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The impact of Ixodiphagus hookeri, a tick parasitoid, on Ambl yomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a field trial in Kenya
(Uniiversity of Nairobi., 1997-02-01)
In an experiment to investigate the effect of the tick parasitoid, Ixodiphagus hookeri, on tick numbers on cattle, 150 000 parasitoids were released over a period of 1 year in a field where ten cattle infested with multiple ...
Predation of free-living engorged female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(University of Nairobi., 1991-10)
In experiments done over a period of 1 1/2 years using engorged female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tethered in a grass plot, 42% predation was observed in long grass (40-60 cm), and 36% in short grass (6-10 cm). Deaths ...
Characteristics of erythroid colonies formed by bovine marrow progenitor cells in methyl cellulose cultures
(University of Nairobi., 1982-03)
Bovine erythroid colonies containing eight to 100 erythroid cells were successfully cultured in methyl cellulose. The colonies required four to five days to mature and a direct linear relationship (r = 0.99) between the ...
Inhibition of bovine bone marrow granulocyte/macrophage colony formation in vitro by serum collected from cattle infected with Trypanosoma vivax or Trypanosoma congolense
(University of Nairobi., 1979-06)
Serum collected from cattle infected with Trypanosoma vivax or Trypanosoma congolense inhibited bovine granulocyte/macrophage colony formation in methyl cellulose cultures. Maximum inhibition was caused by serum collected ...
Determination of optimum seaweed concentration for mushroom cultivation and the ability of mushrooms to absorb iodine
(©2012 Academic Journals, 2012-07)
The optimum concentration of seaweed (Laminaria schinzii) in grass as substrate for cultivation of the Oyster mushroom Pleurotus sajor caju was observed to be 10%. This concentration supported growth of highest numbers and ...
Seasonal variation in the prevalence of malaria and vector species in Northern Namibia
(©2012 Academic Journals, 2012-08)
The prevalence of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum and the abundance of malaria vector species were studied in selected areas of northern Namibia during the wet and the dry seasons. Female mosquitoes were collected ...
The potential for antitick plants as components of an integrated tick control strategy
(University of Nairobi., 2004)
Incorporation of seaweed in mushroom cultivation substrates and mushroom iodization
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to the red-legged tick, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi is an economically-important tick of livestock in Africa mainly due to its ability to transmit Babesia equi to horses, Anaplasma marginale to cattle and to cause paralysis in lambs, adult sheep ...