Journal Articles: 2023

2023

Whittle, M., Bonsall, M. B., Barreaux, A. M. G., Ponton, F., & English, S. (2023). A theoretical model for host-controlled regulation of symbiont density. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14246

Yefremova, Z. A., & Copeland, R. S. (2023). African Platyplectrus Ferrière (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Kenya, with description of nine new species. Zootaxa, 5360(3), 355–384. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.2

Rutagarama, V. P., Ireri, P. M., Sibomana, C., Omufwoko, K. S., Martin, S. H., ffrench‐Constant, R. H., Eckardt, W., Kaplin, B. K., Smith, D. A. S., & Gordon, I. (2023). African Queens find mates when males are rare. Ecology and Evolution, 13(4), e9956. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9956

Owiti, A. A., Bargul, J. L., Obiero, G. O., & Nyaboga, E. N. (2023). Analysis of genetic diversity and population structure in yam (Dioscorea Species) germplasm using start codon targeted (SCoT) molecular markers. International Journal of Plant Biology, 14(1), 299–311. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijpb14010025

Saili, K., de Jager, C., Sangoro, O. P., Nkya, T. E., Masaninga, F., Mwenya, M., Sinyolo, A., Hamainza, B., Chanda, E., Fillinger, U., & Mutero, C. M. (2023). Anopheles rufipes implicated in malaria transmission both indoors and outdoors alongside Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in rural south-east Zambia. Malaria Journal, 22(1), 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04489-3

Muinde, J., Tanga, C. M., Olukuru, J., Odhiambo, C., Tonnang, H. E. Z., & Senagi, K. (2023). Application of machine learning techniques to discern optimal rearing conditions for improved black soldier fly farming. Insects, 14(5), 479. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14050479

Luttermoser, T., Khan, Z. R., Midega, C. A. O., Nyagol, D., Jonsson, M., & Poveda, K. (2023). Are pests adapting to the push-pull system? ecologically intensified farms in Kenya maintain successful pest control over time. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 347, 108345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108345

Bamisile, B. S., Nie, L., Siddiqui, J. A., Ramos Aguila, L. C., Akutse, K. S., Jia, C., & Xu, Y. (2023). Assessment of mound soils bacterial community of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta across Guangdong province of China. Sustainability, 15(2), 1350. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021350

Nuambote-Yobila, O., Bruce, A. Y., Okuku, G. O., Marangu, C., Makumbi, D., Beyene, Y., Mahungu, N.-M., Maruthi Prasanna, B., Marion-Poll, F., & Calatayud, P.-A. (2023). Assessment of resistance mechanisms to fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in tropical maize inbred lines. Agronomy, 13(1), 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010203

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

Adesina, O. S., Whitfield, S., Sallu, S. M., Sait, S. M., & Pittchar, J. (2023). Bridging the gap in agricultural innovation research: a systematic review of push–pull biocontrol technology in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2232696

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