, Yu; Chaoliang, Lei; Robert, R. Jackson; Matjaž, Kuntner; Qiuying, Huang; Shichang, Zhang; Daiqin, Li (Current Biology, 2024)

  Predators often search for prey while moving through the environment, but there are important exceptions, including the way sedentary predators sometimes rely on signals for drawing prey to within striking distance1,2. ...
• Nature’s food – the contribution of edible insects to household nutrition and income in Western Kenya 

  Adundo, L.A.; Mulungu, K. (Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2024)

  This study investigates the nutritional contribution of insects to the diets and income of an entomophagous region in western Kenya. We used a random sample of households from two sub-counties in western Kenya and collected ...
• WiPFIM: A digital platform for interlinking biocollections of wild plants, fruits, associated insects, and their molecular barcodes 

  Bonface, Onyango; Copeland, Robert; John, Mbogholi; Caleb, Kibet; Tonnang, Henri E. Z.; Senagi, Kennedy (Ecology and Evolution, 2024)

  The current knowledge on insects feeding on fruits is limited, and some of the scarce existing data on the fruit- associated insects are secluded within the host institutions. Consequently, their value is not fully realized. ...
• Bio-functional properties and phytochemical composition of selected Apis mellifera honey from Africa 

  Nelly, N. Ndungu; Timothy, M. Kegode; Justus, K. Kurgat; Kasina, J.M.; Subramanian, Sevgan; Nganso, Beatrice T. (Heliyon, 2024)

  Globally, the demand for natural remedies such as honey to manage ailments has increased. Yet, the health benefits and chemical composition of African honeys are not well understood. Therefore, this study aimed to characterise ...
• Linking physico-chemical parameters and macroinvertebrates for water quality assessment of Kakamega and the East Usambara montane ecosystems in Kenya 

  Joseph, G. Ndungu; Rose, M. Marubu; John, B. Ochola; Nixon, B. Onyimbo; Subramanian, Sevgan; Caroline, W. Muriuki; Kalist, E. Komu; Mary, W. Gikungu (African Journal of Ecology, 2024)

  Sub-Saharan freshwater biodiversity is impacted by changes in land use and climate change. To evaluate the relationship between physico-chemical variables and macroinvertebrate community assemblages in Kakamega and the ...
• Vendors' handling practices of edible long-horned grasshoppers (Ruspolia differens) products and implications on microbial safety 

  Loretta, Mugo-Kamiri; Jasper, K. Imungi; Lucy, Njue; Gracious, Diiro; Fidelis Levi, O. Ombura; Komivi, S. Akutse; Chrysantus, Tanga M.; Fathiya, M. Khamis; Subramanian, Sevgan (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024)

  Edible grasshopper,Ruspolia ruspolia, has nutritional and cherished culturaland economic importance to people from diverse cultures, particularly inover 20 African countries. It is consumed at home or commercially traded ...
• Techno-Functional and Antioxidant Properties of Extracted Protein from Edible Insects 

  Mokaya, Hosea O.; Cynthia, M. Mudalungu; Tchouassi, David P.; Chrysantus, M. Tanga (ACS Food Science & Technology, 2024)

  Due to the recent increase in the human population and the associated shortage of protein resources, it is necessary to find new, sustainable, and natural protein resources from underutilized edible insects. This study ...
• Impact of temperature on the bionomics and geographical range margins of the two-spotted field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus in the world: Implications for its mass farming 

  Magara, Henlay J. O.; Chrysantus, M. Tanga; Brian, L. Fisher; Abdelmutalab, G. A. Azrag; Saliou, Niassy; James, P. Egonyu; Sylvain, Hugel; Nana, Roos; Monica, A. Ayieko; Subramanian, Sevgan; Sunday, Ekesi (PLOS ONE, 2024)

  Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is widely considered an excellent nutrient source for food and feed. Despite its economic importance, there is limited information on the impact of temperature on the bionomics ...

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