Journal Articles: 2023

2023

Midingoyi, S. G., Kassie, M. B., Affognon, H. D., Macharia, I., & LeRu, B. (2023). Estimating the impact of biological control of maize stemborers on productivity and poverty in Kenya: a continuous treatment approach. Environment Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-02924-8

Mbare, O., Njoroge, M. M., Ong’wen, F., Bukhari, T., & Fillinger, U. (2023). Evaluation of the solar-powered Silver Bullet 2.1 (Lumin 8) light trap for sampling malaria vectors in western Kenya. Malaria Journal,22(1), 277. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04707-y

Gachoki, S., Groen, T. A., Vrieling, A., Skidmore, A., & Masiga, D. (2023). Evidence-based advice on timing and location of tsetse control measures in Shimba Hills National reserve, Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011398

Matheri, F., Kambura, A. K., Mwangi, M., Karanja, E., Adamtey, N., Wanjau, K., Mwangi, E., Tanga, C. M., Bautze, D., & Runo, S. (2023). Evolution of fungal and non-fungal eukaryotic communities in response to thermophilic co-composting of various nitrogen-rich green feedstocks. PLOS ONE, 18(5), e0286320. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286320

Oumbouke, W. A., Barreaux, A. M. G., Zran, I. T., Koffi, A. A., N’Guessan, Y., Alou, L. P. A., Wolie, R. Z., Cook, J., Sternberg, E. D., Thomas, M. B., & N’Guessan, R. (2023). Exploring alternative insecticide delivery options in a “lethal house lure” for malaria vector control. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31116-7

Kirui, E. C., Kidoido, M. M., Mutyambai, D. M., Okello, D. O., & Akutse, K. S. (2023). Farmers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding the use of agroecological-based pest management practices in crucifers and Traditional African Vegetable (TAV) production in Kenya and Tanzania. Sustainability, 15(23), 16491. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152316491

Buleti, S. I., Kuyah, S., Olagoke, A., Gichua, M., Were, S., Chidawanyika, F., & Martin, E. A. (2023).Farmers’ perceived pathways for further intensification of push-pull systems in Western Kenya.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1191038. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.119103

Cheseto, X., Kirwa, H., Mohamed, S. A., Ekesi, S., Beck, J. J., & Torto, B. (2023). Field evaluation of glutathione and glutamic acid as host marking pheromones for control of Tephritid fruit flies in a mango orchard in Kenya. Pest Management Science. 79(4), 1585–1592. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7331

Gwokyalya, R., Weldon, C. W., Herren, J. K., Gichuhi, J., Makhulu, E. E., Ndlela, S., & Mohamed, S. A. (2023). Friend or foe: Symbiotic bacteria in Bactrocera dorsalis–parasitoid associations. Biology, 12(2), 274. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12020274

Gómez-Brandón, M., Beesigamukama, D., Probst, M., Klammsteiner, T., Zhou, Y. Y., Zhu, Y. G., & Mbi Tanga, C. (2024). Garden fruit chafer (Pachnoda sinuata L.) accelerates recycling and bioremediation of animal waste. Waste Management, 173, 131–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.11.019

Bulinda, C. M., Gido, E. O., Kirscht, H., & Tanga, C. M. (2023). Gendered awareness of pig and poultry farmers on the potential of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) farming in Kenya. Sustainability, 15(4), 3613. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043613

Saqib, H. S. A., Sun, L., Pozsgai, G., Liang, P., Goraya, M. U., Akutse, K. S., You, M., Gurr, G. M., & You, S. (2023). Gut microbiota assemblages of generalist predators are driven by local- and landscape-scale factors. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1401. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1172184

Fiaboe, K. R., Yusuf, A. A., Torto, B., & Khamis, F. M. (2023). Herbivore intraguild interactions decrease ectoparasitoid Bracon nigricans parasitism of Phthorimaea absoluta and responses to tomato volatiles. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1200040. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1200040

Ndlela, S., Obala, F., Mwando, N. L., Mkiga, A. M., Azrag, A. G. A., & Mohamed, S. A. (2022). Hot water disinfestation treatment does not affect physical and biochemical properties of export quality mango fruit [Mangifera indica L.]. Agriculture, 12(5), 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050570

Leonard, A., Egonyu, J. P., Khamis, F., Tanga, C., Ekesi, S., Kyamanywa, S., & Subramanian, S. (2023). Identification and virulence screening of fungal and bacterial entomophathogens of the edible long-horned grasshopper Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Uganda. African Entomology, 31. https://doi.org/10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a11581