• 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 ...
• Biochemistry and transcriptomic analyses of Phthorimaea absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) response to insecticides 

  Karanu, Samantha W.; Inusa, J Ajene; Lelmen, Elijah K.; Ong’onge, Maureen A.; Akutse, Komivi S.; Khamis, Fathiya M. (Scientific Reports, 2024)

  Phthorimaea absoluta is an invasive solanaceous plant pest with highly devastating effects on tomato plant. Heavy reliance on insecticide use to tackle the pest has been linked to insecticide resistance selection in P. ...
• Evaluating the mitochondrial genomic diversity, global distribution and niche overlap of two invasive Phthorimaea species 

  Inusa, Jacob Ajene; Heya, Helen; Fathiya, Mbarak Khamis (Heliyon, 2024)

  This study sought to evaluate the genetic diversity of two invasive Phthorimaea species (Phthorimaea operculella Zeller and Phthorimaea absoluta Meyrick), and identify potential niche overlap of both species. The complete ...
• Climate change and plant health: impact, implications and the role of research for mitigation and adaptation 

  Dubois, Thomas; Hadi, Buyung A.R.; Vermeulen, Sonja; Ballantyne, Peter; Ballantyne, Peter; Dobermann, Achim; Fan, Shenggen; Garrett, Karen A.; Ibabao, Xenina (Global Food Security, 2024)

  Climate change is a pressing issue requiring bold innovations using an integrated and systematic approach. As part of the CGIAR Webinar Series for the International Year of Plant health 2020 a webinar took place in 2021 ...
• Long-term push–pull cropping system shifts soil and maize-root microbiome diversity paving way to resilient farming system 

  Abdul, A. Jalloh; Fathiya, Mbarak Khamis; Abdullahi, Ahmed Yusuf; Sevgan, Subramanian; Daniel, Munyao Mutyambai (BMC Microbiology, 2024)

  Background The soil biota consists of a complex assembly of microbial communities and other organisms that vary significantly across farming systems, impacting soil health and plant productivity. Despite its importance, ...
• The Dichotomy of the Journey of Arsenic from the Soil Uptake in Plants and Down into Water: A Review 

  Godfred, Yaw Boanyah (Arsenic Toxicity Remediation, 2024)

  Arsenic is generally toxic to all forms of life, and therefore, its accumulation in the human body serves as one of the major paths in implicating human health. When plants are grown in arsenic-contaminated soils, accumulation ...
• Assessing the impact of climate-resilient maize varieties and their interaction with the stem borer chilo partellus (swinhoe) (lepidoptera: crambidae) in semi-field conditions 

  Bonoukpoè, Mawuko Sokame; Henri E.Z., Tonnang; Paul-André, Calatayud; Thomas, Dubois (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2024)

  Maize (Zea mays) is a critical staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, where millions of people rely on for nutrition and livelihoods. However, the devastating impact of lepidopteran stemborer pests on maize production is a ...
• Pheromonal variation and mating between two mitotypes of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) inAfrica 

  Birhanu, Sisay; Amanuel, Tamiru; Sevgan, Subramanian; Christopher W., Weldon; Fathiya, Khamis; Kristina, Karlsson Green; Peter, Anderson; Baldwyn, Torto (Pheromonal variation and mating between two mitotypes of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) inAfrica, 2024)

  In the Americas, the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) exists in two genetically distinct strains,the corn (C) and rice (R) strains. Despite their names, these strains are not associated with host plant preferences but ...
• Evaluation of pheromone lures, trap designs and placement heights for monitoring the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize fields of Kenya 

  Birhanu, Sisay; Sevgan, Subramanian; Christopher, W. Weldon; Kerstin, Krüger; Tadele, Tefera; Baldwyn, Torto (Crop Protection, 2024)

  The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is a damaging crop pest that has recently invaded and established across Africa from its native tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. To develop an ...
• Community perceptions, acceptability, and the durability of house screening interventions against exposure to malaria vectors in Nyimba district, Zambia 

  Kochelani, Saili; Christiaan, de Jager; Freddie, Masaninga; Brian, Chisanga; Andy, Sinyolo; Japhet, Chiwaula; Jacob, Chirwa; Busiku, Hamainza; Emmanuel, Chanda; Nathan, N. Bakyaita; Clifford, Maina Mutero (BMC Public Health, 2024)

  House screening remains conspicuously absent in national malaria programs despite its recognition by the World Health Organization as a supplementary malaria vector-control intervention. This may be attributed, in part, ...
• Validating Indigenous Farmers’ Practice in the Management of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) in Maize Cropping Systems in Africa 

  Saliou, Niassy; Evanson, Rigan Omuse; John, Emanuel Khang’ati; Ines, Bächinger; David, Mfuti Kupesa; Xavier, Cheseto; Benjamin, W Mbatha; Robert, S. Copeland; Samira, Abuelgasim Mohamed; Mphatso, Gama; Joyce, Mulila Mitti; Yeneneh, T. Belayneh; Nicolas, Delabays; François, LEFORT; Sunday, Ekesi; Sevgan, Subramanian (MDPI-Life, 2024)

  Before the invasion of the fall armyworm (FAW)Spodoptera frugiperdainto Africa, small-holder farmers had been using indigenous practices such as applying fish soup to plants to managestemborer pests. Although farmers have ...
• Comparative transcriptome analysis of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta in response to high and low-temperature treatments 

  Nelson, L. Mwando; Fathiya, M. Khamis; Shepard, Ndlela; Rainer, Meyhöfer; Fidelis, L.O. Ombura; Mark, Wamalwa; Sevgan, Subramanian; Samira, A. Mohamed (Elsevier logo Journals & Books Go to journal home page - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 2024)

  The false codling moth (FCM), Thaumatotibia leucotreta, is a major quarantine pest native to Africa. Physical postharvest phytosanitary measures such as cold and heat treatments are championed to control its spread to new ...
• Gut bacterial community of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is driven by rice varieties 

  Sheng, Lin; Bang, Zhang; Qiang, Li; Xue-wen, Li; Qi-tang, Guo; Wen- le, Chen; Hui-yu, Jiao; Komivi, Senyo Akutse; Xiang-zhen, Zhu (Journal of Applied Entomology, 2024)

  To understand the effect of diet on gut bacteria of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (rice leaf folder, RLF), we compared the composition and diversity of gut bacterial com-munity in C. medinalis larvae collected from three ...

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