African Entomology

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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Effects of indigenous crop cultivation on mite biodiversity in a biodiversity hotspot37
The occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi in apple orchards and their biocontrol potential against Eriosoma lanigerum26
Insecticidal activity of crude olive pomace oils from Kabylia (Algeria) against the infestation of Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) and Sitophilus oryzae (L.) in stored wheat grains24
Five new species of Pseudomezium Pic (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Ptininae), a genus endemic to South Africa19
A checklist of the dacine fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae) of Mozambique16
The state of the genus <i>Hybomitra </i>Enderlein (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the Afrotropics including phylogenetic analysis and the description of a new species from South Africa15
Nutritive and immunological benefits derived from the honey bee gut microbiome are threatened by anthropogenic stressors14
Review of Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on potatoes in South Africa, with special reference to biological control using entomopathogens and parasitoids13
A preliminary assessment of the physiological and morphological correlates of beetle aggression in an emerging sugarcane pest, Cacosceles newmannii (Thomson, 1877) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)12
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 Bioh12
Development and evaluation of a tractor-operated automatic gun sprayer for cotton crop11
Professor Stefan Hendrik Foord (1971–2023)10
Attractiveness of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and plum (Prunus salicina Lindl. cv. Sapphire) flower volatiles to female Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895)9
The effect of mixed honeybee drone semen on sperm quality characteristics: A preliminary study9
In vitro liquid mass production of a South African isolate of Heterorhabditis zealandica9
Pine Emperor moths from KwaZulu-Natal use the same pheromone component previously isolated from Nudaurelia cytherea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from the Western Cape8
Response of ants, beetles and spiders to disturbance varies among taxa in a South African savannah biome8
First records of Brephidium exilis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from south-western part of the Arabian Peninsula suggests possible further dispersal into North Africa6
Biological Control of South African Plants that are Invasive Elsewhere in the World: A Review of Earlier and Current Programmes6
Evaluating the establishment of a new water hyacinth biological control agent in South Africa5
Assessment of antibacterial genes of emerging queen Apis mellifera L. induced by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae larvae5
Advances in the Regulation of Weed Biological Control in South Africa5
The effect of permanent protective netting on insect pest prevalence in citrus orchards in South Africa4
Descriptions of a new Aedes species and subspecies of the subgenus Aedimorphus, from southwest Cameroon and updated key for the species of the “Domesticus group”4
Identification of alternative hosts of the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in West Africa4
Investigations into the Efficacy of the Biocontrol Programme of Australian Myrtle, Leptospermum laevigatum, in South Africa: Lessons Learnt and Where to Now?4
Effectiveness of different traps and lures for coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari, 1867) in São Tomé Island3
Coexistence of Ammoxenus (Gnaphosidae) spider species on and between termitaria of Microhodotermes viator (Hodotermitidae) at a Karoo site3
Association between sub-cortical beetles, mites, and ophiostomatoid fungi on trees in South African Afromontane forests3
Biological Control of Tithonia spp. (Asteraceae) in South Africa: Challenges and Possibilities3
Assessment of coconut bug, <i>Pseudotheraptus wayi</i> Brown (Hemiptera: Coreidae) damage on litchis in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa3
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