Journal Articles

Gatheru W. J., Khamis F.M., Ombura F.L.O., Nonoh J., Tanga C.M., Maina J., Mohamed S., Subramanian S., Ekesi S. and Fiaboe K.K.M. (2019) Impact of processing methods on microbial load of reared and wild-caught edible crickets (Scapsipedus sp. and Gryllus bimaculatus) in Kenya. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2018.0042.

 Kyalo R., Abdel-Rahman E., Mohamed S., Ekesi S., Borgemeister C. and Landmann T. (2018) Importance of remotely-sensed vegetation variables for predicting the spatial distribution of African citrus triozid (Trioza erytreae) in Kenya. International Journal of Geo-Information 7, 429. doi:410.3390/ijgi7110429.

Baleba S.B.S., Weldon C.W., Masiga D., Torto B. and Getahun M.N. (2019) Larval experience of stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans Linneaus, 1758 (Diptera: Muscidae) does not influence oviposition preference in gravid females. Ecological Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12748.

 Mweke A., Akutse K. S., Ulrichs C., Fiaboe K.K.M., Maniania N.K. and Ekesi S. (2019) Efficacy of aqueous and oil formulations of a specific Metarhizium anisopliae isolate against Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) under field conditions. Journal of Applied Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12705.

Diabate S., Martin T., Murungi L.K., Fiaboe K.K.M., Subramanian S., Wesonga J. and Deletre E. (2019) Repellent activity of Cymbopogon citratus and Tagetes minuta and their specific volatiles against Megalurothrips sjostedti. Journal of Applied Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12651.

Chepkorir E., Tchouassi D.P., Konongoi S.L, Lutomiah J., Tigoi C., Irura Z., Eyase F., Venter M. and Sang R. (2019) Serological evidence of Flavivirus circulation in human populations in Northern Kenya: an assessment of disease risk 2016–2017. Virology Journal 16(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-12019-11176-y.

Gichuhi J., Khamis F.M., Van den Berg J., Ekesi S. and Herren J.K. (2019) Unexpected diversity of Wolbachia associated with Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa. Insects 10, 155.  https://doi.org/110.3390/insects10060155.

) Field and laboratory performance of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Troticidae) on orange and selected vegetables. insects

. Bomolo O., Niassy S., Tanga C.M., Chocha A., Tartibu L., Shutcha M.N., Longanza B., Ekesi S. and Bugeme D. M. (2019) The value chain of the edible caterpillar Elaphrodes lactea Gaede (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) in the Miombo forest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15, 39. 

. Katengeza S. P., Holden S. T. and Fisher M. (2019) Use of integrated soil fertility management technologies in Malawi: Impact of dry spells exposure. Ecological Economics 156, 134–152.

Khamis F.M., Mireji P.O., Ombura F.L.O., Malacrida A.R., Awuoche E.O., Rono M., Mohamed S.A., Tanga C.M. and Ekesi S. (2019) Species-specific transcriptional profiles of the gut and gut microbiome of Ceratitis quilicii and Ceratitis rosa sensu stricto. Scientific Reports 9, 18355. https://doi.org/18310.11038/s41598-18019-54989-z

Lin Y., Ruan H., Akutse K., Lai B., Lin Y., Hou Y. and Zhong F. (2019) Ethylene and benzaldehyde emitted from postharvest tomatoes inhibit Botrytis cinerea via binding to G-protein coupled receptors and transmitting with cAMP-signal pathway of the fungus. Journal of Agrcultural and Food Chemistry 67, 13706–13717. https://doi.org/13710.11021/acs.jafc.13709b05778.

. Ngowi B.V., Tonnang H.EZ., Khamis F., Mwangi E. M., Nyambo B., N. P. N. and Subramanian S. (2019) Seasonal abundance of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and diversity of its parasitoids along altitudinal gradients of the eastern Afromontane. Phytoparasitica 47, 375–391. https://doi.org/310.1007/s12600-12019-00732-12603.

. Nigatu W., Asale A., Massebo F., Yohannes M., Mekuriaw W., Wuletaw Y., Tesfaye F., Nega D., Abera A., Mekasha S. and Yewhalaw D. (2019) Entomological surveillance in the context of malaria elimination in some selected sentiniel sites of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Public Health and Nutrition 3, 72–82.

. Nyang’au P., Muriithi B., Marubu R., Bwire J.O., Onyimbo N. and Irungu J. (2019) Effect of participation in commercial production of medicinal plants through community-based conservation groups on farm income at Kakamega forest, Kenya. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.10542019.11689145.