Biopesticide Research and Product Development in Africa for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security – Experiences From the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) by Komivi Senyo Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Nguya Kalemba Maniania, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi

“…At the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), the Arthropod Pathology Unit (APU) was established for effective biopesticide research-for-development (R4D), underpinned by a large repository of arthropod pathogens, protocols for lab bioassays and field efficacy testing, and an effective public-private partnership to generate new biopesticide products. …”
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Erratum to: Composition of Anopheles mosquitoes, their blood-meal hosts, and Plasmodium falciparum infection rates in three islands with disparate bed net coverage in Lake Victoria... by Edwin Ogola, Jandouwe Villinger, Danspaid Mabuka, David Omondi, Benedict Orindi, James Mutunga, Vincent Owino, Daniel K. Masiga

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Tracking the inter-epidemic activity of Rift Valley fever (RVFV) virus in RVF outbreak hotspots in Kenya: Determination of biotic and socio-economic drivers by R. Sang, M. Murithi, J. Kasiiti, N. Owange, P. Macharia, S. Arum, I. Hassan, W. Onyango-Ouma, T. Landman, H. Affognon

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Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management by Fathiya M. Khamis, Fidelis L. O. Ombura, Inusa J. Ajene, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira A. Mohamed, Thomas Dubois, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Sunday Ekesi

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Metabolites From Trypanosome-Infected Cattle as Sensitive Biomarkers for Animal Trypanosomosis by Merid N. Getahun, John Ngiela, JohnMark O. Makwatta, Peter Ahuya, Tawich K. Simon, Samuel K. Kamau, Baldwyn Torto, Daniel Masiga

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Outdoor malaria vector species profile in dryland ecosystems of Kenya by Fiona Kinya, Clifford M. Mutero, Rosemary Sang, Eunice A. Owino, Gilbert Rotich, Edwin O. Ogola, Charles S. Wondji, Baldwyn Torto, David P. Tchouassi

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Pollinator-dependent crops significantly contribute to diets and reduce household nutrient deficiencies in sub-Saharan Africa by Kelvin Mulungu, Hailemariam Tekelewold, Zewdu Abro, Subramanian Sevgan, Beatrice Muriithi, Julius Ecuru, Dennis Beesigamukama, Menale Kassie

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Farmers’ knowledge and perceptions on fruit flies and willingness to pay for a fruit fly integrated pest management strategy in Gamo Gofa zone, Ethiopia by Beatrice W. Muriithi, Nancy Gathogo, Ivan Rwomushana, Gracious Diiro, Samira Mohamed Faris, Fathiya Khamis, Chrysantus Tanga, Sunday Ekesi

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The global atlas of edible insects: analysis of diversity and commonality contributing to food systems and sustainability by Evanson R. Omuse, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf, Honest Machekano, James Peter Egonyu, Emily Kimathi, Samira Faris Mohamed, Menale Kassie, Sevgan Subramanian, Juliet Onditi, Serah Mwangi, Sunday Ekesi, Saliou Niassy

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A system dynamics model for pests and natural enemies interactions by Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Sevgan Subramanian, Anani Y. Bruce, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, Paul-André Calatayud

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Shared volatile organic compounds between camel metabolic products elicits strong Stomoxys calcitrans attraction by Merid Negash Getahun, Peter Ahuya, John Ngiela, Abel Orone, Daniel Masiga, Baldwyn Torto

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The combined impact of LLINs, house screening, and pull-push technology for improved malaria control and livelihoods in rural Ethiopia: study protocol for household randomised cont... by Abebe Asale, Menale Kassie, Zewdu Abro, Bayu Enchalew, Aklilu Belay, Peter O. Sangoro, David P. Tchouassi, Clifford M. Mutero

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Competitive Plant-Mediated and Intraguild Predation Interactions of the Invasive <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> and Resident Stemborers <i>Busseola fusca</i> and <i>Chilo partellus</... by Johnstone Mutiso Mutua, Daniel Munyao Mutyambai, George Ochieng’ Asudi, Fathiya Khamis, Saliou Niassy, Abdul A. Jalloh, Daisy Salifu, Henlay J. O. Magara, Paul-André Calatayud, Sevgan Subramanian

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Genetic Diversity of West Nile virus Isolated from the tick, Rhipicephalus pulchellus, in Kenya by O.W. Lwande, M. Venter, J. Lutomiah, G. Michuki, C. Rumberia, F. Gakuya, V. Obanda, C. Tigoi, C. Odhiambo, F. Nindo, R. Sang

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Morphological re-description and molecular identification of Tabanidae (Diptera) in East Africa by Claire M. Mugasa, Jandouwe Villinger, Joseph Gitau, Nelly Ndungu, Marc Ciosi, Daniel Masiga

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Multi-source spatial data-based invasion risk modeling of Striga (Striga asiatica) in Zimbabwe by Bester Tawona Mudereri, Elfatih Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Timothy Dube, Tobias Landmann, Zeyaur Khan, Emily Kimathi, Rachel Owino, Saliou Niassy

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<i>Anaplasma</i> and <i>Theileria</i> Pathogens in Cattle of Lambwe Valley, Kenya: A Case for Pro-Active Surveillance in the Wildlife–Livestock Interface by Michael N. Okal, Brenda Kisia Odhiambo, Peter Otieno, Joel L. Bargul, Daniel Masiga, Jandouwe Villinger, Shewit Kalayou

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Nitrogen Fertilizer Equivalence of Black Soldier Fly Frass Fertilizer and Synchrony of Nitrogen Mineralization for Maize Production by Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas Korir, Martha W. Musyoka, Komi K. M. Fiaboe, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sevgan Subramanian, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, Chrysantus M. Tanga

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Divergent Hantavirus in Somali Shrews (<i>Crocidura somalica</i>) in the Semi-Arid North Rift, Kenya by Dorcus C. A. Omoga, David P. Tchouassi, Marietjie Venter, Edwin O. Ogola, Gilbert Rotich, Joseph N. Muthoni, Dickens O. Ondifu, Baldwyn Torto, Sandra Junglen, Rosemary Sang

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Effects of waste stream combinations from brewing industry on performance of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) by Shaphan Y. Chia, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Isaac M. Osuga, Samira A. Mohamed, Fathiya M. Khamis, Daisy Salifu, Subramanian Sevgan, Komi K.M. Fiaboe, Saliou Niassy, Joop J.A. van Loon, Marcel Dicke, Sunday Ekesi

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