Working Document Series Open Access Cross-mating and oviposition behaviour between strains of Cotesia sesamiae cameron (hymenoptera: braconidae) from Kitale, Mombasa and Mount Kenya & Fritz Schulthess Bruno Le Ru · E.W. Kairu · J.N. Mugambi Stemborers cause 50% yield losses in cereal crops. In Kenya Cotesia sesamiae is one of the parasitoids that has been studied in regard to the control of stemborer pests. In this study the reproductive compatibility of three populations of … RUF-35125 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Enhancing village chicken productivity through parasite management for effective newcastle disease vaccination in Kenya L.C. Bebora · C.O. Gor · N. Maingi · P.G. Mbuthia +1 more Newcastle disease (ND) is documented among the most important diseases of poultry in the world, causing devastating losses in both commercial and village chickens. It is capable of causing mortality rates of up to 100% of the flock and, as… RUF-34715 2010 CC BY 4.0 10 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of the fruit fly, Batrocera invadens, pest status and the establishment of the parasitoid, Fopius arisanus in Mozambique G. Albano · D. Cugala · L. Santos Asian fruit flies in the genus Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) are regarded as some of the most destructive pests of fruits and vegetables worldwide and rank high on quarantine lists worldwide. Losses result from direct feeding damage, d… RUF-34342 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of the occurrence of natural enemies associated with invasive coconut whitefly in Inhambane province, Mozambique D. Cugala · L. Jose · O. Miguel The whitefly (Aleurotrachelus atratus Hempel) is a Neotropical whitefly, originally described from coconut (Cocos nucifera) in Brazil. In the Comoro Islands, A. atratus was responsible for an economic loss of 55% to local coconut producers… RUF-33976 2014 CC BY 4.0 12 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of establishment of released parasitoid as biological control agent against the invasive fruit fly D. Cugala · R. Cumbe Fruit flies (Bactrocera invadens) are considered the most important and devastating pests of fruits and vegetables in the World due to their potential to cause damage in fruits. In Mozambique, classical biological control is viewed as a po… RUF-33895 2014 CC BY 4.0 11 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessing the Impact of Integrated Pest Management Programme for Suppressing the Invasive Fruit Fly (Bactrocera invadens) on Mango in Mozambique H. Cocorrea · D. Cugala · S. Ekesi · L. Jose The invasive fruit fly, Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a devastating quarantine pest that continues to threaten fruit and vegetable production in Mozambique. In Mozambique, since its first detection in the Northern region, n… RUF-32928 2012 CC BY 4.0 20 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Using Crotalaria Species for the Management of Root-knot Nematodes of Vegetables in Western Kenya H.K. Cheruiyot · A.K. Kipkoech · Njira Njira · J.O. Ochuodho +1 more Vegetable production western Kenya is constrained by soilborne pathogens including plant-parasitic nematodes. Almost all vegetable production fields in are infested with root-knot nematodes. There is therefore need to design measures for s… RUF-32903 2012 CC BY 4.0 20 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Towards Development of Site Specific Technologies for Identification of Fields Infested with Root-knot Nematodes (RKN) under Tomato Cropping System in Mwea, Kenya J.K. Birgen · F.W. Kariuki · G.M. Kariuki · G.W. Ngundo +2 more This study was conducted in Mwea, central Kenya with the aim of developing a soil-characteristic-based site specific technology for identification of root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne spp. infested soils. This involved analysis of eda… RUF-32078 2012 CC BY 4.0 13 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access The use of Crotalaria Species in Sustainable Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of Vegetable Crops in Western Kenya H. Cheruyout · A.K. Kipkoech · M. Mbogo · C. Ndinya +5 more The Crotalaria Project was funded by RUFORUM for two years starting October 2011. The overall objective of the Project is to increase production of vegetable crops through the use of cheap and sustainable nematode management strategies in … RUF-31993 2012 CC BY 4.0 13 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Determination of Seasonal Parasite Carriage of Village Chicken in Mbeere, Antiparasitic Treatments used and Effectiveness of Selected Anthelmintics L.C. Bebora · Wambui, H. Chege · N. Maingi · P.G. Mbuthia The overall objective of the study is to determine parasite carriage of village chicken of Mbeere district, Eastern province of Kenya. The study was conducted for over two seasons, the dry (January to March) and wet (October to December) s… RUF-31766 2012 CC BY 4.0 2 May 2014
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Multinomial Regression in Insect Choice Studies: A Case of Leaf Miner Parasitoids’ Choices Kevin Kanyuira Gikonyo Researchers are often confronted with multinomial data in insect choice studies. Common choice models available to researchers for analysis of multinomial data include multinomial logit (MNL) and multinomial probit model (MNP). MNL relies … RUF-31727 2013 CC BY 4.0 7 Apr 2014
