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Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae against the Greater Pumpkin Fly Dacus bivitattus

Thomas, Dubois; Onsongo Susan K; Omuse Evanson,; Joseph A., Odhiambo; Akutse Komivi S; Samira, Abuelgasim Mohamed (MDPI-Sustainability, 2023)

The greater pumpkin flyDacus bivittatus(Bigot) is a fruit fly indigenous to Africa, whichcauses extensive damage to Cucurbitaceae. To control this pest, farmers rely on synthetic chemi-cals, often organophosphates, which ...
Economic, Health, and Environmental burden of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Tomato production in Kenya and Uganda

Chepchirchir Fridah; Muriithi Beatrice, Wambui; Langat Jackson; Shepard Ndlela; Samira, Abuelgasim Mohamed; Fathiya, Khamis (Journal of Economic Entomology,, 2023)

The negative effects of pest infestation on agricultural production cannot be underestimated. There have been several efforts to control these pests, chiefly through the use of synthetic pesticides. However, the continuous ...
Waste to value: Global perspective on the impact of Entomocomposting on Environmental health, Greenhouse gas Mitigation and soil Bioremediation

Beesigamukama, Dennis; Tanga, Chrysantus M; Subramanian, Sevgan; Sunday, Ekesi; Segenet, Kelemu (Science of the Total Environment, 2023)

The innovative use of insects to recycle low-value organic waste into value-added products such as food, feed and other products with a low ecological footprint has attracted rapid attention globally. The insect frass (a ...
Computational Biogeographic Distribution of the Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) Moth in Eastern Africa

Elfatih M., Abdel-Rahman; Kimathi, Emily; Mudereri, Bester Tawona; Tonnang, Henri E.Z.; Mongare, Raphael; Saliou, Niassy; Subramanian, Sevgan (Heliyon, 2023)

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith, has caused massive maize losses since its attack on the African continent in 2016, particularly in east Africa. In this study, we predicted the spatial distribution ...
Metabolomic Analysis of Trypanosoma Congolense and Leishmania Mexicana Treated with Selected Antiparasitic Drugs and in Silico Modelling of Potential Drug Targets

Ondari, Laurah Nyasita (Pwani University, 2022)

Animal African Trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a devastating parasitic disease caused by a variety of haemoflagellate extracellular protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma. It is endemic in 37 of the 55 countries in Africa and is ...
Mapping, intensities and future prediction of land use/land cover dynamics using google earth engine and CA- artificial neural network model

Maysoon, A. A. Osman; Elfatih, M. Abdel-Rahman; Joshua, Orungo Onono; Lydia, A. Olaka; Muna, M. Elhag; Marian, Adan; Tonnang, Henri E. Z. (PLOS ONE, 2023)

Mapping of land use/ land cover (LULC) dynamics has gained significant attention in the past decades. This is due to the role played by LULC change in assessing climate, various ecosystem functions, natural resource ...
Companion Crops alter Olfactory Responses of the Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and its Larval Endoparasitoid (Cotesia icipe)

Emmanuel, Peter; Amanuel, Tamiru; Subramanian, Sevgan; Thomas, Dubois; Segenet, Kelemu; Kerstin, Kruger; Baldwyn, Torto; Abdullahi, Yusuf (Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2023)

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a devastating invasive pest and a threat to food security in Africa, with yield losses of 20–50%. Recent studies highlighted the importance of cereal crops such as maize ...
Biocontrol-based strategies for improving soil health and managing plant-parasitic nematodes in coffee production

Kanan, K. Saikai; Celestine, Oduori; Evans, Situma; Simon, Njoroge; Ruth, Murunde; John, W. Kimenju; Douglas, W. Miano; Solveig, Haukeland; Danny, Coyne (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023)

Coffee is an important commodity for Kenya, where production is steadily declining, despite a global rise in demand. Of the various constraints affecting production, plant-parasitic nematodes are a significant, but often ...
Aroma characterization and consumer acceptance of four cookie products enriched with insect (Ruspolia differens) meal

Ochieng, Brian O.; Anyango, Joseph O.; Nduko, John M.; Mudalungu, Cynthia M.; Cheseto, Xavier; Tanga, Chrysantus M. (Scientific Reports, 2023)

This research aims to advance knowledge on the impact of four processing methods on volatile compounds from insect-based baked products (cookies) to provide insights on consumer acceptance. Samples were exposed to double ...
Nutritional characteristics, microbial loads and consumer acceptability of cookies enriched with insect (Ruspolia differens) meal

Ochieng, Brian O.; Anyango, Joseph O.; Khamis, Fathiya M.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Egonyu, James Peter.; Subramanian, Sevgan.; Nduko, John M.; Nakimbugwe, Dorothy.; Cheseto, Xavier.; Tanga, Chrysantus M. (LWT, 2023)

Utilization of Ruspolia differens Serville as functional food ingredient is rapidly gaining popularity. This study evaluated the nutrient quality, microbial safety and consumers’ acceptability of cereal-based cookies ...
Push-pull technology enhances resilience to climate change and prevents land degradation: Perceptions of adopters in western Kenya

Pierre, Celestin Ndayisaba; Shem, Kuyah; Midega, Charles Aura Odhiambo; Mwangi, Peter Njoroge; Khan, Zeyaur Rahman (Farming System, 2023)

Climate change and land degradation adversely affect food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Smallholder farmers are the most affected. Therefore, it is imperative to identify technologies that boost resilience to climate ...
Data to understand the biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain in Africa

Mwelwa, Susan; Donald, Chungu; Frank, Tailoka; Beesigamukama, Dennis; Chrysantus, M. Tanga (Data in Brief, 2023)

Data on the biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain collected along a 60km pollution gradient is presented here. These datasets consists of concentrations of eight heavy metals ...
Long-term mammal herbivory on arthropod assemblages at Kruger National Park, South Africa

Ludzula, Mukwevho; Tatenda, Dalu; Frank, Chidawanyika (PLOS ONE, 2023)

Protected savannas are essential reserves for biological diversity, including endangered arthropod species, however, extreme grazing by mammals has cascading impacts on the communities and disrupts the functioning of these ...
Beneficial sterols in selected edible insects and their associated antibacterial activities

Cynthia, Muhavi Mudalungu; Hosea Oginda, Mokaya; Chrysantus, Mbi Tanga (Scientific Reports, 2023)

Edible insects are increasingly gaining popularity as research reveals multiple benefits. However, the rediscovery of natural products from insects as medicinal agents has received limited attention. This study aimed at ...
Evolution of fungal and non-fungal eukaryotic communities in response to thermophilic co-composting of various nitrogen-rich green feedstocks

Felix, Matheri; Anne, Kelly; Maina, Mwangi; Edward, Karanja; Noah, Adamtey; Kennedy, Wanjau; Edwin, Mwangi; Chrysantus, Mbi Tanga; David, Bautze; Steven, Runo (PLOS ONE, 2023)

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Insect diversity is a good indicator of biodiversity status in Africa

Tobias, Landmann; Michael, Schmitt; Burak, Ekim; Jandouwe, Villinger; Faith, Ashiono; Jan, C. Habel; Tonnang, Henri E. Z. (Communications Earth & Environment volume, 2023)

Reliable metrics to monitor human impacts on biodiversity are essential for informing conservation policy. As insects are indicators of global change, whose declines profoundly affect ecosystems, insect diversity may predict ...
Occurrence and distribution of Nosema ceranae in honey bee colonies in the Comoros Islands

Amos, Kipkoech; Okwaro, Louis Allan; Elliud, Muli; Lattorff, H. Michael G. (Journal of Apicultural Research, 2023)

Nosemosis is a parasitic disease caused by microsporidian pathogens of the genus Nosema infecting both the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the Asian honey bee Apis cerana. The disease may adversely affect bee colonies ...
Nutritional profile of a novel artificial diet and the effect of photoperiod on the fitness parameters of reared Ruspolia differens

Forkwa, Fombong; Tanga, C; Ng’ang’a, J; Vanden, Broeck, J (Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2023)

The tettigoniid, Ruspolia differens, is a widely consumed grasshopper across Sub Sahara Africa (SSA), mainly where periodic large swarms occur during the rainy months. The present wild harvesting of this grasshopper species ...
A randomized, double-blind placebo-control study assessing the protective efficacy of an odour-based ‘push–pull’ malaria vector control strategy in reducing human-vector contact

Ulrike, Fillinger; Adrian, Denz; Margaret, M. Njoroge; Mohamed, M. Tambwe; Willem, Takken; Joop J., A. van Loon; Sarah, J. Moore; Adam, Saddler; Nakul, Chitnis; Hiscox, Alexandra (Scientific Report, 2023)

Novel malaria vector control strategies targeting the odour-orientation of mosquitoes during host-seeking, such as ‘attract-and-kill’ or ‘push-and-pull’, have been suggested as complementary tools to indoor residual spraying ...
Invasion risk by fruit trees mealybug Rastrococcus invadens (Williams) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) under climate warming

Abdelmutalab, G. A. Azrag; Samira Abuelgasim, Mohamed Mohamed; Shepard, Ndlela; Sunday, Ekesi (Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023)

The mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens (Williams) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) is a destructive and important insect pest of fruit trees in Africa and Asia, especially the mango. Females and nymphs feed on plant leaves ...

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