Environmental & Physical Sciences

Isolation, characterization and identification of Diazinon degrading bacteria from the soil and gut of macrotermes

Abstract Diazinon degrading bacteria were isolated from the soil and gut of fungu

Chemical properties associated with guts, soil and nest materials of Odontotermes and Macrotermes species from Kenya

Abstract Changes in carbon and nitrogen cycles in tropical soils affect soil func

Mitochondrial DNA variation of Bemisia tabaci (gennadius) (hemiptera: aleyrodidae) infesting cassava in Kenya

Abstract Bemisia tabaci is a widely distributed crop pest affecting the yield of

Effects of pea aphid secondary endosymbionts on aphid resistance and development of the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi: a correlative study

Abstract In order to reduce parasite-induced mortality, hosts may be involved in

Infestation Levels and Molecular Identifcation Based on Mitochondrial COI Barcode Region of Five Invasive Gelechiidae Pest Species in Kenya

Abstract Invasive Gelechiidae pest species, namely Tuta absoluta, Phthorimaea ope

Variation in Seagrass Carbon Stocks Between Tropical Estuarine and Marine Mangrove-Fringed Creeks

Abstract Seagrass and associated blue carbon ecosystems are important carbon sink

Seagrass Loss and Sub-Surface Carbon Fate: Insights from a Long-Term Experimental Removal in Gazi Bay, Kenya

Abstract Seagrass meadows are considered as global hotspots of blue carbon stocks

Indigenous knowledge on host tree preference of the wild edible Gynanisa maja (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) matches with the laboratory test results in western Zambia

Abstract/Overview Gynanisa maja is an edible caterpillar and contributes signific

Processed products of termites and lake flies: Improving entomophagy for food security within the Lake Victoria region

Abstract/Overview Among the factors contributing to food shortage in Africa are l

An analysis of socio demographic and agronomic factors associated with adoption of improved mango varieties among small scale farmers in Alego Usonga sub-county

Abstract/Overview The adoption of improved mango in Alego Usonga was still low co

Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review

Abstract/Overview Edible crickets are among the praised insects that are gaining

The effects of long-term burning regimes on savanna spider assemblages

Abstract: Fire is an important disturbance in many biomes throughout the world an

Reservoir sedimentation in an arid and semi-arid river basin; a case study of Kalundu dam in Kitui County, Kenya

Abstract: In Kenya, several water reservoirs located in arid and semi-arid lands

Study of commercial banks’ responses to climate change; a case of commercial banks in Kitui County Kenya

Abstract: The world has set targets to reduce the global warming that requires ev

Comparative growth and productivity evaluation of phoenix oyster mushroom (pleurotus sp.) under residual agro-waste substrates in semi-arid lands of Kenya

Abstract: Two major challenges facing arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs) of Kenya t

Assessing end of life vehicles’ environmental management systems in Kenya: the case of Nairobi city county waste management streams

Abstract: There is a growing evidence that some older cars are smuggled to the co

Effect of salt harvesting on ground water quality in Gongoni, Kilifi county

Abstract: Fresh water is essential for the existence and development of any commu

Environmental effects and health risks associated with the location of Kalundu dumpsite, Kitui county to local residents

Abstract: The rapid growth of urban centres of developing countries has created c

Assessing the utilization and socio – economic impacts of Osyris lanceolata (hochst & steudel) and associated environmental degradation in Kitui county (#68239)

Abstract: Arid and Semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya are rich in diversity of indi

Horn of Africa Drought: The Science of Climate Change and Future Impacts on Food Security

Abstract: In the recent years it has become clear that climate change is an inevi

Natural radioactivity levels in rocks and sand from Tyaa River in Mwingi, Kitui County (#68225)

Abstract: The variability of background radiation from primordial radionuclides h

Contribution of forest provisioning ecosystem services to livelihoods of smallholder farmers adjacent Chyulu hills forest (#68220)

Abstract: Forests are believed to play critical ecological, social, cultural, and

Assessment of household domestic waste management practices, Kiambu county- Kenya (#68219)

Abstract: This study was carried out to access household domestic waste managemen

Sustainable utilization of woodfuel in selected rural sites of Mwala sub-county, Machakos County, Kenya (#68212)

Abstract: Many of the rural households use traditional stoves which have low ener

Impacts of Pollution on the Feeding, Bioturbation and Biomass of the Fiddler Crab, Uca annulipes (H. Milne Edwards) in Gazi and Mikindani Mangroves, Kenya. (#68206)

Abstract: Marine pollution is one of the main anthropogenic factors identified gl

Streamflow variability and sediment yield in North-West upper Tana basin, Kenya (#68205)

Abstract: The main objective of the study was to determine how river discharge an

Entomopathogenic nematode interactions with white grubs from forest and sugarcane plantations

Abstract: In South Africa, white grubs are important pests of sugarcane and wattl

Water pollution in a Riparian community: the case of River Athi in Makueni County, Kenya (#68200)

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of water pollution o

Ant diversity and body size patterns across an altitudinal gradient in the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa

Abstract: Patterns of invertebrate species richness and body size across elevatio

Natural and human impacts on habitat use of coastal delphinids in the Mossel Bay area, Western Cape, South Africa

Abstract: The south coast of South Africa represents the extreme western end of t