Journal Articles: Recent submissions

  • Exploring community knowledge, perception and practices of entomophagy in Kenya 
    Elizabeth, Siago Kusia.; Christian, Borgemeister.; Chrysantus, M. Tanga.; Ekesi Sunday.; Sevgan, Subramanian. (Springer, 2021)
    In recent years, community’s perceptions and acceptance of edible insects as novel foods has gained momentum worldwide. Despite the importance of entomophagy in Kenya, little information exists on knowledge, perceptions ...
  • Global population genetic structure and demographic trajectories of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens 
    Cengiz, Kaya; Tomas, N. Generalovic; Gunilla, Ståhls; Martin, Hauser; Ana, C. Samayoa; Carlos, G. Nunes-Silva; Heather, Roxburgh; Jens, Wohlfahrt; Ebenezer, A. Ewusie; Marc, Kenis; Yupa, Hanboonsong; Jesus, Orozco; Nancy, Carrejo; Satoshi, Nakamura; Laura, Gasco; Santos, Rojo; Chrysantus, M. Tanga; Rudolf, Meier; Clint, Rhode; Christine, J. Picard; Chris, D. Jiggins; Florian, Leiber; Jeffery, K. Tomberlin; Martin, Hasselmann; Wolf, U. Blanckenhorn; Martin, Kapun; Christoph, Sandrock (BMC Biology, 2021)
    Background: The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is the most promising insect candidate for nutrient-recycling through bioconversion of organic waste into biomass, thereby improving sustainability of protein supplies ...
  • A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline 
    Lynn, V. Dicks; Tom, D. Breeze; Hien, T. Ngo; Deepa, Senapathi; Jiandong, An; Marcelo, A. Aizen; Parthiba, Basu; Damayanti, Buchori; Leonardo, Galetto; Lucas, A. Garibaldi; Barbara, Gemmill-Herren; Brad, G. Howlett; Vera, L. Imperatriz-Fonseca; Steven, D. Johnson; Anikó, Kovács-Hostyánszki; Yong, Jung Kwon; H. Michael, G. Lattorff; Thingreipi, Lungharwo; Coleen, L. Seymour; Adam, J. Vanbergen; Simon, G. Potts (Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2021)
    Pollinator decline has attracted global attention and substantial efforts are underway to respond through national pollinator strategies and action plans. These policy responses require clarity on what is driving pollinator ...
  • Calibration of the SPEARpesticides bioindicator for cost-efective pesticide monitoring in East African streams 
    Akbar, A. Ganatra; Faith, Jebiwot Kandie; Ulrike, Fillinger; Francis, McOdimba; Baldwyn, Torto; Werner, Brack; Matthias, Liess; Henner, Hollert; Jeremias, M. Becker (Springer, 2021)
    Background: Pesticides are washed from agricultural felds into adjacent streams, where even short-term exposure causes long-term ecological damage. Detecting pesticide pollution in streams thus requires the expensive monitor ...
  • Affordable Processing of Edible Orthopterans Provides a Highly Nutritive Source of Food Ingredients 
    Forkwa, Tengweh Fombong; John, Kinyuru; Jeremiah, Ng’ang’a; Monica, Ayieko; Chrysantus, Mbi Tanga; Jozef, Vanden Broeck; Mik, Van Der Borght (MDPI Foods, 2021)
    Edible orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets, and locusts) are major delicacies, especially across sub-Saharan Africa. Their promotion as food ingredients is increasingly gaining momentum.This study evaluates the nutritional ...
  • Low-cost technology for recycling agro-industrial waste intonutrient-rich organic fertilizer using black soldier fly 
    Beesigamukama,Dennis.; Benson, Mochoge.; Nicholas K, Korir.; Komi K.M, Fiaboe.; Dorothy, Nakimbugwe.; Fathiya M, Khamis.; Sevgan, Subramanian.; Musyoka M, Wangu.; Thomas, Dubois.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Chrysantus M, Tanga. (Elsevier, 2021)
    Efforts to recycle organic waste using black soldier fly (BSF) larvae into high-quality alternative proteiningredients in animal feeds and organic fertilizers have gained momentum worldwide. However, thereis limited ...
  • Black Soldier Fly-Composted Organic Fertilizer Enhances Growth, Yield, and Nutrient Quality of Three Key Vegetable Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Abel O, Anyega; Nicholas K, Korir; Dennis, Beesigamukama; Ghemoh J, Changeh; Kiatoko, Nkoba; Sevgan, Subramanian; Joop J. A, van Loon; Marcel, Dicke; Chrysantus M, Tanga (Frontier in plant Science, 2021)
    Worldwide, French beans (Phaseolus vulgarisL.), tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.), andkales (Brassica oleraceaL.var. acephala) are considered economically important foodcrops. There is a rapid decline in their yield due to ...
  • Coexistence of honeybees with distinct mitochondrial haplotypes and hybridised nuclear genomes on the Comoros Islands 
    Louis Allan, Okwaro; Elliud, Muli; Steven, Maina Runo; H. Michael, G. Lattorff (The science of Nature, 2021)
    The honeybee, Apis mellifera, is a globally distributed species that has spread both naturally and by humans across the globe resulting in many natural and secondary contact zones. The geographic isolation of honeybees is ...
  • 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 ...
  • Pollen diversity and protein content indifferentially degraded semi-arid landscapes inKenya 
    Pamela, Ochungo; Ruan, Veldtman; Rahab, Kinyanjui; Elfatih M., Abdel-Rahman; Eliud, Muli; Michael, N. K. Muturi; H. Michael, G. Lattorff; Tobias Landmann (Journal of Apiculture Research, 2021)
    In Africa there is a scarcity of information on how plant species that can provide forage for honey bees vary across dif-ferentially structured landscapes, and what are the implications of such variabilities on colony ...
  • Detection of the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii,in continental sub‑Saharan Africa 
    Charles A. Kwadha; Louis A. Okwaro; Isabella Kleman; Guillermo Rehermann; Santosh Revadi; Shepard Ndlela; Fathiya M. Khamis; Peterson W. Nderitu; Muo Kasina; Momanyi K. George; Grace G. Kithusi; Samira A. Mohamed; H. Michael, G. Lattorff; Paul G. Becher (Journal of Pest science, 2021)
    The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, is an insect pest of soft-skinned fruit, native to Eastern Asia. Since 2008, a world-wide dispersal of D. suzukii is seen, characterized by the establishment of ...
  • Evolutionary Genomics at the Human–Environment Interfacein Africa 
    Hannes, Svardal; Bosco, Rusuwa; Tyler, Linderoth; Anmol, Kiran; Anne, Charmantier; H. Michael, G. Lattorff; Alex, Cagan; Sheila, C Ommeh; Arox, Kamng’ona; Cyprian, Katongo; M Emılia, Santos; Richard, Durbin; Benjamin, Kumwenda; Peter M, Visscher; Sophie von der, Heyden; Participants of SMBE Malawi (Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2020)
    We report on the first meeting of SMBE in Africa. SMBE Malawi was initiated to bring together African and internationalresearchers who use genetics or genomics to study natural systems impacted by human activities. The ...
  • Odour-mediated group organisation and coordination in the termite raiding ant Megaponera analis (Mayr). 
    Yusuf, A.A; Frank, E. T; Fombong, A. T; Pirk, C.W.W; Crewe, R.M; Schmitt, T; Strube-Bloss, M; Gordon, I; Torto, B (Chemical Senses, 2020)
    Visual and olfactory communications are vital for coordinated group hunting in most animals. To hunt for prey, the group-raiding termite specialist ant Megaponera analis, which lacks good vision, must first confirm the ...
  • Characterization of the Kenyan honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut microbiota 
    Tola, Y.H; Waweru, J.W; Hurst, G.D.D; Slippers, B.; Paredes, J. (Microorganisms, 2020)
    Gut microbiota plays important roles in many physiological processes of the host including digestion, protection, detoxification, and development of immune responses. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) has emerged as model for ...
  • Decision support system for fitting and mapping nonlinear functions with application to insect pest management in the biological control context. 
    Guimapi, R.A.; Mohamed, S. A.; Biber-Freudenberger, L.; Mwangi, W.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Borgemeister, C.; Tonnang, H.E.Z (Algorithms, 2020)
    The process of moving from experimental data to modeling and characterizing the dynamics and interactions in natural processes is a challenging task. This paper proposes an interactive platform for fitting data derived ...
  • Repellence and fumigant toxicity of essential oils of Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum kilimandscharicum on Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). 
    Essoung, F. R. E.; Tadjong, A. T.; Chhabra, S. C.; Mohamed, S. A.; Hassanali, A. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)
    Tuta absoluta Meyrick originates in South America and is now one of the most important insect pests of Solanaceae in different parts of the world, including Africa. Its control has relied primarily on chemical insecticides, ...
  • Tissue Specificity in Social Context-DependentlysozymeExpression in Bumblebees 
    H. Michael, G. Lattorff (MDPI Antibiotics, 2020)
    Group living at high densities may result in the enhanced transmission of pathogens.Social insects are obligate group-living species, which often also exhibit high relatedness and frequentsocial interactions amongst ...
  • The relative contributions of host density and genetic diversity on prevalence of a multi-host parasite in bumblebees 
    Susann, Parsche; H. Michael, G. Lattorff (Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2018)
    The role of population and demographic factors in influencing the transmission and establishment parasites infect-ing multiple hosts is poorly understood. We assessed the effects of these factors on parasite prevalence in ...
  • Unity in defence: honeybee workers exhibit conserved molecular responses to diverse pathogens 
    Vincent, Doublet; Yvonne, Poeschl; Andreas, Gogol-Döring; Cédric, Alaux; Desiderato, Annoscia; Christian, Aurori; Seth, M. Barribeau; Oscar, C. Bedoya-Reina; Mark, J. F. Brown; James, C. Bull; Michelle, L. Flenniken; David, A. Galbraith; Elke, Genersch; Sebastian, Gisder; Ivo, Grosse; Holly, L. Holt; Dan, Hultmark; H. Michael, G. Lattorff; Yves, Le Conte; Fabio, Manfredini; Dino, P. McMahon; Robin, F. A. Moritz; Francesco, Nazzi; Elina, L. Niño; Katja Nowick; Ronald, P. van Rij; Robert, J. Paxton; Christina, M. Grozinger (BMC Genomic, 2017)
    Background: Organisms typically face infection by diverse pathogens, and hosts are thought to have developed specific responses to each type of pathogen they encounter. The advent of transcriptomics now makes it possible ...
  • Erratum to: Unity in defence: honeybee workers exhibit conserved molecular responses to diverse pathogens 
    Vincent, Doublet; Yvonne, Poesch; Andreas, Gogol-Döring; Cédric, Alaux; Desiderato, Annoscia; Christian, Auror; Seth, M. Barribeau; Oscar, C. Bedoya-Reina; Mark, J. F. Brown; James, C. Bull; Michelle, L. Flenniken; David, A. Galbraith; Elke, Genersch; Sebastian, Gisder; Ivo, Grosse; Holly, L. Holt; Dan, Hultmark; H. Michael, G. Lattorff; Yves, Le Conte; Fabio, Manfredini; Robin, F. A. Moritz; Francesco, Nazzi; Dino, P. McMahon; Elina, L. Niño; Katja, Nowick; Ronald, P. van Rij; Robert, J. Paxton; Christina, M. Grozinger (BMC Genomic, 2017)
    Background: Organisms typically face infection by diverse pathogens, and hosts are thought to have developed specific responses to each type of pathogen they encounter. The advent of transcriptomics now makes it possible ...

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