Journal Articles

Mokaya, H. O., Nkoba, K., Ndunda, R. M., & Vereecken, N. J. (2022). Characterization of honeys produced by sympatric species of Afrotropical stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Meliponini). Food Chemistry, 366, 130597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130597

Ashraf, H.J., Ramos, Aguila, L.C., Akutse, K.S., Ilyas, M., Abbasi, A., Li X. & Wang L. (2022) Comparative microbiome analysis of Diaphorina citri and its associated parasitoids Tamarixia radiata and Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis reveals Wolbachia as a dominant endosymbiont. Environmental Microbiology 24 (3), 1638 – 1652. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15948 

Tchouassi, D. P., Villinger, J., & Morrison, A. (2022). Editorial overview: Vectors and medical and veterinary entomology: Aedes-borne viral disease transmission: vector dynamics, plasticity and prospects for control. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 54, 100989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100989

Urio, N. H., Pinda, P. G., Ngonzi, A. J., Muyaga, L. L., Msugupakulya, B. J., Finda, M., Matanila, G. S., Mponzi, W., Ngowo, H. S., Kahamba, N. F., Nkya, T. E., & Okumu, F. O. (2022). Effects of agricultural pesticides on the susceptibility and fitness of malaria vectors in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), 213. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05318-3

Paradza, V. M., Khamis, F. M., Yusuf, A. A., Subramanian, S., & Akutse, K. S. (2022). Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae and (E)–2–hexenal combination using autodissemination technology for the management of the adult greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Frontiers in Insect Science, 2, 32. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2022.991336

Miano, R. N., Ayelo, P. M., Musau, R., Hassanali, A., & Mohamed, S. A. (2022). Electroantennogram and machine learning reveal a volatile blend mediating avoidance behavior by Tuta absoluta females to a wild tomato plant. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 8965. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13125-0

Cheruiyot D., Chidawanyika F., Midega C.A.O., Pittchar J.O., Pickett J.A., & Khan Z.R. (2022). Field evaluation of a new third generation push-pull technology for control of striga weed, stemborers, and Fall armyworm in western Kenya. Experimental Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479721000260 

Ochungo P., Veldtman R., Abdel-Rahman E.M., Muli E., Ng'ang'a J., Tonnang H. E. Z., & Landmann T. (2022). Fragmented landscapes affect honey bee colony strength at diverse spatial scales in agroecological landscapes in Kenya. Ecological Applications, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2483

Ajene, I. J., Khamis, F. M., van Asch, B., Pietersen, G., Seid, N., Wairimu, A. W., Ombura, F. L., Akutse, K. S., Sétamou, M., Subramanian, S., Mohammed, S., & Ekesi, S. (2022). Genetic diversity of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) unravels phylogeographic structure and invasion history of eastern African populations. Ecology and Evolution, 12(7), e9090. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9090

Ndotono, E. W., Khamis, F. M., Bargul, J. L., & Tanga, C. M. (2022). Gut microbiota shift in layer pullets fed on black soldier fly larvae-based feeds towards enhancing healthy gut microbial community. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16714. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20736-0

Sambo, M.S., Ndlela, S., du Plessis, H., Obala, F., & Mohamed, S.A. (2022). Identification, microhabitat and ecological niche prediction of two promising native parasitoids of Tuta absoluta in Kenya. Insects, 13, 496. 496. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13060496

Altuntaş, H., Gwokyalya, R., & Bayram, N. (2022). Immunotoxic effects of force-fed ethephon on model organism Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 45(4), 1761–1768. https://doi.org/10.1080/01480545.2021.1873358

Chailleux, A., Chepkemoi, J., Haran, J. M., Benoit, L., Copeland, R., & Deletre, E. (2022). Impact of net houses on the natural regulation of the populations of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), two major tomato pests in Kenya. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 42, 1893–1902. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-021-00719-w

Ndlela S., Niassy S. and Mohamed S.A. (2022). Important alien and potential native invasive insect pests of key fruit trees in sub-Saharan Africa: advances in sustainable pre-and post-harvest management approaches. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 3:7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-022-00074-x

Lengai, G. M. W., Muthomi, J. W., Mbega, E. R., & Cheseto, X. (2022). In vitro and field evaluation of selected spices as botanical fungicide for management of Phytophthora infestans, causative agent for late blight in tomato. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 55(19), 2177–2199. https://doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2022.2156029