Natural & Applied Sciences

Unravelling the nutritional and health benefits of wheat bread enriched with meat powder from laying hen fed diet with insect (Hermetia illucens) meal

Abstract: Wheat bread is among stable foods that are nutritionally imbalanced, th

Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda

Abstract: Tungiasis, a neglected tropical parasitosis, disproportionately afects

Management of Tuta absoluta with introduced and native biocontrol agents

Abstract: Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae) is severely damaged by the

Role of Grasses in Oviposition site selection by Malaria Vectors in Western Kenya

Abstract: Malaria continues to be among the top leading causes of illness and dea

The Population Dynamics of the Cassava Green Spider Mite, Mononychellus Tabajoa 9Bondar) (Acarina : Tetranychidae) in Relation to its Predators and Environmental Factor in Western Kenya

Description: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science in fulfillment of the r

Occurrence and Interactions of Mycobiomes with the Anopheles gambiae Host

Abstract: Anopheles mosquitoes are colonized by diverse microorganisms that may i

Vector potential of Aedes (Stegomyia) spp. populations and risk of dengue and yellow fever virus transmission in three Kenyan cities

Abstract: Dengue (DENV) and Yellow fever (YFV) viruses are medically important fl

Spatial Distribution and Biology of Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) with Reference to its key Parasitiods on Acacia Species in Mwingi, Kenya

Abstract: The African wild silkmoth, Gonometa postica Walker produces silk of hig

An assessment of the use of Botanical Extracts and Pheromones for the Off-Host and O-Host control of Amblyoma Variegatum Tick

Abstract: The livestock tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, is a

Studies on some Factors that Influence Phase Dynamics of the Desert Locust, Schistocera gragaria (Forskal) (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Abstract: The rate and the degree of reversible change in the phase characteristi

Studies on the nymphal aggregation pheromone of Malagasy Migratory Locust, Locusta migratoria capito (Saussure, 1884) and its effects on adult maturation

Abstract: The Malagasy migratory locust, Locusta migratoria capito (Saussure, 188

Characterization and Functional analysis of tricorn interacting factor 3 in Trypanosoma brucei brucei as potential drug targets against African Trypanosomiasis

Abstract: Trypanosomes are protozoans causing African trypanosomiasis, a neglecte

Studies on Native Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) for Biocontrol of Selected Lepidopteran Pests in Kenya

Abstract: Trichogramma species parasitise eggs of Lepidoptera and have been exten

Vitellogenin of the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca Sexta: Properties and Endocytotic Incorporation into follicles

Abstract: Manduca sexta vitellogenin is a phosphoglycolipoprotein (Mr - 500,000)

Modelling Host-Parasitoid System Dynamics Applicable to Diamondback Moth Fluctuations

Abstract: Integrated pest management (IPM) systems utilizing the use/release of t

Colonizing Responses of Maruca testulalis (Geyer) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) to Different Cowpea Cultivars in Relation to their Resistence/Susceptibility

Abstract: A comparison of the resistance/susceptibility levels of ten cowpea cult

Bio-ecological studies of Amaranth’s Lepidopteran Defoliators and Development of IPM Technologies for their Management

Abstract: One of the most important and largely consumed African Indigenous Veget

Identification of Chemical Signals that Influence the Oviposition Behaviour of Anopheles Gambiae and Exploration of their Potential in Mosquito Control

Abstract: The African mosquito species Anopheles gambiae and An. funestus are ran

Asymmetric Synthesis and some Reactions

Abstract: This thesis describes the asymmetric phase-transfer catalysed (PTC) Dar

Anti-Tick Properties of Selected East African Plants against the Brown Ear Tick Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus Neuman and Identification of some of their Secondary Compounds

Abstract: Hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of Commiphora swynertonii B

Potential of Integrating Calpurnia aurea with Entomopathogenic Fungus Jlfetarhizium anisopliae for the Control of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus pulchellus

Abstract: Ticks of the genus Rhipicephalus are important parasites of livestock i

The Digestive Aspartic Proteinases of the Brown Ear Tick

Description: A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Science of the University of Ne

Polymorphism and the Role of Hormones in Caste Differentiation of a Higher Termite Species Macrotermes michaelseni (Isoptera, Macrotermitinae)

Abstract: Biometric studies coupled with physiological investigations have made i

Mechanisms of Location of Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) and other Livestock Ticks by the Parasitoid Ixodiphagus hookeri Howard

Abstract: The control of Amblyomma variegatum and other economically important ti

Identification and Tissue Localization of Olfactory Proteins in the Antenna and Head of Glossina Species

Abstract: Tsetse flies use olfaction in search for food, mates and larviposition

Isolation of Glossina Typanolysis/Trypanoglutinin and Assessment of their use in the Interruption of Trypanosome Differentiation

Abstract: Midgut trypanolysin from Glossina morsitans morsitans was isolated by a

Effects of Plant Diets on Selected Aspects of the Biology of some Species of Phlebotomine Sandflies (Diptera: Pyschodidae) and the Infectivity of Leishmania major yakimoff and Schokhor 1914 (

Abstract: Laboratory investigations were carried out to assess phytophagy and its

Biochemical and Genetic Studies of Antibody (IgM) Producing Cells

Abstract: We have chosen the urine innurioglobulin M (IgM) as system to study gly

Ecology of Malaria Vectors in Relation to an Irrigation Scheme in Baringo District, Kenya

Abstract: A comparative study of the ecology of mosquito vectors of malaria was c

Oviposition Behaviour of Maruca Testulalis (Geyer) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) with Respect to Host-Plant Recognition

Abstract: The oviposition behaviour of Maruca testul ali s on host plant (cowpea)