Africa, DNA bar-coding, EBRM, ecology, management, rodents, taxonomy

Taylor, Peter J., Downs, Sarah, Monadjem, Ara, Eiseb, Seth J., Mulungu, Loth S., Massawe, Apia W., Mahlaba, Themb’a A., Kirsten, Frikkie, Von Maltitz, Emil, Malebane, Phanuel, Makundi, Rhodes H., Lamb, Jennifer and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2012) Experimental treatment-control studies of ecologically based rodent management in Africa: balancing conservation and pest management. Wildlife Research, 39 (1). pp. 51-61. ISSN 1035-3712 (Print), 1448-5494 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/WR11111)

African crop pests, biological control agents, botanical insecticides, ecological resources, ecosystem services, pest management

Grzywacz, D., Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Mushobozi, W.L., Belmain, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Wilson, K. (2014) The use of indigenous ecological resources for pest control in Africa. Food Security, 6 (1). pp. 71-86. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0313-5)

Aggregate distribution, Dispersion, Irrigated rice, Pest management, Small mammals

Mulungu, Loth S., Sixbert, Valency, Ngowo, Victoria, Mdangi, Mashaka, Katakweba, Abdul S., Tesha, Protas, Mrosso, Furaha P., Mchomvu, Margaret, Kilonzo, Bukheti S. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Spatio-temporal patterns in the distribution of the multi-mammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, in rice crop and fallow land habitats in Tanzania. Mammalia, 79 (2). pp. 177-184. ISSN 0025-1461 (Print), 1864-1547 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2014-0006)

Anopheles, landing, mosquito, behaviour

Carnaghi, Manuela, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Hopkins, Richard J. ORCID: 0000-0003-4935-5825 and Hawkes, Frances M. ORCID: 0000-0002-0964-3702 (2021) Multimodal synergisms in host stimuli drive landing response in malaria mosquitoes. Scientific Reports, 11:7379. ISSN 2045-2322 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86772-4)

Azadirachta, brasicca, Tephrosia, Tithonia, tomato, Vernonia

Nyirenda, Stephen P., Sileshi, Gudeta W., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Kamanula, John F., Mvumi, Brighton M., Sola, Phosiso, Nyirenda, Greenwell K.C. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2011) Farmers’ ethno-ecological knowledge of vegetable pests and pesticidal plant use in Malawi and Zambia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 6 (6). pp. 1525-1537. ISSN 1991-637X

Bandicota bengalensis, Mus musculus, Rattus rattus, T. gondii, food-borne disease, zoonosis

Kriger, Inge M., Cornelissen, Jan B.W.J., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Shafali, Rokeya Begum and Meerburg, Bastiaan G. (2019) Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in rodents from Bangladesh. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 19 (12). pp. 884-888. ISSN 1530-3667 (Print), 1557-7759 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2019.2440)

Bandicota, Bangladesh, Mus, Myanmar, Post-harvest grain, Rattus, Stored product protection, Suncus

Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Htwe, Nyo Me, Kamal, Nazira Q. and Singleton, Grant R. (2015) Estimating rodent losses to stored rice as a means to assess efficacy of rodent management. Wildlife Research, 42 (2). pp. 132-142. ISSN 1035-3712 (Print), 1448-5494 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/WR14189)

Botanical Insecticides; Tephrosia; Securidaca; African farming

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Isman, Murray B. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2017) Pesticidal plants in Africa: a global vision of new biological control products from local uses. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. pp. 2-9. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.08.034)

Botanical insecticide; Pesticidal plants; Biorational pest management

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2016) Pesticidal plants in African agriculture: Local uses and global perspectives. Outlooks on Pest Management, 27 (5):10. pp. 226-230. ISSN 1743-1026 (Print), 1743-1034 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1564/v27_oct_10)

Callosobruchus maculatus, Sesquiterpenes, Botanical insecticide, Pesticidal plants, saponins.

Green, Paul W. C., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Farrell, Iain W. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) Insecticidal activity in Tithonia diversifolia and Vernonia amygdalina. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.08.021)

Callosobruchus maculatus, cowpea, contact and fumigant toxicity, pesticidal plants, post-harvest pest management, stored product pests

Mkenda, Prisila A., Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick, Farman, Dudley ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Contact and fumigant toxicity of five pesticidal plants against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in stored cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 35 (4). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1742-7584 (Print), 1742-7592 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S174275841500017X)

Callosobruchus, ethno-ecology, pesticidal plants, Prostephanus, Sitophilus, Tephrosia

Kamanula, John, Sileshi, Gudeta W., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Sola, Phosiso, Mvumi, Brighton M., Nyirenda, Greenwell K.C., Nyirenda, Stephen P. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2011) Farmers' insect pest management practices and pesticidal plant use in the protection of stored maize and beans in Southern Africa. International Journal of Pest Management, 57 (1). pp. 41-49. ISSN 1366-5863 (electronic) 0967-0874 (paper) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2010.522264)

Cassia sophera, Sitophilus oryzae, Callosobruchus maculatus, stored products, pest control, botanical insecticides, ethnobotanicals, Sub-Saharan Africa

Kestenholz, Cristina, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2006) Comparative study of field and laboratory evaluations of the ethnobotanical Cassia sophera L. (Leguminosae) for bioactivity against the storage pests Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) and Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Stored Products Research, 43 (1). pp. 79-86. ISSN 0022-474X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2005.11.003)

Chemotype; Myrcenone; Ipsdienone; Perillaldehyde; Botanical pesticide; Pest management

Kamanula, John F., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Hall, David R. ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Farman, Dudley I. ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Goyder, David J., Mvumi, Brighton M., Masumbu, Friday F. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) Chemical variation and insecticidal activity of Lippia javanica (Burm. F.) Spreng essential oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. pp. 75-82. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.036)

Contraceptive bait, Fertility control, Levonorgestrel, Multimammate rat, Quinestrol

Massawe, Apia W., Makundi, Rhodes H., Zhang, Zhibin, Mhamphi, Ginethon, Liu, Ming, Li, Hong-Jun and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2017) Effect of synthetic hormones on reproduction in Mastomys natalensis. Journal of Pest Science. ISSN 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0894-4)

Deathwatch beetle Xestobium rufovillosum Coleoptera Anobiidae Quercus sp. host selection behaviour chemo-orientation behaviour oviposition timber pest wood-decaying fungi Donkioporia expansa

Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Simmonds, Monique S. J. and Blaney, Wally M. (2002) Influence of Odor from Wood-Decaying Fungi on Host Selection Behavior of Deathwatch Beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 28 (4). pp. 741-754. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015284625697)

Durban, leptospirosis, plague, rodent, zoonoses, toxoplasmosis

Taylor, Peter J., Arntzen, Lorraine, Hayter, Mel, Iles, Malcolm, Frean, John and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2008) Understanding and managing sanitary risks due to rodent zoonoses in an African city: Beyond the Boston Model. Integrative Zoology, 3 (1). pp. 38-50. ISSN 1749-4877 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-4877.2008.00072.x)

Editorial

Hinds, Lyn A. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2021) Fertility control of rodent pests: recent developments from lab to field. Integrative Zoology. ISSN 1749-4869 (Print), 1749-4877 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12623)

Giving up density; Predation; Rodent; Landscape of fear; Biological control

Mahlaba, Themb’alilahlwa A. M., Monadjem, Ara, McCleery, Robert and Belmain, Steven R ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2017) Domestic cats and dogs create a landscape of fear for pest rodents around rural homesteads. PLoS ONE, 12 (2):e0171593. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1932-6203 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171593)

Information accessibility, pest management, ecosystem services, natural enemies, insect pests

Mkenda, Prisila A., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Darbyshire, Iain, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Priebe, Jan, Johnson, Anne C., Tumbo, Julie and Gurr, Geoff M. (2020) Knowledge gaps among smallholder farmers hinder adoption of conservation biological control. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30 (3). pp. 256-277. ISSN 0958-3157 (Print), 1360-0478 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2019.1707169)

Leptospira serovar, Microscopic agglutination test, Leptospirosis diagnosis, Neglected disease in Africa, Occupational disease

Mgode, Georgies F., Machang’u, Robert S., Mhamphi, Ginethon G., Katakweba, Abdul, Mulungu, Loth S., Durnez, Lies, Leirs, Herwig, Hartskeerl, Rudy A. and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Leptospira Serovars for Diagnosis of Leptospirosis in Humans and Animals in Africa: Common Leptospira Isolates and Reservoir Hosts. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9 (12):e0004251. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1935-2727 (Print), 1935-2735 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004251)

Mastomys natalensis, Arvicanthis niloticus, population, breeding pattern, age structure, recruitment

Manyonyi, Abeid M., Mariki, Sayuni B., Mnyone, Laudslaus L., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Mulungu, Loth S. (2020) Effects of prescribed burning on rodent community ecology in Serengeti National Park. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 69 (2):20001. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2694-7684 (Print), 1573-1189 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20001)

Mastomys natalensis; Rattus rattus; pest rodents; habitat preference; consumption rate and Tanzania

Mkomwa, Herieth, Makundi, Rhodes, Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Rija, Alfan A., Massawe, Apia, Ponchon, Aurore, Selemani, Mwajabu, Espinaze, Marcela P.A. and Telfer, Sandra (2024) Dynamic movement patterns of commensal rodents Mastomys natalensis and Rattus rattus: determining differential habitat use using Rhodamine B. Pest Management Science. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1526-498X (Print), 1526-4998 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8435)

Montemys delectorum; Rhabdomys dilectus; Varroa mite; PCR; fleas; Mount Meru

Gebrezgiher, Genet B., Makundi, Rhodes H., Katakweba, Abdul A. S., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Lyimo, Charles M. and Meheretu, Yonas (2023) Arthropod ectoparasites of two rodent species occurring in varied elevations on Tanzania’s second highest mountain. Biology, 12 (3):394. pp. 1-19. ISSN 2079-7737 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12030394)

Pest control; Non-food crops; Pesticidal plants; Botanical products; Ecosystem services; Legumes

Mkindi, Angela, Mpumi, Nelson, Tembo, Yolice, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Mtei, Kelvin, Machunda, Revocatus and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2017) Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops. Industrial Crops and Products, 110. pp. 113-122. ISSN 0926-6690 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.002)

Pollination; Biodiversity; Rainfall; Agroforestry; Ceratopogonidae; Agroecology

Arnold, S. E. J ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Bridgemohan, P, Perry, G. B., Spinelli, G. R., Pierre, B., Murray, F., Haughton, C., Dockery, O., Grey, L., Murphy, S. T., Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2017) The significance of climate in the pollinator dynamics of a tropical agroforestry system. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 254. ISSN 0167-8809 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.11.013)

Population dynamics; Tyto alba; Ecologically-based management

Labuschagne, Lushka, Swanepoel, Lourens H., Taylor, Peter J., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Keith, Mark (2016) Are avian predators effective biological control agents for rodent pest management in agricultural systems? Biological Control, 101. pp. 94-102. ISSN 1049-9644 (Print), 1090-2112 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2016.07.003)

Rat, Rodent

Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Rats may be disgusting, but it’s people who have made the world they thrive in. The Guardian.

Rattus, cryptic species, cytochrome b, phylogeny, haplotypes, karyotypes, ecological niche modelling

Bastos, Armanda D., Nair, Deenadayalan, Taylor, Peter J., Brettschneider, Helene, Kirsten, Frikkie, Mostert, Elmarie, von Maltitz, Emil, Lamb, Jennifer M., van Hooft, Pim, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Contrafatto, Giancarlo, Downs, Sarah and Chimimba, Christian T. (2011) Genetic monitoring detects an overlooked cryptic species and reveals the diversity and distribution of three invasive Rattus congeners in South Africa. BMC Genetics, 12:26. ISSN 1471-2156 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-12-26)

Rodent ecology; Ecologically-based rodent management; GUD; IPM; Predation risk; Rodent control; Landscape of fear

Krijger, Inge M., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Singleton, Grant R., Groot Koerkamp, Peter W. G. and Meerburg, Bastiaan G. (2017) The need to implement the landscape of fear within rodent pest management strategies. Pest Management Science, 73 (12). pp. 2397-2402. ISSN 1526-498X (Print), 1526-4998 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4626)

Rodent-borne zoonosis; public health; pest control; commensal rodents

Zeppelini, Caio Graco, Callefe, Joao Luiz Revolta, Coelho, Rachel, Silveira, Martha Silvia Martinez, Khalil, Hussein, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Bertherat, Eric Gerard Georges, Begon, Michael and Costa, Federico (2022) A systematic review of rodent control as part of infectious disease control programs. International Journal of Pest Management. ISSN 0967-0874 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2022.2094491)

Rodents; Pest control; Agriculture; Seedlings; Predation; Cereal crops; Population ecology; Meta-analysis

Swanepoel, Lourens H., Swanepoel, Corrie M., Brown, Peter R., Eiseb, Seth J., Goodman, Steven M., Keith, Mark, Kirsten, Frikkie, Leirs, Herwig, Mahlaba, Themb’alilahlwa A. M., Makundi, Rhodes H., Malebane, Phanuel, von Maltitz, Emil F., Massawe, Apia W., Monadjem, Ara, Mulungu, Loth S., Singleton, Grant R., Taylor, Peter J., Soarimalala, Voahangy and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2017) A systematic review of rodent pest research in Afro-Malagasy small-holder farming systems: Are we asking the right questions? PLoS ONE, 12 (3):e0174554. ISSN 1932-6203 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174554)

Securidaca longepedunculata, Polygalaceae, Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate, Methyl salicylate, Methyl 3-hydroxybenzoate, Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, Methyl 2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzoate, Benzyl 2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzoate, Gas chromatography, mass spectrometry

Jayasekara, T.K., Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Farman, Dudley ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 and Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X (2002) Identification of methyl salicylate as the principal volatile component in the methanol extract of root bark ofSecuridaca longepedunculata Fers. Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 37 (6). pp. 577-580. ISSN 1076-5174 (Print), 1096-9888 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.314)

Securidaca longepedunculata, Polygalaceae, Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate, Mmethyl salicylate, Olfactometer, Fumigant toxicity, Sitophilus zeamais, Rhyzopertha dominica, Prostephanus truncatus

Jayasekara, Thamara, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2005) Effect of volatile constituents from securidaca longepedunculata on insect pests of stored grain. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 31 (2). pp. 303-313. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-005-1342-0)

Securidaca, saponins, oviposition deterrent, Sitophilus, Callosobruchus, bruchid

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Dayarathna, Thamara K., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Veitch, Nigel C. (2009) Bisdesmosidic saponins from Securidaca longepedunculata roots: Evaluation of deterrency and toxicity to coleopteran storage pests. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57 (19). pp. 8860-8867. ISSN 0021-8561 (Print), 1520-5118 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf901599j)

Servosphere; Locomotion compensator; Colour vision; insect behaviour; Olfaction; Post-harvest entomology; Stored product pests

Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2016) Shades of yellow: interactive effects of visual and odour cues in a pest beetle. PeerJ, 4:e2219. ISSN 2376-5992 (Print), 2167-8359 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2219)

Soil types; Land use; Population dynamics; Survival; M. natalensis; Semi-arid; Pest management

Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C.M., Vanden Broecke, Bram, Mari€en, Joachim, Kimaro, Didas N., Tarimo, Akwilin J.P., Machang’u, Robert S., Isabirye, Moses, Makundi, Rhodes H., Massawe, Apia W., Hieronimo, Proches, Kifumba, David, Leirs, Herwig, Mdangi, Mashaka E., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Mulungu, Loth S. (2019) Soil type influences population dynamics and survival of the Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) in semi-arid areas in Tanzania. Crop Protection, 124:104829. ISSN 0261-2194 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.05.023)

Tanzania, Swaziland, Namibia, recruitment, survival, capture–mark–recapture, pest management, Mastomys, Aethomys, Arvicanthis, Gerbilliscus, Acomys, Lemniscomys, Rattus, Graphiurus, Mus, Saccostomus, Steatomys

Massawe, Apia W., Mulungu, Loth S., Makundi, Rhodes H., Dlamini, Nomfundo, Eiseb, Seth J., Kirsten, Frikkie, Mahlaba, Themb'alilahlwa, Malebane, Phanuel, Von Maltitz, Emil, Monadjem, Ara, Taylor, Peter, Tutjavi, Vassana and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2011) Spatial and temporal population dynamics of rodents in three geographically different regions in Africa: implication for ecologically-based rodent management. African Zoology, 46 (2). pp. 393-405. ISSN 1562-7020 (Print), 2224-073X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3377/004.046.0219)

Tephrosia candida, Callosobruchus maculatus, flavanones, rotenoids, deguelin, pesticidal plants, bruchids, cowpea weevil

Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Amoah, Barbara A., Nyirenda, Stephen P., Kamanula, John F. and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2012) Highly variable insect control efficacy of Tephrosia vogelii chemotypes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60 (40). pp. 10055-10063. ISSN 0021-8561 (Print), 1520-5118 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf3032217)

Toxicity, Food additives, Insecticidal botanicals, Stored-product protection, Rodents

Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Neal, GE., Ray, D. E. and Golob, P. (2001) Insecticidal and vertebrate toxicity associated with ethnobotanicals used as post-harvest protectants in Ghana. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 39 (3). pp. 287-291. ISSN 0278-6915 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-6915(00)00134-4)

Zanha africana, Sapindaceae, cowpea; Fabaceae; bruchid beetles; Callosobruchus maculatus; pesticidal plants, botanicals, stored product pests, post-harvest pest management, Vigna unguiculata

Stevenson, Philip C ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Green, Paul WC, Veitch, Nigel C, Farrell, Iain W, Kusolwa, Paul and Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2016) Nor-hopanes from Zanha africana root bark with toxicity to bruchid beetles. Phytochemistry, 123. pp. 25-32. ISSN 0031-9422 (Print), 1873-3700 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.01.008)

Zea mays, botanical insecticides, grain storage, stored product protection

Ogendo, J.O., Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Deng, A.L. and Walker, D.J. (2003) Comparison of toxic and repellent effects of Lantana camara L. with Tephrosia vogelii hook and a synthetic pesticide against Sitophilus zeamais motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored maize grain. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 23 (02). pp. 127-135. ISSN 1742-7584 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400020348)

Zoonoses, Zoonotic disease, Indian subcontinent, Leptospirosis, Rabies, Nipah virus

Durrance-Bagale, Anna, Rudge, James W., Singh, Nanda Bahadur, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Howard, Natasha (2021) Drivers of zoonotic disease risk in the Indian subcontinent: a scoping review. One Health, 13:100310. ISSN 2352-7714 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100310)

acaricidal efficacy, cattle ticks, leaf aqueous extract, Lippia javanica, mice, oral toxicity, phytochemistry

Madzimure, James, Nyahangare, Emmanuel T., Hamudikuwanda, Humphrey, Hove, Thokozani, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steve R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Mvumi, Brighton M. (2010) Acaricidal efficacy against cattle ticks and acute oral toxicity of Lippia javanica (Burm F.) Spreng. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 43 (2). pp. 481-489. ISSN 0049-4747 (Print), 1573-7438 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-010-9720-1)

agriculture; pest management; population dynamics; rice cropping; rodent

Mulungu, Loth S., Ngowo, Victoria, Mdangi, Mashaka E., Katakweba, Abdul S., Tesha, Protas, Mrosso, Furaha P., Mchomvu, Margaret, Massawe, Apia W., Monadjem, Ara, Kilonzo, Bukheti and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Survival and recruitment of the multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis (Smith 1834), in a rice agro-ecosystem. Mammalia. ISSN 0025-1461 (Print), 1864-1547 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2014-0150)

agro-ecological intensification, biological control, predation, insect–plant interactions, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity

Mkenda, Prisila A., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Mbega, Ernest, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Gurr, Geoff M. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2019) Multiple ecosystem services from field margin vegetation for ecological sustainability in agriculture: scientific evidence and knowledge gaps. PeerJ, 7:e8091. ISSN 2376-5992 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8091)

agroecology; botanical pesticides; conservation biological control; farmer research network; sustainable agriculture

Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Tembo, Yolice, Mkindi, Angela G., Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Elements of agroecological pest and disease management. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10 (1):00099. ISSN 2325-1026 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00099)

animal welfare, commensal rodent, Norway rat, pest control, United Kingdom, wildlife management

Baker, S.E., Ayers, M., Beausoleil, N.J., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Berdoy, M., Buckle, A.P., Cagienard, C., Cowan, D., Fearn-Daglish, J., Goddard, P., Golledge, H.D.R., Mullineaux, E., Sharp, T., Simmons, A. and Schmolz, E. (2022) An assessment of animal welfare impacts in wild Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) management. Animal Welfare, 31 (1). pp. 51-68. ISSN 0962-7286 (doi:https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.31.1.005)

anti-tick plants, acaricidal plants, plant bioprospecting, ethnobotanical IPR, primary animal health care, botanical acaricides

Mvumi, B. M., Nyahangare, E. T., Eloff, J. N., Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2021) Cattle tick control in Africa: challenges with synthetic acaricides and potential of ethnoveterinary plants. CAB Reviews, 16:42. ISSN 1749-8848 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1079/pavsnnr202116042)

aphid; conservation biocontrol; parasitoid; Aphidius colemani; floral resource plant; field margin

Ndakidemi, Baltazar J., Mbega, Ernest R., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Field margin plants support natural enemies in sub-Saharan Africa smallholder common bean farming systems. Plants, 11 (7):898. ISSN 2223-7747 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11070898)

bean aphids; lablab; field margin vegetation; natural enemies; natural pest regulation

Karimi, Joseph M, Nyaanga, Jane G, Mulwa, Richard MS, Ogendo, Joshua, Bett, Philip K, Cheruiyot, Erick K, Arnold, Sarah EJ, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2024) Lablab (Lablab purpureus L.) genotypes and field margin vegetation influence bean aphids and their natural enemies. Frontiers in Insect Science, 4:1328235. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2673-8600 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2024.1328235)

bean stem maggot; bean fly; Fusarium wilt; pesticidal plant; botanical pesticide

Ngoya, Zuwena, Mkindi, Angela, Vanek, Steven, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2024) Pesticidal plant treatments combined with improved soil fertility can reduce damage caused by Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. phaseoli) and bean fly (Ophiomyia phaseoli) in common bean production (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Sustainability, 16 (19):4866. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2071-1050 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114866)

biodiversity; intactness; Africa

Clements, Hayley S., Do Linh San, Emmanuel, Hempson, Gareth, Linden, Birthe, Maritz, Bryan, Monadjem, Ara, Reynolds, Chevonne, Siebert, Frances, Stevens, Nicola, Biggs, Reinette, De Vos, Alta, Blanchard, Ryan, Child, Matthew, Esler, Karen J., Hamann, Maike, Loft, Ty, Reyers, Belinda, Selomane, Odirilwe, Skowno, Andrew L., Tshoke, Tshegofatso, Abdoulaye, Diarrassouba, Aebischer, Thierry, Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Jesús, Alexander, Graham J., Ali, Abdullahi H., Allan, David G., Amoako, Esther E., Angedakin, Samuel, Aruna, Edward, Avenant, Nico L., Badjedjea, Gabriel, Bakayoko, Adama, Bamba-kaya, Abraham, Bates, Michael F., Bates, Paul J. J., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Bennitt, Emily, Bradley, James, Brewster, Chris A., Brown, Michael B., Brown, Michelle, Bryja, Josef, Butynski, Thomas M., Carvalho, Filipe, Channing, Alan, Chapman, Colin A., Cohen, Callan, Cords, Marina, Cramer, Jennifer D., Cronk, Nadine, Cunneyworth, Pamela M. K., Dalerum, Fredrik, Danquah, Emmanuel, Davies-Mostert, Harriet T., de Blocq, Andrew D., De Jong, Yvonne A., Demos, Terrence C., Denys, Christiane, Djagoun, Chabi A. M. S., Doherty-Bone, Thomas M., Drouilly, Marine, du Toit, Johan T., Ehlers Smith, David A., Ehlers Smith, Yvette C., Eiseb, Seth J., Fashing, Peter J., Ferguson, Adam W., Fernández-García, José M., Finckh, Manfred, Fischer, Claude, Gandiwa, Edson, Gaubert, Philippe, Gaugris, Jerome Y., Gibbs, Dalton J., Gilchrist, Jason S., Gil-Sánchez, Jose M., Githitho, Anthony N., Goodman, Peter S., Granjon, Laurent, J. Paul Grobler, J. Paul, Bonginkosi C. Gumbi, Bonginkosi C., Gvozdik, Vaclav, Harvey, James, Hauptfleisch, Morgan, Hayder, Firas, Hema, Emmanuel M., Herbst, Marna, Houngbédji, Mariano, Huntley, Brian J., Hutterer, Rainer, Ivande, Samuel T., Jackson, Kate, Jongsma, Gregory F. M., Juste, Javier, Kadjo, Blaise, Kaleme, Prince K., Kamugisha, Edwin, Kaplin, Beth A., Kato, Humphrey N., Kiffner, Christian, Kimuyu, Duncan M., Kityo, Robert M., Kouamé, N’goran G., Kouete T., Marcel, le Roux, Aliza, Lee, Alan T. K., Lötter, Mervyn C., Lykke, Anne Mette, MacFadyen, Duncan N., Macharia, Gacheru P., Madikiza, Zimkitha J. K., Mahlaba, Themb’alilahlwa A. M., Mallon, David, Mamba, Mnqobi L., Mande, Claude, Marchant, Rob A., Maritz, Robin A., Markotter, Wanda, McIntyre, Trevor, Measey, John, Mekonnen, Addisu, Meller, Paulina, Melville, Haemish I., Mganga, Kevin Z., Mills, Michael G. L., Minnie, Liaan, Missoup, Alain Didier, Mohammad, Abubakr, Moinde, Nancy N., Moise, Bakwo Fils E., Monterroso, Pedro, Moore, Jennifer F., Musila, Simon, Nago, Sedjro Gilles A., Namoto, Maganizo W., Niang, Fatimata, Nicolas, Violaine, Nkenku, Jerry B., Nkrumah, Evans E., Nono, Gonwouo L., Norbert, Mulavwa M., Nowak, Katarzyna, Obitte, Benneth C., Okoni-Williams, Arnold D., Onongo, Jonathan, O’Riain, M. Justin, Osinubi, Samuel T., Parker, Daniel M., Parrini, Francesca, Peel, Mike J. S., Penner, Johannes, Pietersen, Darren W., Plumptre, Andrew J., Ponsonby, Damian W., Porembski, Stefan, Power, R. John, Radloff, Frans G. T., Rambau, Ramugondo V., Ramesh, Tharmalingam, Richards, Leigh R., Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Rollinson, Dominic P., Rovero, Francesco, Saleh, Mostafa A., Schmiedel, Ute, Schoeman, M. Corrie, Scholte, Paul, Serfass, Thomas L., Shapiro, Julie Teresa, Shema, Sidney, Siebert, Stefan J., Slingsby, Jasper A., Sliwa, Alexander, Smit-Robinson, Hanneline A., Sogbohossou, Etotepe A., Somers, Michael J., Spawls, Stephen, Streicher, Jarryd P., Swanepoel, Lourens, Tanshi, Iroro, Taylor, Peter J., Taylor, William A., te Beest, Mariska, Telfer, Paul T., Thompson, Dave I., Tobi, Elie, Tolley, Krystal A., Turner, Andrew A., Twine, Wayne, Van Cakenberghe, Victor, Van de Perre, Frederik, van der Merwe, Helga, van Niekerk, Chris J. G., van Wyk, Pieter C. V., Venter, Jan A., Verburgt, Luke, Veron, Geraldine, Vetter, Susanne, Vorontsova, Maria S., Wagner, Thomas C., Webala, Paul W., Weber, Natalie, Weier, Sina M., White, Paula A., Whitecross, Melissa A., Wigley, Benjamin J., Willems, Frank J., Winterbach, Christiaan W. and Woodhouse, Galena M. (2024) The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses. Scientific Data, 11:191. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2052-4463 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6)

biological control; chemical control; biopesticides; habitat manipulation; predators; parasitoids; Aphis fabae; Maruca vitrata

Ndakidemi, Baltazar J., Mbega, Ernest R., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 and Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 (2021) Natural pest regulation and its compatibility with other crop protection practices in smallholder bean farming systems. Biology, 10 (8):805. ISSN 2079-7737 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10080805)

biological control; natural enemies; sustainable pest management; monocrop; intercrop; margin vegetation

Obanyi, Janet N., Ogendo, Joshua O., Mulwa, Richard M. S., Nyaanga, Jane G., Cheruiyot, Erick K., Bett, Philip K,, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2023) Field margins and cropping system influence diversity and abundance of aphid natural enemies in Lablab purpureus. Journal of Applied Entomology. ISSN 0931-2048 (Print), 1439-0418 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13125)

botanical insecticide, cowpea weevil, pesticidal plant, postharvest pest management, chemical and structural analyses

Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Green, Paul W. C., Farrell, Iain W., Brankin, Alice, Mvumi, Brighton M. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2018) Novel agmatine derivatives in Maerua edulis with bioactivity against Callosobruchus maculatus, a cosmopolitan storage insect pest. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9:1506. ISSN 1664-462X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01506)

botanical insecticides, pesticidal plants, pesticide industry, pesticide legislation

Sola, P., Mvumi, B. M., Ogendo, J. O., Mponda, O., Kamanula, J. F., Nyirenda, S. P., Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, P. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2014) Botanical pesticide production, trade and regulatory mechanisms in sub-Saharan Africa: making a case for plant-based pesticidal products. Food Security, 6 (3). pp. 369-384. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0343-7)

botanical pesticide, pesticidal plant, pest management, invasive species, agro‐ecological intensification, sustainable agriculture

Phambala, Kelita, Tembo, Yolice, Kasambala, Trust, Kabambe, Vernon H., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2020) Bioactivity of common pesticidal plants on fall armyworm larvae (spodoptera frugiperda). Plants, 9 (1):112. ISSN 2223-7747 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9010112)

botanical; crop disease management; fungicide; legume; pesticidal plant

Kushaha, Tamia, Mkindi, Angela, Mbega, Ernest, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2024) Botanical extracts control the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum boninense in smallholder production of common bean. Phytopathology Research, 6 (19). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2096-5362 (Print), 2524-4167 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42483-024-00235-y)

botanicals

Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2001) Ethnobotanicals in Ghana: reviving and modernising age-old farmer practice. Pesticide Outlook, 12 (6). pp. 233-238. ISSN 0956-1250 (Print), 1465-8933 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/B110542F)

botanicals; integrated pest management; conservation biological control; field margin; legume cropping systems

Ochieng, Lawrence O., Ogendo, Joshua O., Bett, Philip K., Nyaanga, Jane G., Cheruiyot, Eric K., Mulwa, Richard M. S., Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Field margins and botanical insecticides enhance Lablab purpureus yield by reducing aphid and supporting natural enemies. Journal of Applied Entomology, 146 (7). pp. 838-849. ISSN 0931-2048 (Print), 1439-0418 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13023)

breeding, diet, irrigated rice, management, rodents

Mulungu, L. S., Mlyashimbi, E. C. M., Ngowo, V., Mdangi, M., Katakweba, A. S., Tesha, P., Mrosso, F. P., Mchomvu, M., Kilonzo, B. S. and Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2014) Food preferences of the multi-mammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, in irrigated rice habitats in Tanzania. International Journal of Pest Management, 60 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0967-0874 (Print), 1366-5863 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2013.871759)

breeding; diet; Mastomys natalensis; rodent pest; semi-arid; Tanzania

Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C.M., Mariën, Joachim, Kimaro, Didas N., Tarimo, Akwilin J. P., Isabirye, Moses, Makundi, Rhodes H., Massawe, Apia W., Mdangi, Mashaka E., Kifumba, David, Nakiyemba, Alice, Leirs, Herwig, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Mulungu, Loth S. (2018) Relationships between seasonal changes in diet of multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and its breeding patterns in semi-arid areas in Tanzania. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 4:1507509. ISSN 2331-1932 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2018.1507509)

colour vision, insect orientation, olfaction, host odours, stored product pest, olfactometer

Arnold, S.E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Responses to colour and host odour cues in three cereal pest species, in the context of ecology and control. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 105 (4). pp. 417-425. ISSN 0007-4853 (Print), 1475-2670 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485315000346)

community engagement; sustainable rodent management; the Bahamas; urban rodent survey; waste management; zoonoses

Awoniyi, Adedayo Michael, Barreto, Ana Maria, Argibay, Hernan Dario, Santana, Juliet Oliveira, Palma, Fabiana Almerinda G., Riviere‑Cinnamond, Ana, Dobigny, Gauthier, Bertherat, Eric, Ferguson, Luther, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Costa, Federico (2024) Systematic surveillance tools to reduce rodent pests in disadvantaged urban areas can empower communities and improve public health. Scientific Reports, 13:4503. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2045-2322 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55203-5)

contamination, post-harvest, rodent damage, storage structures, weight loss

Mdangi, M., Mulungu, L.S., Massawe, A.W., Eiseb, S.J., Tutjavi, V., Kirsten, F., Mahlaba, T., Malebane, P., von Maltitz, E., Monadjem, A., Dlamini, N., Makundi, R.H. and Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2013) Assessment of rodent damage to stored maize (Zea mays L.) on smallholder farms in Tanzania. International Journal of Pest Management, 59 (1). pp. 55-62. ISSN 0967-0874 (Print), 1366-5863 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2012.744495)

crop production, ecosystem services, farming practices, field margin plants, pollination

Elisante, Filemon, Ndakidemi, Patrick, Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Gurr, Geoff M, Darbyshire, Iain, Xie, Gang and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Enhancing knowledge among smallholders on pollinators and supporting field margins for sustainable food security. Journal of Rural Studies, 70. pp. 75-86. ISSN 0743-0167 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.07.004)

death-watch beetle

Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Simmonds, Monique and Ridout, Brian (2000) The death-watch beetle - accommodated in all the best places. Pesticide Outlook, 11 (6). pp. 233-237. ISSN 0956-1250 (Print), 1465-8933 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/B009270N)

deathwatch beetle Xestobium rufovillosum Anobiidae selection behavior photo-response behavior

Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Simmonds, Monique S. J. and Blaney, Walter M. (2000) Behavioral Responses of Adult Deathwatch Beetles, Xestobium rufovillosum de Geer (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), to Light and Dark. Journal of Insect Behavior, 13 (1). pp. 15-26. ISSN 0892-7553 (Print), 1572-8889 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007707407939)

deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, Coleoptera, Anobiidae, timber pest

Belmain, S. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Simmonds, M. S. J. and Blaney, W. M. (1999) Deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, in historical buildings: monitoring the pest and its predators. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 93 (1). pp. 97-104. ISSN 0013-8703 (Print), 1570-7458 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1570-7458.1999.00566.x)

declining biodiversity; Ethiopia; habitat association; land-use/cover changes; small mammals

Tomass, Zewdneh, Shibru, Simon, Yonas, Meheretu, Megaze, Aberham, Woldu, Zerihun, van Houtte, Natalie, Feleke, Gebeyehu, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Leirs, Herwig (2020) Season and habitat affect diversity, abundance and reproductive state of small mammals near Lake Abaya, Ethiopia. Mammalia, 85 (3). pp. 236-247. ISSN 0025-1461 (Print), 1864-1547 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0128)

diet, fallow land, Gerbilliscus vicinus, M. natalensis, niche, resources

Mulungu, Loth S., Massawe, Apia W., Kennis, Jan, Crauwels, Dieter, Eiseb, Seth, Mahlaba, Themb'alilahlwa A., Mondadjem, Ara, Makundi, Rhodes H., Katakweba, Abdul A.S., Leirs, Herwig and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2011) Differences in diet between two rodent species, Mastomys natalensis and Gerbilliscus vicinus, in fallow land habitats in central Tanzania. African Zoology, 46 (2). pp. 387-392. ISSN 1562-7020 (Print), 2224-073X (Online)

diet, rodent, ecology, mastomy, ecological niche, habitat

Mulungu, Loth S., Mahlaba, Themb'alilahlwa A., Massawe, Apia W., Kennis, Jan, Crauwels, Dieter, Eiseb, Seth, Mondadjem, Ara, Makundi, Rhodes H., Katakweba, Abdul A.S., Leirs, Herwig and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2011) Dietary differences of the multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834), across different habitats and seasons in Tanzania and Swaziland. Wildlife Research, 38 (7). pp. 640-646. ISSN 1035-3712 (Print), 1448-5494 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/WR11028)

ecologically based rodent management, crop damage, farmer survey, beliefs, Africa

Constant, Natasha Louise, Swanepoel, Lourens, Williams, Samual T., Soarimalala, Voahangy, Goodman, Steven M., Massawe, Apia T., Mulungu, Loth S., Makundi, Rhodes H., Mdangi, Mashaka E., Taylor, Peter John and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2020) A comparative assessment on rodent impacts and cultural perceptions of ecologically based rodent management in three Afro-Malagasy farming regions. Integrative Zoology, 15 (6). pp. 578-594. ISSN 1749-4869 (Print), 1749-4877 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12447)

ecologically based rodent management, levonorgestrel, multimammate mouse, quinestrol, rodent pests, rodenticide

Imakando, Christopher, Fernández-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X , Singleton, Grant R. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2021) Impact of fertility versus mortality control on the demographics of Mastomys natalensis in maize fields. Integrative Zoology, 17 (6). pp. 1028-1040. ISSN 1749-4869 (Print), 1749-4877 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12580)

ecologically-based rodent management; fertility control; contraceptive bait; levonorgestrel; quinestrol

SELEMANI, Mwajabu, MAKUNDI, Rhodes H., MASSAWE, Apia W., MHAMPI, Ginethon, MULUNGU, Loth S. and BELMAIN, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2021) Impact of contraceptive hormones on the reproductive potential of male and female commensal black rats (Rattus rattus). Integrative Zoology, 17 (6). pp. 991-1001. ISSN 1749-4869 (Print), 1749-4877 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12563)

ecosystem service, pest regulation, predators, parasitoids, non-crop vegetation

Mkenda, Prisila, Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Chidege, M and Gurr, Geoff M (2019) Field margin vegetation in tropical African bean systems harbours diverse natural enemies for biological pest control in adjacent crops. Sustainability, 11 (22):6399. ISSN 2071-1050 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226399)

ecosystem services; pollination; predation; parasitism; trees; agroecology; agricultural systems; sustainable development; smallholders

Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Elisante, Filemon, Mkenda, Prisila A., Tembo, Yolice L. B., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Gurr, Geoff M., Darbyshire, Iain A., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2021) Beneficial insects are associated with botanically rich margins with trees on small farms. Scientific reports, 11 (1):15190. ISSN 2045-2322 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94536-3)

ethnobotanical survey, Ghana, postharvest, cereals, pulses, Ashanti region, pest control, pest management, insecticide, pesticide, biopesticide

Cobbinah, J.R., Moss, C., Golob, P. and Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (1999) Conducting ethanobotanical surveys: an example from Ghana on plants used for the protection of stored cereals and pulses (NRI Bulletin 77). [Working Paper]

floral traits, flower odor, Cacao, Ceratopogonidae, Cocoa midges, tropical agriculture, behavioral ecology, (Z)-7-Pentadecene, (Z)-8-Heptadecene

Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Forbes, Samantha J., Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0002-7887-466X , Farman, Dudley ORCID: 0000-0003-3579-3672 , Bridgemohan, Puran, Spinelli, Gustavo R., Bray, Daniel, Perry, Garvin B., Grey, Leroy, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Floral odors and the interaction between pollinating Ceratopogonid midges and Cacao. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 45. pp. 869-878. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-019-01118-9)

grain store; rodent management; post-harvest losses; Bandicota bengalensis; Rattus rattus; rice

Krijger, Inge M., Gort, Gerrit, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Koerkamp, Peter W. G. Groot, Shafali, Rokeya B. and Meerburg, Bastiaan G. (2020) Efficacy of management and monitoring methods to prevent post-harvest losses caused by rodents. Animals, 10 (9):1612. pp. 1-19. ISSN 2076-2615 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10091612)

habitats; home range; recruitment; rodent pests; semi-arid

Mlyashimbi, Emmanuel C. M., Mariën, Joachim, Kimaro, Didas N., Tarimo, Akwilin J. P., Machang’u, Robert S., Makundi, Rhodes H., Isabirye, Moses, Massawe, Apia W., Leirs, Herwig, Mdangi, Mashaka E., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Mulungu, Loth S. (2019) Home ranges, sex ratio and recruitment of the multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) in semi-arid areas in Tanzania. Mammalia, 84 (4). pp. 336-343. ISSN 0025-1461 (Print), 1864-1547 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2019-0048)

haemoparasites, plague, leptospirosis, Africa, rodents

Katakweba, Abdul A.S., Mulungu, Loth S., Eiseb, Seth J., Mahlaba, Themb’alilahlwa A., Makundi, Rhodes H., Massawe, Apia W., Borremans, Benny and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2012) Prevalence of haemoparasites, leptospires and coccobacilli with potential for human infection in the blood of rodents and shrews from selected localities in Tanzania, Namibia and Swaziland. African Zoology, 47 (1). pp. 119-127. ISSN 1562-7020 (Print), 2224-073X (Online)

induced systemic response; foliar fertiliser; rutin; tryptophan; phenylalanine; botanicals

Mkindi, Angela G., Tembo, Yolice L. B., Mbega, Ernest R., Smith, Amy K., Farrell, Iain W., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2020) Extracts of common pesticidal plants increase plant growth and yield in common bean plants. Plants, 9 (2):149. ISSN 2223-7747 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9020149)

legume, Africa, pest management

Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Haggar, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-4682-4879 , Holt, J. and Stevenson, P.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2013) Managing legume pests in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and prospects for improving food security and nutrition through agro-ecological intensification. [Working Paper]

leptospirosis, neglected disease, One Health, zoonosis, environment health

Jancloes, Michel, Bertherat, Eric, Schneider, Cristina, Belmain, Steve ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Munoz-Zanzi, Claudia, Hartskeerl, Rudy, Costa, Federico, Denis, Jerome and Benschop, Jackie (2014) Towards a “One Health” strategy against leptospirosis. Planet@Risk, 2 (3). pp. 204-206. ISSN 2296-8172

locomotory behaviour, host selection, pheromones, plant volatiles, coleoptera, bostrichidae

Nguyen, Duong T., Hodges, Rick J. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2007) Do walking Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) locate cereal hosts by chance? Journal of Stored Products Research, 44 (1). pp. 90-99. ISSN 0022-474X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2007.06.008)

malaria; mosquitoes; landing; host-seeking; thermal; visual; cues; host

Carnaghi, Manuela ORCID: 0000-0003-4595-082X , Mandelli, Federico, Feugère, Lionel ORCID: 0000-0003-0883-5224 , Joiner, Jillian, Young, Stephen, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Hopkins, Richard ORCID: 0000-0003-4935-5825 and Hawkes, Frances ORCID: 0000-0002-0964-3702 (2023) Visual and thermal stimuli modulate mosquito-host contact with implications for improving malaria vector control tools. iScience, 27 (1):108578. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2589-0042 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108578)

mastomys-natalensis, eastern province, virus, epidemiology, liberia

Bonner, Phillip Cullison, Schmidt, Wolf-Peter, Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Oshin, Babafemi, Baglole, Debbie and Borchert, Matthias (2007) Poor housing quality increases risk of rodent infestation and lassa fever in refugee camps of Sierra Leone. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 77 (1). pp. 169-175. ISSN 0002-9637

natural enemies; field margins; off-season; smallholder farming systems; sustainable pest management

Obanyi, Janet, Nyaanga, Jane, Mulwa, Richard MS, Ogendo, Joshua, Bett, Philip K, Cheruiyot, Erick, Arnold, Sarah EJ, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2024) Flowering margins support natural enemies between cropping seasons. Frontiers in Agronomy, 6:1277062. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2673-3218 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1277062)

natural enemies; predators; parasitoids; conservation biological control; field margin; Phaseolus vulgaris

Ndakidemi, Baltazar, Mbega, Ernest, Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Arnold, Sarah ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Woolley, Victoria ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 and Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2022) Plant-rich field margins influence natural predators of aphids more than intercropping in common bean. Insects, 13 (7):56. ISSN 2075-4450 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13070569)

natural resistance, lupin, lupanine, pollination, Bombus terrestris

Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Idrovo, M. Eduardo Peralta, Arias, Luis J. Lomas, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2014) Herbivore defence compounds occur in pollen and reduce bumblebee colony fitness. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 40 (8). pp. 878-881. ISSN 0098-0331 (Print), 1573-1561 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-014-0467-4)

new rodent species, bamboo flowering, rodent outbreaks, taxonomy, Chittagong Hill Tracts

Chakma, Nikhil, Sarker, Noor Jahan, Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Sarker, Sohrab Uddin, Aplin, Ken and Sarker, Sontosh Kumar (2018) New records of rodent species in Bangladesh: taxonomic studies from rodent outbreak areas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 46 (2). pp. 217-230. ISSN 0304-9027 (Print), 2408-8455 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v46i2.39055)

parasitoid; Aphidius colemani; biological control; Aphis fabae; DNA barcoding

Woolley, Victoria C ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 , Tembo, Yolice LB ORCID: 0000-0002-2945-9128 , Ndakidemi, Baltazar ORCID: 0000-0001-9539-3764 , Obanyi, Janet N, Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A, Ogendo, Joshua O and Stevenson, Philip C ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2021) The diversity of aphid parasitoids in East Africa and implications for biological control. Pest Management Science. ISSN 1526-498X (Print), 1526-4998 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6723)

pest control, pesticidal plants, botanical products, ecosystem services, agro-ecological intensification, sustainable agriculture

Tembo, Yolice, Mkindi, Angela G., Mkenda, Prisila A., Mpumi, Nelson, Mwanauta, Regina, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2018) Pesticidal plant extracts improve yield and reduce insect pests on legume crops without harming beneficial arthropods. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9:1425. ISSN 1664-462X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01425)

pest rodent, radio tracking, foraging behaviour, rodent-human interactions, agricultural fields, houses, movement patterns

Monadjem, Ara, Mahlaba, Themb'a, Dlamini, Nomfundo, Eiseb, Seth J., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Mulungu, Loth S., Massawe, Apia W., Makundi, Rhodes H., Mohr, Katrine and Taylor, Peter J. (2011) Impact of crop cycle on movement patterns of pest rodent species between fields and houses in Africa. Wildlife Research, 38 (7). pp. 603-609. ISSN 1035-3712 (Print), 1448-5494 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/WR10130)

pesticidal plan; botanical pesticide; Fusarium spp.; Pythium spp.; Phaseolus vulgaris

Ngoya, Zuwena J., Mkindi, Angela G., Vanek, Steven J., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2023) Understanding farmer knowledge and site factors in relation to soil-borne pests and pathogens to support agroecological intensification of smallholder bean production systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7:1094739. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2571-581X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1094739)

pesticidal plants

Mkenda, Prisila, Mwanauta, Regina, Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick, Mtei, Kelvin and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2015) Extracts from field margin weeds provide economically viable and environmentally benign pest control compared to synthetic pesticides. PLoS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203 (Print), 1932-6203 (Online)

pesticidal plants, biopesticides, african agriculture

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Nyirenda, Stephen P., Mvumi, Brighton, Sola, Phosiso, Kamanula, John M., Sileshi, Gudeta and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2012) Pesticidal plants: a viable alternative insect pest management approach for resource-poor farming in Africa. In: Koul, Opender, Khokhar, Sucheta, Dhaliwal, D.S. and Singh, Ram, (eds.) Biopesticides in Environment and Food Security: Issues and Strategies. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India, pp. 212-238. ISBN 9788172337971

pesticidal plants, botanical insecticides, tephrosia, securidaca, bruchids, sitophilus, maize, beans

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2014) Pesticidal plants for stored product pests on small-holder farms in Africa. In: Singh, Dwijendra, (ed.) Advances in Plant Biopesticides. Springer India, India, pp. 149-172. ISBN 9788132220053 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2006-0_9)

pesticidal plants, mammalian toxicity, BALB/c mice, aqueous plant extracts, strychnos spinosa, bobgunnia madagascariensis, vernonia amygdalina, cissus quadrangularis

Nyahangare, Emmanuel T., Hove, Thokozani, Mvumi, Brighton M., Hamudikuwanda, Humphrey, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Madzimure, James and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2012) Acute mammalian toxicity of four pesticidal plants. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 6 (13). pp. 2674-2680. ISSN 1996-0875 (doi:https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR11.1767)

pesticidal plants; smallholder farmers; Phaseolus vulgaris; pest management; qualitative cost benefit analysis

Mkindi, Angela G., Coe, Richard, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Ndakidemi, Patrick A. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2021) Qualitative cost-benefit analysis of using pesticidal plants in smallholder crop protection. Agriculture, 11 (12):1007. ISSN 2077-0472 (Print), 2077-0472 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11101007)

plague, SARS, DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO, World Health, disease, Yersinia pestis, plague bacillus

Stenseth, Nils Chr., Atshabar, Bakyt B., Begon, Mike, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Bertherat, Eric, Carniel, Elisabeth, Gage, Kenneth L., Leirs, Herwig and Rahalison, Lila (2008) Plague: past, present and future. PLOS Medicine, 5 (1). e3. ISSN 1549-1676 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050003)

plague; Yersinia; rodent

Vallès, Xavier, Stenseth, Nils Chr., Demeure, Christian, Horby, Peter, Mead, Paul S., Cabanillas, Oswaldo, Ratsitorahina, Mahery, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Andrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy, Ramasindrazana, Beza, Pizarro-Cerda, Javier, Scholz, Holger C., Girod, Romain, Hinnebusch, B. Joseph, Vigan-Womas, Ines, Fontanet, Arnaud, Wagner, David M., Telfer, Sandra, Yazdanpanah, Yazdan, Tortosa, Pablo, Carrara, Guia, Deuve, Jane, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , D’Ortenzio, Eric and Baril, Laurence (2020) Human plague: An old scourge that needs new answers. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14 (8):e0008251. ISSN 1935-2727 (Print), 1935-2735 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008251)

pollinators, phaseolus vulgaris, smallholders, crop yield, ecosystem services, field margins

Filemon, Elisante, Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Gurr, Geoff M., Darbyshire, Iain, Xie, Gang and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2020) Insect pollination is important in a smallholder bean farming system. PeerJ, 8:e10102. ISSN 2167-8359 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10102)

primary parasitoids, hyperparasitoids, aphidius colemani, phaseolus vulgaris, natural pest regulation, dna barcoding

Mkenda, Prisila A., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Arnold, Sarah E. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Chidege, Maneno, Gurr, Geoff M. and Woolley, Victoria C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9439-6856 (2019) Characterization of hymenopteran parasitoids of aphis fabae in an African smallholder bean farming system through sequencing of COI 'mini-barcodes'. Insects (Special Issue Parasite-Insect Interactions), 10 (10):331. ISSN 2075-4450 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10100331)

rats, rodents, rodent control, integrated pest management, Integrated pest management

Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2007) Rats: an ecologically-based approach for managing a global problem. LEISA Magazine on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture, 23 (4). pp. 18-20. ISSN 1569-8424

rattus spp, melocanna bamboo masting, ecologically-based rodent management, mautam, rodent outbreak

Chakma, Nikhil, Sarker, Noor Jahan, Sarker, Sohrab Uddin, Sarker, Santosh Kumar, Shafali, Rokeya Begum and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2019) Impact of trap barrier systems on rodent damage to upland rice cropping systems during bamboo masting events. Crop Protection, 126:104939. ISSN 0261-2194 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104939)

rodent management, rodent ecology

Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Dlamini, Nomfundo, Eiseb, Seth, Kirsten, Frikkie, Mahlaba, Thembálilahlwa, Makundi, Rhodes, Malebane, Phane, von Maltitz, Emil, Massawe, Apia, Monadjem, Ara, Mulungu, Loth, Siwiya, Edward, Taylor, Peter and Tutjavi, Vasana (2008) The ECORAT project: developing ecologically-based rodent management for the southern African region. International Pest Control, 50 (3). pp. 136-138. ISSN 0020-8256 (Print), 1751-6919 (Online)

rodent outbreaks

Singleton, G.R., Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Brown, P.R. (2010) Rodent outbreaks: an age-old issue with a modern appraisal. In: Singleton, Grant R., Belmain, Steve R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Brown, Peter R. and Hardy, Bill, (eds.) Rodent outbreaks: ecology and impacts. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines, pp. 1-9. ISBN 9789712202575

rodent outbreaks, Chittagong, rat, bamboo masting, Bangladesh

Belmain, S.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Chakma, N., Sarker, N.J., Sarker, S.U., Sarker, S.K. and Kamal, N.Q. (2010) The Chittagong story: studies on the ecology of rat floods and bamboo masting. In: Singleton, Grant R., Belmain, Steve R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Brown, Peter R. and Hardy, Bill, (eds.) Rodent outbreaks: ecology and impacts. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines, pp. 49-63. ISBN 9789712202575

rodent pests, damage, population dynamics, habitat use, rattus argentiventer, rattus tanezumi

Lorica, Renee P., Singleton, Grant R., Stuart, Alexander M. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2020) Rodent damage to rice crops is not affected by the water‑saving technique, alternate wetting and drying. Journal of Pest Science, 93 (4). pp. 1431-1442. ISSN 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01237-3)

rodent pests; Mastomys natalensis; foraging activity; maize field; giving-up-density; landscape of fear

Imakando, Christopher, Fernandez-Grandon, G. Mandela ORCID: 0000-0002-2993-390X , Singleton, Grant R. and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2023) Vegetation cover and food availability shapes the foraging activity of rodent pests in and around maize fields. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 347:108363. ISSN 0167-8809 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108363)

rodent pests; live traps; ecologically-based rodent management; rice; Asia

Lorica, Renee P., Stuart, Alexander M., Singleton, Grant R., Sudarmaji, 0 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2022) Optimising the capture of neophobic rice field rats in lowland asian rice ecosystems. Pest Management Science, 78 (10). pp. 4252-4260. ISSN 1526-498X (Print), 1526-4998 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7043)

rodent, ecology, food security

Singleton, Grant R., Belmain, Steven ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Brown, Peter R., Aplin, Ken and Htwe, Nyo Me (2010) Impacts of rodent outbreaks on food security in Asia. Wildlife Research, 37 (5). pp. 355-359. ISSN 1035-3712 (Print), 1448-5494 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/WR10084)

rodent, ecology, outbreak, bamboo masting, food security, pest management

(2010) Rodent outbreaks: ecology and impacts. In: Singleton, Grant R., Belmain, Steve R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Brown, Peter R. and Hardy, Bill, (eds.) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines. ISBN 9789712202575

rodent, ecosystem services, meso-carnivore, predation

Williams, Samual T., Maree, Naudene, Taylor, Peter, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Keith, Mark and Swanepoel, Lourens H. (2017) Predation by small mammalian carnivores in rural agro-ecosystems: An undervalued ecosystem service? Ecosystem Services, 30 (C). pp. 362-371. ISSN 2212-0416 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.12.006)

rodent; pest management; ecology

Singleton, Grant R., Hinds, Lyn A., Makundi, Rhodes and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2023) Editorial: Rodent biology and ecologically based rodent management (EBRM)—25 years of progress through promoting multidisciplinary research. Integrative Zoology. pp. 1-6. ISSN 1749-4869 (Print), 1749-4877 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12792)

rodent; postharvest loss

Brown, Peter R., Singleton, Grant R., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Htwe, Myo Me, Mulungu, Loth and Mdangi, Mashaka (2020) Advances in understanding rodent pests affecting cereal grains. In: Maier, Dirk E., (ed.) Advances in Postharvest Management of Cereals and Grains. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science (88). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK, pp. 1-30. ISBN 978-1786763525 (doi:https://doi.org/10.19103/AS.2020.0072.04)

rodents, carnivores, ecosystem services

Williams, Samual T., Maree, Naudene, Taylor, Peter, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Keith, Mark and Swanepoel, Lourens H. (2018) Camera trap and questionnaire dataset on ecosystem services provided by small carnivores in agro-ecosystems in South Africa. Data in Brief, 18. pp. 753-759. ISSN 2352-3409 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.071)

rodents, ecosystem services, witchcraft, owls, ecologically-based rodent management, eco-education

Williams, Samual T. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Williams, Kathryn S., Constant, Natasha, Swanepoel, Lourens, Taylor, Peter J., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Evans, Steven W. (2021) Low-intensity environmental education can enhance perceptions of culturally taboo wildlife. Ecosphere, 12 (7):e03482. ISSN 2150-8925 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3482)

rodents, plague, Yersinia pestis

Baril, Laurence, Vallès, Xavier, Stenseth, Nils Christian, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Ratsitorahina, Maherisoa, Pizarro-Cerdá, Javier, Demeure, Christian, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Scholz, Holger, Girod, Romain, Hinnebusch, Joseph, Vigan-Womas, Ines, Bertherat, Eric, Fontanet, Arnaud, Yazadanpanah, Yazdan, Carrara, Guia, Deuve, Jane, D'ortenzio, Eric, Angulo, Jose Oswaldo Cabanillas, Mead, Paul and Horby, Peter W (2019) Can we make human plague history? A call to action. BMJ Global Health, 4 (6):e001984. ISSN 2059-7908 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001984)

spatial‐temporal variation, chemotype 3, deguelin, rotenoids, botanical insecticides

Mkindi, Angela G., Tembo, Yolice, Mbega, Ernest R., Medvecky, Beth, Kendal-Smith, Amy, Farrell, Iain W., Ndakidemi, Patrick A., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 and Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 (2019) Phytochemical analysis of Tephrosia vogelii across East Africa reveals three chemotypes that influence its use as a pesticidal plant. Plants, 8 (12):597. ISSN 2223-7747 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120597)

spodoptera frugiperda, zea mays, pesticidal plant, azadirachta indica, cymbopogon citratus, lippia javanica, nicotiana tabacum, fall armyworm

Chawanda, Gift, Tembo, Yolice L. B., Donga, Trust Kassambala, Kabambe, Vernon H., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2023) Agroecological management of fall armyworm using soil and botanical treatments reduces crop damage and increases maize yield. Frontiers in Agronomy, 5:1114496. ISSN 2673-3218 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2023.1114496)

storage pests, cowpea weevil, odour-mediated orientation, olfaction, sensory ecology, chemical ecology, entomology, insect behaviour, botanical insecticides

Arnold, Sarah E.J. ORCID: 0000-0001-7345-0529 , Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 (2012) Odour-mediated orientation of beetles is influenced by age, sex and morph. PLOS ONE, 7 (11):e49071. ISSN 1932-6203 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049071)

strychnos spinosa, solanum incanum, tick control, aqueous fruit extracts, pesticidal plants, acaricidal efficacy

Madzimure, James, Nyahangare, Emmanuel T., Hamudikuwanda, Humphrey, Hove, Thokozani, Belmain, Steve R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 and Mvumi, Brighton M. (2013) Efficacy of Strychnos spinosa (Lam.) and Solanum incanum L. aqueous fruit extracts against cattle ticks. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 45 (6). pp. 1341-1347. ISSN 0049-4747 (Print), 1573-7438 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-013-0367-6)

sustainable farming, pesticides, farmers, southern Africa

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Nyirenda, Stephen P., Sola, Phosiso, Brighton, M. Mvumi, Sileshi, Gudeta, Kamanula, John and Simmonds, Monique S.J. (2009) Optimising sustainable use of pesticidal plants by subsistence farmers in southern Africa. In: 8th Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE) Meeting on Biopesticides, 21-26 Sep 2009, Convention Center La Palma-Teneguía Princess, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. (Unpublished)

tephrosia vogelii, tephrosia candida, leguminosae, flavanones, dihydroflavonol, flavonol glycosides, rotenoids, pesticidal plants

Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Kite, Geoffrey C., Lewis, Gwilym P., Forest, Félix, Nyirenda, Stephen P., Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Sileshi, Gudeta W. and Veitch, Nigel C. (2012) Distinct chemotypes of Tephrosia vogelii and implications for their use in pest control and soil enrichment. Phytochemistry, 78. pp. 135-146. ISSN 0031-9422 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.02.025)

workflow instructions, Anopheles, host-seeking behavioral studies

Carnaghi, Manuela ORCID: 0000-0003-4595-082X , Mandelli, Federico, Feugère, Lionel ORCID: 0000-0003-0883-5224 , Joiner, Jillian, Belmain, Steven R. ORCID: 0000-0002-5590-7545 , Hopkins, Richard J. ORCID: 0000-0003-4935-5825 and Hawkes, Frances M. ORCID: 0000-0002-0964-3702 (2024) Protocol for rearing and using mosquitoes for flight path tracking and behavioral characterization in wind tunnel bioassays. STAR Protocols, 5 (3):103180. ISSN 2666-1667 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103180)

yield loss, rodents, crop damage, crop yield

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