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  1. Bodyguard Interactions: A Beneficial Endophyte Triggers Emission of Methyl Salicylate in Infested Tomato Plant Mediating Attraction of a Parasitoid Wasp

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse

  2. Towards an attract-and-kill strategy for sustainable tick control: combined effects of Metarhizium anisopliae and phytochemical attractants from Senna didymobotrya against Amblyomma variegatum and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse

  3. Colony-Eliminating Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana Bait with Sugarcane Bagasse as Carrier Against Odontotermes formosanus

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Komivi Akutse

  4. Fusarium equiseti Pathogen of Potato in Kenya and Its Potential In Vitro Biocontrol Using Fungal Endophytes

    Article • Pathogens, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  5. Friends or betrayers? Beneficial effects of endophytic colonization of Amaranthus dubius on the reproductive traits of Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

    Article • Arthropod-Plant Interactions, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse

  6. Effective homemade V8 juice formulation as alternative suitable medium for culturing Phytophthora infestans

    Article • Discover Applied Sciences, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse

  7. Knowledge and acceptance of insects as feed source for poultry production in conflict affected regions of Cameroon

    Article • Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, August 2025, De Gruyter

    Komivi Akutse

  8. Metarhizium anisopliae as a potential biocontrol agent to suppress the tomato leafminer Phthorimaea absoluta in China

    Article • Pest Management Science, August 2025, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  9. Edible insects as a sustainable solution to food insecurity in conflict-ridden regions of Cameroon

    Article • Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, May 2025, De Gruyter

    Komivi Akutse

  10. Know Where You Go: Infestation Dynamics and Potential Distribution of Two Bed Bug Species (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Africa

    Article • Insects, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  11. Factors Influencing the Adoption of Agroecological Vegetable Cropping Systems by Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania

    Article • Sustainability, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  12. The trade‐off between immunity and product quality of Opisthoplatia orientalis (Blattodea: Blaberidae) under low temperatures

    Article • Physiological Entomology, September 2024, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  13. Scientific validation of plant extracts used by farmers in the management of bean flower thrips on French beans in Kenya

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, August 2024, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  14. Impact of pre-harvest fungicide application on the storage performance of tomato fruits

    Article • PLOS One, August 2024, PLOS

    Komivi Akutse

  15. Biorationals and Synthetic Insecticides for Controlling Fall Armyworm and Their Influence on the Abundance and Diversity of Parasitoids

    Article • Sustainability, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  16. Gut bacterial community of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is driven by rice varieties

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, February 2024, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  17. Effectiveness of Biorational and Synthetic Insecticides in Controlling Fall Armyworm and Their Effects on the Abundance and Diversity of Associated Natural Enemies

    Article • December 2023, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  18. Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding the Use of Agroecological-Based Pest Management Practices in Crucifers and Traditional African Vegetable (TAV) Production in Kenya and Tanzania

    Article • Sustainability, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  19. Host–Parasitoid Phenology, Distribution, and Biological Control under Climate Change

    Article • Life, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  20. Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae against the Greater Pumpkin Fly Dacus bivitattus

    Article • Sustainability, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  21. Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae (Mechnikov) Sorokin ICIPE 69 against the melon fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) infesting courgette (Cucurbita pepo L.) in field cages

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, August 2023, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  22. Direct and Indirect Infection Effects of Four Potent Fungal Isolates on the Survival and Performance of Fall Armyworm Larval Parasitoid Cotesia icipe

    Article • Sustainability, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  23. Assessment of Mound Soils Bacterial Community of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta across Guangdong Province of China

    Article • Sustainability, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  24. Immune Responses and Transcriptomic Analysis of Nilaparvata lugens against Metarhizium anisopliae YTTR Mediated by Rice Ragged Stunt Virus

    Article • Plants, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  25. First Report of Field Efficacy and Economic Viability of Metarhizium anisopliae-ICIPE 20 for Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Management on Tomato

    Article • Sustainability, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  26. Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development

    Article • Agronomy, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  27. Laboratory and Field Performance of Metarhizium anisopliae Isolate ICIPE 41 for Sustainable Control of the Invasive Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Article • Agronomy, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  28. The Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana for Management of the Melon Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Compatability with Cuelure

    Article • Insects, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  29. Interactions between the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 20 and the Endoparasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris, and Implications for Combined Biocontrol of Tuta absoluta

    Article • Biology, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  30. Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Toll-like Receptors (TLRs) in Diaphorina citri and Their Expression Patterns Induced by the Endophyte Beauveria bassiana

    Article • Journal of Fungi, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  31. Genetic diversity of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) unravels phylogeographic structure and invasion history of eastern African populations

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, July 2022, Wiley

    Dr Inusa Jacob Ajene , Komivi Akutse

  32. Prioritization of invasive alien species with the potential to threaten agriculture and biodiversity in Kenya through horizon scanning

    Article • Biological Invasions, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse, Dr Anani Yaovi Bruce

  33. Comparative microbiome analysis of Diaphorina citri and its associated parasitoids Tamarixia radiata and Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis reveals Wolbachia as a dominant endosymbiont

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, March 2022, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  34. Endophytically colonized Citrus limon seedlings by Beauveria bassiana hampered development, reproduction and progeny fitness of Diaphorina citri

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, December 2021, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  35. Susceptibility of the Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera and the African Stingless Bee Meliponula ferruginea (Hymenoptera: Apidae) to the Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Komivi Akutse

  36. Effectiveness of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Immature Stages and Feeding Performance of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae

    Article • Insects, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  37. Virulence and horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae by the adults of the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and the efficacy of oil formulations against its nymphs

    Article • Heliyon, November 2021, Elsevier

    Komivi Akutse

  38. Genetic Diversity of Tamarixia radiata Populations and Their Associated Endosymbiont Wolbachia Species from China

    Article • Agronomy, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  39. General Limitations to Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi Use as Plant Growth Promoters, Pests and Pathogens Biocontrol Agents

    Article • Plants, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  40. Mechanism of Action of Endophytic Fungi Hypocrea lixii and Beauveria bassiana in Phaseolus vulgaris as Biopesticides against Pea Leafminer and Fall Armyworm

    Article • Molecules, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  41. The Survival and Parasitism Rate of Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on Its Host Exposed to Beauveriabassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales)

    Article • Agronomy, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  42. Farmers’ knowledge and management practices of cereal, legume and vegetable insect pests, and willingness to pay for biopesticides

    Article • International Journal of Pest Management, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Komivi Akutse

  43. Entomopathogenic fungus isolates for adult Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) management and their compatibility with Tuta pheromone

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, August 2020, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  44. Entomopathogenic Fungi as Endophytes for Biological Control of Subterranean Termite Pests Attacking Cocoa Seedlings

    Article • Journal of Fungi, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Komivi Akutse

  45. Integrated Management of Aphis craccivora in Cowpea Using Intercropping and Entomopathogenic Fungi under Field Conditions

    Article • Journal of Fungi, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  46. Characterization and risk assessment of the invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, in Kenya under changing climate

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, March 2020, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  47. Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Their Effects on Reproductive Potential of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, January 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  48. Ethylene and Benzaldehyde Emitted from Postharvest Tomatoes Inhibit Botrytis cinerea via Binding to G-Protein Coupled Receptors and Transmitting with cAMP-Signal Pathway of the Fungus

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, November 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Komivi Akutse

  49. Efficacy of aqueous and oil formulations of a specific Metarhizium anisopliae isolate against Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) under field conditions

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, September 2019, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  50. Chemical additives enhance the activity of a Bt ‐based biopesticide targeting the beet webworm larvae

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, September 2019, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  51. Testing a co-formulation of CO2-releasing material with an entomopathogenic fungus for the management of subterranean termite pests

    Article • Mycological Progress, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

  52. Performance of Three Isolates of Metarhizium Anisopliae and Their Virulence against Zeugodacus Cucurbitae under Different Temperature Regimes, with Global Extrapolation of Their Efficiency

    Article • Insects, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse

  53. Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in Foliar-Treated Citrus limon Plants Acting as a Growth Suppressor to Three Successive Generations of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae)

    Article • Insects, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Komivi Akutse, Dr Muhammad Qasim

  54. Horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae between Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) adults and compatibility of the fungus with the attractant phenylacetaldehyde

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, June 2019, Elsevier

    Komivi Akutse

  55. Ovicidal effects of entomopathogenic fungal isolates on the invasive Fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, April 2019, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse, Fathiya Khamis

  56. Prospects of endophytic fungal entomopathogens as biocontrol and plant growth promoting agents: An insight on how artificial inoculation methods affect endophytic colonization of host plants

    Article • Microbiological Research, December 2018, Elsevier

    Komivi Akutse, Dr Muhammad Qasim

  57. Consequences of shade management on the taxonomic patterns and functional diversity of termites (Blattodea: Termitidae) in cocoa agroforestry systems

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2018, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

  58. Metarhizium anisopliae infection reduces Trypanosoma congolense reproduction in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and its ability to acquire or transmit the parasite

    Article • BMC Microbiology, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse

  59. Bemisia tabaci-mediated facilitation in diversity of begomoviruses: Evidence from recent molecular studies

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Muhammad Qasim, Komivi Akutse

  60. Effects of flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on nutritional quality of banana (Zingiberales: Musaceae) buds

    Article • PLOS One, August 2018, PLOS

    Komivi Akutse

  61. Imidacloprid Pesticide Regulates Gynaikothrips uzeli (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) Host Choice Behavior and Immunity Against Lecanicillium lecanii (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  62. Endophytic effects of Aspergillus oryzae on radish (Raphanus sativus) and its herbivore, Plutella xylostella

    Article • Planta, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse

  63. Effects of Entomopathogenic fungi and Bacillus thuringiensis -based biopesticides on Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, April 2018, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse, Hannalene Du Plessis

  64. Landscape ecology and expanding range of biocontrol agent taxa enhance prospects for diamondback moth management. A review

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse

  65. Acceptability and Suitability of Three Liriomyza Species as Host for the Endoparasitoid Halticoptera arduine (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

    Article • Environmental Entomology, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  66. Seasonal occurrence of amaranth Lepidopteran defoliators and effect of attractants and amaranth lines in their management

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, April 2018, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  67. Interaction Between Two Leafminer Parasitoids, Halticoptera arduine (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and Diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), in the Management of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

    Article • Environmental Entomology, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  68. Acceptability and Suitability of Three Liriomyza Leafminer Species as Host for the Endoparasitoid Chrysocharis flacilla (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  69. Susceptibilities ofCandidatusLiberibacter asiaticus‐infected and noninfectedDiaphorina citrito entomopathogenic fungi and their detoxification enzyme activities under different temperatures

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, March 2018, Wiley

    Komivi Akutse

  70. Interaction Between Chrysocharis flacilla and Diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Two Parasitoids of Liriomyza Leafminers

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, February 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  71. Performance of Apanteles hemara (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on two Amaranth Leaf-webbers: Spoladea recurvalis and Udea ferrugalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

    Article • Environmental Entomology, October 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  72. Temperature effects on endosymbiotic communities in insects

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, July 2017, Wiley

    Liande Wang, Dr Muhammad Qasim, Komivi Akutse, Mr Chandra Kanta Dash

  73. Molecular docking of protease from Metarhizium anisopliae and their toxic effect against model insect Galleria mellonella

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, May 2017, Elsevier

    Mr Chandra Kanta Dash, Komivi Akutse

  74. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles, Methyl Salicylate, Menthol, Pathogenicity, Entomopathogenic Fungi

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2017, Nature

    Dr Muhammad Qasim, Mr Chandra Kanta Dash, Komivi Akutse

  75. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Vicia faba and Phaseolus vulgaris Seed-born Fungal Endophytes

    Article • Research Journal of Seed Science, December 2016, Science Alert

    Komivi Akutse

  76. Determination and characterization of destruxin production in Metarhizium anisopliae Tk6 and formulations for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes control at the field level

    Article • Toxicon, September 2016, Elsevier

    Komivi Akutse

  77. Prospects of fungal endophytes in the control of Liriomyza leafminer flies in common bean Phaseolus vulgaris under field conditions

    Article • BioControl, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Komivi Akutse

  78. Some key elements on entomophagy in Africa: culture, gender and belief

    Article • Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, June 2016, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr Sunday Ekesi, DR SALIOU NIASSY, Komivi Akutse, Chrysantus Tanga

  79. Entomophagy and Indigenous knowledge

    Article • Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, June 2016, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr Sunday Ekesi, DR SALIOU NIASSY, Komivi Akutse, Chrysantus Tanga

  80. LiriomyzaLeafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Parasitoid Complex in Different Agroecological Zones, Seasons, and Host Plants in Kenya

    Article • Environmental Entomology, December 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  81. Differential Effects of Pesticide Applications on Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its Parasitoids on Pea in Central Kenya

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, February 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  82. Species Composition, Distribution, and Seasonal Abundance of Liriomyza Leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Under Different Vegetable Production Systems and Agroecological Zones in Kenya

    Article • Environmental Entomology, February 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Komivi Akutse

  83. Interactions between Phaedrotoma scabriventris Nixon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Diglyphus isaea Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), parasitoids of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

    Article • Biological Control, January 2015, Elsevier

    Komivi Akutse

  84. Endophytic colonization of Vicia faba and Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) by fungal pathogens and their effects on the life-history parameters of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

    Article • Fungal Ecology, August 2013, Elsevier

    Komivi Akutse

  85. Article • PLOS

    Komivi Akutse