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Alexander Mutua Muvea
Researcher at International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Publications - 9
Citations - 211
Alexander Mutua Muvea is an academic researcher from International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thrips & Population. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 158 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexander Mutua Muvea include Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology & Leibniz University of Hanover.
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Colonization of onions by endophytic fungi and their impacts on the biology of Thrips tabaci.
Alexander Mutua Muvea,Rainer Meyhöfer,Sevgan Subramanian,Hans-Michael Poehling,Sunday Ekesi,Nguya K. Maniania +5 more
TL;DR: The results extend the knowledge on colonization of onions by fungal endophytes and their effects on Thrips tabaci.
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Attraction of pest thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) infesting French beans to coloured sticky traps with Lurem-TR and its utility for monitoring thrips populations
Alexander Mutua Muvea,Alexander Mutua Muvea,M. M. Waiganjo,Helen Lydia Kutima,Z. Osiemo,Johnson O. Nyasani,Sevgan Subramanian +6 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that blue sticky traps and Lurem-TR can be an efficient tool for the monitoring of thrips populations on French beans with least influence on their natural enemies.
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Endophytic Colonization of Onions Induces Resistance Against Viruliferous Thrips and Virus Replication.
Alexander Mutua Muvea,Sevgan Subramanian,Nguya K. Maniania,Hans-Michael Poehling,Sunday Ekesi,Rainer Meyhöfer +5 more
TL;DR: Potential utility of the endophytes to reduce feeding damage and virus infection on onion plants is suggested and secondary metabolites involved in such endophyte-thrips-virus mediated interaction should be elucidated.
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Behavioral responses of Thrips tabaci Lindeman to endophyte-inoculated onion plants
Alexander Mutua Muvea,Alexander Mutua Muvea,Rainer Meyhöfer,Nguya K. Maniania,Hans-Michael Poehling,Sunday Ekesi,Sevgan Subramanian +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that endophyte-colonized onion plants may trigger antixenotic repellence of T. tabaci, impacting their biology, and could be exploited in thrips control programs by using endophyne-inoculated plants in the field.
The Potential of Coloured Sticky Traps with Kairomonal Attractants (LUREM-TR) in Management of Thrips on Tomato and French bean
TL;DR: This study indicates that exploiting the response of pest thrips species to blue trap and LUREM-TR attractant has strong potential for improving monitoring and timely management of thrips in outdoor tomato and French beans production.