Afribary Repository

Body size as a proxy of probing time and visitation rates on cucumber by two African stingless bees increase fruit quality and seed quantity

Abstract: Pollinators are of essential importance for sustainable agriculture. However, pollination efficiency depends on

An expert system for insect pest population dynamics prediction

Abstract: Avocado (Persea americana) production is increasing in Kenya, with both small and largeholder farming for domes

Incentivizing and nudging farmers to spread information: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia

Abstract: Information does not flow freely through social networks. We use an experiment to study knowledge diffusion abo

Suitability of resampled multispectral datasets for mapping flowering plants in the Kenyan savannah

Abstract: Pollination services and honeybee health in general are important in the African savannahs particularly to farm

Friend or Foe: Symbiotic Bacteria in Bactrocera dorsalis–Parasitoid Associations

Abstract: Parasitoids are promising biocontrol agents of the devastating fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. However, parasit

Supplementing Blood Diet With Plant Nectar Enhances Egg Fertility in Stomoxys calcitrans

Abstract: Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly) is a cosmopolitan biting fly of both medical and veterinary importance. Unlike

Beneficial sterols in selected edible insects and their associated antibacterial activities

Abstract: Edible insects are increasingly gaining popularity as research reveals multiple benefits. However, the rediscov

Data-Driven Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithms for Modelling Potential Maize Yield under Maize–Legume Farming Systems in East Africa

Abstract: Agroecological farming systems such as maize–legume intercropping (MLI) and push-pull technology (PPT) have bee

The potential economic benefits of controlling trypanosomiasis using waterbuck repellent blend in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract: Trypanosomiasis is a significant productivity-limiting livestock disease in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to

Multi-source spatial data-based invasion risk modeling of striga (Striga asiatica) in Zimbabwe.

Abstract: Monitoring of destructive invasive weeds such as those from the genus Striga requires accurate, near real-time

Landscape fragmentation in coffee agroecological subzones in central Kenya : A multiscale remote sensing approach.

Abstract: Smallholder agroecological subzones (AEsZs) produce an array of crops occupying large areas throughout Africa b

Insect diversity is a good indicator of biodiversity status in Africa

Abstract: Reliable metrics to monitor human impacts on biodiversity are essential for informing conservation policy. As i

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 research continues to rise. Unfortunately, un

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, is an important veterinary and zoonotic

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

Abstract: Analysis of landmark-based morphometric measurements taken on body parts of insects have been a useful taxonomi

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 necessitated the need to mask insect-based food pr

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

Abstract: Accurate and reliable information on the distribution of tsetse habitats is crucial for the effective managemen

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 transmission of parasites between domestic hosts

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, nutritional, and medicinal value. It is

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 the effectiveness of frontline malaria in

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 as a major threat to veterinary and pub

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 has a strong malaria transmission-blockin

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 momentum. However, the nutritional qualit

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-orientation of gravid malaria vectors could lead

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 vectors outdoors are gaining importance as

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

Abstract: Background: Anopheles funestus is among the major malaria vectors in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa and has been

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 falciparum malaria are confounded by new inf

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-lasting insecticidal net with the addition

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 (WTP) for UZIMAX,a novel plant-based bio

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 vector control, but the identification a