Publications

Aug 2015

Resistance status of ticks (Acari; Ixodidae) to amitraz and cypermethrin acaricides in Isoka District, Zambia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

This study was designed to obtain data on the farmer's approach to tick control and to determine whether Rhipicephalus...

Aug 2015

Resistance status of ticks (Acari; Ixodidae) to amitraz and cypermethrin acaricides in Isoka District, Zambia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

This study was designed to obtain data on the farmer's approach to tick control and to determine whether Rhipicephalus...

2015

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

Owino, E. A., Sang, R., Sole, C. L., Pirk, C. et al.

Parasites and Vectors

2015

Linalool oxide: generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors.

Nyasembe, V. O., Tchouassi, D. P., Mbogo, C. M., Sole, C. L. et al.

Parasites and Vectors

Sep 2015

Performance of pairwise shape dissimilarity morphometrics on nonmammalian taxa (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae)

Bakkes, Deon K., Snyman, Louwtjie P., Pirk, Christian W. W., Sole, Catherine L.

Journal of Morphology

Morphometric dissimilarity metrics aim to quantify the variation between compared specimens such that inferences about their...

Jul 2015

Detoxification mechanisms of honey bees (Apis mellifera) resulting in tolerance of dietary nicotine

du Rand, Esther E., Smit, Salome, Beukes, Mervyn, Apostolides, Zeno et al.

Sci. Rep.

Insecticides are thought to be among the major factors contributing to current declines in bee populations. However,...

Nov 2015

Hit-and-run trophallaxis of small hive beetles

Neumann, Peter, Naef, Jan, Crailsheim, Karl, Crewe, Robin M. et al.

Ecology and Evolution

Some parasites of social insects are able to exploit the exchange of food between nestmates via trophallaxis, because they are...

Oct 2015

Reproductive traits and mandibular gland pheromone of anarchistic honey bee workers Apis mellifera occurring in China

Niu, De-Fang, Pirk, Christian W. W., Zheng, Huo-Qing, Ping, Shun et al.

Apidologie

Nov 2015

Linalool oxide: generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors

Nyasembe, Vincent O., Tchouassi, David P., Mbogo, Charles M., Sole, Catherine L. et al.

Parasites & Vectors

Background: Lack of effective vaccines and therapeutics for important arboviral diseases such as Rift Valley fever (RVF) and...