OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of African Entomology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A Catalogue of Natural Enemies of Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa: Classical Biological Control Agents Considered, Released and Established, Exotic Natural Enemies Present in the Field, and Bioh	23
Biological Control of Cactaceae in South Africa	17
Plant Pathogens and Biological Control of Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa: A Review of Projects and Progress (2011–2020)	14
A Review of the Biocontrol Programmes Against Aquatic Weeds in South Africa	14
The Role of Mass-Rearing in Weed Biological Control Projects in South Africa	11
Developments and Prospects for Biological Control of Prosopis (Leguminosae) in South Africa	10
Current Status of Biological Control of Lantana camara L. (sensu lato) in South Africa	10
Baseline Toxicity Data of Different Insecticides against the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Control Failure Likelihood Estimation in Burkina Faso	9
Evaluating Artificial Diets for the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) through Nutritional Indices and an Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Table Approach	8
Biological Control of Three Eupatorieae Weeds in South Africa: 2011–2020	8
Biological Control of Invasive Climbing Plants in South Africa	8
Recent Advances in the Biological Control of Tecoma stans L. (Bignoniaceae) in South Africa	8
An Introduction to the Fourth Decadal Review of Biological Control of Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa (2011–2020)	8
A Decade of Biological Control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) in South Africa Reviewed: Introduction of Insect Agents and Their Status	8
A Review of Research and Developments with Insect Agents Used for Biological Control of Australian Acacia Species (Caesalpinioideae) in South Africa	8
Three New Biological Control Programmes for South Africa: Brazilian Pepper, Tamarix and Tradescantia	8
Biological Control of South African Plants that are Invasive Elsewhere in the World: A Review of Earlier and Current Programmes	8
Prospects for the Biological Control of Northern Temperate Weeds in South Africa	7
Stingless Beekeeping in Uganda: An Industry in Its Infancy	6
A Review of the Biology and Control of the Obscure Mealybug, Pseudococcus viburni (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), with Special Reference to Biological Control Using Entomopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes	6
Advances in the Regulation of Weed Biological Control in South Africa	6
Lethality and Vitality Efficiency of Different Extracts of Salix safsaf Leaves against the House Fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae)	6
Thermal Plasticity of Antioxidative Activity in Fresh Adults of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	6
First Report on Chenopodium quinoa Willdenow (Amaranthaceae) Stem-Boring Damage by Athesapeuta dodonis (Marshall) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with Associated Fungal spp. Interactions in South Africa	6
Progress and Prospects for the Biological Control of Invasive Alien Grasses Poaceae) in South Africa	5

Non-Chemical Post-Harvest Disinfestation of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Tommy Atkins Mango Using Hot-Water Immersion Treatment	5
Effects of Blood Sources and Artificial Blood Feeding Membranes on the Biological Parameters and Hepatitis C Virus Infectivity of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)	4
Morphological, Histological and Ultrastructural Characterisation of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Larval Midgut	4
The Relationship between Proboscis Length and the Ability of Certain Heteroptera to Damage Macadamia Kernels	4
Efficacy of Ozone on Mortality, Super Oxide Dismutases, Nitric Oxide Enzymes and Ultrastructural Alterations on Some Stored Product Insect Larvae in Egypt	4
Integration of Repellency Effect of Neem-Based Insecticide and Pheromone Bio-Trap® with Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) to Control the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oli	4
Identification of alternative hosts of the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in West Africa	3
Current and Future Biological Control Efforts Against Solanum mauritianum (Solanaceae) in South Africa	3
The Western Conifer-Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Discovered in the Western Cape Province of South Africa	3
Biological Control of Tithonia spp. (Asteraceae) in South Africa: Challenges and Possibilities	3
First Detection and Infestation Levels of the Invasive Fruit Fly Zaprionus indianus Gupta, 1970 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Pomegranate Orchards from Algeria	3
Field Testing of a Putative Larviposition Pheromone for the Tsetse Fly Glossina m. morsitans Westwood	3
Effects of Modified Atmospheres, Phosphine, and Their Combination on Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma Granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), Larvae and Wheat Grain Quality	3
Efforts Towards Engaging Communities to Promote the Benefits of Biological Control Research and Implementation in South Africa	3
Biocontrol of the Brown Cocoa Mirids Using Neem Oil and an Ethanolic Extract from Neem under Laboratory Conditions	3
Investigations into the Efficacy of the Biocontrol Programme of Australian Myrtle, Leptospermum laevigatum, in South Africa: Lessons Learnt and Where to Now?	3
Range-Wide Mitochondrial Genetic Homogeneity in the Invasive South American Tomato Pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), with a Focus on Africa	2
Research on the Biological Control of Hakea sericea Over the Past Ten Years: Lessons Informing Future Management of the Species in the Western Cape Province, South Africa	2
Palm wine as a food-based bait for monitoring adult Ceratitis ditissima (Munro) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus orchards	2
Description of the Queen of the Arabian Endemic Dolichoderine Species Tapinoma wilsoni Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with the First Illustrated Key to Queens of the Arabian Tap	2
A Re-Assessment of Mortality Factors Associated with the Bud-Galling Midge, Dasineura strobila, a Biological Control Agent of Leptospermum laevigatum in South Africa	2
Solifugae (Arachnida): Indigenous Southern African names and their meanings	2
Tsetse Flies: Comparative Morphometric Information from Traits Collected on Wings and Pupae	2
Ingestion Effect of Makisterone A, a Phytoecdysteroid, on Development and Detoxification Enzymes of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	2
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?	2
Arthropod associates of Kenyan buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris): a field survey for biological control candidates of a globally important invasive grass	2
Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against adults of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn), Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Teretrius nigrescens Lewis in stored maize	2
First records of Brephidium exilis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from south-western part of the Arabian Peninsula suggests possible further dispersal into North Africa	2
Identification and virulence screening of fungal and bacterial entomophathogens of the edible long-horned grasshopper Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Uganda	2
New Caenis Species (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Angola, Okavango and Zambezi River Basins	2
The Occurrence and Characteristics of Imbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849) in the Subtropical Region of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa	2
GIS Analysis to Locate More Suitable Wintering Areas for Honey Bee Colonies in Agricultural and Desert Lands	2
Circadian Variations in the Digestive Enzyme Activities of Gut Homogenates of Adult American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana	2
Post-Harvest Storage Practices and Insect Pests of Maize and Beans in the North West Region of Cameroon	2