Steven R. Belmain
| Name | Steven R. Belmain |
|---|---|
| Position | Professor of Ecology |
| Affiliation | Agriculture, Health and Environment Department Natural Resources Institute (NRI) University of Greenwich Central Avenue Chatham Maritime ME4 4TB Kent United Kingdom |
| Website of affiliation | http://www.nri.org/ |
| S.R.Belmain(at)gre.ac.uk |
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| Tel. | ++44 1634 883761 |
| Fax | ++44 1634 883379 |
| Remarks | research on ecologically-based rodent management; small mammal ecology; stored product and timber insect pests including chemical and behavioural ecology; eco-epidemiology of zoonoses (plague, leptospirosis, lassa fever, and other rodent-borne diseases; ethnobotanicals, particularly pesticidal plants used for pre- and post-harvest agricultural pest management and livestock ectoparasites, conservation biology; farmer participatory research |
| Last update | 10.04.2017 |
Publications of Steven R. Belmain (27 listed):
Pest Management Science (2022) 78, 1109-1116
Victoria C. Woolley, Yolice L.B. Tembo, Baltazar Ndakidemi, Janet N. Obanyi, Sarah E.J. Arnold, Steven R. Belmain, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Joshua O. Ogendo and Philip C. Stevenson (2022)
The diversity of aphid parasitoids in East Africa and implications for biological control
Insects (2022) 13 (7 - 569)
Baltazar J. Ndakidemi, Ernest R. Mbega, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Steven R. Belmain, Sarah E.J. Arnold, Victoria C. Woolley and Philip C. Stevenson (2022)
Plant-rich field margins influence natural predators of aphids more than intercropping in common bean
Journal of Applied Entomology (2022) 146, 838-849
Lawrence O. Ochieng, Joshua O. Ogendo, Philip K. Bett, Jane G. Nyaanga, Erick K. Cheruiyot, Richard M.S. Mulwa, Sarah E.J. Arnold, Steven R. Belmain and Philip C. Stevenson (2022)
Field margins and botanical insecticides enhance Lablab purpureus yield by reducing aphid pests and supporting natural enemies
Pest Management Science (2022) 78, 4252-4260
Renee P. Lorica, Alexander M. Stuart, Grant R. Singleton, Sudarmaji and Steven R. Belmain (2022)
Optimizing the capture of neophobic rice field rats in lowland Asian rice ecosystems
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2020) 30, 256-277
Prisila A. Mkenda, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Philip C. Stevenson, Sarah E.J. Arnold, Iain Darbyshire, Steven R. Belmain, Jan Priebe, Anne C. Johnson, Julie Tumbo and Geoff M. Gurr (2020)
Knowledge gaps among smallholder farmers hinder adoption of conservation biological control
Journal of Pest Science (2020) 93, 1431-1442
Renee P. Lorica, Grant R. Singleton, Alexander M. Stuart and Steven R. Belmain (2020)
Rodent damage to rice crops is not affected by the water-saving technique, alternate wetting and drying
Insects (2019) 10 (10 - 331)
Prisila A. Mkenda, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Philip C. Stevenson, Sarah E.J. Arnold, Steven R. Belmain, Maneno Chidege, Geoff M. Gurr and Victoria C. Woolley (2019)
Characterization of Hymenopteran parasitoids of Aphis fabae in an African smallholder bean farming system through sequencing of COI 'mini-barcodes'
Journal of Pest Science (2018) 91, 157-168
Apia W. Massawe, Rhodes H. Makundi, Zhibin Zhang, Ginethon Mhamphi, Ming Liu, Hong-Jun Li and Steven R. Belmain (2018)
Effect of synthetic hormones on reproduction in Mastomys natalensis
Pest Management Science (2017) 73, 2397-2402
Inge M. Krijger, Steven R. Belmain, Grant R. Singleton, Peter W.G. Groot Koerkamp and Bastiaan G. Meerburg (2017)
The need to implement the landscape of fear within rodent pest management strategies
PLoS ONE (2017) 12 (3 - e0174554)
Lourens H. Swanepoel, Corrie M. Swanepoel, Peter R. Brown, Seth J. Eiseb, Steven M. Goodman, Mark Keith, Frikkie Kirsten, Herwig Leirs, Themb'alilahlwa A.M. Mahlaba, Rhodes H. Makundi, Phanuel Malebane, Emil F. von Maltitz, Apia W. Massawe, Ara Monadjem, Loth S. Mulungu, Grant R. Singleton, Peter J. Taylor, Voahangy Soarimalala and Steven R. Belmain (2017)
A systematic review of rodent pest research in Afro-Malagasy small-holder farming systems: Are we asking the right questions?
PLoS ONE (2017) 12 (2 - e0171593)
Themb'alilahlwa A.M. Mahlaba, Ara Monadjem, Robert McCleery and Steven R. Belmain (2017)
Domestic cats and dogs create a landscape of fear for pest rodents around rural homesteads
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2015) 35, 172-184
Prisila A. Mkenda, Philip C. Stevenson, Patrick Ndakidemi, Dudley I. Farman and Steven R. Belmain (2015)
Contact and fumigant toxicity of five pesticidal plants against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in stored cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2015) 105, 417-425
S.E.J. Arnold, P.C. Stevenson and S.R. Belmain (2015)
Responses to colour and host odour cues in three cereal pest species, in the context of ecology and control
Wildlife Research (2015) 42, 132-142
Steven R. Belmain, Nyo Me Htwe, Nazira Q. Kamal and Grant R. Singleton (2015)
Estimating rodent losses to stored rice as a means to assess efficacy of rodent management
PLoS ONE (2015) 10 (11 - e0143530)
Prisila Mkenda, Regina Mwanauta, Philip C. Stevenson, Patrick Ndakidemi, Kelvin Mtei and Steven R. Belmain (2015)
Extracts from field margin weeds provide economically viable and environmentally benign pest control compared to synthetic pesticides
International Journal of Pest Management (2014) 60, 269-274
L.S. Mulungu, P.P. Lagwen, M.E. Mdangi, B.S. Kilonzo and S.R. Belmain (2014)
Impact of spatio-temporal simulations of rat damage on yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and implications for rodent pest management
International Journal of Pest Management (2014) 60, 1-8
L.S. Mulungu, E.C.M. Mlyashimbi, V. Ngowo, M. Mdangi, A.S. Katakweba, P. Tesha, F.P. Mrosso, M. Mchomvu, B.S. Kilonzo and S.R. Belmain (2014)
Food preferences of the multi-mammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, in irrigated rice habitats in Tanzania
Wildlife Research (2011) 38, 640-646
Loth S. Mulungu, Themb‘Alilahlwa A. Mahlaba, Apia W. Massawe, Jan Kennis, Dieter Crauwels, Seth Eiseb, Ara Monadjem, Rhodes H. Makundi, Abdul A.S. Katakweba, Herwig Leirs and Steven R. Belmain (2011)
Dietary differences of the multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834), across different habitats and seasons in Tanzania and Swaziland
International Journal of Pest Management (2011) 57, 41-49
John Kamanula, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Steven R. Belmain, Phosiso Sola, Brighton M. Mvumi, Greenwell K.C. Nyirenda, Stephen P. Nyirenda and Philip C Stevenson (2011)
Farmers' insect pest management practices and pesticidal plant use in the protection of stored maize and beans in Southern Africa
Wildlife Research (2010) 37, 355-359
Grant R. Singleton, Steven Belmain, Peter R. Brown, Ken Aplin and Nyo Me Htwe (2010)
Impacts of rodent outbreaks on food security in Asia
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2005) 31, 303-313
Thamara K. Jayasekara, Philip C. Stevenson, David R. Hall and Steven R. Belmain (2005)
Effect of volatile constituents from Securidaca longepedunculata on insect pests of stored grain
Insect Science and its Application (2003) 23, 127-135
J.O. Ogendo, S.R. Belmain, A.L. Deng and D.J. Walker (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
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2002) 28, 741-754
Steven R. Belmain, Monique S.J. Simmonds and Wally M. Blaney (2002)
Influence of odor from wood-decaying fungi on host selection behavior of deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum
Phytoparasitica (2000) 28, p. 89 (Belmain et al.)
S.R. Belmain, P. Golob, H.F. Andan, J. Atarigiya, F.A. Chare and P. Carr (2000)
Toxicity and repellency of ethnobotanicals used in Ghana as postharvest protectants
XIVth International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC) - Neem (Azadirachta indica), July 25-30, 1999, Jerusalem, Israel, lecture
Journal of Insect Behavior (2000) 13, 15-26
Steven R. Belmain, Monique S.J. Simmonds and Walter M. Blaney (2000)
Behavioral responses of adult deathwatch beetles, Xestobium rufovillosum de Geer (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), to light and dark
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1999) 93, 97-104
S.R. Belmain, M.S.J. Simmonds and W.M. Blaney (1999)
Deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, in historical buildings: monitoring the pest and its predators
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1998) 89, 193-199
S.R. Belmain, W.M. Blaney and M.S.J. Simmonds (1998)
Host selection behaviour of deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum: Oviposition preference choice assays testing old vs new oak timber, Quercus sp.
