Journal Articles

Helbing S., Lattorff H.M.G., Moritz R.F.A. and Buttstedt A. (2017) Comparative analyses of the major royal jelly protein gene cluster in three Apis species with long amplicon sequencing. DNA Research, doi: 10.1093/dnares/dsw1064.

Hondelmann P., Nyasani J.O., Subramanian S. and Meyhöfer R. (2017) Genetic structure and diversity of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis in a French bean agroecosystem of Kenya. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 37, 71–78. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758417000066.

Hussain M., Akutse K. S., Ravindran K., Lin Y., Bamisile B.S., Qasim M., Dash C.K. and Wang L. (2017) Effects of different temperature regimes on survival of Diaphorina citri and its endosymbiotic bacterial communities. Environmental Microbiology, doi:10.1111/1462-2920.13821.

Kahuthia-Gathu R., Nyambo B. and Subramanian S. (2017) Impact of introduced parasitoid Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its parasitoid guild on kale in semi-arid areas in Kenya. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 37, 163–175.

Kaiser L., Dupas S., Branca A., Herniou E., Clarke C.W., Capdevielle Dulac C., Obonyo J., Benoist R., Gauthier J., Calatayud P.-A., Silvain J.-F. and Le Ru B.P. (2017) The Cotesia sesamiae story: Insight into host-range evolution in a Hymenoptera parasitoid and implications for its use in biological control programs. Genetica, doi: 10.1007/s10709-10017-19989-10703.

Kaiser L., Fernandez-Triana J., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Chantre C., Bodet M., Kaoula F., Benoist R., Calatayud P.-A., Dupas S., Herniou E.A., Jeannette R., Obonyo J., Silvain J.F. and Le Ru B. (2017) Systematics and biology of Cotesia typhae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), a potential biological control agent against the noctuid Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides. ZooKeys, https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.@@.13016.

Kaiser L., Ode P., van Nouhuys S., Calatayud P.-A., Colazza S., Cortesero A.-M., Thiel A. and Van Baaren J. (2017) The plant as a habitat for entomophagous insects. Advances in Botanical Research 81, 179–223.

Kankonda O.M., Akaibe B.D., Musyoka B., Bruce Y.A. and Le Ru B. P. (2017) Disturbance of the rainforest has the potential to enhance egg parasitism of lepidopteran noctuid stemborers in Kisangani, DR Congo. African Journal of Ecology (EA Wildlife Society) 55, 328–341. doi: 310.1111/aje.12357.

Kankonda O.M., Akaibe B.D., Ong’amo G.O. and Le Ru B.P. (2017) Diversity of lepidopteran stemborers and their parasitoids on maize and wild hosts in the rain forest of Kisangani, DR Congo. Phytoparasitica, doi: 10.1007/s12600-12017-10561-12606.

Karuri H.W., Olago D., Neilson R., Mararo E. and Villinger J. (2017) A survey of root knot nematodes and resistance to Meloidogyne incognita in sweet potato varieties from Kenyan fields. Crop Protection 92, 114–121.

Kassie M., Marenya P., Tessema Y., Jaleta M., Zeng D., Erenstein O. and Rahut D. (2017) Measuring farm and market level economic impacts of improved maize production technologies in Ethiopia: Evidence from panel data. Journal of Agricultural Economics, doi: 10.1111/1477- 9552.12221.

Khamis F.M., Rwomushana I., Ombura L.O., Cook G., Mohamed S.A., Tanga C.M., Nderitu P.W., Borgemeister C., Setamou M., Grout T.G. and Ekesi S. (2017) DNA barcode reference library for the African citrus triozid, Trioza erytreae: Vector of citrus greening in Africa. Journal of Economic Entomology, doi: 10.1093/jee/tox1283.

Kiatoko N., Raina S.K. and Langevelde F. (2016) A vertical compartmented hive design for reducing post-harvest colony losses in three Afrotropical stingless bee species (Apidae: Meliponinae). International Journal of Development Research 06, 9026–9034.

Kiatoko N., Raina S.K. and Langevelde F. (2017) Impact of habitat degradation on species diversity and nest abundance of five Afrotropical stingless bee species in a tropical rainforest of Kenya. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 37, 189–197.

Kihika R., Murungi L.K., Coyne D., Ng'ang'a M., Hassanali A., Teal P.E.A. and Torto B. (2017) Parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita interactions with different Capsicum annum cultivars reveal the chemical constituents modulating root herbivory. Scientific Reports 7, 2903. doi:2910.1038/s41598-41017-02379-41598.