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Productivity, profitability and partial nutrient balance in maize-based conventional and organic farming systems in Kenya by Adamtey, Noah, Musyoka, Martha W., Zundel, Christine, Cobo, Juan Guillermo, Karanja, Edward, Fiaboe, Komi K.M., Muriuki, Anne, Mucheru-Muna, Monicah, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Berset, Estelle, Messmer, Monika M., Gattinger, Andreas, Bhullar, Gurbir S., Cadisch, Georg, Fliessbach, Andreas, Mäder, Paul, Niggli, Urs, Foster, Dionys

“…•Maize based farming systems were compared for 6 years in Chuka and Thika in Kenya.•High input organic system yields equal to conventional except in year 1 at…”
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A new mite IPM strategy: predator avoidance behaviour resulting from the synergetic effects of predator release and acaricide‐treated nets by Kungu, Miriam, Deletre, Emilie, Subramanian, Sevgan, Fiaboe, Komi KM, Gitonga, Linus, Lagat, Zipporah Osiemo, Martin, Thibaud

“…Background Tetranychus evansi and T. urticae spider mites are known major pests of Solanaceae. Smallholders in Africa rely heavily on pesticide treatments…”
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Organic farming provides improved management of plant parasitic nematodes in maize and bean cropping systems by Atandi, Janet G., Haukeland, Solveig, Kariuki, George M., Coyne, Danny L., Karanja, Edward N., Musyoka, Martha W., Fiaboe, Komi K.M., Bautze, David, Adamtey, Noah

“…•On-farm trials compared organic, conventional farming and farmer practices in Kenya.•Suppression of plant parasitic nematodes occurred with organic…”
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Behavioural response of alate Aphis craccivora Koch (Homoptera: Aphididae) to volatiles from different cowpea cultivars by Diabate, Seydou, Deletre, Emilie, Murungi, Lucy Kananu, Fiaboe, Komi K.M., Wesonga, John, Martin, Thibaud

“…The cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora, is a major insect pest of cowpea in Africa. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) mediate plant–arthropod interactions that…”
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Effects of waste stream combinations from brewing industry on performance of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) by Chia, Shaphan Y, Tanga, Chrysantus M, Osuga, Isaac M, Mohamed, Samira A, Khamis, Fathiya M, Salifu, Daisy, Sevgan, Subramanian, Fiaboe, Komi K M, Niassy, Saliou, van Loon, Joop J A, Dicke, Marcel, Ekesi, Sunday

“…In recent years, there has been a rapidly growing demand for readily accessible substrates for mass production of Black Soldier Fly, Linnaeus. Beer production…”
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Performance of Metarhizium anisopliae‐treated foam in combination with Phytoseiulus longipes Evans against Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Azandémè Hounmalon, Ginette Y, Maniania, Nguya K, Niassy, Saliou, Fellous, Simon, Kreiter, Serge, Delétré, Emilie, Fiaboe, Komi KM, Martin, Thibaud

“…BACKGROUND Tetranychus evansi (Te) is an exotic pest of solanaceous crops in Africa. The predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes (Pl) and the fungus Metarhizium…”
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A new edible cricket species from Africa of the genus Scapsipedus by Tanga, Chrysantus M, Magara, Henlay J O, Ayieko, Monica A, Copeland, Robert S, Khamis, Fathiya M, Mohamed, Samira A, Ombura, Fidelis L O, Niassy, Saliou, Subramanian, Sevgan, Fiaboe, Komi K M, Roos, Nanna, Ekesi, Sunday, Hugel, Sylvain

“…A new cricket of the genus Scapsipedus is described from Kenya. The distribution, acoustic behavior, including call and courtship song, mitochondrial…”
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Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa by Fiaboe, Komi K.M, Fernández-Triana, Jose, Nyamu, Faith W, Agbodzavu, Komi M

“…A new species of Microgastrinae, Cotesia icipe Fernández-Triana & Fiaboe, sp. n. , is described from eastern Africa. It was reared in Kenya as a solitary…”
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Acceptability and suitability of three Liriomyza species as host for the endoparasitoid Phaedrotoma scabriventris: Implication for biological control of leafminers in the vegetable production system of Kenya by Chabi-Olaye, Adenirin, Mwikya, Nicholas M., Fiaboe, Komi K.M.

“…[Display omitted] ► We studied the host preference and suitability of Phaedrotoma scabriventris on three leafminer. ► The parasitoid preferred Liriomyza…”
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DNA barcodes, expanded distribution, and redescription of Apanteles hemara Nixon, 1965 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), a potential biocontrol species against amaranth leaf-webbers in Africa by Fernandez-Triana, J, Beaudin, M, Achterberg, K. van, Agbodzavu, M.K, Othim, S.T.O, Nyamu, F.W, Fiaboe, K.K.M

“…The microgastrine parasitoid wasp Apanteles hemara Nixon, 1965, is currently being considered as a potential biocontrol agent of amaranth leaf-webber pests in…”
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Dispersal Behavior of Tetranychus evansi and T. urticae on Tomato at Several Spatial Scales and Densities: Implications for Integrated Pest Management: e95071 by Azandeme-Hounmalon, Ginette Y, Fellous, Simon, Kreiter, Serge, Fiaboe, Komi KM, Subramanian, Sevgan, Kungu, Miriam, Martin, Thibaud

“…Studying distribution is necessary to understand and manage the dynamics of species with spatially structured populations. Here we studied the distribution in…”
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Identification of priority areas in South America for exploration of natural enemies for classical biological control of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Africa by Fiaboe, Komi K.M., Fonseca, Rafael L., de Moraes, Gilberto J., Ogol, Callistus K.P.O., Knapp, Markus

“…The red spider mite Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard is a pest of tomato in East and Southern Africa. It is probably native to South America. Three…”
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