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Studies on insect podborer infestations on Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (pigeon pea) under different insecticidal spraying regimes in the Kenya Highlands
(1978)
Three insecticides were tested in sprays in the field in Kenya in 1976 for the control of podboring insects, especially the noctuids Pardasena virgulana (Mab.) and Heliothis armigera (Hb.) and the agromyzid Melanagromyza ...
Evaluation of pine woolly aphid damage to Pinus patula and its effect on yield in Kenya
(1978)
It is reported in this further paper on the damage caused by Pineus pini (Gmel.) to Pinus patula in Kenya [see preceding abstract] that reduction in the elongation of the needles and stems occurs only after crown damage ...
Effect of Temperature and Season on Food-transmission Activity of Three Ant Species as Shown by Radioactive Tracers
(1971)
Investigations into the effect of temperature and seasonal changes on the food-transmission activities of three ant species (Formica polyctena, Lasius niger and Myrmica ruginodis) using radioactive P32were carried out at ...
Ecology of Echinometra mathaei (Echinoidea: Echinodermata) at Diani Beach, Kenya
(1971)
Studies were carried out on the inner and outer coral reefs at Diani Beach on the Kenya coast to assess the distribution, density and behaviour of Echinometra mathaei (de Blainville). Transects 1 m wide were run on the two ...
Ecological distribution of East African Culicoides Latreille (Dipt., Ceratopogonidae) as shown by light-traps
(1971)
Sixty-one Culicoides spp. were collected in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania between January 1966 and December 1967 using light-traps at 35 stations on a NW-SE transect from the Indian Ocean to central Uganda to evaluate the ...
Larval habitats of common Culicoides Latreille (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in Kenya
(1976)
The larval habitats of Culicoides species were determined by examining a total of 1 476 samples collected from different ecological environments in various parts of Kenya. Immature stages were collected from suspected ...
The biting flies of the Kano Plains, Kenya: Part II. Larval habitats of common mosquito species (Dipt., Culicidae
(1971)
This paper describes the results of studies on the chemical and physical characteristics of terrestrial breeding habitats of common mosquito species in the Kano Plains of Kenya. The study was initiated following the decision ...