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Host range and distribution of fruit-infesting pestiferous fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in selected areas of Central Tanzania by Mwatawala, M W, De Meyer, M, Makundi, R H, Maerere, A P

“…The host range of major fruit fly pests in Central Tanzania was evaluated from October 2004 to October 2006. Samples of 48 potential hosts were collected and…”
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Seasonality and host utilization of the invasive fruit fly, Bactrocera invadens (Dipt., Tephritidae) in central Tanzania by Mwatawala, M.W, De Meyer, M, Makundi, R.H, Maerere, A.P

“…The temporal occurrence of the invasive and economically important pest fruit fly, Bactrocera invadens was studied in three agro-ecological areas of Morogoro…”
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Detection of the solanum fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) in Tanzania (Dipt., Tephritidae) by Mwatawala, M, De Meyer, M, White, I.M, Maerere, A, Makundi, R.H

“…The presence of the Solanum fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons, in Africa is reported for the first time, based on trapped and reared specimens in Tanzania. Two…”
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Demographic and spatio-temporal variation in human plague at a persistent focus in Tanzania by Davis, S., Makundi, R.H., Machang’u, R.S., Leirs, H.

“…Human plague in the Western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania has been a public health problem since the first outbreak in 1980. The wildlife reservoir is unknown…”
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Assessment of rodent damage to stored maize (Zea mays L.) on smallholder farms in Tanzania by Mdangi, M, Mulungu, L.S, Massawe, A.W, Eiseb, S.J, Tutjavi, V, Kirsten, F, Mahlaba, T, Malebane, P, von Maltitz, E, Monadjem, A, Dlamini, N, Makundi, R.H, Belmain, S.R

“…This study examined rodent damage, loss and contamination in stored maize on smallholder farms in East Africa. Different, novel techniques for assessing rodent…”
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Genetic structure and diversity of the black and rufous sengi in Tanzanian coastal forests by Sabuni, C. A., Van Houtte, N., Gryseels, S., Maganga, S. L. S., Makundi, R. H., Leirs, H., Goüy de Bellocq, J.

“…The black and rufous sengi Rhynchocyon petersi is restricted to the Eastern Arc Mountains and coastal forests of East Africa and considered vulnerable because…”
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Sweeping the house clean: burrow architecture and seasonal digging activity in the East African root rat from Tanzania by Katandukila, J. V., Chimimba, C. T., Bennett, N. C., Makundi, R. H., Le Comber, S. C., Faulkes, C. G.

“…We investigated changes in burrow architecture and fractal dimension across seasons and between the sexes in the solitary East African root rat Tachyoryctes…”
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Mice, Rats, and People: The Bio-Economics of Agricultural Rodent Pests by Stenseth, Nils Chr, Leirs, Herwig, Skonhoft, Anders, Davis, Stephen A., Pech, Roger P., Andreassen, Harry P., Singleton, Grant R., Lima, Mauricio, Robert S. Machang'u, Makundi, Rhodes H., Zhang, Zhibin, Brown, Peter R., Shi, Dazhao, Wan, Xinrong

“…Mice, rats, and other rodents threaten food production and act as reservoirs for disease throughout the world. In Asia alone, the rice loss every year caused…”
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Paraconcinnum leirsi n.sp. (Trematoda: Dicrocoeliidae) from Rodents in Tanzania and its Phylogenetic Position within the Dicrocoeliids by Ribas, A, Makundi, R.H, Bellocq, J. Goüy de

“…The trematode Paraconcinnum leirsi n.sp. (Dicrocoeliidae) is described from two rodent species, the African gerbil, Gerbilliscus vicinus, and the spiny mouse,…”
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Spatial and temporal abundance of the solanum fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel), in Morogoro, Tanzania by Mziray, H.A., Makundi, R.H., Mwatawala, M., Maerere, A., De Meyer, M.

“…Bactrocera latifrons is a newly invasive pest species in eastern Africa. Surveys to determine the spatial and temporal abundance of this fruit fly in the…”
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Do farming practices influence population dynamics of rodents? A case study of the multimammate field rats, Mastomys natalensis, in Tanzania by Massawe, A. W., Rwamugira, W., Leirs, H., Makundi, R. H., Mulungu, Loth S.

“…A capture-mark-recapture study was conducted in crop fields in Morogoro, Tanzania, to investigate how the population dynamics of multimammate field rats,…”
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Molecular variability and distribution of Rice yellow mottle virus in Tanzania by Banwo, O O, Winter, S, Koerbler, M, Abdallah, R S, Makundi, R H

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Bionomics and importance of two species ofChaetocnema in rice yellow mottle virus transmission in lowland rice in Tanzania by Banwo, O. O., Makundi, R. H., Abdallah, R. S., Mbapila, J. C., Kimmins, F. M.

“…Regular samplings were done of two important vectors in farmers’ fields during the 1999/2000 and 2000/01 rice seasons at crop stages susceptible to rice yellow…”
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Breeding patterns of Arvicanthis neumanni in central Tanzania by Massawe, A. W., Mrosso, F. P., Makundi, R. H., Mulungu, L.S.

“…The breeding pattern of the grass rat, Arvicanthis neumanni, was investigated in central Tanzania in 2002/2003. Nine hundred and forty‐seven animals were…”
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A decade of plague epidemiology and control in the western Usambara mountains, north-east Tanzania by Kilonzo, B S, Makundi, R H, Mbise, T J

“…Outbreaks of human plague have been occurring in the Western Usambara mountains since 1980, involving many cases and deaths. Epidemiological surveys and…”
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Newly recorded species of Chaetocnema, vector of rice yellow mottle virus in Tanzania by Banwo, O. O., Makundi, R. H., Abdallah, R. S., Mbapila, J. C.

“…Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) belongs to the Sobemovirus group and causes the only known virus disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) peculiar to the African…”
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Bionomics and Importance of Two Species of Chaetocnema in Rice Yellow Mottle Virus Transmission in Lowland Rice in Tanzania by Banwo, O O, Makundi, R H, Abdallah, R S, Mbapila, J C, Kimmins, F M

“…Regular samplings were done of two important vectors in farmers' fields during the 1999/2000 and 2000/01 rice seasons at crop stages susceptible to rice yellow…”
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Plague in Lushoto district, Tanzania, 1980-1988 by Kilonzo, B S, Mbise, T J, Makundi, R H

“…Rodents were live-trapped in selected plague-inflicted villages from June 1980 to March 1988. Flea infestation rates were determined and the animals were…”
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Comparative efficacy of neem, Azadirachta indica, extract formulations and the synthetic acaricide, Amitraz (Mitac), against the two spotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae (Acari : Tetranychidae), on tomatoes, Lycopersicum esculentum by MAKUNDI, R. H, KASHENGE, Sophia

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Plague and the human flea, Tanzania by Laudisoit, Anne, Leirs, Herwig, Makundi, Rhodes H, Van Dongen, Stefan, Davis, Stephen, Neerinckx, Simon, Deckers, Jozef, Libois, Roland

“…Domestic fleas were collected in 12 villages in the western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. Of these, 7 are considered villages with high plague frequency,…”
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