Current Volume
Volume 5, Issue 1, 2025

Managing Editor

Prof. Theophilus Mutui
- Managing Director KEPHIS

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Isaac Macharia

Editors

KEPHIS, KALRO, UoN, KU, MMUST, CABI

About the Journal

The main aim of the African Phytosanitary Journal (APJ) is to provide a platform for dissemination of knowledge that is crucial in upholding standards set by International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The APJ is a unique journal due to the scope of its coverage which is exclusively focused on sanitary and phytosanitary issues.

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The African Phytosanitary Journal provides information on issues affecting plant health both locally and internationally. It provides a platform for the industry, research institutions, institutions of higher learning and the National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) to present their findings on research on phytosanitary issues.

Current Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): African Phytosanitary Journal Vol.5

The African Phytosanitary Journal is emerging as one of the most authoritative journals covering phytosanitary issues. The journal continues to serve as a crucial platform for disseminating significant findings in sanitary and phytosanitary issues. Its uniqueness is attributable to the scope of its coverage which is exclusively focused on matters which need to be addressed if Africa is to realize significant growth in agriculture and trade.

Published: 2025-02-01

Articles

A survey of cultivated and wild host plants for the invasive fall army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Kenya

Muo Kasina, John Ogecha, Ceasar Kambo, Mary Mwari, Eliud Gatambia, Jane Koima, Matolo Nyamai, Hottensiah Mwangi, Joseph Mulwa, Boniface Ita and Zachary Kinyua
1-16
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52855/WFZO7335

Assessing macadamia value chain gaps in Kenya: A case of Murang’a, Embu and Bungoma Counties

Kasina*, M., Gathaara, V. N., Guantai, M., Nderitu, J. H., Koima, J., Gatambia, E., Nyaga, P., Gitonga, H., Thuranira, E. G., & Kambo, C.
17-32
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52855/UTKZ8404

Development of Trissolcus basalis (Woll.) egg parasitoid bulking protocol for management of macadamia stink bug Bathycoelia distincta (Dist.)

Alosa N. A. Oduor, *, Dora Kilalo, Mary M. Guantai John H. Nderitu, Florence M. Olubayo and Muo Kasina*
33-44
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52855/BYHR1693

Effectiveness of native entomopathogenic fungi against fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E Smith) in Kenya

Odimo Hellen, , Nyaanga Jane, Murerwa Patrick, Guantai Mary, Kinyua Zachary Kambo Caesar, and Kasina Muo*
45-56
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52855/YNHN7189

Honeybee propolis protects stored maize grain from damage by maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) and reduces damage by larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus Horn) in Kenya

Muo Kasina* and Paddy Likhayo
57-70
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52855/TPCB8979
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