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Farmer’s knowledge, attitude and practice on rodent management in lowland irrigated rice in Central-eastern Tanzania

Mulungu, L. S; Mrosso, F .P; Katakweba, A .A .S; Mdangi, M .E; Tesha, P .P .H; Ngowo, V.; Mchomvu, M; Kilonzo, B .S. (International Research Journal, 2015)

Rodents are one of the major factors limiting crop production in Central-eastern Tanzania. A quantitative study was conducted at Hembeti village to obtain information on knowledge, attitude and practice of villagers with ...
Farmer’s perceptions of rodents as crop pests : Knowl- edge, attitudes and practices in rodent pest management in Tanzania and Ethiopia

Makundi, Rhodes H.; Bekele, Afework; Leirs, Herwig; Massawe, Apia W.; Rwamugira, Winnie; Mulungu, Loth S. (Belg. J. Zool, 2005-12)

A study was conducted using a structured questionnaire to obtain information about the nature and extent of rodent damage to crops, farmer’s perceptions of crop pests and their knowledge, attitudes and practices to their ...
A faunal survey in Kingu Pira (south Tanzania), with new karyotypes of several small mammals and the description of a new Murid species (Mammalia, Rodentia)

Denys, Christiane; Lalis, Aude; Lecompte, Emilie; Cornette, Raphaël; Moulin, Sibyle; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Volobouev, Vitaly; Machang'u, Robert S.; Aniskine, Vladimir M. (ZOOSYSTEMA, 2011)

A multidisciplinary approach combining morphology, classical morphometry and cytogenetics allowed to establish an updated taxonomic inventory of small mammals from Kingu Pira in the Selous region (south Tanzania). Among ...
First detection of Mycobacteria in African rodents and insectivores, using stratified pool screening

Durnez, Lies; Eddyani, Miriam; Mgode, Georgies F.; Katakweba, Abdul; Katholi, Charles R.; Machang’u, Robert R.; Kazwala, Rudovik R.; Portaels, Franc¸oise; Leirs, Herwig (American Society for Microbiology, 2008)

With the rising number of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS in developing countries, the control of mycobacteria is of growing importance. Previous studies have shown that rodents and insectivores are ...
First report of Metarhizium anisopliae IP 46 pathogenicity in adult Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis (Diptera; Culicidae)

Mnyone, L. L.; Russell, T. L.; Lyimo, I. N.; Lwetoijera, D. W.; Kirby, M. J.; Luz, C. (BioMed Central, 2009-12-01)

The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae isolate IP 46, originating from a soil sample collected in 2001 in the Cerrado of Central Brazil, was tested for its ability to reduce the survival of adult male and female ...
Food preferences of the multi-mammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, in irrigated rice habitats in Tanzania

Mulungu, L.S.; Mlyashimbi, E.C.M; Ngowo, V; Mdangi, M; Katakweba, A.S; Tesha, P; Mrosso, F.P; Mchomvu, M; Kilonzo, B.S; Belmain, S.R. (Taylor & Francis, 2014)

We investigated the composition of the diet of the multi-mammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, within irrigated rice and fallow field habitats at set time periods related to rice crop growth stages. In both habitats, ...
From pests to tests: training rats to diagnose tuberculosis

Fiebig, L.; Beyene, N.; Burny, R.; Fast, C. D.; Cox, C.; Mgode, G. F. (ERS 2020, 2020)

2020 is the year of the rat. The rat is the first of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs, and represents spirit, alertness, flexibility and vitality. In respiratory medicine, we may think of rats as vectors for diseases, such as ...
"Gairovirus,anovelarena virusof the widespread Mastomys natalensis: genetically divergent,but ecologically similar to Lassa and Morogoro viruses

Gryseels, Sophie; Rieger, Toni; Oestereich, Lisa; Cuypers, Bart; Borremans, Benny; Makundi, Rhodes; Leirs, Herwig; Günther, Stephan; Goüy de Bellocq, Joëlle (ElsevierInc, 2015)

Despite itsnearpan-Africanrange,theNatalmultimammatemouse, Mastomysnatalensis, carriesthe human pathogenLassavirusonlyinWestAfrica,whiletheseeminglynon-pathogenicarenaviruses Mopeia, Morogoro,andLunahavebeendetectedint ...
Genetic distinction between contiguous urban and rural multimammate mice in Tanzania despite gene flow

Gryseels, S.; Goüy de Bellocq, J.; Makundi, R.; Vanmechelen, K.; Broeckhove, J.; Mazoch, V.; Šumbera, R.; Zima Jr, J.; Leirs, H.; Baird, S. J. E. (Journal of evolutionary biology., 2016)

Special conditions are required for genetic differentiation to arise at a localgeographical scale in the face of gene ﬂow. The Natal multimammatemouse, Mastomys natalensis, is the most widely distributed and abundantrodent ...
Genetic structure and diversity of the black and rufous sengi in Tanzanian coastal forests

Sabuni, C. A.; Van Houtte, N.; Gryseels, S.; Maganga, S. L. S.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Leirs, H.; Goüy de Bellocq, J. (Journal of Zoology, 2016)

The black and rufous sengi Rhynchocyon petersi is restricted to the Eastern ArcMountains and coastal forests of East Africa and considered vulnerable because ofhabitat fragmentation and degradation. Coastal forests are ...
Happily together forever: temporal variation in spatial patterns and complete lack of territoriality in a promiscuous rodent

Borremans, B.; Hughes, N. K.; Reijniers, J.; Sluydts, V.; Katakweba, A. A. S.; Mulungu, Loth S.; Sabuni, C. A.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Leirs, H. (The Society of Population Ecology and Springer Japan, 2014-01)

The availability of resources, their effect on population density and territoriality, and the ways in which these factors are interwoven with mating systems are important determinants of small mammal space use. It is often ...
Identification of diverse bartonella genotypes among small mammals from Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania

Gundi, Vijay A. K. B.; Kosoy, Michael Y.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Laudisoit, Anne (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012)

Small mammals from the Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo and Tanzania were tested to determine the prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella species. The presence of Bartonella DNA was assessed in spleen samples ...
Identification of vectors of rice yellow mottle virus in Tanzania

Banwo, O. O.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Abdallah, R. S.; Mbapila, J. C. (Taylor & Francis, 2001)

countries in East Africa and almost all the countries in West Africa. At present, it is undoubtedly the most important disease of rice in Tanzania. It was first reported in the 1980's. It has spread fast and is now found ...
Impact of crop cycle on movement patterns of pest rodent species between ﬁelds and houses in Africa

Monadjem, A.; Mahlaba, T. A.; Dlamini, N.; Eiseb, S. J.; Belmain, S. R.; Mulungu, L. S.; Massawe, A. W.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Mohr, K.; Taylor, P. J. (CSIRO Publishing, 2011)

Context. Rodent pests can have severe impacts on crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular ,the multimammate mouse Mastomysnatalensis severely damages agricultural crops in southern and eastern Africa ,leading ...
Impact of spatio-temporal simulations of rat damage on yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and implications for rodent pest management

Mulungua, L.S; Lagwenb, P.P; Mdangib, M.E; Kilonzoa, B.S; Belmaine, S.R (Taylor and Francis, 2014)

Rodents often damage crops throughout the growing season, from germination to harvest, thus making it difficult to understand the cumulative effects of rodent damage for crops such as rice that are able to partially ...
Impact of spatio-temporal simulations of rat damageon yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and implications forrodent pest management

Mulungu, L, S.; Lagwen, P, P.; Mdangi, M, E.; Kilonzo, B, S.; Belmain, S, R. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-11)

Rodents often damage crops throughout the growing season, from germination to harvest, thus making it difficult tounderstand the cumulative effects of rodent damage for crops such as rice that are able to partially compensate ...
Importance of intersectoral co-ordination in the control of communicable diseases, with special reference to plague in Tanzania

Kilonzo, B.S (1994-07)

Human health, agriculture, including livestock, energy, education, wildlife, construction, forestry and trade sectors are inter-related and their co-ordination is an important pre-requisite for successful control of most ...
Incidence and host range of the melon fruit fly Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Central Tanzania

Mwatawala, M.; Maerere, A. P; Makundi, Rhodes H.; De Mayer, M. (International Journal of Pest Management, 2010)

The incidence and host range of the melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, was studied in the Morogoro Region of Central Tanzania between October 2004 and October 2006. Occurrence was limited to low to medium ...
Infection of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes with entomopathogenic fungi: effect of host age and blood-feeding status

Mnyone, L. L.; Kirby, M. J.; Mpingwa, M. W.; Lwetoijera, D. W.; Knols, B. G. J.; Takken, W.; Koenraadt, C. J. M.; Russell, T. L. (PMC / Springer, 2010-09)

Physiological characteristics of insects can influence their susceptibility to fungal infection of which age and nutritional status are among the most important. An understanding of host–pathogen interaction with respect ...
Infection of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, with two species of entomopathogenic fungi: effects of concentration, co-formulation, exposure time and persistence

Mnyone, L. L.; Kirby, M. J.; Lwetoijera, D. W.; Mpingwa, M. W.; Takken, W.; Russell, T. L.; Knols, B. G. (BioMed Central, 2009-12-23)

Entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana isolates have been shown to infect and reduce the survival of mosquito vectors. Methods Here four different bioassays were conducted to study the ...

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