Journal Articles

Gachihi, A., Tanga, C., Nyambaka, H., & Kimiywe, J. (2023). Effect of processing methods on nutrient and anti-nutrient composition of grasshopper and termites. Cyta-Journal of Food, 21(1), 745–750. https://doi.org/10.1080/19476337.2023.2281984

Kisaakye, J., Fourie, H., Coyne, D., Cortada, L., Khamis, F. M., Subramanian, S., Masinde, S., & Haukeland, S. (2023). Endophytic fungi improve management of the burrowing nematode in banana (Musa spp.) through enhanced expression of defence-related genes. Nematology, 25(4), 427-442. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685411-bja10229

Mugonza, J., Egonyu, J. P., & Otim, M. H. (2023). Farmers’ knowledge, control methods, and challenges of managing bean leaf beetles (Ootheca spp.) in Uganda. Sustainability, 15(6), 5229. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065229

Makori, T. O., Bargul, J. L., Lambisia, A. W., Mwanga, M. J., Murunga, N., de Laurent, Z. R., Lewa, C. S., Mutunga, M., Kellam, P., Cotten, M., Nokes, D. J., Phan, M., & Agoti, C. N. (2023). Genomic epidemiology of the rotavirus G2P[4] strains in coastal Kenya pre- and post-rotavirus vaccine introduction, 2012–8. Virus Evolution, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ve/vead025

Ramos Aguila, L. C., Li, X., Akutse, K. S., Bamisile, B. S., Sánchez Moreano, J. P., Lie, Z., & Liu, J. (2023). Host–parasitoid phenology, distribution, and biological control under climate change. Life, 13(12), 2290. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13122290

Li, X., Zhang, B., Zou, J., Li, Q., Liu, J., Cai, S., Akutse, K. S., You, M., & Lin, S. (2023). Immune responses and transcriptomic analysis of Nilaparvata lugens against Metarhizium anisopliae YTTR mediated by rice ragged stunt virus. Plants, 12(2), 345. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12020345

Maingi, F. M., Akutse, K. S., Ajene, I. J., Omolo, K. M., & Khamis, F. M. (2023). Immunological responses and gut microbial shifts in Phthorimaea absoluta exposed to Metarhizium anisopliae isolates under different temperature regimes. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1258662. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1258662

Ouya, F. O., Murage, A. W., Pittchar, J. O., Chidawanyika, F., Pickett, J. A., & Khan, Z. R. (2023). Impacts of climate-resilient push–pull technology on farmers’ income in selected counties in Kenya and Tanzania: propensity score matching approach. Agriculture and Food Security, 12(1), 15.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-023-00418-4

Landmann, T., Schmitt, M., Ekim, B., Villinger, J., Ashiono, F., Habel, J. C., & Tonnang, H. E. Z. (2023). Insect diversity is a good indicator of biodiversity status in Africa. Communications Earth and Environment,4(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00896-1

Waithaka, N. A., Kasina, M., Samita, N. E., Guantai, M. M., Omuse, E. R., Toukem, N. K., Lattorff, H. M. G., Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Adan, M., Mohamed, S. A., & Dubois, T. (2023). Interactions between integrated pest management, pollinator supplementation, and normalized difference vegetation index in pumpkin, Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae), production. Environmental Entomology, 52(3), 416–425. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvad035

Azrag, A. G. A., Mohamed, S. A., Ndlela, S., & Ekesi, S. (2023). Invasion risk by fruit trees mealybug Rastrococcus invadens (Williams) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) under climate warming. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1182370. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1182370 

Guimapi, R. A., Klingen, I., Tonnang, H. E. Z., & Nana, P. (2023). Linking spatial distribution of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus to climatic variables important for the successful biocontrol by Metarhizium anisopliae in Eastern Africa. Acta Tropica, 238, 106800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106800

Nattoh, G., Onyango, B., Makhulu, E. E., Omoke, D., Ang’ang’o, L. M., Kamau, L., Gesuge, M. M., Ochomo, E., & Herren, J. K. (2023). Microsporidia MB in the primary malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto is avirulent and undergoes maternal and horizontal transmission. Parasites and Vectors, 16(1), 335. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05933-8

Fombong, F., Tanga, C., Ng’ang’a, J., Kinyuru, J., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2023). Nutritional profile of a novel artificial diet and the effect of photoperiod on the fitness parameters of reared Ruspolia differens. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3920/jiff2022.0086

Mama Sambo, S., Ndlela, S., du Plessis, H., Owino, E. A., & Mohamed, S. A. (2023). Potential side effects of the interaction between Phthorimaea absoluta parasitoids: the exotic Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris and the native Bracon nigricans. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-01052-0