The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an invasive agricultural pest, has significantly impacted crop yields across Africa. This study investigated the relationship between ...

Desertlocust(Schistocercagregaria)infestationscausesignificantdamagetocropsandpastureland,impedingfoodsecurityandlivelihoodsglobally.Inrecentyears,someEastAfricancountrieshavesufferedseveredesertlocustoutbreaks,causingsi ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gonimbrasia belina, known as the mopane worm, is a large edible caterpillar in tropical and subtropical regions. However, little is known about the bioecology of this species as influenced by its host trees. This study ...

Background: Tick-borne pathogen (TBP) surveillance studies often use whole-tick homogenates when inferring tick-pathogen associations. However, localized TBP infections within tick tissues (saliva, hemolymph, salivary ...

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. ...

Background Malaria is one of the most devastating tropical diseases, resulting in loss of lives each year, especially in children under the age of 5 years. Malaria burden, related deaths and stall in the progress against ...

Vector-borne diseases, like those transmitted by tsetse flies, pose a significant global public health threat.Reducing vector populations is a promising strategy for disease control, especially in the case of tsetsetransmitted ...