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Ecological considerations for management of rodent pests in Tanzania

Makundi, R. S.; Massawe, A. W.; Mulungu, L.S. (2006)
Ecologically based rodent management in Africa: potential and challenges

Makundi, Rhodes H.; Massawe, A. W. (CSIRO Publishing, 2011)

Rodent management in agriculture remains a major challenge in developing countries where resource-poor farmers are ill-equipped to deal with pest species. It is compounded by unpredictable outbreaks, late control actions, ...
The effect of clay on the persistence of BTi toxicity against mosquito larvae in Morogoro, Tanzania IA

Kilonzo, B. S.; Madoffe, S. S.; Maliondo, S. M. S.; Msanya, B. M.; Mabagalla, R.; Kitojo, D. H. (2001)

Laboratory colonies of Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus were reared from parental larvae obtained from the Ifakara Health Research Centre and septic tanks ill Morogoro Municipality respectively. Water ponds ...
Effect of land preparation methods on spatial distribution of rodents in crop fields

Massawe, Apia W.; Leirs, Herwig; Rwamugira, W. P.; Makundi, Rhodes H. (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 2003)

A mark–capture–release (CMR) study was carried out in Morogoro, Tanzania, from April 1999 to August 2000 to investigate the effect of slashing and burning versus tractor ploughing on the population of rodents in ...
Effect of Seedbed Type on Yield and Yield Components of Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Commercial Cultivars

Mulungu, Loth S; Tarimo, A. J. P.; Reuben, O.W.M.; Lema, D. N.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Massawe, A. W. (Asia Network for Scientific Information, 2006)

Two experiments were conducted, one in 1997 during the long rain season (April-July) and another in 2004 during dry season (September - December) at Sokoine University of Agriculture plots, Morogoro, Tanzania to evaluate ...
Effect of sowing time on infestation of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by two species of the Bean Stem Maggot, Ophiomyia spencerella and Ophiomyia phaseoli (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

Makundi, Rhodes H.; Sariah, John B. (Taylor & Francis, 2007)

The influence of time of sowing !on the level of infestation of beans, Phaseolus vulgaris (L), by two species of the bean stem maggot (BSM), Ophiomyia spencerella (Greathead) and O. phaseoli (Tyron) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) ...
Effectiveness of the Domestic Cat (Felis silvestris catus) Urine Extracts Odour against Commensal Rodents

Mulungu, L. S.; Ngowo, V.; Mdangi, M. E.; Magadula, A. J. J.; Kapingu, M.; Mbukwa, E.; Mgina, C. A.; Mwatawala, M. W.; Kichuki, M.; Mwakalobo, A. S.; Mgode, G. F. (Huria Journal, 2017)

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an extract of cat urine odour as a repellant of commensal rodents in houses. Cat urine was drawn and stored frozen in universal bottles at -20 0 C until use. The ...
Effectiveness of the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) urine extracts odour against commensal rodents

Mulungu, L. S.; Ngowo, V.; Mdangi, M. E.; Magadula, A. J. J.; Kapingu, M.; Mbukwa, E.; Mgina, C. A.; Mwatawala, M. W.; Kichuki, M.; Mwakalobo, A. S.; Mgode, G. F. (COSTECH, 2017)

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an extract of cat urine odour as a repellant of commensal rodents in houses. Cat urine was drawn and stored frozen in universal bottles at -20 0 C until use. The ...
Effects of land use on plague (Yersinia pestis) activity in rodents in Tanzania

McCauley, Douglas J.; Salkeld, Daniel J.; Young, Hillary S.; Makundi, Rhodes; Dirzo, Rodolfo; Eckerlin, Ralph P.; Lambin, Eric F.; Gaffikin, Lynne; Barry, Michele; Helgen, Kristofer M. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)

Understanding the effects of land-use change on zoonotic disease risk is a pressing global health concern. Here, we compare prevalence of Yersinia pestis, the etiologic agent of plague, in rodents across two land-use ...
Entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana reduce the survival of Xenopsylla brasiliensis larvae (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Mnyone, Ladslaus L; Ng’habi, Kija R; Mazigo, Humphrey D; Katakweba, Abdul A; Lyimo, Issa N (2012)

Background: Entomopathogenic fungi, particularly those belonging to the genera Metarhizium and Beauveria have shown great promise as arthropod vector control tools. These agents, however, have not been evaluated against flea ...
Evaluation of short-, mid- and long-term effects of toe clipping on a wild rodent

Leirs, H.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Sluydts, V.; Borremans, B. (Wildlife Research, 2015)

Context. Toe clipping is a widely used method for permanent marking of small mammals, but its effects are not well known, despite the ethical and scientific implications. Most studies do not find any clear effects, but ...
Evaluation of sweet wormwood (artemisia annua l.) as stored grain protectant against maize storage weevil (sitophilus zeamays, motschulsky) and larger grain borer (prostephanus truncatus, horn) on stored maize grains

Mwalilino, J. K.; Mwendo, M. M.; Mdangi, M. E.; Mulungu, L. S. (African Journal of Science and Research, 2016)

The objectives of the study were to evaluate the effects of Artemisia annua powder on the mortality of S. zeamays and P. truncatus in the treated maize grain. The experiments were set up as a Completely Randomized Design ...
Evaluation of thiram and cinnamamide for protection of maize seeds against multimammate mice, Mastomys natalensis, in Tanzania

Ngowo, Victor H.; Mulungu, Loth; Lodal, Jens; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Massawe, Apia W.; Leirs, Herwig (2005)

Farmers in Tanzania consider rodents to be the major vertebrate pest of maize, especially at planting and seedling stages and annual losses are high. We evaluated the potential of two seed-dressing compounds, thiram and ...
Evidence of Yersinia pestis DNA from fleas in an endemic plague area of Zambia

Hang’ombe, Bernard M.; Nakamura, Ichiro; Samui, Kenny L.; Kaile, Davy; Mweene, Aaron S.; Kilonzo, Bukheti S.; Sawa, Hirofumi; Sugimoto, Chihiro; Wren, Brendan W. (BMC Research Notes, 2012)

Yersinia pestis is a bacterium that causes plague which infects a variety of mammals throughout the world. The disease is usually transmitted among wild rodents through a flea vector. The sources and routes of transmission ...
Evidence of Yersinia pestis DNA in rodents in plague outbreak foci in Mbulu and Karatu Districts, northern Tanzania

Ziwa, Michael H.; Matee, Mecky I.; Kilonzo, Bukheti S.; Hang’ombe, Bernard M. (2013-07)

Human plague remains a public health concern in Tanzania despite its quiescence in most foci for years, considering the recurrence nature of the disease. Appreciable researches have involved serological screening of ...
Evolutionary history and species diversity of African pouched mice (Rodentia: Nesomyidae: Saccostomus)

Mikula, Ondrej; Sumbera, Radim; Aghova, Tatiana; Mbau, Judith S; Katakweba, Abdul S.; Sabuni, Christopher A; Bryja, Josef (Zoologica Scripta, 2016)

We explore diversity of African pouched mice, genus Saccostomus (Rodentia, Nesomyidae), by sampling molecular and morphological variation across their continental-scale distribution in southern and eastern African savannahs ...
Experimental treatment-control studies of ecologically based rodent management in Africa: balancing conservation and pest management

Taylor, P. J.; Downs, S.; Monadjem, A.; Eiseb, S. J.; Mulungu, Loth S.; Massawe, A. W.; Mahlaba, T. A.; Kirsten, F.; Maltitz, E. V.; Malebane, P.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Lamb, J.; Belmain, S. R. (CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2012)

Context. Rodent pests severely affect crop production, particularly in monocultures where one or two rodent pest species dominate. We predict higher species richness of native small mammal species in more heterogeneous ...
Exploiting the behaviour of wild malaria vectors to achieve high infection with fungal biocontrol agents

Mnyone, L. L.; Lyimo, I. N.; Lwetoijera, D. W.; Mpingwa, M. W.; Nchimbi, N.; Hancock, P. A.; Russell, T. L.; Kirby, M. J.; Takken, W.; Koenraadt, C. J. M. (BioMed Central, 2012)

Control of mosquitoes that transmit malaria has been the mainstay in the fight against the disease, but alternative methods are required in view of emerging insecticide resistance. Entomopathogenic fungi are candidate ...
An extra-domiciliary method of delivering entomopathogenic fungus, Metharizium anisopliae IP 46 for controlling adult populations of the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis

Lwetoijera, D. W; Sumaye, R. D; Madumla, E. P.; Kavishe, D. R.; Mnyone, L. L.; Okumu, F. O. (BioMed Central, 2010-03-16)

Fungal biopesticides have the potential to significantly reduce densities of malaria vectors as well as associated malaria transmission. In previous field trials, entomopathogenic fungus was delivered from within human ...
An extra-domiciliary method of delivering entomopathogenic fungus, Metharizium anisopliae IP 46 for controlling adult populations of the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis

Lwetoijera, D. W; Sumaye, R. D.; Madumla, E. P.; Kavishe, D. R.; Mnyone, L. L.; Russell, T. L.; Okumu, F. O. (BioMed Central, 2010-03-16)

Fungal biopesticides have the potential to significantly reduce densities of malaria vectors as well as associated malaria transmission. In previous field trials, entomopathogenic fungus was delivered from within human ...

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