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DE LA REPULSION CHEZ LES INSECTES - Cas d’étude du moustique Anopheles gambiae et de la mouche blanche Bemisia tabaci -
Abstract: D’après la FAO, il faudra nourrir 9 milliards de personnes en 2050 ce qui équivaudrait à augmenter de 70% la pr
Studies on Indigenous Bacillus Thuringiensis Isolates active against Selected Insect Pests
Abstract: The overall goal was to contribute to crop-productivity by developing sustainable pest management and the objec
Effects of Cultivar, Isolate and Environment on Resistance of Wheat to Septoria Tritici Blotch in Kenya
Abstract: The research described in this thesis focused on the characterization of some of the factors that influence dis
Patterns of Relationship between Banana (musa spp.) types and the Banana weevil, Cosmopolites Sordidus (germar)(Coleoptera:Curculionidae)
Abstract: Banana (Musa spp.) is an important food crop of the humid tropical lowland areas of the world. Banana productio
Understanding agronomic and phytochemical properties of Brachiaria for management of cereal stemborers in East Africa
Abstract: Grasses in the genus Brachiaria, commonly known as brachiaria are grown as a fodder crop in sub-Saharan Africa,
Economics of integrating push-pull technology in maize-dairy farming systems in eastern Uganda
Abstract: Cereals particularly maize, are the most essential food and cash crops for majority of smallholder households i
Microorganism-mediated behaviour of Malaria Mosquitoes
Abstract: Host-seeking is an important component of mosquito vectorial capacity on which the success of the other behavio
Development and Implementation of Pre and Post-harvest Management Measures for Bactrocera (invadens) dorsalis (Drew, Tsuruta and White) and Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on
Abstract: Mango, Mangifera indica L (Anacardiaceae) is an important tropical fruit providing opportunities for income gen
Combining malaria control with rural electrification: Social and behavioural factors that influenced the design, use and sustainability of solar-powered mosquito trapping systems (SMoTS) for
Abstract: The research on which this thesis is based was carried out as part of a multidisciplinary project, “SolarMal”,
Differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles: Effects of host characteristics and parasite infection.
Introduction: Malaria in man is caused by four species of protozoan parasites1 belonging to the genus Plasmodium. Plasmod
Relationship between virulence and repellency of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana towards Macrotermes michaelseni and chemical identification of the mediating signals
Abstract: It is not well understood how termites survive in hemiedaphic habitats with diverse array of potentially infect
Diversity of honeybee Apis melifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Sub-species and their Assocaiated Arthropod pests in Cameroon
Abstract: Conservation of Apis mellifera requires detailed knowledge of the subspecies identity, diversity and factors th
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Pollination, Biological Control, and Nature Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes
Abstract: Agriculture has done more damage to nature than any other human activity, and yet food production could need to
Olfactory preferences of gravid female stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans L. (Diptera: Muscidae), and their fitness consequences
Abstract: Oviposition decisions are a prominent example of behaviour directly affecting the fitness,abundance, distributi
An Autodissemination Strategy using Entomopathogenic Fungi and kairomonal attractants for Managing thrips on Grain Legumes
Abstract: Grain legumes are among the key economical crops widely grown in western and eastern Africa as important source
Development of Semiochemical-based Strategies for the Management of Antestia bug, Antestiopsis Thunbergii (heteroptera: pentatomidae)
Abstract: Antestia bug Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin) is a key insect pest of Arabica coffee associated with high losse
Ecosystem services and disservices in small-scale tropical agriculture
Abstract: Small-scale farmlands are dynamic systems crucial to the food-security and livelihoods of more than two billion
Host-seeking behaviour of Anopheles mosquitoes in response to olfactory and visual cue
Abstract: Chapter 18 IntroductionSuccess in malaria vector control in recent years has been attributed largely to the wid
Understanding Striga occurrence and risk under changing climatic conditions across different agroecological farming systems at local and regional scales
Abstract: The invasion by Striga in most cereal crop fields in Africa has posed an acute threat to food security and soci
Development of entomopathogenic fungi as biopesticides for the management of Cowpea Aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch
Abstract: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is an important African indigenous vegetable in the tropics where it is cons
Coding of tsetse repellents by olfactory sensory neurons: towards the improvement and the development of novel tsetse repellents
Abstract: Tsetse flies are the biological vectorsof human and animal trypanosomiasisand hence representant medical and ve
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One Health approach to vector biology and epidemiology of arboviruses, Rickettsia,and protozoain smallholder livestock systems in western Kenya
Abstract: Background:Vector-borne pathogens (VBP) present a seriousthreat to both animal and humanhealth globally due to
Elucidating Tuta absoluta(Meyrick) invasion and enhancing itsmanagement inEastern Africa: spread, socio-ecological impacts, andpotential of a newly importedlarval parasitoid for classical bio
Abstract: Agriculture is a fundamental source of sustainable livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa and millions of people in
Chemical ecology of plant-to-plant communication and opportunities for maize stemborer management in Africa
Abstract: Maize is the most widely grown cereal crop worldwide, and is the most important staple crop in sub-Sahara Afric
Damage to citrus and vegetables by Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and prospects for control with entomopathogenic fungi
Abstract: Globally, orange is one of the major fruit crops contributing to nutrition and monetary income. False codling m
Assessment of the diversity and roles of bacterial symbionts in fruit fly development and response to biological control
Abstract: Tephritid fruit flies are among the most destructive pest species of fruits and vegetables in many regions of t
Carbon stocks variability in Agro Ecosystems along an Altitudinal Gradient: a case study of Taita Hills, Kenya
Abstract: This study quantifies the effect of land cover change and seasonality on soil organic carbon and carbon dioxide
Management options for Rice Stem borers in irrigated low land rice ecosystems in Tanzania
Abstract: Studies were carried out to establish the role and significance of rice stem borers as pests of rice crop in ir
Economics of Biological Control of Cereal Stemborers in eastern africa: a case Study of maize and Sorghum production in Kenya (#64279)
Abstract: The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), undertook a biological control (BC) programm