L. M. Gitonga

536 total citations
17 papers, 424 citations indexed

About

L. M. Gitonga is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. M. Gitonga has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 424 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Insect Science, 10 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in L. M. Gitonga's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (13 papers), Agricultural pest management studies (5 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (5 papers). L. M. Gitonga is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (13 papers), Agricultural pest management studies (5 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (5 papers). L. M. Gitonga collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, France and Germany. L. M. Gitonga's co-authors include J. M. Mueke, B. Löhr, Nguya K. Maniania, William A. Overholt, J. Magambo, Mary Ndung’u, Sunday Ekesi, Lucy Ochola, Ahmed Hassanali and Sevgan Subramanian and has published in prestigious journals such as Pest Management Science, Journal of Insect Physiology and Letters in Applied Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

L. M. Gitonga

17 papers receiving 403 citations

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
L. M. Gitonga 358 245 100 83 82 17 424
C. Kooyman 391 1.1× 252 1.0× 45 0.5× 203 2.4× 87 1.1× 18 448
Bishwo P. Mainali 418 1.2× 249 1.0× 181 1.8× 82 1.0× 49 0.6× 48 499
Beatrice Pallangyo 200 0.6× 164 0.7× 112 1.1× 106 1.3× 116 1.4× 22 340
Guðbjörg I. Aradóttir 267 0.7× 299 1.2× 102 1.0× 99 1.2× 25 0.3× 20 436
P. R. Shashank 426 1.2× 347 1.4× 112 1.1× 264 3.2× 114 1.4× 81 621
Rick E. Foster 271 0.8× 211 0.9× 86 0.9× 97 1.2× 17 0.2× 21 345
Felipe Colares 338 0.9× 191 0.8× 105 1.1× 81 1.0× 43 0.5× 20 403
Roger Boll 295 0.8× 230 0.9× 139 1.4× 63 0.8× 22 0.3× 23 342
K. Clint Allen 336 0.9× 238 1.0× 113 1.1× 264 3.2× 30 0.4× 50 473
R. Buès 417 1.2× 177 0.7× 130 1.3× 201 2.4× 100 1.2× 37 501

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. M. Gitonga

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All Works

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Delétré, Emilie, et al.. (2018). A new mite IPM strategy: predator avoidance behaviour resulting from the synergetic effects of predator release and acaricide‐treated nets. Pest Management Science. 75(4). 979–985. 8 indexed citations
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Salifu, Daisy, et al.. (2015). LiriomyzaLeafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Parasitoid Complex in Different Agroecological Zones, Seasons, and Host Plants in Kenya. Environmental Entomology. 45(2). 357–366. 16 indexed citations
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Kachigamba, Donald L., Sunday Ekesi, Mary Ndung’u, et al.. (2012). Evidence for Potential of Managing Some African Fruit Fly Species (Diptera: Tephritidae) Using the Mango Fruit Fly Host-Marking Pheromone. Journal of Economic Entomology. 105(6). 2068–2075. 15 indexed citations
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Niassy, Saliou, Nguya K. Maniania, Sevgan Subramanian, et al.. (2012). Selection of promising fungal biological control agent of the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). Letters in Applied Microbiology. 54(6). 487–493. 28 indexed citations
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Gitonga, L. M., et al.. (2011). Host plant resistance among tomato accessions to the spider mite Tetranychus evansi in Kenya. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 54(4). 385–393. 16 indexed citations
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Niassy, Saliou, Nguya K. Maniania, Sevgan Subramanian, L. M. Gitonga, & Sunday Ekesi. (2011). Performance of a semiochemical‐baited autoinoculation device treated with Metarhizium anisopliae for control of Frankliniella occidentalis on French bean in field cages. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 142(2). 97–103. 32 indexed citations
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Ochola, Lucy, Nguya K. Maniania, Peter G. N. Njagi, et al.. (2009). Relationship between virulence and repellency of entomopathogenic isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana to the termite Macrotermes michaelseni. Journal of Insect Physiology. 55(9). 774–780. 97 indexed citations
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Gitonga, L. M., et al.. (2008). Effects of weather on thrips population dynamics and its implications on the thrips pest management. Karatina University Digital Repository (Karatina University). 1(1). 82–90. 19 indexed citations
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Mueke, J. M., et al.. (2008). SUSCEPTIBLE ONION GROWTH STAGES FOR SELECTIVE AND ECONOMIC PROTECTION FROM ONION THRIPS INFESTATION. Acta Horticulturae. 193–200. 25 indexed citations
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Löhr, B., et al.. (2006). Biological impact of the exotic parasitoid, Diadegma semiclausum (Hellen), of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L., in Kenya. Biological Control. 38(2). 254–263. 25 indexed citations
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Gitonga, L. M., B. Löhr, William A. Overholt, J. Magambo, & J. M. Mueke. (2002). Temperature-dependent development of Megalurothrips sjostedti and Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). African Entomology. 10(2). 325–331. 5 indexed citations
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Gitonga, L. M., B. Löhr, William A. Overholt, J. Magambo, & J. M. Mueke. (2002). Effect of Temperature on the Development of Orius albidipennis Reuter, a Predator of the African Legume Flower Thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 22(3). 215–220. 7 indexed citations
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Gitonga, L. M., William A. Overholt, B. Löhr, J. Magambo, & J. M. Mueke. (2002). Functional response of Orius albidipennis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Biological Control. 24(1). 1–6. 73 indexed citations

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