selected publications
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article
- Nutritional and microbial quality of extruded fish feeds containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L) larvae meal as a replacement for fish meal for tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and catfish (Clarius gariepinus). Journal of Applied Aquaculture. 2021
- The importance of store hygiene for reducing post-harvest losses in smallholder farmers' stores: Evidence from a maize-based farming system in Kenya. Journal of Stored Products Research. 90. 2021
- Assessment of quantitative and qualitative losses of stored grains due to insect infestation in Ethiopia. Journal of Stored Products Research. 89:101689. 2020
- Quality and storability of common beans in small-holders farm stores in Northern Tanzania: A multivariate analysis of agro-location, variety, and storage method effects. Journal of Stored Products Research. 89:101723. 2020
- Effects of Traditional Processing Techniques on the Nutritional and Microbiological Quality of Four Edible Insect Species Used for Food and Feed in East Africa.. Foods. 9:574. 2020
- Changes in chemical and microbiological quality of semi-processed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larval meal during storage. JOURNAL OF INSECTS AS FOOD AND FEED. 6:417-428. 2020
- Physical quality of maize grain harvested and stored by smallholder farmers in the Northern highlands of Tanzania: Effects of harvesting and pre-storage handling practices in two marginally contrasting agro-locations. Journal of Stored Products Research. 84:101517. 2019
- Optimization of extruder cooking conditions for the manufacture of fish feeds using response surface methodology. Journal of Food Process Engineering. 42. 2019
- Proximate composition and in vitro protein digestibility of extruded aquafeeds containing Acheta domesticus and Hermetia illucens fractions. JOURNAL OF INSECTS AS FOOD AND FEED. 4:275-284. 2018
- Quality and mycotoxin contamination of maize stored in air-tight containers in rural farm stores: data from two semi-arid zones in Kenya and Tanzania:. Julius-Kühn-Archiv. 931-931. 2018
- Quantitative and quality losses caused by rodents in on-farm stored maize: a case study in the low land tropical zone of Kenya. Food Security. 10:1525-1537. 2018
- Impact of rodent infestation on availability, safety and nutritional value of maize stored on-farm in lowland tropical zone of Kenya:. Julius-Kühn-Archiv. 55-55. 2018
- 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.).. Food Research International. 106:420-427. 2018
- Minerals content of extruded fish feeds containing cricket (Acheta domesticus) and black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) fractions. International Aquatic Research. 10:101-113. 2018
- Physico-chemical properties of extruded aquafeed pellets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae and adult cricket (Acheta domesticus) meals. JOURNAL OF INSECTS AS FOOD AND FEED. 4:19-30. 2018
- Effect of Packaging Material, Storage Temperature and Duration on the Quality of Semi-Processed Adult House Cricket Meal. Journal of Field Robotics. 7:21. 2017
- An assessment of the magnitudes and factors associated with postharvest losses in off-farm grain stores in Kenya. Journal of Stored Products Research. 73:7-20. 2017
- Bioacoustics of Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) on Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae). Florida Entomologist. 100:109-115. 2017
- On-farm maize storage systems and rodent postharvest losses in six maize growing agro-ecological zones of Kenya. Food Security. 8:1169-1189. 2016
- Effect of triple-layer hermetic bagging on mould infection and aflatoxin contamination of maize during multi-month on-farm storage in Kenya. Journal of Stored Products Research. 69:119-128. 2016
- Frequency and time pattern differences in acoustic signals produced by Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored maize.. Journal of Stored Products Research. 69:31-40. 2016
- Low permeability triple-layer plastic bags prevent losses of maize caused by insects in rural on-farm stores. Food Security. 8:621-633. 2016
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review
- Postharvest processes of edible insects in Africa: A review of processing methods, and the implications for nutrition, safety and new products development.. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 276-298. 2019