Publications

Published: 04.06.21

A novel vehicle-mounted sticky trap; an effective sampling tool for savannah tsetse flies Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and Glossina morsitans centralis Machado

Muyobela, Jackson, Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Mbewe, Njelembo J. et al.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Author summary The fly round is a mobile method used to sample G. m. morsitans and G. m. centralis, important vectors of human...

Published: 04.06.21

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

Nyasembe, Vincent Odhiambo, Tchouassi, David Poumo, Muturi, Martha Njeri, Pirk, Christian W. W. et al.

Parasites & Vectors

In a recent study using DNA barcoding, we identified the plants fed upon by four Afro-tropical mosquito species that vector...

Published: 04.06.21

Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non-endemic areas of Kenya

Wanjiku, C., Tchouassi, D. P, Sole, C. L, Pirk, C. et al.

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Abstract A fundamental understanding of plant sugar feeding behaviour in vector populations can lead to the development of...

Published: 04.06.21

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

Wanjiku, Caroline, Tchouassi, David. P., Sole, Catherine L., Pirk, Christian W.W. et al.

Journal of Vector Ecology

Variation in vector traits can modulate local scale differences in pathogen transmission. Here, we compared seasonal variation in...

Published: 04.06.21

Variation in Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus plantations in YunNan Province in southwestern China across a climatic gradient

Li G, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Chen S

IMA Fungus

Published: 04.06.21

Gene-set enrichment analysis of selective sweeps reveals phenotypic traits in Nguni cattle

South African Journal of Animal Science

Published: 04.06.21

Evaluation of an improved Katambora grass cultivar G HR1 for root-knot nematode management in tobacco

Makunde PT, Dimbi S, Mahere TS, Banana S et al.

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Published: 04.06.21

Effect of Poultry and Goat Manures on the Nutrient Content of Sesamum alatum Leafy Vegetables

Published: 04.06.21

Effect of Poultry and Goat Manures on the Nutrient Content of Sesamum alatum Leafy Vegetables