Crickets are drawing interest as sustainable source of protein for food and feed worldwide. However, there is little information on microbial quality of edible crickets thus the need for a profound insight into their ...

Amaranths are African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) that are gaining popularity in several countries around the world due to their nutritional, medicinal and economic values. Insect pests are however a major challenge to ...

Citrus is a major source of income in Kenya for both large and small scale farmers. However, citrus productivity has been declining over the years mainly due to pests and diseases, particularly the African Citrus Trioza ...

Infestation by insect pests and infection of disease causing pathogens are among the major biotic constraints hindering production, profitability and contribution of citrus to economic development. The African citrus triozid ...

Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) is a major pest of maize in East Africa. Its indigenous natural enemies are unable to regulate its densities to a level acceptable to farmers. Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), ...

Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a major pest and a threat to cultivated poaceous plants in many pa1ts of Africa. The adverse ecological and environmental effects as well as the cost of chemical ...

Tsetse flies use olfaction in search for food, mates and larviposition sites. Olfactory proteins [(odorant binding proteins (OBPs), pheromone binding proteins (PBPs), chemosensory protein (CSPs), odorant degrading enzymes ...

Neem tree (Azadirachta indica A. Juss ) is a multipurpose tree widely planted in Sudan. Recently the tree has been singled as a high priority species for natural pesticide this gives it an economic importance. Fresh seeds ...

Feeding bioassays with cellulose acetate discs impregnated with the hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of the leaf-whorls of field grown plants of sorghum cultivars IS 18363 (susceptible) and IS 2205 {LdSistant) ...

Honey bees are important insects that have benefited mankind for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years. They have also provided an important balance in the environment allowing many plant species to ...