Journal Articles: 2023

2023

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

Istifanus, A. P., Abdelmutalab, A. G. A., Pirk, C. W. W., & Yusuf, A. A. (2023). Predicting the habitat suitability and distribution of two species of mound-building termites in Nigeria using bioclimatic and vegetation variables. Diversity-Basel, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020157

Dzekashu, F. F., Pirk, C. W. W., Yusuf, A. A., Classen, A., Kiatoko, N., Steffan‐Dewenter, I., Peters, M. K., & Lattorff, H. M. G. (2023). Seasonal and elevational changes of plant‐pollinator interaction networks in East African mountains. Ecology and Evolution, 13(5), e10060. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10060

Mokaya, H. O., Ndunda, R. M., Kegode, T. M., Koech, S. J., Tanga, C. M., Subramanian, S., & Ngoka, B. (2023). Silkmoth pupae: potential and less exploited alternative source of nutrients and natural antioxidants. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 9(4), 491–501. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2021.0134

Ang’ang’o, L. M., Herren, J. K., & Tastan Bishop, Ö. (2023). Structural and functional annotation of hypothetical proteins from the microsporidia species Vittaforma corneae ATCC 50505 using in silico approaches. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(4), 3507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043507

Limoh, B. K., Tchouassi, D. P., Chepkorir, E., Musimbi, B., Ongus, J., & Sang, R. (2023). Vector competence of a coastal population of Aedes aegypti for dengue 2 and 3 virus serotypes in Kenya. BioMed Research International, 2023, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8402682

Rebaudo, F., Soulard, T., Condori, B., Quispe‐Tarqui, R., Calatayud, P., Chavez Vino, S., Tonnang, H. E. Z., & Bessière, L. (2023). A low‐cost IoT network to monitor microclimate variables in ecosystems. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14(4), 1025–1034. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14062

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

Fillinger, U., Denz, A., Njoroge, M. M., Tambwe, M. M., Takken, W., van Loon, J. J. A., Moore, S. J., Saddler, A., Chitnis, N., & Hiscox, A. (2023). A randomized, double-blind placebo-control study assessing the protective efficacy of an odour-based ‘push–pull’ malaria vector control strategy in reducing human-vector contact. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 11197. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38463-5

Kusia, E. S., Borgemeister, C., & Subramanian, S. (2023). A review of edible saturniidae (Lepidoptera) caterpillars in Africa. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 4(1), 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00186-y

Agboka, K. M., Tonnang, H. E. Z., Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Kimathi, E., Mutanga, O., Odindi, J., Niassy, S., Mohamed, S. A., & Ekesi, S. (2022). A systematic methodological approach to estimate the impacts of a classical biological control agent’s dispersal at landscape: Application to fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis and its endoparasitoid Fopius arisanus. Biological Control, 175, 105053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.105053

Mashala, M. J., Dube, T., Mudereri, B. T., Ayisi, K. K., & Ramudzuli, M. R. (2023). A Systematic review on advancements in remote sensing for assessing and monitoring land use and land cover changes impacts on surface water resources in semi-arid tropical environments. Remote Sensing, 15(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15163926