Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) flour as an emerging functional ingredient for baking flavorful and nutritious whole wheat bread

Authors: Tanga, Chrysantus M. ^{a, ⁎}, Nzomo, Antonny M. ^{a, b}, Ndegwa, Paul N. ^b, Ekesi, Sunday ^{a, b}, Khamis, Fathiya M. ^a, Akutse, Komivi S. ^{a, d}, Ong'amo, George ^b, Ochieng, Brian O. ^a, Kababu, Margaret ^a, Beesigamukama, Dennis ^a, Chia, Shaphan Y. ^a, Changeh, J․Ghemoh ^c, Subramanian, Sevgan ^a, Dubois, Thomas ^a, Kelemu, Segenet ^a

Source: In Applied Food Research June 2025 5(1)

Functional structure of the natural enemy community of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in the Americas

Authors: Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Akutse, Komivi S., Amalin, Divina M., Araj, Salah-Eddin, Barrera, Gloria, Joy B. Beltran, Marie, Ben Fekih, Ibtissem, Calatayud, Paul-André, Cicero, Lizette, Cokola, Marcellin C., Colmenarez, Yelitza C., Dessauvages, Kenza, Dubois, Thomas, Durocher-Granger, Léna, Espinel, Carlos, Fernández-Triana, José L., Francis, Frederic, Gómez, Juliana, Haddi, Khalid, Harrison, Rhett D., Haseeb, Muhammad, Iwanicki, Natasha S.A., Jaber, Lara R., Khamis, Fathiya M., Legaspi, Jesusa C., Lomeli-Flores, Refugio J., Lopes, Rogerio B., Lyu, Baoqian, Montoya-Lerma, James, Nguyen, Tung D., Nurkomar, Ihsan, Perier, Jermaine D., Pozsgai, Gabor, Ramírez-Romero, Ricardo, Robinson-Baker, Annmarie S., Sanchez-Garcia, Francisco J., Silveira, Luis C., Simeon, Larisner, Solter, Leellen F., Santos-Amaya, Oscar F., de Souza Tavares, Wagner, Trabanino, Rogelio, Vásquez, Carlos, Wang, Zhenying, Wengrat, Ana P.G.S., Zang, Lian-Sheng, Zhang, Wei, Zimba, Kennedy J., Wu, Kongming, Elkahky, Maged

Source: In Biological Control November 2024 198

Global scientific progress and shortfalls in biological control of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda

Authors: Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Akutse, Komivi S., Amalin, Divina M., Araj, Salah-Eddin, Barrera, Gloria, Beltran, Marie Joy B., Ben Fekih, Ibtissem, Calatayud, Paul-André, Cicero, Lizette, Cokola, Marcellin C., Colmenarez, Yelitza C., Dessauvages, Kenza, Dubois, Thomas, Durocher-Granger, Léna, Espinel, Carlos, Fallet, Patrick, Fernández-Triana, José L., Francis, Frederic, Gómez, Juliana, Haddi, Khalid, Harrison, Rhett D., Haseeb, Muhammad, Iwanicki, Natasha S.A., Jaber, Lara R., Khamis, Fathiya M., Legaspi, Jesusa C., Lomeli-Flores, Refugio J., Lopes, Rogerio B., Lyu, Baoqian, Montoya-Lerma, James, Montecalvo, Melissa P., Polaszek, Andrew, Nguyen, Tung D., Nurkomar, Ihsan, O'Hara, James E., Perier, Jermaine D., Ramírez-Romero, Ricardo, Sánchez-García, Francisco J., Robinson-Baker, Ann M., Silveira, Luis C., Simeon, Larisner, Solter, Leellen F., Santos-Amaya, Oscar F., Talamas, Elijah J., de Souza Tavares, Wagner, Trabanino, Rogelio, Turlings, Ted C.J., Valicente, Fernando H., Vásquez, Carlos, Wang, Zhenying, Wengrat, Ana P.G.S., Zang, Lian-Sheng, Zhang, Wei, Zimba, Kennedy J., Wu, Kongming, Elkahky, Maged, Hadi, Buyung A.R.

Source: In Biological Control April 2024 191

Biodiversity and efficacy of fungal isolates associated with Kenyan populations of potato cyst nematode (Globodera spp.)

Authors: Nyang'au, Margaret Nyaboke, Akutse, Komivi S., Fathiya, Khamis, Charimbu, Miriam Karwitha, Haukeland, Solveig

Source: In Biological Control November 2023 186

Interactions between Bacillus thuringiensis and selected plant extracts for sustainable management of Phthorimaea absoluta.

Authors: Ochieng, Terry A.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Akutse, Komivi S.^1,3 (AUTHOR) kakutse@icipe.org, Ajene, Inusa J.¹ (AUTHOR), Kilalo, Dora C.² (AUTHOR), Muiru, Maina² (AUTHOR), Khamis, Fathiya M.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific Reports. 4/23/2024, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *FENUGREEK, *BACILLUS thuringiensis, *PLANT extracts, *GARLIC, *INTEGRATED pest control, *ENVIRONMENTAL health, *MICROBIAL diversity

Susceptibility of the Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera and the African Stingless Bee Meliponula ferruginea (Hymenoptera: Apidae) to the Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana

Authors: Omuse, Evanson R, Niassy, Saliou, Wagacha, John M, Ong'amo, George O, Lattorff, H Michael G, Kiatoko, Nkoba, Mohamed, Samira A, Subramanian, Sevgan, Akutse, Komivi S, Dubois, Thomas

Source: Journal of economic entomology. 115(1):46-55

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The trade‐off between immunity and product quality of Opisthoplatia orientalis (Blattodea: Blaberidae) under low temperatures.

Authors: Qiu, Xiaoming, Lin, Yongwen, Huang, Jing, Akutse, Komivi S.

Source: Physiological Entomology; Mar2025, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p57-63, 7p

Subject Terms: IMMUNITY, PRODUCT quality, INSECTS, ENTOMOPATHOGENIC fungi, COCKROACHES, PRODUCTION losses, LOW temperatures, INSECT rearing

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Agroecological Vegetable Cropping Systems by Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania.

Authors: Kirui, Essy C., Kidoido, Michael M., Akutse, Komivi S., Wanyama, Rosina, Boni, Simon B., Dubois, Thomas, Dinssa, Fekadu F., Mutyambai, Daniel M.

Source: Sustainability (2071-1050); Feb2025, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p1148, 19p

Virulence and horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae by the adults of the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and the efficacy of oil formulations against its nymphs

Authors: Paradza, Vongai M. ^{a, b}, Khamis, Fathiya M. ^a, Yusuf, Abdullahi A. ^{b, c}, Subramanian, Sevgan ^a, Akutse, Komivi S. ^{a, ∗}

Source: In Heliyon November 2021 7(11)

Whitefly-induced tomato volatiles enhance the virulence of Lecanicillium lecanii

Authors: Lin, Yongwen, Huang, Jinhua, Akutse, Komivi S.

Source: In Journal of Invertebrate Pathology July 2021 183

Dual suppression of Glossina pallidipes using entomopathogenic fungal-based biopesticides and sterile insect technique.

Authors: Ombura, Fidelis L. O., Abd-Alla, Adly M.M, Akutse, Komivi S., Runo, Steven, Mireji, Paul O., Bateta, Rosemary, Otiwi, Joseck E., Ajene, Inusa J., Khamis, Fathiya M.

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology; 2024, p1-16, 16p

Subject Terms: AFRICAN animals, TSETSE-flies, AFRICAN trypanosomiasis, SEXUAL dimorphism, BEAUVERIA bassiana

Scientific validation of plant extracts used by farmers in the management of bean flower thrips on French beans in Kenya.

Authors: Munyoki, Nancy Mwende, Muthomi, James, Kilalo, Dora, Bautze, David, Kiboi, Milka, Mwangi, Edwin, Karanja, Edward, Matheri, Felix, Adamtey, Noah, Akutse, Komivi S., Cheseto, Xavier

Source: Journal of Applied Entomology; Dec2024, Vol. 148 Issue 10, p1235-1244, 10p

Subject Terms: PLANT extracts, NEEM, INTEGRATED pest control, PLANT mortality, ORGANOSULFUR compounds

Combining insect pathogenic fungi and a pheromone trap for sustainable management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Authors: Akutse, Komivi S., Khamis, Fathiya M., Ambele, Felicitas C., Kimemia, Jane W., Ekesi, Sunday, Subramanian, Sevgan

Source: In Journal of Invertebrate Pathology November 2020 177

Horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae between Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) adults and compatibility of the fungus with the attractant phenylacetaldehyde

Authors: Opisa, Selpha, du Plessis, Hannalene, Akutse, Komivi S., Fiaboe, Komi K.M., Ekesi, Sunday

Source: In Microbial Pathogenesis June 2019 131:197-204

Entomopathogenic fungus isolates for adult Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) management and their compatibility with Tuta pheromone

Authors: Akutse, Komivi S., Subramanian, Sevgan, Khamis, Fathiya M., Ekesi, Sunday, Mohamed, Samira A.

Source: Journal of applied entomology. 144(9):777-787

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Impact of pre-harvest fungicide application on the storage performance of tomato fruits.

Authors: Lan, Zhifu, Huang, Jing, Akutse, Komivi S., Lin, Yongwen

Source: PLoS ONE; 8/8/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p1-13, 13p

Subject Terms: FRUIT storage, PRESERVATION of fruit, SENSORY evaluation, FRUIT, LYCOPENE, TOMATOES

Managing insect services and disservices in cocoa agroforestry systems.

Authors: Ambele, Chaba F.^1,2, felicitefavour@yahoo.com, Bisseleua, Hervé D. B.³, Djuideu, Christian T. L.⁴, Akutse, Komivi S.⁵

Source: Agroforestry Systems; Aug2023, Vol. 97 Issue 6, p965-984, 20p

Testing a co-formulation of CO2-releasing material with an entomopathogenic fungus for the management of subterranean termite pests

Authors: Ambele, Chaba F, Bisseleua, Hervé DB, Akutse, Komivi S, Babalola, Olubukola O, Humbert, Pascal, Patel, Anant, Vidal, Stefan, Djuideu, Christian TL, Ekesi, Sunday

Source: Mycological progress. 18(9):1201-1211

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Vendors' handling practices of edible long-horned grasshoppers (Ruspolia differens) products and implications on microbial safety.

Authors: Mugo-Kamiri, Loretta, Imungi, Jasper K., Njue, Lucy, Diiro, Gracious, Ombura, Fidelis Levi O., Akutse, Komivi S., Chrysantus, Tanga M., Khamis, Fathiya M., Subramanian, Sevgan

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology; 2024, p01-16, 16p

Subject Terms: TETTIGONIIDAE, MICROBIAL products, STREET food, AEROBIC bacteria, BACILLUS cereus, STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus, FOODBORNE diseases, SERRATIA marcescens

Geographic Terms: UGANDA, IRELAND

Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae and (E)-2-hexenal combination using autodissemination technology for the management of the adult greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

Authors: Paradza, Vongai M., Khamis, Fathiya M., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Subramanian, Sevgan, Akutse, Komivi S.

Source: Frontiers in Insect Science; 2024, p1-15, 15p

Subject Terms: GREENHOUSE whitefly, METARHIZIUM anisopliae, SWEETPOTATO whitefly, ALEYRODIDAE, INSECT mortality, HEMIPTERA, GREENHOUSE management