Black bean aphids remain a major crop pest especially to beans; this is because they carry various diseases as well as bringing about nutrient depletion through their sucking activity. Synthetic pesticides have been widely ...

Malaria is a life-threatening disease in humans, caused by the plasmodium parasite (Snow et al., 2005). Some of the plasmodium species implicated in malaria include Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. These parasites ...

Radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light. This energy has an electric field and a magnetic field associated with it, and has wave-like properties. You could also call ...

Increased demand for high protein food such as fish has favoured the rearing of fish in cages in lakes, however, this activity raises concerns on the water quality deterioration which in turn affects the diversity and ...

The earliest evidence of plant additives in fermented beverages were reported in China and Middle East, based on the oracle inscriptions from the late Shang Dynasty [circa (ca.) 1200–1046 before Christ (B.C.)]. Herbs have ...

This study focused on investigating the potential of yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) and sweet potatoes (Ipomaea batatas) as alternative substrates for in-vitro culture of the banana burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis). The ...

Mukene (Rastrineobola argentea), an endemic and highly exploited pelagic cyprinid species in Lake Victoria, holds significant importance. It contributes significantly to local livelihoods, fostering the economic growth and ...

The study was carried out in a screen house at Makerere University. The xperimental materials included marrum soil, Black soldier fly (BSF) frass, Azolla, and NPK fertilizer. The soil used was excavated from an open field ...

Fall Army worm, (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E Smith) is a common migratory insect pest that attacks several crops, particularly cereals including maize which is a major food crop in Uganda. It has caused not only devastating ...

While several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are highly relevant to fisheries and aquaculture, SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development is the most ...