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Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild‐caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non‐endemic areas of Kenya by Wanjiku, C., Tchouassi, D. P, Sole, C. L, Pirk, C., Torto, B.

“…A fundamental understanding of plant sugar feeding behaviour in vector populations can lead to the development of ecologically effective vector monitoring and…”
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Behavioural responses of Phlebotomus duboscqi to plant‐derived volatile organic compounds by Hassaballa, I. B., Matoke‐Muhia, D., Masiga, D. K., Sole, C. L., Torto, B., Tchouassi, D. P.

“…Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of Leishmania parasites that cause leishmaniases. Both sexes of sand flies feed on plants primarily for sugars, although…”
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Differential effects of various African nightshade species on the fecundity and movement of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Murungi, L.K., Knapp, M., Salifu, D., Wesonga, J., Nyende, A., Masinde, P., Torto, B.

“…The tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard is a serious pest of solanaceous plants worldwide. Management of this oligophagous pest in…”
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major host plant volatile, 1-octen-3-ol, contributes to mating in the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by Bendera, M, Ekesi, S, Ndung’u, M, Srinivasan, R, Torto, B

“…Previous studies on the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a serious pest of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (Fabales:…”
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Influence of visual and olfactory cues on field trapping of the pollen beetle, Astylus atromaculatus (Col.: Melyridae) by Van den Berg, J, Torto, B, Pickett, J.A, Smart, L.E, Wadhams, L.J, Woodcock, C.M

“…Field trapping experiments investigated the response of the pollen beetle Astylus atromaculatus to visual and olfactory cues during a 3-year period, 1999-2001…”
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Evidence for a compound in Comstock-Kellog glands modulating premating behavior in male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria by NJAGI, Peter G. N, TORTO, B

“…The Comstock-Kellog glands in adult females of certain acridid species, including the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria have been implicated as a source of…”
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Aggregation pheromone system of adult gregarious desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) by Torto, B. (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.), Obeng-Ofori, D, Njagi, P.G.N, Hassanali, A, Amiani, H

“…Six electrophysiologically active aromatic compounds, viz., anisole, benzaldehyde, veratrole, guaiacol, phenylacetonitrile, and phenol, were identified in the…”
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Aggregation pheromone system of nymphal gregarious desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) by Torto, B. (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.), Njagi, P.G.N, Hassanali, A, Amiani, H

“…Hexanal, octanal, nonanal, decanal, hexanoic acid, octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, and decanoic acid were identified in the volatile emissions from fifth instars…”
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Discovery of an oviposition attractant for gravid malaria vectors of the Anopheles gambiae species complex by Lindh, Jenny M, Okal, Michael N, Herrera-Varela, Manuela, Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin, Torto, Baldwyn, Lindsay, Steven W, Fillinger, Ulrike

“…New strategies are needed to manage malaria vector populations that resist insecticides and bite outdoors. This study describes a breakthrough in developing…”
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Seasonal variation in the essential oil composition of Commiphora quadricincta and its effect on the maturation of immature adults of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria by Assad, Y.O.H., Torto, B., Hassanali, A., Njagi, P.G.N., Bashir, N.H.H., Mahamat, H.

“…Extracts of steam distillates of the desert shrub Commiphora quadricincta were tested for their effects on the maturation of gregarious immature males and…”
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Feeding responses of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae to sorghum plant phenolics and their analogs by Torto, B. (University of Maine, Orono, Maine), Hassanali, A, Saxena, K.N, Nokoe, S

“…Phagostimulatory responses of third-instar larvae of Chilo partellus to phenolic components identified in an ethyl acetate extract of the leaf whorls of…”
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New Mosquito Larvicidal Tetranortriterpenoids from Turraea wakefieldii and Turraea floribunda by Ndung'u, Mary W, Kaoneka, Bakari, Hassanali, Ahmed, Lwande, Wilber, Hooper, Antony M, Tayman, Francis, Zerbe, Oliver, Torto, Baldwyn

“…The crude methanol extracts of the root barks of Turraea wakefieldii and Turraea floribunda were found to show mosquito larvicidal activity against…”
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Ring A-seco mosquito larvicidal limonoids from Turraea wakefieldii by Ndung'u, M, Hassanali, A, Hooper, A.M, Chhabra, S, Miller, T.A, Paul, R.L, Torto, B

“…Five novel limonoids, 1-5, were isolated from the root bark of Turraea wakefieldii and were characterized as tecleaninoid derivatives. This is the first report…”
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AN EFFECTIVE TRAP AND BAIT COMBINATION FOR MONITORING THE SMALL HIVE BEETLE, AETHINA TUMIDA (COLEOPTERA: NITIDULIDAE) by Arbogast, Richard T, Torto, Baldwyn, Van Engelsdorp, Dennis, Teal, Peter E. A

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Composition of volatiles from fermenting pollen dough and attractiveness to the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a parasite of the honeybee Apis meltifera by Torto, B, Arbogast, R T, Alborn, H, Suazo, A, van Engelsdorp, D, Boucias, D, Tumlinson, J H, Teal, PEA

“…The response of the small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida Murray, to volatiles from a pollen-based diet conditioned by the feeding of 100 adult virgin female…”
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Evidence for mediation of two releaser pheromones in the aggregation behavior of the gregarious desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) by Obeng-Ofori, D, Torto, B, Hassanali, A

“…The response of nymphal and adult gregarious phase desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, to a choice of two columns of air, one permeated with airborne…”
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The nature of the gregarizing signal responsible for maternal transfer of phase to the offspring in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria by MALUAL, Atem G, HASSANALI, Ahmed, TORTO, Baldwyn, ASSAD, Yousif O. H, NJAGI, Peter G. N

“…We examined aggregative behavior of hatchlings of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria emerging from solitaria egg pods that had been incubated in sand…”
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Responses of the stem borer larval endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidaea) to plant derived synomones: laboratory and field cage experiments by Ngumbi, E.N, Ngi-Song, A.J, Njagi, E.N.M, Torto, R, Wadhams, L.J, Birkett, M.A, Pickett, J.A, Overholt, W.A, Torto, B

“…Laboratory and field cage experiments investigated the response of females of the stem borer larval endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes to two synthetic synomone…”
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Effects of shifting to crowded or solitary conditions on pheromone release and morphometrics of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) by Deng, Arop Leek, Torto, Baldwyn, Hassanali, Ahmed, Ali, E.E.

“…We have studied the effect of shifting the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) from crowded to solitary conditions, or vice versa on the emission of…”
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Intra- and interspecific aggregation responses of Locusta migratoria migratorioides and Schistocerca gregaria and a comparison of their pheromone emissions by Niassy, A, Torto, B, Njagi, P.G.N, Hassanali, A, Obeng-Ofori, D, Ayertey, J.N

“…Gregarious nymphs of Schistocerca gregaria and Locusta migratoria migratorioides are often seen to march together in common bands in the field. In the present…”
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