Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 17
Evaluation of modified collection drums and light emitting diode bulbs for trapping the edible long-horned grasshopper, ruspolia differens (serville) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-09)
The long-horned grasshopper (Ruspolia differens) is a delicacy in Uganda and many African countries. It is traditionally trapped at night during the swarming seasons using mercury bulbs that consume a lot of electric energy ...
Diversity and distribution of aerial parasitic plants on woody plants in home gardens of selected districts of Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
Parasitic plants, through a range of infestation strategies, attack and destroy crop plants and therefore require management. In Uganda, the vulnerability of crop plants as hosts to parasitic plants has not been much ...
Forage diversity and preferences by honeybees Apis mellifera (hymenoptera: apidae) in Masaka district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01-25)
The honey production potential for Uganda and in particular Masaka District has hardly been fully exploited and thus the honey production capacity has since remained low. Knowledge on suitable foraging options for honeybees ...
Effect of thermal pretreatment of East African highland cooking banana peels on biogas production
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
East African Highland Cooking Banana peels (EAHB peels) possess suitable properties for biogas production through anaerobic digestion however hydrolysis of EAHB Peels like other lignocellulosic materials is slow and therefore ...
Farmers’ awareness of bean leaf beetles (Ootheca spp.) and the virulence of Aspergillus flavus and Metarhizium Anisopliae against these pests in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a widely grown crop and plays a key role of food and income security in Uganda. However, production of the crop is constrained by field insect pests including bean leaf beetles ...
Microbial contaminants in wild harvested and traded edible long-horned grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
Edible insects are now globally recognised as alternative sources of food and feed. Currently, over 470 spp of insects are consumed in Africa alone, with Ruspolia differens being the most common in central Uganda. Harvesting ...
Diversity and distribution of lepidopteran floral visitors in different land-use types in Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda
(Makerere university, 2021)
Globally, the population of insect pollinator species is in decline at local and landscape levels due to land-use intensification occurring in different land-use types. Insect pollinators in Uganda are not well researched ...
Role of Plasmodium Falciparuminfection In Transplacental Transfer Of Antibodies.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-22)
Even with several therapeutic interventions and a few vaccination strategies, Malaria still killed over 380,000 people in 2019alone,in Sub Saharan African Countries. One major cause is impaired transfer of antibodies from ...
Ethnopharmacology, cytotoxicity, antiviral and immunomodulatory profiles of medicinal plant species used by herbalists in treating people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-11-07)
Opportunistic infections (OI) are the single most important cause of mortality and morbidity among PLHIV in poor countries. There is widespread use of medicinal plants among PLHIV. However, there is no scientific information ...
Safety evaluation of oral toxicity of potential anticancer agents: An acute and sub-chronic toxicity studies of combinations of Carica papaya Linn, Vernonia Amygdalina Delile and dihydroartemisinin.
(Ibadan biochemical communications group, 2021)
The increase in cancer prevalence rate worldwide is a public health concern. Studies have recognized the use of phytomedicines in cancer treatment but their safety data is deficient. Vernonia amygdalina Delile (VA), ...