African Entomology

About the Journal

African Entomology is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research, reviews, collections of articles on a common topic, discussions of topics of broad interest, and short communications on all aspects of entomology, emphasising the advancement of entomology on the African continent. African Entomology is a publication of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA).

Current Issue

Vol. 31 (2023)

African Entomology Volume 31 Issue 1

Cover photo of a male Brinckiella wilsoni, by Piotr Naskrecki.

Published: 2023-02-01

Articles

Evaluating the establishment of a new water hyacinth biological control agent in South Africa

Benjamin Miller, Julie Coetzee, Martin Hill
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Five new species of Pseudomezium Pic (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Ptininae), a genus endemic to South Africa

A. S. Apostolopoulos, T. Keith Philips
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First records of Brephidium exilis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from south-western part of the Arabian Peninsula suggests possible further dispersal into North Africa

Rudi Verovnik, Marko Kosmač, Alrabea Ishag, Hathal Al Dhafer
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A checklist of the dacine fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) of Mozambique

Marc De Meyer, Luis Bota, Beatriz Daniel, Mirene Mussumbi, Myriam Vandenbosch, Laura Canhanga, Elias Cambula, Mervyn Mansell, Domingos Cugala, Massimiliano Virgilio
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Nutritive and immunological benefits derived from the honey bee gut microbiome are threatened by anthropogenic stressors

Johann De Beer, Catherine Sole, Christian Pirk, Christopher Weldon
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Wild olive seed weevil, Anchonocranus oleae Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in cultivated olives in South Africa

Elleunorah Allsopp, Muriel C Knipe, Barbara van Asch, Virgilio Caleca
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Descriptions of a new Aedes species and subspecies of the subgenus Aedimorphus, from southwest Cameroon and updated key for the species of the “Domesticus group”

Cyril Kowo, Marie Paul Audrey Mayi, Antonio Paulo Gouveia de Almeida, David Foncha, Mirabel Elad, Esack Andongma, Damian Nota Anong, Charlene Djomo, Jerome Fru-Cho, Ravinder Sehgal, Anthony John Cornel
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Entomopathogenic fungi associated with cultivated honeybush, Cyclopia spp., in South Africa and their pathogenicity towards a leafhopper pest, Molopopterus sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Tapiwa Mushore, Candice Coombes, Martin Hill
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Love at first bite? Pre-release surveys reveal a novel association between a native weevil and the invasive Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini (Nymphaeaceae) in South Africa

Megan Reid, Martin Hill, Julie Coetzee
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Effectiveness of different traps and lures for coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari, 1867) in São Tomé Island

Miclay Carvalho , Alex Lopes , Albino Bento , Luís Santos , Raul Guedes , PA Casquero
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The occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi in apple orchards and their biocontrol potential against Eriosoma lanigerum

LL Mathulwe, AP Malan, NF Stokwe
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T.V. PheroLure® : Volatile emission by semiochemical lures and the impact thereof on the volatile profile of a commercial tomato field

Aletta J van Tonder, Gerhardus P Nortjé, Ben M Botha
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Occurrence of the potato leaf miner, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and parasitoids in potato fields and natural vegetation of the Western Cape province, South Africa

Thabu Mugala, Diedrich Visser , Antoinette Malan, Pia Addison
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Commercial banana and macadamia plantations in a savanna matrix support high levels of arthropod diversity

Vhuawelo Simba, Inam Yekwayo, Tarombera Mwabvu
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Effect of visible light and ultraviolet light on the pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi to false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larvae

S Rossouw, LL Mathulwe, AP Malan, NF Stokwe
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The effect of pollution on the competitive dynamics of Anopheles arabiensis Patton, 1905 and Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 (Diptera: Culicidae)

Alexander CSN Jeanrenraud, Blaženka D Letinić, Jean Mollett, Basil D Brooke, Shüné Oliver
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Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) attracted to carrion in Ghana, West Africa and evidence for adult food source plasticity

T. Keith Philips, Christie A Sukhdeo, Stewart B Peck
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Mosquito community composition in Central District, Botswana: insights from a malaria endemic to non-endemic gradient

M Buxton, C Nyamukondiwa, M Kesamang, RJ Wassweman
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Eye morphology and colour preferences in a semi-field test of the pine pest, Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Quentin Guignard, Johannes Spaethe, Bernard Slippers, Natasa Nikolic, Jeremy D. Allison
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Do thermal requirements of Dichrorampha odorata, a shoot-boring moth for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata, explain its failure to establish in South Africa?

Slindile Nqayi, Costas Zachariades, Julie Coetzee, Martin Hill, Frank Chidawanyika, Osariyekemwen Uyi, Andrew McConnachie
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Formulation of eucalyptus oil-zinc sulfide hybrid nanoemulsion and evaluation of its larvicidal potential against Aedes aegypti

Komalpreet Kaur, Nisha Vashishat, Devinder Kaur Kocher
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Distribution and impact of the native South African wasp, Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hussey, 1956) (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) on the invasive Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Anacardiaceae) in South Africa

Nwabisa L Magengelele, Grant Martin
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Pine Emperor moths from KwaZulu-Natal use the same pheromone component previously isolated from Nudaurelia cytherea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from the Western Cape

Luki-Marie Scheepers, Jeremy D. Allison, Bernard Slippers, Egmont R. Rohwer, Patrick M. Mc Millan, Jan E. Bello, Marc C. Bouwer
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Formulation of Metarhizium pinghaense and Metarhizium robertsii and the infection potential of the formulations against Pseudococcus viburni (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) after storage

Letodi Luki Mathulwe, Antoinette Paula Malan, Nomakholwa Faith Stokwe
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Infection of insects and persistence of Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) species on apple bark

Letodi Luki Mathulwe, Antoinette Paula Malan, Nomakholwa Faith Stokwe
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Palm wine as a food-based bait for monitoring adult Ceratitis ditissima (Munro) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus orchards

John Abraham, Carlos Amissah, Felix Osei Kuffour, Janice Dwomoh Abraham
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Biology of the invasive shell lerp psyllid, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae)

Privilege Makunde, Bernard Slippers, Samantha Bush, Brett Hurley
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Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against adults of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn), Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Teretrius nigrescens Lewis in stored maize

Dr. Mavis A. Acheampong, Dr. Eric Cornelius, Dr. Vincent Y. Eziah, Dr. Ken O. Fening, Prof. Kwadwo Ofori, Dr. Claire Storm, Mr. Nick Jessop, Dr. Belinda Luke, Dr. David Moore, Dr. Victor A. Clottey, Dr. Olivier Potin, Mr. Pierre Grammare
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Response of ants, beetles and spiders to disturbance varies among taxa in a South African savannah biome

Risuna Mavasa, Inam Yekwayo, Tarombera Mwabvu, Zivanai Tsvuura
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African Entomology

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Articles

Evaluating the establishment of a new water hyacinth biological control agent in South Africa

Five new species of Pseudomezium Pic (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Ptininae), a genus endemic to South Africa

First records of Brephidium exilis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from south-western part of the Arabian Peninsula suggests possible further dispersal into North Africa

A checklist of the dacine fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) of Mozambique

Nutritive and immunological benefits derived from the honey bee gut microbiome are threatened by anthropogenic stressors

Wild olive seed weevil, Anchonocranus oleae Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in cultivated olives in South Africa

Descriptions of a new Aedes species and subspecies of the subgenus Aedimorphus, from southwest Cameroon and updated key for the species of the “Domesticus group”

Entomopathogenic fungi associated with cultivated honeybush, Cyclopia spp., in South Africa and their pathogenicity towards a leafhopper pest, Molopopterus sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Love at first bite? Pre-release surveys reveal a novel association between a native weevil and the invasive Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini (Nymphaeaceae) in South Africa

Effectiveness of different traps and lures for coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari, 1867) in São Tomé Island

The occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi in apple orchards and their biocontrol potential against Eriosoma lanigerum

T.V. PheroLure® : Volatile emission by semiochemical lures and the impact thereof on the volatile profile of a commercial tomato field

Occurrence of the potato leaf miner, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and parasitoids in potato fields and natural vegetation of the Western Cape province, South Africa

Commercial banana and macadamia plantations in a savanna matrix support high levels of arthropod diversity

Effect of visible light and ultraviolet light on the pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi to false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larvae

The effect of pollution on the competitive dynamics of Anopheles arabiensis Patton, 1905 and Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 (Diptera: Culicidae)

Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) attracted to carrion in Ghana, West Africa and evidence for adult food source plasticity

Mosquito community composition in Central District, Botswana: insights from a malaria endemic to non-endemic gradient

Eye morphology and colour preferences in a semi-field test of the pine pest, Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Do thermal requirements of Dichrorampha odorata, a shoot-boring moth for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata, explain its failure to establish in South Africa?

Formulation of eucalyptus oil-zinc sulfide hybrid nanoemulsion and evaluation of its larvicidal potential against Aedes aegypti

Distribution and impact of the native South African wasp, Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hussey, 1956) (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) on the invasive Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Anacardiaceae) in South Africa

Pine Emperor moths from KwaZulu-Natal use the same pheromone component previously isolated from Nudaurelia cytherea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from the Western Cape

Formulation of Metarhizium pinghaense and Metarhizium robertsii and the infection potential of the formulations against Pseudococcus viburni (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) after storage

Infection of insects and persistence of Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) species on apple bark

Palm wine as a food-based bait for monitoring adult Ceratitis ditissima (Munro) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus orchards

Biology of the invasive shell lerp psyllid, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae)

Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against adults of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn), Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Teretrius nigrescens Lewis in stored maize

Response of ants, beetles and spiders to disturbance varies among taxa in a South African savannah biome

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