Journal Articles

Dim-light vision in jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae): identification of prey and rivals. Journal of Experimental Biology 222

Gichuhi J., Subramanian S., Khamis F. M., van den Berg J., du Plessis H., Ekesi S. and Herren J. (2019) Diversity of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda and their gut bacterial community in Kenya. bioRxiv, 664987. https://doi.org/664910.661101/664987.

Olmi M., Copeland R.S. and van Noort S. (2019) Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea). Zootaxa 4630 (1), 001–619. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/010.11646/zootaxa.14630.11641.11641.

Githiomi C., Muriithi B., Irungu P., Mwungu C., Diiro G., Affognon H., Mburu J. and Ekesi S. (2019) Economic analysis of spillover effects of an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy for suppression of mango fruit fly in Kenya. Food Policy 84, 121–132. https://doi.org/110.1016/j.foodpol.2019.1003.1006.

Othim S.T.O., Ramasamy S., Kahuthia-Gathu R., Dubois T., Ekesi S. and Fiaboe K.K.M. (2019) Effects of host age and density on the performance of Apanteles hemara (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a larval endoparasitoid of Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz1165.

Kahuthia-Gathu R. and Othim S.T.O. (2019) Effects of two cultivated Brassica spp. on the development and performance of Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in Kenya. Journal of Economic Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz1144.

Elson L., Randu K., Feldmeier H. and Fillinger U. (2019) Efficacy of a mixture of neem seed oil (Azadirachta indica) and coconut oil (Cocos nucifera) for topical treatment of tungiasis. A randomized controlled, proof-of-principle study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13, e0007822. https://doi.org/0007810.0001371/journal.pntd.0007822.

Sisay B., Simiyu J., Mendesil E., Likhayo P., Ayalew G., Mohamed S., Subramanian S. and Tefera T. (2019) Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda infestations in East Africa: Assessment of damage and parasitism. Insects 10, 195. https://doi.org/110.3390/insects10070195.

Mahob R.J., Feudjio Thiomela R., Dibog L., Babin R., Fotso Toguem Y.G., Mahot H., Baleba L., Owona Dongo P.A. and Bilong C.F. (2019) Field evaluation of the impact of Sahlbergella singularis Haglund infestations on the productivity of different Theobroma cacao L. genotypes in the Southern Cameroon. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 126, pp. 203–210. https://doi.org/210.1007/s41348-41019-00221-z.

First report of Meloidogyne hapla and M. javanica coinfection on Parthenium hysterophorus in Kenya.

Fouks B., Robb E. and Lattorff H.M.G. (2019) Role of conspecifics and personal experience on behavioral avoidance of contaminated flowers by bumblebees. Current Zoology 65, 447–455. https://doi.org/410.1093/cz/zoy1099.

Friedel A., Lattorff H.M.G., Quezada-Euán J.J.G. and Boff S.V. (2019) Shared reproduction and sex ratio adjustment to clutch size in a socially polymorphic orchid bee. Ethology, https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.12963.

Hardwick K.M., Ojwang A.M.E., Stomeo F., Maina S., Bichang'a G., Calatayud P-A., Filée J., Djikeng A., Miller C., Cepko L., Darby A.C., Le Ru B.P. and Schaack S. (2019) Draft genome of Busseola fusca, the maize stalk borer, a major crop pest in sub-Saharan Africa. Genome Biology and Evolution 11, 2203–2207. https://doi.org/2210.1093/gbe/evz2166. 

Opisa S., Du Plessis H., Akutse K.S., Fiaboe, K.K.M., amd Ekesi S. Horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae between Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) adults and compatibility of the fungus with the attractant phenylacetaldehyde (2019). Microbial Pathogenesis 131: 197-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2019.04.010

Tchouassi D.P., Muturi E.J., Arum S.O., Kim C.-H., Fields C.J. and Torto B. (2019) Host species and site of collection shape the microbiota of Rift Valley fever vectors in Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13(6), e0007361. https://doi.org/0007310.0001371/journal.pntd.0007361.