Insights in the Global Genetics and Gut Microbiome of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens: Implications for Animal Feed Safety Control FM Khamis, FLO Ombura, KS Akutse, S Subramanian, SA Mohamed, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 11, 1538, 2020 | 50 | 2020 |
Distribution of Candidatus Liberibacter species in Eastern Africa, and the First Report of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in Kenya IJ Ajene, FM Khamis, B van Asch, G Pietersen, N Seid, I Rwomushana, ... Scientific Reports 10 (1), 3919, 2020 | 38 | 2020 |
Identification of aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) species of economic importance in Kenya using DNA barcodes and PCR-RFLP-based approach G Kinyanjui, FM Khamis, S Mohamed, LO Ombura, M Warigia, S Ekesi Bulletin of Entomological Research 106 (1), 63-72, 2016 | 36 | 2016 |
First report of field population of Trioza erytreae carrying the huanglongbing-associated pathogen,‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, in Ethiopia. IJ Ajene, F Khamis, S Mohamed, B Rasowo, FL Ombura, G Pietersen, ... APS Pubications, 2019 | 30 | 2019 |
DNA barcode reference library for the African citrus triozid, Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae): vector of African citrus greening FM Khamis, I Rwomushana, LO Ombura, G Cook, SA Mohamed, ... Journal of economic entomology 110 (6), 2637-2646, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
Insects’ RNA Profiling Reveals Absence of “Hidden Break” in 28S Ribosomal RNA Molecule of Onion Thrips, Thrips tabaci RW Macharia, FL Ombura, EO Aroko Journal of Nucleic Acids 2015, 2015 | 27 | 2015 |
Distribution, abundance and natural enemies of the invasive tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in Kenya G Kinyanjui, FM Khamis, FLO Ombura, EU Kenya, S Ekesi, SA Mohamed Bulletin of Entomological Research 111 (6), 658-673, 2021 | 21 | 2021 |
African citrus greening disease in East Africa: incidence, severity, and distribution patterns BA Rasowo, FM Khamis, SA Mohamed, IJ Ajene, OF Aidoo, L Ombura, ... Journal of Economic Entomology 112 (5), 2389-2397, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
Diversity, host plants and potential distribution of edible saturniid caterpillars in Kenya ES Kusia, C Borgemeister, FM Khamis, RS Copeland, CM Tanga, ... Insects 12 (7), 600, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
A new edible cricket species from Africa of the genus Scapsipedus C Tanga, HJO Magara, AM Ayieko, RS Copeland, FM Khamis, ... Zootaxa 4486 (3), 383-392, 2018 | 19 | 2018 |
Impact of processing methods on microbial load of reared and wild-caught edible crickets (Scapsipedus icipe and Gryllus bimaculatus) in Kenya JW Gatheru, FM Khamis, FLO Ombura, J Nonoh, CM Tanga, J Maina, ... Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 5 (3), 171-183, 2019 | 17 | 2019 |
Characterization and risk assessment of the invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, in Kenya under changing climate HM Heya, FM Khamis, GK Onyambu, KS Akutse, SA Mohamed, ... Journal of Applied Entomology 144 (6), 442-458, 2020 | 14 | 2020 |
Metarhizium anisopliae infection reduces Trypanosoma congolense reproduction in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and its ability to acquire or transmit the parasite LG Wamiti, FM Khamis, AMM Abd-Alla, FLO Ombura, KS Akutse, ... BMC microbiology 18, 271-278, 2018 | 13 | 2018 |
Transcriptomic response of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto mosquito larvae to Curry tree (Murraya koenigii) phytochemicals CM Mang’era, FM Khamis, EO Awuoche, A Hassanali, FLO Ombura, ... Parasites & Vectors 14, 1-14, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
Microbial contaminants in wild harvested and traded edible long-horned grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Uganda S Labu, S Subramanian, FM Khamis, P Akite, P Kasangaki, M Chemurot, ... Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 7 (7), 1131-1141, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management FM Khamis, FLO Ombura, IJ Ajene, KS Akutse, S Subramanian, ... Scientific reports 11 (1), 6348, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |
Microbiome diversity in Diaphorina citri populations from Kenya and Tanzania shows links to China IJ Ajene, FM Khamis, B van Asch, G Pietersen, BA Rasowo, FL Ombura, ... PloS one 15 (6), e0235348, 2020 | 10 | 2020 |
A molecular survey of bacterial species in the guts of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) reared on two urban organic waste streams in Kenya M Shumo, FM Khamis, FL Ombura, CM Tanga, KKM Fiaboe, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 12, 687103, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
Distribution of Candidatus Liberibacter species in eastern Africa, and the first report of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in Kenya. Sci Rep 10: 3919 IJ Ajene, FM Khamis, B Van Asch, G Pietersen, N Seid, I Rwomushana, ... | 8 | 2020 |
Genetic diversity of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) unravels phylogeographic structure and invasion history of eastern African populations IJ Ajene, FM Khamis, B van Asch, G Pietersen, N Seid, AW Wairimu, ... Ecology and Evolution 12 (7), e9090, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |