Journal Articles: 2023

2023

Nanjala, R., Nyasimi, F., Masiga, D., & Kibet, C. K. (2023). A mentorship and incubation program using project-based learning to build a professional bioinformatics pipeline in Kenya. PLOS Computational Biology, 19(3), e1010904. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010904

Ndungu, N., Vereecken, N. J., Gerard, M., Kariuki, S., Kati, L. K., Youbissi, A., Nassong, S., Hundt, B., Jaramillo, J., & Nkoba, K. (2023). Can the shape of the wing help in the identification of African stingless bee species? (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini): Wing geometric morphometrics: a tool for african stingless bee taxonomy. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 43(2), 749–759. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-00980-1

Chepkemoi, J., Fening, K. O., Ambele, F. C., Munywoki, J., & Akutse, K. S. (2023). Direct and indirect infection effects of four potent fungal isolates on the survival and performance of fall armyworm larval parasitoid Cotesia icipe. Sustainability, 15(4), 3250. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043250

Mulungu, K., & Kilimani, N. (2023). Does forest access reduce reliance on costly shock-coping strategies? Evidence from Malawi. Ecological Economics, 209, 107827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107827

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