1. Comparison of the mitochondrial genomes of the Old and New World strains of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

   • Tolulope A. Agunbiade
   • Brad S. Coates
   • Barry R. Pittendrigh

   OriginalPaper Open access 01 September 2017 Pages: 125 - 136

2. Diagnosis and molecular detection of Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of American foulbrood in honey bees in Saudi Arabia

   • Mohammad Javed Ansari
   • Ahmad Al-Ghamdi
   • Noori Al-Waili

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2017 Pages: 137 - 148

3. Genetic variability in Indian populations of banana corm weevil [Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)] assessed by RAPDs and AFLPs

   • Sweta Kumari U. Yadav
   • Jyotsna Singh
   • Lalitha Sunil Kumar

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2017 Pages: 149 - 162

4. Impact of introduced parasitoid Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its parasitoid guild on kale in semi-arid areas in Kenya

   • Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu
   • Brigitte Nyambo
   • Sevgan Subramanian

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2017 Pages: 163 - 175

5. Effect of host plants on predation, prey preference and switching behaviour of Orius albidipennis on Bemisia tabaci and Tetranychus turkestani

   • Aida Samim Banihashemi
   • Ali Asghar Seraj
   • Ali Rajabpour

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2017 Pages: 176 - 182

6. Host preference by the twig borer Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and simulated infuence of shade trees on its populations

   • James Peter Egonyu
   • John Baguma
   • Gerald Ddumba

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2017 Pages: 183 - 188

7. Impact of habitat degradation on species diversity and nest abundance of fve African stingless bee species in a tropical rainforest of Kenya

   • Nkoba Kiatoko
   • Suresh Kumar Raina
   • Frank van Langevelde

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2017 Pages: 189 - 197

8. Occurrence of Euwallacea sp. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and its ambrosia fungus Cunninghamella echinulata on Ricinus communis in Coffea canephora gardens in Uganda

   • James Peter Egonyu
   • Yosia Mukasa
   • Gladys Ahumuza

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2017 Pages: 198 - 207

9. Strip-intercropping canola with annual alfalfa improves biological control of Plutella xylostella (L.) and crop yield

   • Pejman Tajmiri
   • Seyed Ali Asghar Fathi
   • Gadir Nouri-Ganbalani

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2017 Pages: 208 - 216