Research

Insect diversity is a good indicator of biodiversity status in Africa

Abstract: Reliable metrics to monitor human impacts on biodiversity are essential

A mentorship and incubation program using project-based learning to build a professional bioinformatics pipeline in Kenya

Abstract: The demand for well-trained bioinformaticians to support genomics resea

Transmission of ‘Candidatus Anaplasma camelii’ to mice and rabbits by camel-specific keds, Hippobosca camelina

Abstract: Anaplasmosis, caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Anaplasma,

Leveraging machine learning tools and algorithms for analysis of fruit fly morphometrics

Abstract: Analysis of landmark-based morphometric measurements taken on body part

Unraveling the physicochemical attributes of three cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)-enriched biscuit products and implications on consumers’ preference and willingness to pay

Abstract: Disgust and neophobia elicited by whole insect products, has necessitat

Transferability of tsetse habitat models between different regions in Kenya and Rwanda

Abstract: Accurate and reliable information on the distribution of tsetse habitat

Blood meal analysis of tsetse flies (Glossina pallidipes: Glossinidae) reveals higher host fidelity on wild compared with domestic hosts

Abstract: Background: Changes in climate and land use can alter risk of transmiss

Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in Yam (Dioscorea Species) Germplasm Using Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) Molecular Markers

Abstract: Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important food security crop with economic,

Small-scale field evaluation of transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons and sandals for the control of malaria vectors in rural Tanzania

Abstract: Background Early-evening and outdoor-biting mosquitoes may compromise t

Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle in coastal Kenya harbor a diverse array of tick-borne pathogens

Abstract: Ticks and the microbes they transmit have emerged in sub-Saharan Africa

Localization and tissue tropism of the symbiont Microsporidia MB in the germ line and somatic tissues of Anopheles arabiensis

Abstract: The Anopheles symbiont, Microsporidia MB, is maternally inherited and h

Nutritional quality of meat from hen fed diet with full-fat black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal as a substitute to fish meal

Abstract: The utilization of insect protein in poultry feed is globally gaining m

A cross-sectional observational study investigating the association between sedges (swamp grasses, Cyperaceae) and the prevalence of immature malaria vectors in aquatic habitats along the sho

Abstract: Background: Strategies that involve manipulations of the odour-orientat

Using sibship reconstructions to understand the relationship between larval habitat productivity and oviposition behaviour in Kenyan Anopheles arabiensis

Abstract: Background: Strategies for combatting residual malaria by targeting vec

Population genetics of Anopheles funestus, the African malaria vector, Kenya

Abstract: Background: Anopheles funestus is among the major malaria vectors in Ke

Competing risk events in antimalarial drug trials in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network individual participant data meta-analysis

Abstract: Background: Therapeutic efcacy studies in uncomplicated Plasmodium falc

Bio-efficacy and physical integrity of piperonylbutoxide coated combination net (PermaNet® 3.0) against pyrethroid resistant population of Anopheles gambiae sl and Culex quinquefasciatus mosq

Abstract: Background: PermaNet® 3.0 is a deltamethrin-treated combination long-la

Are Individuals Willing to Pay for Community-Based Eco-Friendly Malaria Vector Control Strategies? A Case of Mosquito Larviciding Using Plant-Based Biopesticides in Kenya

Abstract: : This study was carried out to assess individuals’ willingness to pay

Testing a pyriproxyfen auto-dissemination station attractive to gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto for the development of a novel attract-release - and-kill strategy for malaria vector co

Abstract: Background: Larviciding is an effective supplementary tool for malaria

A previously unreported potential malaria vector in a dry ecology of Kenya

Abstract: Background: In Kenya, malaria remains a major public health menace equa

Removing constraints to sustainable food production: new ways to exploit secondary metabolism from companion planting and GM.

Abstract: The entire process of agricultural and horticultural food production is

Remote and Field Level Quantification of Vegetation Covariates for Malaria Mapping in Three Rice Agro-village Complexes in Central Kenya

Abstract: Background: We examined algorithms for malaria mapping using the impact

Genome-Wide Patterns of Gene Expression during Aging in the African Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae

Abstract: The primary means of reducing malaria transmission is through reduction

The Role of Unused Swimming Pools as a Habitat for Anopheles Immature Stages in Urban Malindi, Kenya

Abstract: ABSTRACT. We conducted larval surveys in habitats located in urban Mali

Estimating Dispersal and Survival of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus Along the Kenyan Coast by Using Mark–Release–Recapture Methods

Abstract: Mark-Drelease-Drecapture (MRR) experiments were conducted with emerging

Larvicidal Activity of Piper Guineense and Spilanthes Mauritiana Crude-powder against Anopheles gambiae and Culex Quinquefasciatus in Kilifi District, Kenya

Abstract: Field trials were conducted in Kilifi District, Kenya on the activity o

Abundance of immature Anopheles and culicines (Diptera: Culicidae) in different water body types in the urban environment of Malindi, Kenya

Abstract: In this study we 1) describe the abundance of Anopheles and culicine im

Attraction of Anopheles gambiae to odour baits augmented with heat and moisture

Abstract: Background: The search for a standard human surrogate in the form of a

Spatial Distribution and Habitat Characterisation of Anopheles Larvae along the Kenyan Coast

Abstract: Background & objectives: A study was conducted to characterise larv

Integrated Vector Management for Malaria Control

Abstract: Integrated vector management (IVM) is defined as "a rational decision-m