Parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita interactions with different Capsicum annum cultivars reveal the chemical constituents modulating root herbivory R Kihika, LK Murungi, D Coyne, M Ng’ang’a, A Hassanali, PEA Teal, ... Scientific reports 7 (1), 2903, 2017 | 100 | 2017 |
Elicitation of Differential Responses in the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita to Tomato Root Exudate Cytokinin, Flavonoids, and Alkaloids HK Kirwa, LK Murungi, JJ Beck, B Torto Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 66 (43), 11291-11300, 2018 | 73 | 2018 |
Identification of Key Root Volatiles Signaling Preference of Tomato over Spinach by the Root Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita LK Murungi, H Kirwa, D Coyne, PEA Teal, JJ Beck, B Torto Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 66 (28), 7328-7336, 2018 | 66 | 2018 |
Management of cyst and root knot nematodes: a chemical ecology perspective B Torto, L Cortada, LK Murungi, S Haukeland, DL Coyne Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 66 (33), 8672-8678, 2018 | 40 | 2018 |
Steroidal glycoalkaloids: chemical defence of edible African nightshades against the tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) JJ Jared, LK Murungi, J Wesonga, B Torto Pest management science 72 (4), 828-836, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
Developmental biology and demographic parameters of antestia bug Antestiopsis thunbergii (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae) at different constant temperatures AG Ahmed, LK Murungi, R Babin International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 36 (3), 119-127, 2016 | 35 | 2016 |
Spiroacetals in the colonization behaviour of the coffee berry borer: a ‘push-pull’system TN Njihia, J Jaramillo, L Murungi, D Mwenda, B Orindi, HM Poehling, ... PLoS One 9 (11), e111316, 2014 | 35 | 2014 |
Temperature-dependent models of development and survival of an insect pest of African tropical highlands, the coffee antestia bug Antestiopsis thunbergii (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) AGA Azrag, LK Murungi, HEZ Tonnang, D Mwenda, R Babin Journal of thermal biology 70, 27-36, 2017 | 34 | 2017 |
Differences in essential oil content of berries and leaves of Solanum sarrachoides (Solanaceae) and the effects on oviposition of the tomato spider mite (Tetranychus evansi) LK Murungi, H Kirwa, B Torto Industrial Crops and Products 46, 73-79, 2013 | 33 | 2013 |
Repellent activity of Cymbopogon citratus and Tagetes minuta and their specific volatiles against Megalurothrips sjostedti S Diabate, T Martin, LK Murungi, KKM Fiaboe, S Subramanian, ... Journal of applied entomology 143 (8), 855-866, 2019 | 31 | 2019 |
Opposing roles of foliar and glandular trichome volatile components in cultivated nightshade interaction with a specialist herbivore LK Murungi, H Kirwa, D Salifu, B Torto PLoS One 11 (8), e0160383, 2016 | 27 | 2016 |
Cucumber and Tomato Volatiles: Influence on Attraction in the Melon Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitate (Diptera: Tephritidae) PK Njuguna, LK Murungi, A Fombong, PEA Teal, JJ Beck, B Torto Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 66 (32), 8504-8513, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
Effect of African nightshade species (Solanaceae) on developmental time and life table parameters of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) LK Murungi, A Nyende, J Wesonga, P Masinde, M Knapp Experimental and Applied Acarology 52, 19-27, 2010 | 22 | 2010 |
Identification of Repellents from Four Non-Host Asteraceae Plants for the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita S Mwamba, R Kihika-Opanda, LK Murungi, T Losenge, JJ Beck, B Torto Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 69 (50), 15145-15156, 2021 | 21 | 2021 |
Farmers’ knowledge and practices in the management of insect pests of leafy amaranth in Kenya EL Nampeera, GR Nonnecke, SL Blodgett, SM Tusiime, DM Masinde, ... Journal of Integrated Pest Management 10 (1), 31, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
Identification of kairomones of second instar nymphs of the variegated coffee bug Antestiopsis thunbergii (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) TN Njihia, B Torto, LK Murungi, J Irungu, DM Mwenda, R Babin Chemoecology 27, 239-248, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
Farmer knowledge of bacterial wilt and root-knot nematodes and practices to control the pathogens in high tunnel tomato production in the tropics DF Ireri, LK Murungi, DC Ngeno, J Mbaka International Journal of Vegetable Science 25 (3), 213-225, 2019 | 18 | 2019 |
Behavioural responses of bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti) to vegetative and floral volatiles from different cowpea cultivars S Diabate, E Deletre, LK Murungi, KKM Fiaboe, S Subramanian, ... Chemoecology 29, 73-88, 2019 | 16 | 2019 |
Soil chemical properties influence abundance of nematode trophic groups and Ralstonia solanacearum in high tunnel tomato production DC Ngeno, LK Murungi, DI Fundi, V Wekesa, S Haukeland, J Mbaka AAS Open Research 2, 3, 2019 | 16 | 2019 |
Survey for pest and natural enemies of amaranth and African nightshades in Kenya and Tanzania DM Mureithi, JK Mworia, R Meyhoefer, LK Murungi, T Losenge, KS Akutse, ... Proceedings of the TROPENTAG, 2015 | 15 | 2015 |