Browsing by Author "Gichere, Savinda Njeri"
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Molecular Modelling of Insecticide Binding Sites of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels of Fall Armyworm, (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Gichere, Savinda Njeri; Khamala, Alfred Alinda; Ambutsi, Michael; Khakame, Kakai Shem; Okoth, Patrick (Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences(A. Entomology), 2021-08-05)Fall armyworm is a polyphagous migratory pest. Insecticides are used as major components of integrated pest management to control the pest, however, full dependence on insecticides has made the pest evolve resistance to ... -
Susceptibility Evaluation of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infesting Maize in Kenya against a Range of Insecticides
Gichere, Savinda Njeri; Khakame, Kakai Shem; Okoth, Patrick (Journal of Toxicology, 2022-08-08)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is a worldwide pest of gramineous crops and a major pest of corn. Kenya has, in the recent years, reported massive outbreaks of this pest causing huge economic losses ... -
Susceptibility Evaluation of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infesting Maize in Kenya against a Range of Insecticides
Gichere, Savinda Njeri; Khakame, Kakai Shem; Okoth, Patrick (Journal of Taxicology, 2022-08-08)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is a worldwide pest of gramineous crops and a major pest of corn. Kenya has, in the recent years, reported massive outbreaks of this pest causing huge economic losses ... -
TARGET-SITE MUTATIONS, BASELINE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND CROSSRESISTANCE EVALUATION OF FALL ARMYWORM INFESTING MAIZE IN KENYA
Gichere, Savinda Njeri (2023)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a pest of gramineous crops known worldwide. It is resistant to various insecticides presenting a serious challenge in its wake. Sodium channels that are voltage-gated, ryanodine ...