OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of African Entomology is 3. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

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	19
First occurrence of the pest Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Comoros Archipelago (Western Indian Ocean)	16
Biological Control of Cactaceae in South Africa	14
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	11
The Role of Mass-Rearing in Weed Biological Control Projects in South Africa	11
Louse-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) of Birds from South Africa: Prevalence and Diversity	8
Economic Injury Level of the Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), on Commercial Mango Farms in Manica Province, Mozambique	8
Prospects for the Biological Control of Northern Temperate Weeds in South Africa	7
Current Status of Biological Control of Lantana camara L. (sensu lato) in South Africa	7
Biological Control of South African Plants that are Invasive Elsewhere in the World: A Review of Earlier and Current Programmes	7
Developments and Prospects for Biological Control of Prosopis (Leguminosae) in South Africa	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
Biological Control of Invasive Climbing Plants in South Africa	6
Recent Advances in the Biological Control of Tecoma stans L. (Bignoniaceae) in South Africa	6
Biological Control of Three Eupatorieae Weeds in South Africa: 2011–2020	6
Genetic Diversity of Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller 1881) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Collected from Three Different Host-Plants in Tunisia by Using RAPD-PCR	6
Lethality and Vitality Efficiency of Different Extracts of Salix safsaf Leaves against the House Fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae)	6
A Review of Research and Developments with Insect Agents Used for Biological Control of Australian Acacia Species (Caesalpinioideae) in South Africa	6
An Introduction to the Fourth Decadal Review of Biological Control of Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa (2011–2020)	6
Three New Biological Control Programmes for South Africa: Brazilian Pepper, Tamarix and Tradescantia	6
The Efficacy of Baits Containing Abamectin, Dinotefuran, Imidacloprid and Pyriproxyfen + Abamectin against Blattella germanica (L.) (Blattaria: Blattellidae), the German Cockroach	6
A Decade of Biological Control of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) in South Africa Reviewed: Introduction of Insect Agents and Their Status	5
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	5
Anopheles Species Composition and Breeding Habitat Characterisation in Chiredzi District, Zimbabwe	5

Stingless Beekeeping in Uganda: An Industry in Its Infancy	5
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	5
Thermal Plasticity of Antioxidative Activity in Fresh Adults of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	5
Impact of Urbanisation and Human Activities on Diversity and Abundance of Ulidiid Flies (Diptera: Ulidiidae) in Wadi El-Natroun, Egypt	5
Morphological, Histological and Ultrastructural Characterisation of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Larval Midgut	4
Efficacy of Ozone on Mortality, Super Oxide Dismutases, Nitric Oxide Enzymes and Ultrastructural Alterations on Some Stored Product Insect Larvae in Egypt	4
Attractiveness of Different Coloured Sticky Traps to the South African Citrus Thrips (Scirtothrips aurantii Faure) in Avocado, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	4
Non-Chemical Post-Harvest Disinfestation of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Tommy Atkins Mango Using Hot-Water Immersion Treatment	4
Susceptibility of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt Cotton, Expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab Toxins, in South Africa	4
Bio-Insecticidal Activity of Three Essential Oils against Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)	4
Progress and Prospects for the Biological Control of Invasive Alien Grasses Poaceae) in South Africa	4
Advances in the Regulation of Weed Biological Control in South Africa	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
Colony Foundation and the Development of Incipient Laboratory Colonies of Macrotermes natalensis (Haviland) (Termitidae: Macrotermitinae)	3
Ant Communities in Two Habitats in Succulent Karoo Shrubland	3
Insect Herbivores Associated with Lycium ferocissimum (Solanaceae) in South Africa and their Potential as Biological Control Agents in Australia	3
Heavy Metal Accumulation and The Possible Correlation with Acetylcholinesterase Levels in Honey Bees from Polluted Areas of Alexandria, Egypt	3
Effects of Blood Sources and Artificial Blood Feeding Membranes on the Biological Parameters and Hepatitis C Virus Infectivity of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)	3
Sipha maydis (Passerini) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Wheat (Triticum aestivum) in South Africa	3
Investigations into the Efficacy of the Biocontrol Programme of Australian Myrtle, Leptospermum laevigatum, in South Africa: Lessons Learnt and Where to Now?	3
Characterisation of the Breeding Sites and Insecticide Resistance of Aedes aegypti Population in the City of Bobo-Dioulaso, Burkina Faso	3
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	3
The Relationship between Proboscis Length and the Ability of Certain Heteroptera to Damage Macadamia Kernels	3
A Mark-Release-Recapture Experiment with Radio-Sterilised Aedes albopictus Males as Part of a Sterile Insect Technique Programme against the Vector Mosquito in Panchvati, Mauritius	3
Control of the Banded Fruit Weevil, Phlyctinus callosus (Schönherr) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Using Entomopathogenic Fungi	3
The Western Conifer-Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Discovered in the Western Cape Province of South Africa	3
Effect of Time of Day on Efficacy of Sweep Net Sampling of Arthropod Predators in Maize Agro-Ecosystems in the North West Province, South Africa	3
First Detection and Infestation Levels of the Invasive Fruit Fly Zaprionus indianus Gupta, 1970 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Pomegranate Orchards from Algeria	3
Current and Future Biological Control Efforts Against Solanum mauritianum (Solanaceae) in South Africa	3