Environmental & Physical Sciences

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

Do new Access and Benefit Sharing procedures under the Convention on Biological Diversity threaten the future of biological control?

Abstract: Abstract Under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) countries h

Novel cross-stage Solitarising effect of Gregarious-phase adult desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria (Forska˚ l)) pheromone on hoppers

Abstract: Previous studies had demonstrated stage differentiation in the cohesion

Larvae, cocoon and post-cocoon characteristics of bombyx mori L. (lepidoptera: bombycidae) fed on mulberry leaves fortified with Kenyan royal elly

Abstract: Fourth instar Bombyx mori silkworm larvae were fed on mulberry leaves t

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

Grazing exclosures increase soil organic carbon stock at a rate greater than “4 per 1000” per year across agricultural landscapes in Northern Ethiopia

Abstract: The establishment of grazing exclosures is widely practiced to restore

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

Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations

Abstract: Olfaction plays an important role in the behavioural ecology of the des

Predicting future distribution patterns of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. in South Africa in response to climate change

Abstract: Invasive alien species such as Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia L

The use of multisource spatial data for determining the proliferation of stingless bees in Kenya

Abstract: Stingless/meliponine bees are eusocial insects whose polylactic nature

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

Garden fruit chafer (Pachnoda sinuata L.) accelerates recycling and bioremediation of animal waste

Abstract: Bioconversion of livestock wastes using insect larvae represents an eme

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

Potential for Population Growth of the small Hive Beetle Aethina Tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) on diets of Pollen Dough and Oranges

Abstract: The small hive beetle Aethina tumida Murray, is an African native that

Climate Change in East Africa_ A Ten-Year Retrospective by Nyango Reagan Elvis

INTRODUCTION Introduction to the topic of climate change in East Africa within th

Odour detection in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: antennal structure and function

Abstract: Insects are among the most successful organisms in the animal Kingdom.

Mechanisms of resistance and tolerance in African and European honeybees Apis mellifera L., against Varroa destructo

Abstract: The honeybee, Apis mellifera L., is indispensable to global food securi

Improved semiochemical trapping and population genetics of mosquito species vectoring Rift Valley fever in Kenya

Abstract: The East African region is a major hot bed for old and newly emerging a

Nitrogen dynamics in organic and conventional farming systems in the sub-humid highlands of central Kenya

Abstract: Nitrogen (N) deficit is one of the limiting factors to food security in

Development of Mycopesticide for the Management of Sorghum Chafer, Pachnoda Interrupta (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Ethiopia

Abstract: Pachnoda interrupta (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a damaging

The ecology of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) and its responses to 4-Methylguaiacol and specific compounds in waterbuck odour

Abstract: Tsetse flies (Glossinidae) are important biological vectors of trypanos

Characterization of Motility and Erythrocyte Adherence as virulence factors in African trypanosomes

Abstract: Pathogens causing African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT), the major lives

Aspects of the Life Cycle, Biological Performance and Quality of the Black Lyre Leafroller 'Cnephasia' jactatana (Walker)

Abstract: The thesis answers the general question of whether the quality of artif

Studies of the Maize Stalk Borer Busseola fusca Fuller (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with Special Reference to its Biology, Ecology and Yield Loss in Maize

Abstract: The maize stalk borer Busseola fusca Fuller is a serious pest of maize

Ecological Interactions between Chilo orichalcocilielus Strand and Chio partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the Kenya Coast

Abstract: Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the quantities of maize

The Neuroendocrine Regulation of Larval Development in the Maize-Stem Borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Abstract: Busseala fusca (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) is one of the most important ins

Identification and Characterization of Host Marking Pheromones in Three Ceratitis Species

Abstract: Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are notorious pests of horticultural

The Midgut Lectin-Trypsin Complex of Glossina Morsitans morsitans Westwood (Diptera:Glossinidae): Sites of Sythesis and its role in the Differentition of Trypanosoma Brucei (Kinetoplastida: T

Abstract: An agglutinin with trypsin activity was purified from the midgut extrac

Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead 1910 (Diptera, glossinidae): Colour Preferences, Host-Funding Strategies and Responsiveness to Baited Traps

Abstract: This study was conducted on Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, a riverine spec