Baldwyn Torto
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Publications of Baldwyn Torto (64 listed):
Pest Management Science (2023) 79, 1585-1592
Xavier Cheseto, Hillary Kirwa, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, John J. Beck and Baldwyn Torto (2023)
Field evaluation of glutathione and glutamic acid as host marking pheromones for control of Tephritid fruit flies in a mango orchard in Kenya
Journal of Applied Entomology (2021) 145, 757-766
Akua K. Antwi-Agyakwa, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi and Baldwyn Torto (2021)
Exploring non-host plant-based management strategy with lemongrass, garlic and guava volatiles for the African citrus triozid
Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2021) 35, 625-632
I.B. Hassaballa, D. Matoke-Muhia, D.K. Masiga, C.L. Sole, B. Torto and D.P. Tchouassi (2021)
Behavioural responses of Phlebotomus duboscqi to plant-derived volatile organic compounds
Pest Management Science (2021) 77, 1150-1159
Juliet Ochola, Danny Coyne, Laura Cortada, Solveig Haukeland, Margaret Ng'ang, Ahmed Hassanali, Charles Opperman and Baldwyn Torto (2021)
Cyst nematode bio-communication with plants: implications for novel management approaches
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019) 13 (7 - e0007510)
Njelembo J. Mbewe, Rajinder K. Saini, Janet Irungu, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk and Baldwyn Torto (2019)
Responses of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes to visually attractive stationary devices baited with 4-methylguaiacol and certain repellent compounds in waterbuck odour
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2019) 45, 570-578
Hilaire Kpongbe, Johnnie Van Den Berg, Fathiya Khamis, Manuele Tamò and Baldwyn Torto (2019)
Isopentyl butanoate: Aggregation pheromone of the brown spiny bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis (Hemiptera: Coreidae), and kairomone for the egg parasitoid Gryon sp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)
Chemoecology (2019) 29, 89-101
Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Eric Siaw Ntiri, Peter Ahuya, Baldwyn Torto, Bruno Pierre Le Ru, Dora Chao Kilalo, Gerald Juma and Paul-André Calatayud (2019)
Caterpillar-induced plant volatiles attract conspecific and heterospecific adults for oviposition within a community of lepidopteran stemborers on maize plant
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences (2019) 286 (1914 - 20192136)
David P. Tchouassi, Juliah W. Jacob, Edwin O. Ogola, Rosemary Sang and Baldwyn Torto (2019)
Aedes vector–host olfactory interactions in sylvatic and domestic dengue transmission environments
Ecological Entomology (2019) 44, 690-701
Steve B.S. Baleba, Christopher W. Weldon, Daniel Masiga, Baldwyn Torto and Merid N. Getahun (2019)
Larval experience of stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans Linneaus, 1758 (Diptera: Muscidae) does not influence oviposition preference in gravid females
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2019) 45, 934-945
Akua K. Antwi-Agyakwa, Ayuka T. Fombong, Emilie Deletre, Sunday Ekesi, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian Pirk and Baldwyn Torto (2019)
Lemon terpenes influence behavior of the African citrus triozid Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019) 13 (6 - e0007460)
Olabimpe Y. Olaide, David P. Tchouassi, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Daniel K. Masiga, Rajinder K. Saini and Baldwyn Torto (2019)
Zebra skin odor repels the savannah tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae)
Parasites and Vectors (2018) 11 (577) - Insights into malaria ...
Edwin O. Ogola, Ulrike Fillinger, Isabella M. Ondiba, Jandouwe Villinger, Daniel K. Masiga, Baldwyn Torto and David P. Tchouassi (2018)
Insights into malaria transmission among Anopheles funestus mosquitoes, Kenya
Parasites and Vectors (2018) 11 (268) - Sticky small target: an ...
Njelembo J. Mbewe, Rajinder K. Saini, Baldwyn Torto, Janet Irungu, Abdullahi A. Yusuf and Christian W.W. Pirk (2018)
Sticky small target: an effective sampling tool for tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2018) 166, 528-534
Bridget O. Bobadoye, Ayuka T. Fombong, Nkoba Kiatoko, Raina Suresh, Peter E.A. Teal, Daisy Salifu and Baldwyn Torto (2018)
Behavioral responses of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, to odors of three meliponine bee species and honey bees, Apis mellifera scutellata
Chemoecology (2018) 28, 91-100
Teresiah N. Njihia, Baldwyn Torto, Lucy K. Murungi, Janet Irungu, Dickson M. Mwenda and Régis Babin (2018)
Ripe coffee berry volatiles repel second instar nymphs of Antestia bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Antestiopsis thunbergii)
BMC Malaria Journal (2018) 17 (90) - Sweet attraction: sugarcane ...
Betelehem Wondwosen, Göran Birgersson, Habte Tekie, Baldwyn Torto, Rickard Ignell and Sharon R. Hill (2018)
Sweet attraction: sugarcane pollen-associated volatiles attract gravid Anopheles arabiensis
PLoS ONE (2017) 12 (6 - e0179329)
Beatrice T. Nganso, Ayuka T. Fombong, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Christian W.W. Pirk, Charles Stuhl and Baldwyn Torto (2017)
Hygienic and grooming behaviors in African and European honeybees—New damage categories in Varroa destructor
Chemoecology (2017) 27, 239-248
Teresiah N. Njihia, Baldwyn Torto, Lucy K. Murungi, Janet Irungu, Dickson M. Mwenda and Régis Babin (2017)
Identification of kairomones of second instar nymphs of the variegated coffee bug Antestiopsis thunbergii (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Journal of Pest Science (2016) 89, 137-152
Ginette Yèyinou Azandémè-Hounmalon, Baldwyn Torto, Komi Kouma Mokpokpo Fiaboe, Sevgan Subramanian, Serge Kreiter and Thibaud Martin (2016)
Visual, vibratory, and olfactory cues affect interactions between the red spider mite Tetranychus evansi and its predator Phytoseiulus longipes
Pest Management Science (2016) 72, 828-836
Juma J. Jared, Lucy K. Murungi, John Wesonga and Baldwyn Torto (2016)
Steroidal glycoalkaloids: chemical defence of edible African nightshades against the tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Parasites and Vectors (2016) 9 (184) - Mosquito host choices on ...
David P. Tchouassi, Robinson O.K. Okiro, Rosemary Sang, Lee W. Cohnstaedt, David Scott McVey and Baldwyn Torto (2016)
Mosquito host choices on livestock amplifiers of Rift Valley fever virus in Kenya
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2016) 42, 1063-1069
Ayuka T. Fombong, Jacqueline M. Mutunga, Peter E.A. Teal and Baldwyn Torto (2016)
Behavioral evidence for olfactory-based location of honeybee colonies by the scarab Oplostomus haroldi
Parasites and Vectors (2015) 8 (581) - Linalool oxide: generalist ...
Vincent O. Nyasembe, David P. Tchouassi, Charles M. Mbogo, Catherine L. Sole, Christian Pirk and Baldwyn Torto (2015)
Linalool oxide: generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors
BMC Malaria Journal (2015) 14 (119) - Discovery of an oviposition ...
Jenny M. Lindh, Michael N. Okal, Manuela Herrera-Varela, Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson, Baldwyn Torto, Steven W. Lindsay and Ulrike Fillinger (2015)
Discovery of an oviposition attractant for gravid malaria vectors of the Anopheles gambiae species complex
Parasites and Vectors (2015) 8 (253) - An improved odor bait for ...
Eunice A. Owino, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Christian Pirk, Charles Mbogo and Baldwyn Torto (2015)
An improved odor bait for monitoring populations of Aedes aegypti-vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya
Parasites and Vectors (2015) 8 (301) - Analysing chemical attraction ...
Michael N. Okal, Manuela Herrera-Varela, Paul Ouma, Baldwyn Torto, Steven W. Lindsay, Jenny M. Lindh and Ulrike Fillinger (2015)
Analysing chemical attraction of gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto with modified BG-Sentinel traps
PLoS ONE (2014) 9 (4 - e94459)
Elliud Muli, Harland Patch, Maryann Frazier, James Frazier, Baldwyn Torto, Tracey Baumgarten, Joseph Kilonzo, James Ng'ang'a Kimani, Fiona Mumoki, Daniel Masiga, James Tumlinson and Christina Grozinger (2014)
Evaluation of the distribution and impacts of parasites, pathogens, and pesticides on honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations in East Africa
Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (451) - Field evaluation of natural ...
Eunice A. Owino, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Christian Pirk, Charles Mbogo and Baldwyn Torto (2014)
Field evaluation of natural human odours and the biogent-synthetic lure in trapping Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya
Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (312) - Toxicity of six plant extracts ...
Sabina Wangui Wachira, Sabar Omar, Julia Wanjiru Jacob, Martin Wahome, Hans T. Alborn, David R. Spring, Daniel K. Masiga and Baldwyn Torto (2014)
Toxicity of six plant extracts and two pyridone alkaloids from Ricinus communis against the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014) 8 (12 - e3364)
David P. Tchouassi, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Catherine L. Sole, Mawlouth Diallo, Joel Lutomiah, James Mutisya, Francis Mulwa, Christian Borgemeister, Rosemary Sang and Baldwyn Torto (2014)
Population genetics of two key mosquito vectors of Rift Valley fever virus reveals new insights into the changing disease outbreak patterns in Kenya
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2014) 40, 1167-1175
Caroline Wanjiku, Fathiya M. Khamis, Peter E.A. Teal and Baldwyn Torto (2014)
Plant volatiles influence the African weaver ant-cashew tree mutualism
PLoS ONE (2014) 9 (11 - e111316)
Teresiah Nyambura Njihia, Juliana Jaramillo, Lucy Murungi, Dickson Mwenda, Benedict Orindi, Hans-Michael Poehling and Baldwyn Torto (2014)
Spiroacetals in the colonization behaviour of the coffee berry borer: A 'push-pull' system
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2013) 7 (1 - e2007)
David P. Tchouassi, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Peter E.A. Teal, Christian Borgemeister and Baldwyn Torto (2013)
Common host-derived chemicals increase catches of disease-transmitting mosquitoes and can improve early warning systems for Rift Valley Fever virus
Apidologie (2013) 44, 11-20
Ayuka T. Fombong, Fiona N. Mumoki, Elliud Muli, Daniel K. Masiga, Richard T. Arbogast, Peter E.A. Teal and Baldwyn Torto (2013)
Occurrence, diversity and pattern of damage of Oplostomus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), honey bee pests in Kenya
Environmental Entomology (2013) 42, 1400-1407
James Peter Egonyu, Sunday Ekesi, Jacques Kabaru, Lucy Irungu and Baldwyn Torto (2013)
Cashew volatiles mediate short-range location responses in Pseudotheraptus wayi (Heteroptera: Coreidae)
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2012) 38, 1463-1473
Ayuka T. Fombong, Peter E.A. Teal, Richard T. Arbogast, Paul N. Ndegwa, Lucy W. Irungu and Baldwyn Torto (2012)
Chemical communication in the honey bee scarab pest Oplostomus haroldi: Role of (Z)-9-Pentacosene
Environmental Entomology (2012) 41, 152-158
Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto, Steve Willms, Ayuka T. Fombong, Adrian Duehl and Peter E.A. Teal (2012)
Estimating reproductive success of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in honey bee colonies by trapping emigrating larvae
Journal of Economic Entomology (2012) 105, 2068-2075
Donald L. Kachigamba, Sunday Ekesi, Mary W. Ndung'u, Linus M. Gitonga, Peter E.A. Teal and Baldwyn Torto (2012)
Evidence for potential of managing some African fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) using the mango fruit fly host-marking pheromone
Parasites and Vectors (2012) 5 (234) - Behavioural response of the ...
Vincent O. Nyasembe, Peter E.A. Teal, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, James H. Tumlinson and Baldwyn Torto (2012)
Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends
Parasites and Vectors (2012) 5 (94) - Trapping of Rift Valley Fever ...
David P. Tchouassi, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Lee W. Cohnstaedt and Baldwyn Torto (2012)
Trapping of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vectors using Light Emitting Diode (LED) CDC traps in two arboviral disease hot spots in Kenya
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2012) 38, 1081-1092
Ximena J. Nelson, Andrew J. Pratt, Xavier Cheseto, Baldwyn Torto and Robert R. Jackson (2012)
Mediation of a plant-spider association by specific volatile compounds
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2011) 31, 269-276
L.K. Murungi, M. Knapp, D. Salifu, J. Wesonga, A. Nyende, P. Masinde and B. Torto (2011)
Differential effects of various African nightshade species on the fecundity and movement of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2010) 103, 389-396
Baldwyn Torto, Ayuka T. Fombong, Daniel M. Mutyambai, Eliud Muli, Richard T. Arbogast and Peter E.A. Teal (2010)
Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Oplostomus haroldi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): occurrence in Kenya, distribution within honey bee colonies, and responses to host odors
Environmental Entomology (2010) 39, 1731-1736
Baldwyn Torto, Ayuka T. Fombong, Richard T. Arbogast and Peter E.A. Teal (2010)
Monitoring Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) with baited bottom board traps: occurrence and seasonal abundance in honey bee colonies in Kenya
Florida Entomologist (2010) 93, 224-230
Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto and Peter E.A. Teal (2010)
Potential for population growth of the small hive beetle Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) on diets of pollen dough and oranges
Florida Entomologist (2009) 92, 165-166
Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto and Peter E.A. Teal (2009)
Monitoring the small hive beetle Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) with baited flight traps: Effect of distance from bee hives and shade on the numbers of beetles captured
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2009) 35, 1108-1116
Jodi A.I. Swanson, Baldwyn Torto, Stephen A. Kells, Karen A. Mesce, James H. Tumlinson and Marla Spivak (2009)
Odorants that induce hygienic behavior in honeybees: Identification of volatile compounds in chalkbrood-infected honeybee larvae
Environmental Entomology (2009) 38, 561-568
Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto, Steve Willms and Peter E.A. Teal (2009)
Trophic habits of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): Their adaptive significance and relevance to dispersal
Journal of Applied Entomology (2008) 132, 490-496
J. Van den Berg, B. Torto, J.A. Pickett, L.E. Smart, L.J. Wadhams and C.M. Woodcock (2008)
Influence of visual and olfactory cues on field trapping of the pollen beetle, Astylus atromaculatus (Col.: Melyridae)
Florida Entomologist (2007) 90, 404-406
Richard T. Arbogast, Baldwyn Torto, Dennis Van Engelsdorp and Peter E.A. Teal (2007)
An effective trap and bait combination for monitoring the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
Apidologie (2007) 38, 380-389
Baldwyn Torto, Richard T. Arbogast, Hans Alborn, Alonso Suazo, Dennis van Engelsdorp, Drion Boucias, James H. Tumlinson and Peter E.A. Teal (2007)
Composition of volatiles from fermenting pollen dough and attractiveness to the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a parasite of the honeybee Apis mellifera
Environmental Entomology (2007) 36, 1018-1024
Baldwyn Torto, Richard T. Arbogast, Dennis Van Engelsdorp, Steven Willms, Dusti Purcell, Drion Boucias, James H. Tumlinson and Peter E.A. Teal (2007)
Trapping of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies with an in-hive baited trap
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2005) 15, 271-279
Esther N. Ngumbi, Adele J. Ngi-Song, Eliud N.M. Njagi, Rita Torto, Lester J. Wadhams, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, William A. Overholt and Baldwyn Torto (2005)
Responses of the stem borer larval endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to plant derived synomones: Laboratory and field cage experiments
Apidologie (2005) 36, 523-532
Baldwyn Torto, Alonso Suazo, Hans Alborn, James H. Tumlinson and Peter E.A. Teal (2005)
Response of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) to a blend of chemicals identified from honeybee (Apis mellifera) volatiles
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2004) 24, 311-318
Mary Ndung'u, Baldwyn Torto, Bart G.J. Knols and Ahmed Hassanali (2004)
Laboratory evaluation of some eastern African Meliaceae as sources of larvicidal botanicals for Anopheles gambiae
Apidologie (2003) 34, 525-533
Alonso Suazo, Baldwyn Torto, Peter E.A. Teal and James H. Tumlinson (2003)
Response of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) to honey bee (Apis mellifera) and beehive-produced volatiles
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2002) 28, 1065-1074
Peter G.N. Njagi and B. Torto (2002)
Evidence for a compound in Comstock-Kellog glands modulating premating behavior in male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2001) 27, 1423-1435
Atem G. Malual, Ahmed Hassanali, Baldwyn Torto, Yousif O.H. Assad and Peter G.N. Njagi (2001)
The nature of the gregarizing signal responsible for maternal transfer of phase to the offspring in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria
Insect Science and its Application (2000) 20, 181-189
Adele J. Ngi-Song, Peter G.N. Njagi, Baldwyn Torto and William A. Overholt (2000)
Identification of behaviourally active components from maize volatiles for the stemborer parasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Journal of Chemical Ecology (1999) 25, 1029-1042
Abdoulaye Niassy, Baldwyn Torto, Peter G.N. Njagi, Ahmed Hassanali, Daniel Obeng-Ofori and Jonathan N. Ayertey (1999)
Intra- and interspecific aggregation responses of Locusta migratoria migratorioides and Schistocerca gregaria and a comparison of their pheromone emissions
Pesticide Science (1999) 55, 570-571
Baldwyn Torto, Y.O.H. Assad, P.G.N. Njagi and A. Hassanali (1999)
Semiochemical modulation of oviposition behaviour in the gregarious desert locust Schistocerca gregaria
Journal of Chemical Ecology (1999) 25, 835-845
Baldwyn Torto, Y.O.H. Assad, P.G.N. Njagi and A. Hassanali (1999)
Evidence for additional pheromonal components mediating oviposition aggregation in Schistocerca gregaria
Journal of Chemical Ecology (1997) 23, 1373-1388
Yousif O.H. Assad, Ahmed Hassanali, Baldwyn Torto, Hassane Mahamat, Nabil H.H. Bashir and Sayed El Bashir (1997)
Effects of fifth-instar volatiles on sexual maturation of adult desert locust Schistocerca gregaria
Journal of Chemical Ecology (1996) 22, 2273-2281
B. Torto, P.G.N. Njagi, A. Hassanali and H. Amiani (1996)
Aggregation pheromone system of nymphal gregarious desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal)
