The nutritive value of black soldier fly larvae reared on common organic waste streams in Kenya M Shumo, IM Osuga, FM Khamis, CM Tanga, KKM Fiaboe, ... Scientific reports 9 (1), 10110, 2019 | 316 | 2019 |
Insects for income generation through animal feed: effect of dietary replacement of soybean and fish meal with black soldier fly meal on broiler growth and economic performance VO Onsongo, IM Osuga, CK Gachuiri, AM Wachira, DM Miano, CM Tanga, ... Journal of economic entomology 111 (4), 1966-1973, 2018 | 211 | 2018 |
Insects for sustainable animal feed: inclusive business models involving smallholder farmers SY Chia, CM Tanga, JJA van Loon, M Dicke Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 41, 23-30, 2019 | 179 | 2019 |
Threshold temperatures and thermal requirements of black soldier fly Hermetia illucens: Implications for mass production SY Chia, CM Tanga, FM Khamis, SA Mohamed, D Salifu, S Sevgan, ... PloS one 13 (11), e0206097, 2018 | 166 | 2018 |
Advances in crop insect modelling methods—Towards a whole system approach HEZ Tonnang, BDB Hervé, L Biber-Freudenberger, D Salifu, ... Ecological Modelling 354, 88-103, 2017 | 130 | 2017 |
Impact assessment of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy for suppression of mango-infesting fruit flies in Kenya BW Muriithi, HD Affognon, GM Diiro, SW Kingori, CM Tanga, PW Nderitu, ... Crop Protection 81, 20-29, 2016 | 116 | 2016 |
Edible crickets (Orthoptera) around the world: distribution, nutritional value, and other benefits—a review HJO Magara, S Niassy, MA Ayieko, M Mukundamago, JP Egonyu, ... Frontiers in nutrition 7, 537915, 2021 | 115 | 2021 |
Exploring black soldier fly frass as novel fertilizer for improved growth, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency of maize under field conditions D Beesigamukama, B Mochoge, NK Korir, KKM Fiaboe, D Nakimbugwe, ... Frontiers in Plant Science 11, 574592, 2020 | 115 | 2020 |
Nutritional composition of black soldier fly larvae feeding on agro‐industrial by‐products SY Chia, CM Tanga, IM Osuga, X Cheseto, S Ekesi, M Dicke, ... Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 168 (6-7), 472-481, 2020 | 111 | 2020 |
Low-cost technology for recycling agro-industrial waste into nutrient-rich organic fertilizer using black soldier fly D Beesigamukama, B Mochoge, NK Korir, KKM Fiaboe, D Nakimbugwe, ... Waste Management 119, 183-194, 2021 | 109 | 2021 |
Influence of Temperature on Selected Life-History Traits of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Reared on Two Common Urban Organic Waste Streams in Kenya M Shumo, FM Khamis, CM Tanga, KKM Fiaboe, S Subramanian, S Ekesi, ... Animals 9 (3), 79, 2019 | 90 | 2019 |
Prediction of breeding regions for the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria in East Africa E Kimathi, HEZ Tonnang, S Subramanian, K Cressman, ... Scientific Reports 10 (1), 11937, 2020 | 89 | 2020 |
Moisture adsorption properties and shelf-life estimation of dried and pulverised edible house cricket Acheta domesticus (L.) and black soldier fly larvae Hermetia illucens (L.) E Kamau, C Mutungi, J Kinyuru, S Imathiu, C Tanga, H Affognon, S Ekesi, ... Food Research International 106, 420-427, 2018 | 83 | 2018 |
Smallholder farmers’ knowledge and willingness to pay for insect-based feeds in Kenya SY Chia, J Macharia, GM Diiro, M Kassie, S Ekesi, JJA van Loon, M Dicke, ... PloS one 15 (3), e0230552, 2020 | 78 | 2020 |
Effect of dietary replacement of fishmeal by insect meal on growth performance, blood profiles and economics of growing pigs in Kenya SY Chia, CM Tanga, IM Osuga, AO Alaru, DM Mwangi, M Githinji, ... Animals 9 (10), 705, 2019 | 76 | 2019 |
Chemistry and sensory characterization of a bakery product prepared with oils from African edible insects X Cheseto, SBS Baleba, CM Tanga, S Kelemu, B Torto Foods 9 (6), 800, 2020 | 75 | 2020 |
Effects of waste stream combinations from brewing industry on performance of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) SY Chia, CM Tanga, IM Osuga, SA Mohamed, FM Khamis, D Salifu, ... PeerJ 6, e5885, 2018 | 71 | 2018 |
Organic Waste Substrates Induce Important Shifts in Gut Microbiota of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.): Coexistence of Conserved, Variable, and Potential … CM Tanga, JW Waweru, YH Tola, AA Onyoni, FM Khamis, S Ekesi, ... Frontiers in microbiology 12, 635881, 2021 | 70 | 2021 |
Socio-economic and environmental implications of replacing conventional poultry feed with insect-based feed in Kenya Z Abro, M Kassie, C Tanga, D Beesigamukama, G Diiro Journal of Cleaner Production 265, 121871, 2020 | 70 | 2020 |
Edible insect farming as an emerging and profitable enterprise in East Africa CM Tanga, JP Egonyu, D Beesigamukama, S Niassy, K Emily, ... Current opinion in insect science 48, 64-71, 2021 | 69 | 2021 |