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List of works by Casper Nyamukondiwa

A Survey of Potentially Pathogenic-Incriminated Arthropod Vectors of Health Concern in Botswana

Are Vulnerable Communities Thoroughly Informed on Mosquito Bio-Ecology and Burden?

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

Biogeography of cereal stemborers and their natural enemies: forecasting pest management efficacy under changing climate

scientific article published in 2022

Biologically Based Methods for Pest Management in Agriculture under Changing Climates: Challenges and Future Directions

scientific article

Cabbage or ‘pesticide’ on the platter? Chemical analysis reveals multiple and excessive residues in African vegetable markets

scientific article

Cattle dung in aquatic habitats alters mosquito predatory biocontrol dynamics

scientific article published in 2022

Cattle-induced eutrophication favours disease-vector mosquitoes

scientific article published on 25 January 2020

Climate variability differentially impacts thermal fitness traits in three coprophagic beetle species.

scientific article published on 6 June 2018

Cold hardiness of the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): both larvae and adults are chill-susceptible

scientific article published on 11 July 2020

Comparative assessment of the thermal tolerance of spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and its larval parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

scientific article

Complementary impacts of heterospecific predators facilitate improved biological control of mosquito larvae

scientific article published in 2020

Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity

scientific article published in December 2023

Context‐dependent integrated stress resistance promotes a global invasive pest

scientific article published in 2022

Contrasting effects of acute heat shock on physiological and ecological performance of the fall armyworm

scientific article published in 2023

Density-dependent ecosystem service delivery under shifting temperatures by dung beetles

Desiccation and temperature resistance of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): pedestals for invasion success?

article by Reyard Mutamiswa et al published March 2021 in Physiological Entomology

Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) in Southern Africa: Research Trends, Challenges and Insights on Sustainable Management Options

article by Honest Machekano et al published 3 February 2017 in Sustainability

Disease Vector Relative Spatio-Temporal Abundances to Water Bodies and Thermal Fitness Across Malaria Endemic Semi-Arid Areas

scientific article published on 27 October 2020

Disentangling factors limiting diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), spatio‐temporal population abundance: A tool for pest forecasting

article by Honest Machekano et al published 16 May 2019 in Journal of Applied Entomology

Dung beetle community assemblages in a southern African landscape: niche overlap between domestic and wild herbivore dung

scientific article published in 2021

Effects of Thermal Regimes, Starvation and Age on Heat Tolerance of the Parthenium Beetle Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) following Dynamic and Static Protocols

scientific article

Environmental consequences of deltamethrin residues in cattle feces in an African agricultural landscape.

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

Evidence of rapid spread and establishment of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in semi-arid Botswana

scientific article

First report of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Botswana

scholarly article by Reyard Mutamiswa et al published 1 November 2017 in Agriculture & food security

Fitness costs of rapid cold-hardening in Ceratitis capitata

scientific article published on 13 September 2011

Fluctuating environments impact thermal tolerance in an invasive insect species Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

scientific article

Food Preference and Foraging Activity of Ants: Recommendations for Field Applications of Low-Toxicity Baits

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Food preference and foraging activity of ants: recommendations for field applications of low-toxicity baits

scientific article

Geographic variation and plasticity in climate stress resistance among southern African populations of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae).

scientific article published on 29 June 2018

Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi

scientific article published in 2022

Heat tolerance may determine activity time in coprophagic beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

scientific article published on 22 June 2020

Host plant-related responses on the thermal fitness of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

article by Reyard Mutamiswa et al published 31 March 2020 in Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Implications of increasing temperature stress for predatory biocontrol of vector mosquitoes

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Life-stage related responses to combined effects of acclimation temperature and humidity on the thermal tolerance of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

scientific article published on 11 December 2018

Loss of coevolved basal and plastic responses to temperature may underlie trophic level host-parasitoid interactions under global change

scientific article

Low‐temperature tolerance in coprophagic beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): implications for ecological services

scientific article

Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region ⬇️

scientific article published on 3 September 2022

Phylogeny and systematics of the Sesamia coniota Hampson species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of three new species from the Afrotropical region

scientific article

Phylogeography and Population Structure of the Mediterranean Corn Borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Across Its Geographic Range

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Plasticity and cross-tolerance to heterogeneous environments: divergent stress responses co-evolved in an African fruit fly.

scientific article published on 28 October 2017

Plutella xylostella (L.): pest status, control practices, perceptions and knowledge on existing and alternative management options in arid small-scale farming environments

Predator density modifies mosquito regulation in increasingly complex environments

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

Rapid cold-hardening in Zaprionus vittiger (Coquillett) (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Revisiting the taxonomy and molecular systematics of Sesamia stemborers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): updated classification and comparative evaluation of species delimitation methods

scientific article published in 2024

Spatial Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) insecticide resistance patterns across malaria-endemic regions of Botswana

scientific article published on 19 November 2020

Superior basal and plastic thermal responses to environmental heterogeneity in invasive exotic stemborer<i>Chilo partellus</i>Swinhoe over indigenous<i>Busseola fusca</i>(Fuller) and<i>Sesamia calamistis</i>Hampson

scientific article published in 2018

Surveillance Studies Reveal Diverse and Potentially Pathogenic-Incriminated Vector Mosquito Species across Major Botswana Touristic Hotspots

scientific article published on 06 October 2021

Temperature and pH define the realised niche space of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

scientific article

The Fall Armyworm and Larger Grain Borer Pest Invasions in Africa: Drivers, Impacts and Implications for Food Systems

scientific article published in 2024

The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research ⬇️

scholarly article published in 2021

The complete mitogenome of an undescribed clam shrimp of the genus <i>Gondwanalimnadia</i> (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata), from a temporary wetland in Central District, Botswana

scientific article published on 28 February 2020

The complete mitogenome of the fairy shrimp <i>Streptocephalus cafer</i> (Lovén, 1847) (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from an ephemeral pond in Botswana, southern Africa

scientific article published on 14 January 2020

Thermal Biology and Seasonal Population Abundance of Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae): Implications on Pest Management

scientific article published on 25 August 2019

Thermal biology, population fluctuations and implications of temperature extremes for the management of two globally significant insect pests

scientific article published on 28 September 2013

Thermal plasticity in the invasive south American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

scientific article published on 18 April 2020

Thermal plasticity potentially mediates the interaction between host Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) under rapidly changing environments.

scientific article

Thermal resilience may shape population abundance of two sympatric congeneric Cotesia species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Thermal resilience of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn): Can we derive optimum temperature-time combinations for commodity treatment?

scientific article

Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on the "Offensive" in Africa: Prospects for Integrated Management Initiatives ⬇️

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

Understanding costs and benefits of thermal plasticity for pest management: insights from the integration of laboratory, semi-field and field assessments of <i>Ceratitis capitata</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae)

scientific article published on 10 May 2022

Water Balance and Desiccation Tolerance of the Invasive South American Tomato Pinworm

scientific article published on 09 June 2021

What does global warming mean for stored-grain protection? Options for Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) control at increased temperatures

scientific article

Interaction effects of desiccation and temperature stress resistance across Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) developmental stages

scientific article published in 2022

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