1. Foreword

   • Christian Borgemeister

   EditorialNotes 01 March 2008 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Cytotaxonomy of Simulium soderense sp. nov. and a redescription of the ‘Kulfo’ form (Dunbar, 1969) of Simulium damnosum s.l. (Diptera: Simuliidae) as Simulium kulfoense sp. nov. in Ethiopia

   • Mamuye Hadis
   • Michael D. Wilson
   • Daniel A. Boakye

   OriginalPaper 01 March 2008 Pages: 3 - 11

3. Age-related responsiveness of male Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae) to α-ionol + cade oil relative to age of sexual maturity

   • Grant T. McQuate
   • Aimé H. Bokonon-Ganta
   • Russell H. Messing

   OriginalPaper 01 March 2008 Pages: 12 - 18

4. Development and reproductive potential of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on cultivated and wild crucifer species in Kenya

   • R. Kahuthia-Gathu
   • B. Löhr
   • H. M. Poehling

   OriginalPaper 01 March 2008 Pages: 19 - 29

5. Seasonal abundance of lepidopteran stemborers and diopsid flies in irrigated fields of cultivated (Oryza sativa) and wild rice (Oryza longistaminata) in western Burkina Faso

   • Niango Malick Ba
   • Dona Dakouo
   • François Karamage

   OriginalPaper 01 March 2008 Pages: 30 - 36

6. Efficacy of traditional practices and botanicals for the control of termites on rice at Ikenne, southwest Nigeria

   • F. E. Nwilene
   • T. A. Agunbiade
   • O. O. Falola

   OriginalPaper 01 March 2008 Pages: 37 - 44

7. Morphological and biochemical factors associated with resistance to Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in short-duration pigeonpea

   • V. Sunitha
   • G. V. Ranga Rao
   • Y. V. R. Reddy

   OriginalPaper 01 March 2008 Pages: 45 - 52

8. Effect of the tomato rust mite Aculops lycopersici (Acari: Eriophyidae) on the development and reproduction of three predatory phytoseiid mites

   • Faten M. Momen
   • Amira Abdel-Khalek

   Short Communication 01 March 2008 Pages: 53 - 57