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A limonoid from Turraea floribunda

scientific article published in May 2003

A scientific note onVarroa destructorfound in East Africa; threat or opportunity?

article

ABC transporter genes ABC-C6 and ABC-G33 alter plant-microbe-parasite interactions in the rhizosphere

scientific article published on 27 December 2019

Aedes vector-host olfactory interactions in sylvatic and domestic dengue transmission environments

scientific article published on 06 November 2019

Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Oplostomus haroldi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Occurrence in Kenya, Distribution Within Honey Bee Colonies, and Responses to Host Odors

scientific article published on 04 May 2010

Aflatoxin Contamination Detected in Nutrient and Anti-Oxidant Rich Edible Stink Bug Stored in Recycled Grain Containers

scientific article published on 5 January 2016

An improved odor bait for monitoring populations of Aedes aegypti-vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya

scientific article published on 29 April 2015

Analyses of Mosquito Species Composition, Blood-Feeding Habits and Infection with Insect-Specific Flaviviruses in Two Arid, Pastoralist-Dominated Counties in Kenya

scientific article published in 2023

Analysing chemical attraction of gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto with modified BG-Sentinel traps

scientific article published on 3 June 2015

Application of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) as desiccants to dry maize and reduce aflatoxin contamination

scientific article published on 24 August 2016

Author Correction: Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission

scientific article published on 07 April 2020

Behavioral Evidence for Olfactory-Based Location of Honeybee Colonies by the Scarab Oplostomus haroldi

scientific article published on 17 August 2016

Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends ⬇️

scientific article published on October 15, 2012

Biological traits of wild-caught populations of Aedes aegypti in dengue endemic and non-endemic regions of Kenya

scientific article published in 2021

Cashew volatiles mediate short-range location responses in Pseudotheraptus wayi (Heteroptera: Coreidae).

scientific article published in December 2013

Caterpillar-induced plant volatiles attract conspecific and heterospecific adults for oviposition within a community of lepidopteran stemborers on maize plant

scholarly article

Cellular and Molecular Targets of Waterbuck Repellent Blend Odors in Antennae of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Chemical Communication in the Honey Bee Scarab Pest Oplostomus haroldi: Role of (Z)-9-Pentacosene ⬇️

scientific article published on November 14, 2012

Chemical Ecology and Management of Dengue Vectors

scientific article published in 2024

Chemical ecology of animal and human pathogen vectors in a changing global climate

scientific article

Chemistry and Sensory Characterization of a Bakery Product Prepared with Oils from African Edible Insects

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Coffee berry borer joins bark beetles in coffee klatch

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Common host-derived chemicals increase catches of disease-transmitting mosquitoes and can improve early warning systems for Rift Valley fever virus

scientific article

Composition of volatiles from fermenting pollen dough and attractiveness to the small hive beetle<i>Aethina tumida</i>, a parasite of the honeybee<i>Apis</i><i>mellifera</i>

scientific article published in 2007

Compounds Associated with Infection by the Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica, Influence the Ability of Infective Juveniles to Recognize Host Plants

scientific article published on 29 July 2020

Cucumber and Tomato Volatiles: Influence on Attraction in the Melon Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitate (Diptera: Tephritidae)

scientific article published on 31 July 2018

Cyst Nematode Bio-communication with Plants: Implications for Novel Management Approaches

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

Derivatization increases mosquito larvicidal activity of the sesquiterpene lactone parthenin isolated from the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus

scientific article published on 09 October 2020

Detection and characterization of<i>Kodamaea ohmeri</i>associated with small hive beetle<i>Aethina tumida</i>infesting honey bee hives

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Determination of pesticide residues in honey: a preliminary study from two of Africa’s largest honey producers

Development and assessment of plant-based synthetic odor baits for surveillance and control of malaria vectors

scientific article

Differential response to plant- and human-derived odorants in field surveillance of the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

Discovery of an oviposition attractant for gravid malaria vectors of the Anopheles gambiae species complex

scientific article

Eavesdropping on Plant-Insect-Microbe Chemical Communications in Agricultural Ecology: A Virtual Issue on Semiochemicals.

scientific article published in June 2017

Effect of larval density and substrate quality on the wing geometry of Stomoxys calcitrans L. (Diptera: Muscidae)

scholarly article published by Baldwyn Torto in 2019

Effect of zebra skin-derived compounds on field catches of the human African trypanosomiasis vector Glossina fuscipes fuscipes

scientific article published on 05 November 2020

Effects of rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on yield, size distribution and fatty acid of soybean seeds grown under drought stress

scientific article published on 02 November 2020

Effects of shifting to crowded or solitary conditions on pheromone release and morphometrics of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

scientific article published in 1996

Effects of vector control on the population structure of tsetse (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) in western Kenya

scientific article published on 14 December 2017

Egg-laying decisions based on olfactory cues enhance offspring fitness in Stomoxys calcitrans L. (Diptera: Muscidae)

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

Elicitation of Differential Responses in the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita to Tomato Root Exudate Cytokinin, Flavonoids, and Alkaloids

article

Elucidation of the biosynthesis of the di-C-glycosylflavone isoschaftoside, an allelopathic component from Desmodium spp. that inhibits Striga spp. development

article

Erratum to: Nestmate Recognition and the Role of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the African Termite Raiding Ant Pachycondyla analis

scholarly article published in Journal of Chemical Ecology

Estimating reproductive success of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in honey bee colonies by trapping emigrating larvae

scientific article published in February 2012

Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) genes modulate plant root exudate composition and the attraction of plant parasitic nematodes

scientific article published on 11 November 2019

Evaluation of the distribution and impacts of parasites, pathogens, and pesticides on honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations in East Africa

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Evidence for Potential of Managing Some African Fruit Fly Species (Diptera: Tephritidae) Using the Mango Fruit Fly Host-Marking Pheromone ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

Evidence of Aggregation-Sex Pheromone Use by Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Species Native to Africa

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Field evaluation of natural human odours and the biogent-synthetic lure in trapping Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya

scientific article

Herbivore intraguild interactions decrease ectoparasitoid Bracon nigricans parasitism of Phthorimaea absoluta and responses to tomato volatiles

scientific article published in 2023

Host plant forensics and olfactory-based detection in Afro-tropical mosquito disease vectors.

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

Host species and site of collection shape the microbiota of Rift Valley fever vectors in Kenya

scientific article published in June 2019

Hygienic and grooming behaviors in African and European honeybees-New damage categories in Varroa destructor.

scientific article

Identification of Glutamic Acid as a Host Marking Pheromone of the African Fruit Fly Species Ceratitis rosa (Diptera: Tephritidae)

scientific article published on 14 September 2018

Identification of Key Root Volatiles Signaling Preference of Tomato over Spinach by the Root Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita

scientific article published on 03 July 2018

Identification of methyl farnesoate from the hemolymph of insects

scientific article published on 27 January 2014

Identification of the Ubiquitous Antioxidant Tripeptide Glutathione as a Fruit Fly Semiochemical.

scientific article

Independent and interactive effect of plant- and mammalian- based odors on the response of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae

scientific article published on 27 April 2018

Innovative approaches to exploit host plant metabolites in malaria control

scientific article published on 31 May 2019

Insights into malaria transmission among Anopheles funestus mosquitoes, Kenya

article

Insights into the Evolutionary Origin of Mediterranean Sandfly Fever Viruses

scientific article published on 02 September 2020

Interactions Among Plants, Insects, and Microbes: Elucidation of Inter-Organismal Chemical Communications in Agricultural Ecology

article

Isopentyl Butanoate: Aggregation Pheromone of the Brown Spiny Bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis (Hemiptera: Coreidae), and Kairomone for the Egg Parasitoid Gryon sp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

Jingmen Tick Virus in Ticks from Kenya

scientific article published on 13 May 2022

Large herbivore loss has complex effects on mosquito ecology and vector-borne disease risk

scientific article published on 10 November 2020

Lemon Terpenes Influence Behavior of the African Citrus Triozid Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae)

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Limonoids from Turraea floribunda

scientific article published in May 2003

Linalool oxide: generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors

scientific article

Low fertility, fecundity and numbers of mated female offspring explain the lower reproductive success of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in African honeybees

scientific article published on 17 April 2018

Management of Cyst and Root Knot Nematodes: A Chemical Ecology Perspective

scientific article published on 07 August 2018

Mass spectral determination of phenylacetonitrile (PAN) levels in body tissues of adult desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

scientific article published on 17 May 2012

Mediation of Potato-Potato Cyst Nematode, G. rostochiensis Interaction by Specific Root Exudate Compounds

scientific article published on 10 June 2020

Mediation of a plant-spider association by specific volatile compounds.

scientific article published on 23 August 2012

Monitoring Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) With Baited Bottom Board Traps: Occurrence and Seasonal Abundance in Honey Bee Colonies in Kenya ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

Monitoring the Small Hive Beetle<i>Aethina tumida</i>(Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) with Baited Flight Traps: Effect of Distance from Bee Hives and Shade on the Numbers of Beetles Captured

scientific article published on 26 March 2009

Mosquito host choices on livestock amplifiers of Rift Valley fever virus in Kenya

scientific article

Mosquito larvicidal activity of Cassia tora seed extract and its key anthraquinones aurantio-obtusin and obtusin

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

Multitrophic interaction facilitates parasite-host relationship between an invasive beetle and the honey bee. ⬇️

scholarly article

Mutangin, a dihydroagarofuranoid sesquiterpene insect antifeedant from Elaeodendron buchananii

article by Muniru K. Tsanuo et al published 25 July 2002 in Phytochemistry

Nestmate recognition and the role of cuticular hydrocarbons in the African termite raiding ant Pachycondyla analis

scientific article published on 28 March 2010

New mosquito larvicidal tetranortriterpenoids from Turraea wakefieldii and Turraea floribunda

scientific article published in August 2004

Occurrence and risk assessment of organic micropollutants in freshwater systems within the Lake Victoria South Basin, Kenya

scientific article published on 22 January 2020

Occurrence, diversity and pattern of damage of Oplostomus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), honey bee pests in Kenya

article

Odorants that induce hygienic behavior in honeybees: identification of volatile compounds in chalkbrood-infected honeybee larvae

scientific article published on 8 September 2009

Odour-mediated group organisation and coordination in the termite raiding ant Megaponera analis (Mayr)

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Opposing Roles of Foliar and Glandular Trichome Volatile Components in Cultivated Nightshade Interaction with a Specialist Herbivore

scientific article

Parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita interactions with different Capsicum annum cultivars reveal the chemical constituents modulating root herbivory

scientific article

Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria do not pose any deleterious effect on cowpea and detectable amounts of ethylene are produced

article

Plant nutrient quality impacts survival and reproductive fitness of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti

scientific article published on 04 January 2021

Plant volatiles influence the African weaver ant-cashew tree mutualism

scientific article published on 30 October 2014

Plasmodium falciparum infection increases Anopheles gambiae attraction to nectar sources and sugar uptake

scientific article

Population genetics of two key mosquito vectors of Rift Valley Fever virus reveals new insights into the changing disease outbreak patterns in Kenya

scientific article

Potential of the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an Unconventional Source of Dietary and Therapeutic Sterols

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

Prediction of breeding regions for the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria in East Africa

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

Response of the small hive beetle (<i>Aethina tumida</i>) to a blend of chemicals identified from honeybee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) volatiles

scientific article published in 2005

Response of the small hive beetle (<i>Aethina tumida</i>) to honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) and beehive-produced volatiles

scientific article published on 25 November 2003

Responses of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes to visually attractive stationary devices baited with 4-methylguaiacol and certain repellent compounds in waterbuck odour

scientific article published on 05 July 2019

Responses of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidea: Scolytinae) to volatile constituents of its symbiotic fungus Fusarium solani (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae)

article

Rice volatiles lure gravid malaria mosquitoes, Anopheles arabiensis

scientific article (publication date: 30 November 2016)

Ring A-seco mosquito larvicidal limonoids from Turraea wakefieldii ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2003

Ripe coffee berry volatiles repel second instar nymphs of Antestia bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Antestiopsis thunbergii)

scientific article published in 2018

Root exudate chemical cues of an invasive plant modulate oviposition behavior and survivorship of a malaria mosquito vector

scientific article

Sand Fly-Associated Phlebovirus with Evidence of Neutralizing Antibodies in Humans, Kenya

scholarly article by David P Tchouassi et al published April 2019 in Emerging Infectious Diseases

Shared volatile organic compounds between camel metabolic products elicits strong Stomoxys calcitrans attraction

scientific article published on 08 December 2020

Sheep skin odor improves trap captures of mosquito vectors of Rift Valley fever

scientific article

Spiroacetals in the colonization behaviour of the coffee berry borer: a 'push-pull' system

scientific article

Steroidal glycoalkaloids: chemical defence of edible African nightshades against the tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae).

scientific article published on 24 August 2015

Sticky small target: an effective sampling tool for tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910.

scientific article published on 25 April 2018

Studies on the maturation-accelerating pheromone of the desert locustSchistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

scientific article published in 1993

Survival rate, blood feeding habits and sibling species composition of Aedes simpsoni complex: Implications for arbovirus transmission risk in East Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Sweet attraction: sugarcane pollen-associated volatiles attract gravid Anopheles arabiensis

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

The Invasive American Weed Parthenium hysterophorus Can Negatively Impact Malaria Control in Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

The Nonartemisinin Sesquiterpene Lactones Parthenin and Parthenolide Block Plasmodium falciparum Sexual Stage Transmission

scientific article published on 19 January 2016

The impact of hive type on the behavior and health of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) in Kenya

scientific article published in 2017

Toxic Ipomeamarone accumulation in healthy parts of Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) storage roots upon infection by Rhizopus stolonifer

scientific article

Toxicity of six plant extracts and two pyridone alkaloids from Ricinus communis against the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae ⬇️

scientific article

Trapping of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies with an in-hive baited trap

scientific article published in October 2007

Trapping of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vectors using light emitting diode (LED) CDC traps in two arboviral disease hot spots in Kenya

scientific article

Trophic habits of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): their adaptive significance and relevance to dispersal

scientific article

Visual, vibratory, and olfactory cues affect interactions between the red spider mite Tetranychus evansi and its predator Phytoseiulus longipes

scientific article published in 2015

Volatile biomarkers of symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria infection in humans.

scientific article

Volatile phytochemicals as mosquito semiochemicals

scientific article

Zebra skin odor repels the savannah tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae)

scientific article published on 10 June 2019

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