Dr Saliou Niassy (Editor-in-Chief)
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Dr Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman (Associate Editor)  Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman is an expert in earth observation tools, remote sensing, and geospatial modelling of land use dynamics, including crops and cropping systems, and scenario assessment of land use effects in relation to crop productivity constraints. In specific, his thematic working areas include characterizing and modelling landscape dynamics, assessing ecosystems services and fragmentation.
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Dr Samuel Adelani Babarinde (Associate Editor)  Samuel is a Reader in Entomology at the Department of Crop and Environmental Protection, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. His research interests include: Stored products entomology (with bias for Alternatives to over-dependence on chemical pest control, Biopesticides, Host Plant Resistance as a component of Integrated Pest Management, Impact of insect’s infestation on stored produce), Apiculture and Pesticide toxicology.
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Dr. Yusuf Abdullahi Ahmed (Associate Editor) My general research interests revolves around the study of the behaviour and chemical ecology insects. Specifically, I seek to understand pheromone communication, reproductive dominance in bees, ants and termites at the colony, individual and cellular levels as well as the use of pheromone in integrated pest and vector management. Besides my main research interests, I am involved in analytical method development, chemotaxonomy as a complimentary taxonomic tool, as well as research into edible insects and sustainability.
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Dr. Bonaventure Omondi Aman (Associate Editor)
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Dr Malick Ba (Associate Editor)  Malick holds a PhD in Agricultural Entomology. He is a Principal Entomologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), based in Republic of Niger (Africa). His research covers bio-ecology and integrated pest management of major insect pests of pearl millet, cowpea, sorghum, and rice. He also worked extensively on control of storage pests such as bruchids. Prior to ICRISAT, Dr Ba worked from 2002-2012 at the Burkina Faso’s National Agricultural and Environmental Research Institute (INERA). His current research focuses on development of affordable and sustainable methods for mass rearing of parasitoid wasps (Habrobracon hebetor, Telenomus remus and Trichogrammatids) for use in augmentative biological control of the millet head miner and the fall armyworm.
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Dr. Athanase Badolo (Associate Editor)
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Dr. Paul-Andre Calatayud (Associate Editor) Paul-andré Calatayud is a senior research scientist at the Research Institute for Development (IRD, France) and a visiting scientist at icipe (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya) since 2002. He is an entomologist with extensive experience in plant-insect-parasitoid interactions (maize-Lepidoptera stem borers-parasitoids interactions); insect behaviour and chemical ecology. Dr Calatayud earned his PhD in Entomology at Claude Bernard University and National Institute of Applied Science (INSA), Lyon, France in 1993, for which, he received the Plant Protection and Environment Organization award from the French government. In 2011, he was awarded a HDR, a French ability diploma to manage research studies in biological sciences from Paris XI University (Orsay, France). He received in 2014 from his book co-edited on Insect-Plant Interactions the « Ferchault de Réaumur » award by the French Entomological Society. He received by icipe in 2019 the award of excellence as the outstanding partner of the year 2019 for his exemplary collaboration and partnership with icipe through IRD.
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Dr. Abel Chemura (Associate Editor)
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Dr. Robert Copeland (Associate Editor)
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Prof. Cordelia Ebenebe Ifeyinwa (Associate Editor) Cordelia is a professor of Animal Production and Management with special interest in microlivestocks including grasscutter, snails, edible and economic insects. She is a Fellow of College of Animal Scientists of Nigeria, her first and second degree was in Animal Science, but her doctoral degree was in Biological conservation from which she developed interest in conservation of insects. She is a member of African Association of Insect Scientists (AAIS) and has done a number of research works on edible insects. She participated actively in the Eating Insect Conferences held in Montreal Canada, Detroit Michigan. She trained on black soldier fly production in the Netherlands, sponsored by USAID, Nigeria, Next Generation Nutrition and the Government of Netherland. She has been the national coordinator of Insect Farming for Eradication of Rural Poverty (IFFERP) in Nigeria and has supervised two PhD works with topics covering African Palm weevil, Termite and black soldier fly larvae. She is one of the reviewers of the famous book " Insect as food and feed from Production to Consumption by Prof. Arnold van Hui's and a chapter contributor to Insect as food, oil and drug edited by Prof. Abdalbasit Adam Mariod Alnadif of University of Saudi Arabia and published by Springer. At present she is heading a research team working on incorporation of edible insects into pastries and confectionaries.
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Dr. James Egonyu (Associate Editor) James is an Entomologist, working as a Scientist on insects for food, feed and other uses at the International Centre of Insects Physiology and Ecology, Kenya since 2019. James served as a Lecturer of Entomology at Makerere University for three years, where he set up the first reference collection of Diptera. He also worked as a Crop Entomologist at the National Coffee Research Institute, Uganda for about eight years; and as Agricultural Inspector at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in Uganda for over three years. James holds a first-class BSc (Agriculture) and MSc (Crop Science) from Makerere University, and PhD (Agricultural Entomology) from University of Nairobi. He won an award for contributing new knowledge to science during the 2nd international e-conference on agricultural biosciences in 2009.
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Dr. Aymen Elamein Ali Mansour (Associate Editor) I have been working as Associate research professor in entomology research program, Integrated Agricultural Pest Management Research Centre affiliated to the Agricultural Research Corporation since November, 2018. I hold a Ph. D in Crop protection (Entomology), Sudan Academy of Science, Khartoum, Sudan. My current research fields are: i) working research studies to solve problems of sesame gall midge on sesame crop, as well as the fall armyworm on maize, sorghum and millet crops through applied the integrated pest management at the rain fed sector in Sudan, and ii) upgrading the Sudanese Sesame –Seed Value Chain- Gedarif, Sudan- The Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO).
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Prof. Yulin Gao (Associate Editor) Yulin Gao is a Professor of Entomology working at Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, China. His research focuses on biological control and integrated pest management of potato and vegetable crops. Dr. Gao also serves as the Vice President of "International organisation for Biological Control (IOBC Global)" (2020-2024), scientific advisory board member for 2020 "International Congress of Entomology" (ICE) Finland; and committee member of International Branch of Entomological Society of America (ESA).
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Dr. Salvatore Guarino (Associate Editor) Salvatore is a researcher at the Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR) UOS Palermo, CNR - National Research Council of Italy. Formerly post Doc at the University of Palermo, SAAF Department. Main research topics are the semiochemicals involved intra- and inter-specific interactions of insect pests. In detail my main research is focused on the semiochemicals involved in herbivore-plant interactions. Other topics are pest management of pest of agriculture and food industry with the use of pheromones.
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Dr. Jeremy Herren (Associate Editor) Jeremy is an entomologist / microbiologist interested in the interactions between insect-endosymbionts and their hosts. Insect endosymbionts are seen by many as the most promising new technological advance in the field of vector-borne disease control. Jeremy's current research goals are to develop endosymbiont-based strategies to control vector-borne diseases (especially malaria) in Africa. To meet this goal, Jeremy has established a cutting-edge endosymbiont-research facility at icipe, Nairobi. His team have recently discovered novel bacterial and microsporidian symbionts of Anopheles mosquitoes with malaria transmission-blocking capacities. Ongoing research is focused on harnessing these symbionts and using them as part of an integrated control strategy for malaria.
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Dr. Tofel Haman Katamssadan (Associate Editor)
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Assoc. Prof. Natraj Krishnan (Associate Editor) I am a tenured faculty at the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology at Mississippi State University, USA. My expertise and research interests are in Insect physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology with a focus on neuroendocrinology, endocrine regulation of response to oxidative stress; free radicals and antioxidant systems with reference to insects; xenobiotic detoxification systems in insects, circadian biology of insects, mode of action of insecticides, insecticide toxicology, insect pathology and salivary gland secretome in insect-plant interactions.
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Dr. David Mfuti Kupesa (Associate Editor) After successfully completing my PhD in May 2016 at North West University (NWU), South Africa, I now serve as a Postdoctoral fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Nairobi Kenya under a BBSRC-GCRF Entomology/Behavioral and Chemical Ecology for funded project on “Improving Food Safety by Reducing Pesticide Residues: Developing a Pheromone Alternative to Insecticides for Control of Thrips on Legumes in Kenya. I am also consultant in other icipe project entitled "Promoting smallholder access to fungal biopesticides through Public Private Partnerships in East Africa – PROSAFE. My PhD title was “An autodissemination strategy using entomopathogenic fungi and kairomonal attractants for managing thrips on grain legumes”. During my PhD tenure, I developed an “attract and infect” strategies for the application of biopesticides. The fungal isolate Metarhizium anisopliae ICIPE 69 marketed as Real Metarhizium is combined with the commercial thrips kairomonal attractant LUREM-TR and applied in autoinoculation device or spot spray. We reconfirmed the compatibility between Lurem TR and the entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae which prompted the research for spatial and temporal separation between the lure and the fungus. Furthermore, we implemented “spot spray” application of M. anisopliae combination with kairomones. We discovered that spot spray application was more effective than cover spray and cost benefit analysis showed higher rates of return. I have also identified an alternative thrips attractant which are compatible with M. anisopliae and demonstrated its efficacy under field conditions.
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Prof. Eliningaya J. Kweka (Associate Editor) Eliningaya Kweka is Heading the Directorate of Research at Tropical Pesticides Research Institute and is an Associate Research Professor of Medical Entomology at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS). Prof. Kweka does research in disease vector ecology, biology and control. His current projects include clinical trials of anti-malarial drugs, mosquito behaviour, bed bugs resistance status, dengue vectors and viruses detection in Lake Zone, and the evaluation of malaria control strategies and tools efficacy.
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Dr. Michael Lattorff (Associate Editor) Michael is a Senior Scientist for Bee Research at The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe). Before joining icipe in 2017, he was a Professor for Animal Physiology at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. He’s a founding member of the European Association for Bee Research, EurBee. Michael has more than two decades of research experience in social insects, especially bees. He has studied their genetics behaviour, physiology concerning their division of labour, their interaction with parasites and pathogens, and to improve the delivery of the ecosystem service of pollination. He has been involved in several technical and advisory capacities in the field of bee health and pollination across the globe. He obtained his PhD from the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, where he also obtained his Habilitation in 2013.
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Prof. Duna Made Mailafiya (Associate Editor)
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Prof. Abdalbasit Mariod (Associate Editor) Dr. Mariod is the founder of Ghibaish College of Science & Technology, Ghibaish, Sudan 2017 and is a professor at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science & Arts, Alkamil, University of Jeddah, KSA. He obtained his Bachelor of Food Science and Technology in Alexandria University, Egypt and a Master of Food Engineering at Gezira University, Sudan. He earned his Ph.D. in Natural Sciences at Münster University, Germany. He Considered for inclusion in WHO'S WHO in the World, 28th Edition (2011) by Marquis Who’s Who Publications May 2010. Professor Dr. Mariod worked as visiting professor in IBS/UPM Malaysia 2008-2010 and he obtained TWAS-UNESCO ASSOCIATESHIP –2010-2013 Ref.3240230898 at Research Centre For Chemistry at the Indonesian Institute of Science (RCChem-LIPI), Bandung 40135, Indonesia. Prof. Dr. Mariod joint King Abdulaziz University 2012-2014 and University of Jeddah, KSA head of Innovation & Scientific Researach Unit 2014-2019. Prof. Dr. Mariod obtained more than 8 Innovations Medals and Awards and 9 Scholarships & Grants. Prof. Dr. Mariod interested fields of research are: Oil & Fat new sources, Oil & Fat processing technologies, Oil stability, Functional foods and nutraceuticals, Bioactive compounds extraction, determination, identification and application, Natural antioxidants & antioxidant activity and Food product development.
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Prof. Saad Hamdy Daif Masry (Associate Editor) I am an Associate Professor of Economic Entomology, Bees and Bee Culture, and am a member of many national and international projects such as: Evaluation of the energy crop Jatropha Curcas as a mean to promote renewable and sustainable energy in the Mediterranean region (JateroMed), and a Europe Aid project (June 2011 to June 2016). I am also an active member in other national and international projects; the international project is "Biotechnological exploitation of biological control strategies for eco-friendly pest management, (2011 to 2014), Cooperation with South Africa. The national projects are funded by the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF); the first project is in cooperation with Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), SRTA-City entitled: "Semi-industrial production of bio-active bacteriocin against potato brown disease”, an STDF project (2015 to 2017). I am a member of 4 national and international scientific associations. Recently, I am a Lead research at Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), UAE.
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Dr Amr Ahmed Mohamed (Associate Editor) Dr Mohamed is an Associate Professor of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Sciences at the Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London (FRES). His research interests focus on antimicrobial peptides and bacteriolytic proteins, insect stresses and ecophysiology, mode of action of insecticides, vitellogenins/juvenile hormone and juvenoids, circadian biology and melatonin of insects, and digestion machineries in blood sucking arthropods. He is also an amateur myrmecologist with expertise in systematics and invasion biology. He has been involved in several international collaborations with entomologists from China, Czech, France, Italy, India, Japan, and USA.
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Prof. Robert Musundire (Associate Editor) Robert does research on various aspects of Agricultural Sciences and Entomology. Main interests are in ecological management of established, endemic and invasive insect pests in natural and ago-ecosystems. Additional research focus is on use of indigenous knowledge systems in management of insects as pests but also in utilization as pollinator and bio-control agents, sustainable food resources for humans and feed for livestock. Specific areas are on diversity of invasive Liriomyza species and associated parasitoids and edible insects for food security in Southern Africa.
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Dr. Thomas Frank Ndjomatchoua (Associate Editor)
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Dr. Shepard Ndlela (Associate Editor) Shepard is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology-icipe. He holds a PhD in Entomology, MSc in Tropical Entomology, MSc in Management & Organization Development and BSc Hons Biological Sciences. His work is on fruit flies of economic importance particularly the areas of ecology, biological control using parasitoids, and postharvest disinfestation systems. Apart from Fruit flies, Shepard also works on Integrated Pest Management of various pests including Tuta absoluta.
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Dr. Amadou Niang (Associate Editor) I am a medical entomologist/ Vector biologist and my interests encompass various aspects related to insect vector ecology, population genetics and genomics, evolution and applied consequences of insecticide resistance and the control of mosquito vectors of human disease, especially malaria's vectors.
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Prof. Nelson Ntonifor (Associate Editor) Nelson is an Associate Professor of Entomology/Pest Management and a Commonwealth Research Fellow. He obtained both PhD and MSc degrees in Agricultural Biology (Entomology) from the University Ibadan, Nigeria and did a Post-doctoral training in biological control and phytochemical analysis in the Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, United Kingdom. Nelson worked on the analysis and fractionation of phytochemicals and their formulation for potential pesticidal and/or medicinal uses and on the identification, development and formulation of entomopathogens for insect pest control. He has conducted research on the use of alternative non synthetic insecticides to control the nagging diamondblack moth, Plutella xylostella and has taught Field and Postharvest Crop Pest Management courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as an expatriate entomology consultant in the University of Swaziland for four years. Nelson has worked on Species composition of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in feral and cultivated plants in subsistence savanna and tropical rainforest landscapes and implications for their control and has taught Crop Pest Ecology and Management, allied field crops Pest Management, as well as Pesticide and toxicology courses, Postharvest pests and disease management in the Department of Agronomic and Applied Molecular Sciences of the University of Buea, Cameroon. Nelson has also worked on the biology and ecology of many pests and the evaluation of crop varieties for resistance against various insect pests and thus can develop bioassays to screen crop varieties for resistance against insect and other arthropod pests.
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Dr. Abiola Oke (Associate Editor) Dr. Abiola Oke has been an Entomologist at National Horticultural Research Institute, NIHORT, Ibadan, Nigeria since 2005. She received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pest Management from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria in 2014. She was a Visiting Researcher at the Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Unit, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, IITA, Ibadan in 2015 – 2016. She is currently an Assistant Director and Leader, Nigeria Tuta absoluta IPM programme at National Horticultural Research Institute, NIHORT, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Dr. Moses Olotu (Associate Editor)
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Prof. Omkar (Associate Editor) I am a Professor of Zoology at the University of Lucknow, Lucknow. My research work during the last 30 years involves the use of natural enemies for the suppression of pests population to increase agricultural production by minimizing the use of pesticides in modern agriculture; a step towards ecofriendly and sustainable agriculture.
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Prof. Alexis Onzo (Associate Editor) I am an Acarologist/Entomologist at the University of Parakou, Republic of Benin. My research interests are: i) Insect and mite ecology and biology, ii) Plant-Arthropod interactions - Multitrophic interactions, iii) Management of mite and insect pests in tropical agriculture, iv) Forest Entomology and v) Biological control of agricultural pests.
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Dr. Selpha Opisa (Associate Editor)
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Dr. Eunice Owino (Associate Editor) Eunice is a lecturer and research scientist at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is a medical entomologist with vast experience on vector borne diseases and teaches parasitology and entomologyat both undergraduate and post graduate levels at the University. Dr Owino holds a PhD in Entomology (PhD), an MSc in Medical Entomology and BSc in Zoology. She has conducted extensive research on vector borne disease control in Kenya and is currently working on a number of projects looking into improving our understanding of vectors, the pathogens they transmit and environmental interactions in disease maintenance and transmission. She has published extensively in the field of entomology.
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Dr. Jared Owiti (Associate Editor)
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Dr. Srinivasan Ramasamy (Associate Editor) Srinivasan Ramasamy received a PhD in Agricultural Entomology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India / Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center, Taiwan in 2003. Since 2005 he has served as Head of Entomology Group at the World Vegetable Center and currently leading the Flagship Program for Safe and Sustainable Value Chains. Obtained more than 28 million USD for Research and Development projects as the Project Manager, Flagship Program Leader and Acting Regional Director. Coordinated research and formation of linkages among more than 20 countries in six continents (Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and North and South America). Partners include universities, private sector, farmer groups, NGOs, governmental and international organizations. Dr. Srinivasan is an active member in professional societies such as Royal Entomological Society, Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Entomological Society of America, International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, International Society for Horticultural Science, and Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture. He is a member of the WorldVeg Research Management Team.
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Dr. Martin Rono (Associate Editor)
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Dr. Everlyne Namikoye Samita (Associate Editor) Everlyne is an Entomologist with an experience in the control of invasive pests and Vectors of Viruses causing plant diseases. She has passion in the management of Vectors (Thrips, Frankliniella williamsi and Aphids) of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease causing viruses, Maize Chlorotic Mottle virus, Sugarcane Mosaic mottle virus and Control of Invasive pests: Liriomyza species by use of Botanical pesticides and Biological control strategies (Parasitoids; Diglyphus Isaea, Phydrotoma scabriventris) in Horticultural Vegetables and fruits. Everlyne is a member of the Entomological Society of Kenya and the African Association of Insect Scientists.
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Dr. David P. Tchouassi (Associate Editor)
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Dr. Foussén Traore (Associate Editor)
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Prof. Amadou Bocar Bal (Editorial Board Member) Amadou Bocar BAL has been a Professor at Gaston Berger University (UGB) of Saint-Louis in Senegal since October 2010, after having served at the National Agricultural Research Center (CNRA) of Bambey in Senegal from 1985 to 1990 as a researcher in agricultural entomology, then at the AGRHYMET Regional Center in Niamey (Niger) from 1990 to 2010 as an expert-trainer. He is an Entomologist within the Training and Research Unit of Agronomic Sciences, Aquaculture and Food Technologies (UFR S2ATA), and is concerned with the management of animal pests of crops, including invasive species of insects crop pests. A.B. Bal is also coordinator of the activities of the University Pedagogical Centre (CPU) of UGB.
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Prof. Dr. Christian Borgemeister (Editorial Board Member)
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Dr. S Ekesi (Editorial Board Member)
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Dr. Daniel Masiga (Editorial Board Member)
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Prof. Daniel Obeng-Ofori (Editorial Board Member)
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Dr. Manuele Tamo (Editorial Board Member)
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Dr. Sevgan Subramanian (Associate Editor)
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Dr. Samira Mohamed (Associate Editor)
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