Journal Articles: 2023

2023

Gno-Solim Ela, N., Olago, D., Akinyi, A. D., & Tonnang, H. E. Z. (2023). Assessment of the effects of climate change on the occurrence of tomato invasive insect pests in Uganda. Heliyon, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13702

Nyang’au, M. N., Akutse, K. S., Fathiya, K., Charimbu, M. K., & Haukeland, S. (2023). Biodiversity and efficacy of fungal isolates associated with Kenyan populations of potato cyst nematode (Globodera spp.).Biological Control, 186, 105328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105328

Nemaungwe, T. M., van Dalen, E., Waniwa, E. O., Makaya, P. V, Chikowore, G., & Chidawanyika, F. (2023). Biogeography of the theileriosis vector, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus under current and future climate scenarios of Zimbabwe. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 90, 67–82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-023-00796-1

Mwelwa, S., Chungu, D., Tailoka, F., Beesigamukama, D., & Tanga, C. (2023). Biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain in Africa. Science of the Total Environment, 881, 163150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163150

Omoga, D. C. A., Tchouassi, D. P., Venter, M., Ogola, E. O., Langat, S., Getugi, C., Eibner, G., Kopp, A., Slothouwer, I., Torto, B., Junglen, S., & Sang, R. (2023). Characterization of a novel orbivirus from cattle reveals active circulation of a previously unknown and pathogenic orbivirus in ruminants in Kenya. MSphere, 8(2), e00488-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00488-22

Elson, L., Matharu, A. K., Riithi, N., Ouma, P., Mutebi, F., Feldmeier, H., Krücken, J., & Fillinger, U. (2023). Characterization of tungiasis infection and morbidity using thermography in Kenya revealed higher disease burden during COVID-19 school closures. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 12(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01080-5

Torto, B., & Tchouassi, D. P. (2024). Chemical ecology and management of dengue vectors. Annual Review of Entomology, 69(1). https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-020123-015755

Khamis, F. M. (2023). Combating the unseen enemy of yam. In Nature Food (Vol. 4, Issue 2, p. 141). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00709-w

Matheri, F., Kambura, A. K., Mwangi, M., Ongeso, N., Karanja, E., Adamtey, N., Mwangi, E. K., Mwangi, E., Tanga, C., Musyoka, M. W., & Runo, S. (2023). Composition, structure, and functional shifts of prokaryotic communities in response to co-composting of various nitrogenous green feedstocks. BMC Microbiology, 23(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-02798-w

Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Kimathi, E., Mudereri, B. T., Tonnang, H. E. Z., Mongare, R., Niassy, S., & Subramanian,S. (2023). Computational biogeographic distribution of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JESmith) moth in eastern Africa. Heliyon, 9(6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16144

Mbande, A., Mutamiswa, R., Nyamukondiwa, C., & Chidawanyika, F. (2023). Contrasting effects of acute heat shock on physiological and ecological performance of the fall armyworm. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13310

Mulungu, K. (2023). Contribution of non-timber forest products to national employment following weather shocks: evidence from 24 countries. Applied Economics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2023.2174495

Mwelwa, S., Chungu, D., Tailoka, F., Beesigamukama, D., & Tanga, C. M. (2023). Data to understand the biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain in Africa. Data in Brief,49, 109434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109434

Otieno, S. J., Ritho, C. N., Nzuma, J. M., & Muriithi, B. W. (2023). Determinants of adoption and dis-adoption of integrated pest management practices in the suppression of mango fruit fly infestation: Evidence from Embu county, Kenya. Sustainability, 15(3), 1891. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15031891

Omoga, D. C. A., Tchouassi, D. P., Venter, M., Ogola, E. O., Rotich, G., Muthoni, J. N., Ondifu, D. O., Torto, B., Junglen, S., & Sang, R. (2023). Divergent Hantavirus in Somali shrews (Crocidura somalica) in the semi-arid North Rift, Kenya. Pathogens, 12(5), 685. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050685