Entomology

Blood-red colour as a prey choice cue for mosquito specialist predators

Abstract: Specialist predators are innately and distinctively proficient at targe

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

Abstract: Novel malaria vector control strategies targeting the odour-orientation

Evaluation of the solar-powered Silver Bullet 2.1 (Lumin 8) light trap for sampling malaria vectors in western Kenya

Abstract: Background Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) light traps

Microsporidia MB in the primary malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto is avirulent and undergoes maternal and horizontal transmission

Abstract: Background The demonstration that the recently discovered Anopheles sym

A review of edible saturniidae (Lepidoptera) caterpillars in Africa

Abstract: Background Edible saturniids constitute an important component of tradi

The potential contribution and challenges of edible grasshopper (Ruspolia differens) to food and nutrition security in Uganda- a literature review

Abstract: Insects are being considered a sustainable protein food source for the

Patterns of Aedes aegypti abundance, survival, human-blood feeding and relationship with dengue risk, Kenya

Abstract: Dengue virus (DENV) transmission risk is influenced by the bionomic tra

Root exudate chemical cues of an invasive plant modulate oviposition behavior and survivorship of a malaria mosquito vector

Abstract: Gravid female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes identify suitable ovipositio

Attraction of the Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) to a 3-Part Phytochemical Blend in a Mesocosm

Abstract: Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) mosquitoes of both sexe

Invasion risk by fruit trees mealybug Rastrococcus invadens (Williams) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) under climate warming

Abstract: The mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens (Williams) (Homoptera: Pseudoc

Biogeography of cereal stemborers and theirnatural enemies: forecasting pestmanagement efficacy under changing climate

Abstract: Background: Climate warming presents physiological challenges to insect

The Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana for Management of the Melon Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Compatability with

Abstract: In the laboratory, the pathogenicity of thirteen isolates of Metarhiziu

Reviewing entomophagy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: species and host plant diversity, seasonality, patterns of consumption and challenges of the edible insect sector

Abstract: This paper reviews edible insect species and the host plant diversity a

Population dynamics and insecticide resistance in Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), an invasive pest on tomato in Kenya

Abstract: Tuta absoluta feeds on solanaceous plants with preference on tomato. Ma

Guarding Vibrations—Axestotrigona ferruginea Produces Vibrations When Encountering Non-Nestmates

Abstract: Abstract: Flower visiting stingless bees store collected pollen and nec

First record of the genus Tanaostigma (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Tanaostigmatidae) from the Afrotropical region with description of three new species

Abstract: The genus Tanaostigma is newly recorded from the Afrotropical region an

Cellular and molecular targets of waterbuck repellent blend odors in antennae of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, Newstead, 1910

Abstract: Insects that transmit many of the world’s deadliest animal diseases, fo

A fungal‑based pesticide does not harm pollination service provided by the African stingless bee Meliponula ferruginea on cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Abstract: Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) provide pollination services to cro

Impact of invasive insects on native insect communities

Abstract: Several biophysical factors are leading to the loss of biodiversity, am

Global population genetic structure and demographic trajectories of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens

Abstract: Background: The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is the most promi

Detection of the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii,in continental sub‑Saharan Africa

Abstract: The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, is an insect

Role of conspecifics and personal experience on behavioral avoidance of contaminated flowers by bumblebees

Abstract: Pollinators use multiple cues whilst foraging including direct cues fro

Influence of Visual and Olfactory Cues on Field Trapping of the Pollen Beetle, Astylus atromaculatus (Col.: Melyridae)

Abstract: Field trapping experiments investigated the response of the pollen beet

Specialized Prey Selection Behavior of Two East African Assassin Bugs, Scipinnia repax and Nagusta sp. that Prey on Social Jumping Spiders

Abstract: The prey choice behavior and predatory strategies of two East African a

Detection and Characterization of Kodamaea Ohmeri Associated with Small Hive Beetle Aethina Tumida Infesting Honey Bee Hives

Abstract: Honey bee colony infection by the small hive beetle (SHB) is associated

Ovaries and germline cysts and their evolution in Dermaptera (Insecta)

Abstract: We studied the ovary structure and initial stages of oogenesis in 15 re

Edible insect farming as an emerging and profitable enterprise in East Africa

Abstract: In East Africa, insect farming is a rapidly growing business providing

A Molecular Survey of Bacterial Species in the Guts of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) Reared on Two Urban Organic Waste Streams in Kenya

Abstract: Globally, the expansion of livestock and fisheries production is severe

The Chalcidoidea bush of life: evolutionary history of a massive radiation of minute wasps

Abstract: Chalcidoidea are mostly parasitoid wasps that include as many as 500 00

Influence of landscape on foraging range and homing ability of afrotropical stingless bees

Abstract: A bee’s ability to return home, its homing ability, can be used as a pr