Journal Articles: 2023

2023

Wesonga, Z. M., Bargul, J. L., Paredes, J. C., Dubois, T., & Lattorff, H. M. G. (2023). Impact of acute oral exposure to paraquat and glyphosate on food consumption and survival rates of the African honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-01064-w

Chen, Z., Wang, L., Cardoso, J. A., Zhu, S., Liu, G., Rao, I. M., & Lin, Y. (2023). Improving phosphorus acquisition efficiency through modification of root growth responses to phosphate starvation in legumes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 336. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1094157

Kasiera, W., Kariuki, S., Musonye, M., Krausa, K., & Kiatoko, N. (2023). Influence of landscape on foraging range and homing ability of afrotropical stingless bees. Insectes Sociaux, 70(1), 59–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00899-3

Sagwe, R. N., Peters, M. K., Dubois, T., Steffan-Dewenter, I., & Lattorff, H. M. G. (2023). Insect pollination and pollinator supplementation enhances fruit weight, quality, and marketability of avocado (Persea americana). Arthropod-Plant Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-023-09996-3

King’ori, E. W., Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Obade, P., Mudereri, B. T., Adan, M., Landmann, T., Tonnang, H. E.Z., & Dubois, T. (2023). Integrating sentinel-2 derivatives to map land use/land cover in an avocado agro-ecological system in Kenya. Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41976-023-00090-z

English, S., Barreaux, A. M. G., Leyland, R., Lord, J. S., Hargrove, J. W., Vale, G. A., & Haines, L. R. (2023). Investigating the unaccounted ones: insights on age-dependent reproductive loss in a viviparous fly. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1057474. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1057474

English, S., Barreaux, A. M. G., Leyland, R., Lord, J. S., Hargrove, J. W., Vale, G. A., & Haines, L. R. (2023). Investigating the unaccounted ones: insights on age-dependent reproductive loss in a viviparous fly. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1057474. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1057474

Muema, J. M., Mutunga, J. M., Obonyo, M. A., Getahun, M. N., Mwakubambanya, R. S., Akala, H. M., Cheruiyot, A. C., Yeda, R. A., Juma, D. W., Andagalu, B., Johnson, J. L., Roth, A. L., & Bargul, J. L. (2023). Isoliensinine from Cissampelos pariera rhizomes exhibits potential gametocytocidal and anti-malarial activities against Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates. Malaria Journal, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04590-7

Chege, M., Kinyua, J., & Paredes, J. C. (2023). Lactobacillus kunkeei impacts the health of honey bees, Apis mellifera scutellata, and protects the bees against the opportunistic pathogen Serratia marcescens. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 43, 1947–1955. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-01103-6

Makhulu, E. E., Onchuru, T. O., Gichuhi, J., Otieno, F. G., Wairimu, A. W., Muthoni, J. N., Koekemoer, L., & Herren, J. K. (2023). Localization and tissue tropism of the symbiont Microsporidia MB in the germ line and somatic tissues of Anopheles arabiensis. MBio. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02192-23

Bulte, E., Di Falco, S., Kassie, M., & Vollenweider, X. (2023). Low-quality seeds, labor supply and economic returns: Experimental evidence from Tanzania. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1–33. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01285

Ambele, C. F., Bisseleua, H. D. B., Djuideu, C. T. L., & Akutse, K. S. (2023). Managing insect services and disservices in cocoa agroforestry systems. Agroforestry Systems, 97(6), 965–984. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00839-x

Mfangnia, C. N. T., Tonnang, H. E. Z., Tsanou, B., & Herren, J. (2023). Mathematical modelling of the interactive dynamics of wild and Microsporidia MB-infected mosquitoes. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 20(8), 15167–15200. https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2023679

Mwando, N. L., Baleba, S. B. S., Ndlela, S., & Mohamed, S. A. (2023). Melanic morphs of Bactrocera dorsalis possess distinct developmental time, weight, and wing size and shape. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 171(8), 572–581. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13303

Kariuki, E. G., Kibet, C., Paredes, J. C., Mboowa, G., Mwaura, O., Njogu, J., Masiga, D., Bugg, T. D. H., & Tanga, C. M. (2023). Metatranscriptomic analysis of the gut microbiome of black soldier fly larvae reared on lignocellulose-rich fiber diets unveils key lignocellulolytic enzymes. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1120224