The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has moved to ensure edible insects consumers are safe when eating the delicacy. The Edible Insects Standard, US...
Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Nairobi, Kenya, have made a new discovery that will boost efforts in the fight...
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has launched mass releases of indigenous natural enemies to control fall armyworm. Fall Armyworm (FAW) or...
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said science and research are key to unlocking Kenya’s development potential especially in finding solutions to challenges slowing down the country’s...
Scientists have discovered that certain ‘smart maize’ varieties have the ability to defend themselves against stemborers by summoning natural enemies of the pest. The researchers...
Researchers from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the University of Glasgow, UK, have identified a microbe in malaria mosquitoes that...
Zebras, specifically odours found in their skin, may provide leads to boost the management of the deadly and devastating African trypanosomosis disease, which is transmitted...
Children with malaria emit specific odour that attracts more malaria mosquitoes a study by researchers various institutions across the world has revealed. Malaria parasites in...
Four research projects led by Kenyan institutions are among eleven initiatives that have been awarded grants totalling US$ 6 million, to enable them turn their...