Environmental & Physical Sciences

Ontogenetic responses of physiological fitness in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in response to repeated cold exposure

Abstract: In this era of global climate change, intrinsic rapid and evolutionary

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

The case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach

Abstract: Pest management in major cropping systems has long been dominated by ch

Sustainable Intensification of Vegetable production using the Cereal ‘Push-pull technology’: benefits and one Health Implications

Abstract: One health’ (OH) is a cross-sectoral approach that addresses human, pla

Host–Parasitoid Phenology, Distribution, and Biological Control under Climate Change

Abstract: Climate change raises a serious threat to global entomofauna—the founda

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

Antennal Enriched Odorant Binding Proteins Are Required for Odor Communication in Glossina f. fuscipes

Abstract: Olfaction is orchestrated at different stages and involves various prot

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

Towards early response to desert locust swarming in eastern Africa by estimating timing of hatching

Abstract: Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) plagues threaten agricultural pro

Data to understand the biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain in Africa

Abstract: Data on the biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible ins

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

Fragmented landscapes affect honey bee colony strength at diverse spatial scales in agroecological landscapes in Kenya

Abstract: Landscape fragmentation and habitat loss at multiple scales directly af

Impact of invasive insects on native insect communities

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

Floral turnover and climate drive seasonal bee diversityalong a tropical elevation gradient

Abstract: The contribution of seasonality in species communities to elevational d

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

Organic Waste Substrates Induce Important Shifts in Gut Microbiota of Black Soldier Fly ( Hermetia illucens L.): Coexistence of Conserved, Variable, and Potential Pathogenic Microbes

Abstract: The sustainable utilization of black soldier fly (BSF) for recycling or

Spatio‐temporal characteristics of meteorological drought under changing climate in semi‐arid region of northern Ethiopia

Abstract: Background: Below-normal availability of water for a considerable perio

Low-cost technology for recycling agro-industrial waste intonutrient-rich organic fertilizer using black soldier fly

Abstract: Efforts to recycle organic waste using black soldier fly (BSF) larvae i

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

The butterfly Danaus chrysippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Kenya is Variably Infected with Respect to Genotype and Body Size by a Maternally Transmitted Male-killing Endosymbiont (Spiropla

Abstract: Female-biased sex ratios in Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus) (family Nympha

Monitoring Wild Silkmoth, Gonometa Postica Walker, Abundance, Host Plant Diversity and Distribution in Imba and Mumoni Woodlands in Mwingi, Kenya

Abstract: A survey of the abundance of larvae and pupae of Gonometa postica Walke

Stingless Bees in Kenya.

Abstract: The Commercial Insects Projector the International Center of Insect Phy

Evaluation of Raw Silk Produced by Bivoltine Silkworm Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) Races in Kenya.

Abstract: Evaluation of raw silk produced in location S1 (laboratory) and S2 (fie