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  1. A new mite IPM strategy: predator avoidance behaviour resulting from the synergetic effects of predator release and acaricide-treated nets

    Article • Pest Management Science, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  2. Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus Induces Changes in Host Plant Volatiles that Attract Vector Thrips Species

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  3. Datasets on abundance of common blossom thrips and weather variables in small-scale avocado orchards at Taita Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro

    Article • Data in Brief, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  4. Maize Cropping Systems Mapping Using RapidEye Observations in Agro-Ecological Landscapes in Kenya

    Article • Sensors, November 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  5. Screening recently identified whitefly/spider mite-resistant wild tomato accessions for resistance to Tuta absoluta

    Article • Plant Breeding, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian, Srinivasan Ramasamy

  6. Parasitism of Cotesia vestalis in Kenya

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, June 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu , Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  7. Advances in crop insect modelling methods—Towards a whole system approach

    Article • Ecological Modelling, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian, Dr Anani Yaovi Bruce

  8. Evaluation of coloured traps with kairomone attractant for monitoring thrips population dynamics on tomato crop in East Africa

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, May 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  9. Short range dispersal of western flower thrips in field-grown French beans in Kenya

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, April 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  10. Lure and infect strategy for application of entomopathogenic fungus for the control of bean flower thrips in cowpea

    Article • Biological Control, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  11. Temperature-dependent phenology of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae): Simulation and visualization of current and future distributions along the Eastern Afromontane

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2017, PLOS

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  12. Farmers' knowledge and perception of grain legume pests and their management in the Eastern province of Kenya

    Article • Crop Protection, September 2016, Elsevier

    DR SALIOU NIASSY, Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  13. Screening for attractants compatible with entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae for use in thrips management

    Article • AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, April 2016, Academic Journals

    DR SALIOU NIASSY, Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  14. Development and dissemination of thrips and tospovirus management strategies for vegetable production systems of East Africa

    Article • January 2016, Entomological Society of America

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  15. Active aggregation among sexes in bean flower thrips ( M egalurothrips sjostedti ) on cowpea ( V igna unguiculata )

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, December 2015, Wiley

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian, DR SALIOU NIASSY

  16. Sternal gland structures in males of bean flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti, and Poinsettia thrips, Echinothrips americanus, in comparison with those of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

    Article • Arthropod Structure & Development, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian, DR SALIOU NIASSY

  17. Visual, vibratory, and olfactory cues affect interactions between the red spider mite Tetranychus evansi and its predator Phytoseiulus longipes

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  18. Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN), an Emerging Threat to Maize-Based Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Phytopathology, July 2015, Scientific Societies

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian, Mr. Bramwel Waswa Wanjala

  19. Repellency of Plant Extracts against the Legume Flower Thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

    Article • Insects, June 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  20. Optimizing Western Flower Thrips Management on French Beans by Combined Use of Beneficials and Imidacloprid

    Article • Insects, March 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  21. Behavioral responses of Thrips tabaci Lindeman to endophyte-inoculated onion plants

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  22. Spatial separation of semiochemical Lurem‐ TR and entomopathogenic fungi to enhance their compatibility and infectivity in an autoinoculation system for thrips management

    Article • Pest Management Science, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Nguya Kalemba Maniania, Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian, DR SALIOU NIASSY

  23. Colonization of Onions by Endophytic Fungi and Their Impacts on the Biology of Thrips tabaci

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2014, PLOS

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  24. Resistance to Iris yellow spot virus and onion thrips among onion varieties grown in Kenya

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, May 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  25. Dispersal Behavior of Tetranychus evansi and T. urticae on Tomato at Several Spatial Scales and Densities: Implications for Integrated Pest Management

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2014, PLOS

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  26. Erratum to “Use ofMetarhizium anisopliaeChitinase Genes for Genotyping and Virulence Characterization”

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian, Dr Jandouwe Villinger, DR SALIOU NIASSY

  27. Analysis ofIris yellow spot virusreplication in vector and non-vector thrips species

    Article • Plant Pathology, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  28. Seasonal abundance of western flower thrips and its natural enemies in different French bean agroecosystems in Kenya

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  29. Use ofMetarhizium anisopliaeChitinase Genes for Genotyping and Virulence Characterization

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian, Dr Jandouwe Villinger, DR SALIOU NIASSY

  30. Selection of promising fungal biological control agent of the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  31. Effect of intercrops on thrips species composition and population abundance on French beans in Kenya

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  32. Performance of a semiochemical-baited autoinoculation device treated with Metarhizium anisopliae for control of Frankliniella occidentalis on French bean in field cages

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  33. MANAGEMENT OF ALIEN INVASIVE INSECT PEST SPECIES AND DISEASES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: EXPERIENCES FROM EAST AFRICA

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, October 2011, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  34. Efficacy of spiracular infection of Helicoverpa armigera with its nucleopolyhedrovirus and its role in virus production

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  35. Genetic variability of the bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, occurring on different host plants

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, September 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  36. Influence of incubation temperature on productivity and quality of Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus

    Article • Biological Control, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian

  37. Impact of granulovirus infection on susceptibility of Spodoptera litura to insecticides

    Article • Biological Control, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Subramanian Sevgan Sevgan Subramanian