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Effects of two cultivated Brassica spp. on the development and performance of Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in Kenya.

Kahuthia-Gathu, R.; Othim, S.T.O. (Oxford University Press, 2019)

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L., is the most destructive pest affecting vegetable production in Kenya and around the world. Parasitoids have shown promising results in lowering the pest populations and ...
Diversity of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda and their gut bacterial community in Kenya.

Gichuhi, J.; Subramanian, S.; Khamis, F. M.; van den Berg, J.; du Plessis, H.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Herren, J. (bioRxiv, 2019)

The invasive fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is a polyphagous pest that causes widespread damage particularly to maize and sorghum in Africa. The microbiome associated with S. frugiperda could play ...
Unexpected diversity of Wolbachia associated with Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa.

Gichuhi, J.; Khamis, F. M.; Van den Berg, J.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Herren, J. K. (MDPI, 2019)

Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is an important pest of fruit-bearing plants in many countries worldwide. In Africa, this pest has spread rapidly and has become widely established since the first invasion report in 2003. ...
Prevalence, intensity and risk factors of tungiasis in Kilifi County, Kenya II: Results from a school-based observational study.

Elson, L.; Wiese, S.; Feldmeier, H.; Fillinger, U. (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019)

Introduction Awareness of the public health importance of tungiasis has been growing in East Africa in recent years, but data on epidemiological characteristics necessary for the planning and implementation of control ...
Efficacy of a mixture of neem seed oil (Azadirachta indica) and coconut oil (Cocos nucifera) for topical treatment of tungiasis.

Elson, L.; Randu, K.; Feldmeie, H.; Fillinger, U. (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019)

Background Tungiasis is a neglected tropical skin disease caused by the female sand flea (Tunga penetrans), which burrows into the skin causing intense pain, itching and debilitation. People in endemic countries do not ...
The invasion of the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea, along the river Nile in Sudan.

El-Niweiri, M.A.A.; Moritz, R.F.A; H. Michael, G. Lattorff (MDPI, 2019)

The spread of the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea, in Sudan along the river Nile in a linear fashion provides a good model for studying the population dynamics and genetic effects of an invasion by a honeybee species. We use ...
Repellent activity of Cymbopogon citratus and Tagetes minuta and their specific volatiles against Megalurothrips sjostedti.

Diabate, S.; Martin, T.; Murungi, L. K.; Fiaboe, K. K. M.; Subramanian, S.; Wesonga, J.; Deletre, E. (Blackwell Verlag GmbH, 2019)

Cowpea is an important source of protein for people in Africa. However, the crop suffers major damage and yield losses due to bean flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Although companion ...
Behavioural response of alate Aphis craccivora Koch (Homoptera: Aphididae) to volatiles from different cowpea cultivars.

Diabate, S.; Deletre, E.; Murungi, L. K.; Fiaboe, K. K. M.; Wesonga, J.; Martin, T. (Wiley Online Library, 2019)

The cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora, is a major insect pest of cowpea in Africa. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) mediate plant–arthropod interactions that could be used in the management of insect pests. In this study, ...
Behavioural responses of bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti) to vegetative and floral volatiles from different cowpea cultivars.

Diabate, S.; Deletre, E.; Murungi, L. K.; Fiaboe, K. K. M.; Subramanian, S.; Wesonga, J.; Martin, T. (Springer, 2019)

Bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti) is a key pest of cowpea (Vigna unguicalata) in Africa. To better understand the interaction of M. sjostedti to cowpea cultivars to improve management efforts, we investigated ...
Effect of crop diversification and mulching on termite damage to maize in western Ethiopia.

Demissie, G.; Mendesil, E.; Diro, D.; Tefera, T. (Elsevier, 2019)

Termites are major biotic factors that contribute to crop damage and yield losses to maize (Zea mays L.) in western Ethiopia. This study evaluated mulching maize stover, intercropping maize with soybean (Glycine max (L.) ...
First report of Meloidogyne hapla and M. javanica coinfection on Parthenium hysterophorus in Kenya.

Chitambo, O.; Haukeland, S.; Fiaboe, K. K. M; Grundler, F. M.W. (APS, 2019)

Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) is an annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous noxious weed native to North and South America. Parthenium has spread in Kenya and has become a menace to agriculture. Stunted and ...
Description of Eniacomorpha hermetiae Delvare sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Chalcididae) a pupal parasitoid of Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), and a potential threat to mass production of the fly as a feed supplement for domestic animals.

Delvare, G.; Copeland, R. S.; Tanga, C. M. (Zootaxa, 2019)

Eniacomorpha hermetiae Delvare sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae, Dirhininae), reared from pupae of black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), is described and illustrated from ...
Different ways to cut a cake: Comparing expert-based and statistical typologies to target sustainable intensification technologies, A case-study in southern Ethiopia.

Berre, D.; Baudron, F.; Kassie, M.; Craufurd, P.; Lopez-Ridaura, S. (Cambridge University Press, 2019)

Understanding farm diversity is essential to delineate recommendation domains for new technologies, but diversity is a subjective concept, and can be described differently depending on the way it is perceived. Historically, ...
Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in foliar-treated Citrus limon plants acting as a growth suppressor to three successive generations of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae).

Bamisile, B. S.; Dash, C. K.; Akutse, K. S.; Qasim, M.; Ramos Aguila, L. C.; Wang, F.; Keppanan, R.; Wang, L. (MDPI, 2019)

Entomopathogenic fungi are commonly applied as inundative sprays to protect plants against insect pests. Their artificial establishment as fungal endophytes to provide other benefits to the host plants aside mere protection ...
Lemon Terpenes Influence Behavior of the African Citrus Triozid Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae)

Antwi-Agyakwa, A. K.; Fombong, A. T.; Deletre, E.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Yusuf, A. A.; Pirk, C.; Torto, B. (Springer, 2019)

The African citrus triozid, Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Triozidae) is one of the primary vectors of the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter spp. which causes citrus greening, a disease of global economic importance ...
Ovicidal effects of entomopathogenic fungal isolates on the invasive fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Akutse, K. S.; Kimemia, J. W.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Khamis, F. M.; Ombura, O. I; Subramanian, S. (Blackwell Verlag GmbH, 2019)

Maize is a major staple food for over 300 million people in sub‐Saharan Africa. Sustainable productivity of this primary crop has been recently threatened by Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda invasion. Due to lack ...
First report of field population of Trioza erytreae carrying the huanglongbing-associated pathogen, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, in Ethiopia.

Ajene, I.J; Khamis, F.; Mohamed, S.; Rasowo, B.; Ombura, F.L.; Pietersen, G.; van Asch, B.; Ekesi, Sunday. (APS Pubications, 2019)

African citrus greening is a destructive disease of citrus that has been reported in South Africa since the 1920s. The disease is associated with ‘Candidatus Liberibacter africanus’ (Laf) and is transmitted by Trioza ...
Distribution, degree of damage and risk of spread of Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in Kenya.

Aidoo, O. F.; Tanga, C.; Mohamed, S.; Rasowo, B. A.; Khamis, F.; Rwomushana, I.; Kimani, J.; Agyakwa, A. K.; Salifu, D.; Mamoudou, S.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Borgemeister, C. (Blackwell Verlag GmbH, 2019)

The African citrus triozid (ACT), Trioza erytreae Del Guercio, is a destructive pest particularly on citrus, and vectors, “Candidatus” Liberibacter africanus (CLaf), which is the causal agent of the African citrus greening ...
Characterization of Male-Produced Aggregation Pheromone of the Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Saliou, Niassy.; Amanuel, Tamiru.; James, G. C. Hamilton.; William, D. J. Kirk.; Roland, Mumm.; Cassie, Sims.; Willem, Jan de Kogel.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Nguya, K. Maniania.; Krishnakumari, Bandi.; Fraser, Mitchell.; Sevgan, Subramanian. (springer, 2019)

Aggregation of the bean flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), has been observed on cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. To understand the mechanism underpinning this behavior, we ...
Morphometric and molecular characterisation of Iroko gall bug Phytolyma species (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) from eastern and western Nigeria

Ugwu, J. A.; Ombura, F. L.; Salifu, D.; Khamis, F. M. (Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife & Environment, 2019)

Iroko gall bug, Phytolyma species is a major pest of Milicia excelsa which has hindered the establishment of Milicia plantations in many West African countries. To date, the genus Phytolyma consists of Phytolyma lata (Scot), ...

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