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Insect of the week: 8 April 2024
Celidodacus colonarium (Diptera: Tephritoidea: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Euphrantini)Tephritidae, the true fruit flies, comprise a large group of flies that attack healthy fruits (including commercially...
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Insect of the week: 15 April 2024
Mucroberotha copelandi (Neuroptera: Mantispoidea: Rhachiberothidae: Rhachiberothinae: Mucroberotha)The insect of the week, Mucroberotha copelandi, belongs to the small family Rhachiberothidae, or...
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Expression of Interest (EOI) – General Insurance Brokerage and Risk...
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is an intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya that carries out research and training in sustainable management...
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Insect of the week: 22 April 2024
Echinapoderus ugandensis (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Attelabidae: Attelabinae)Echinapoderus ugandensis is a species of Attelabidae, one of several families in the superfamily Curculionoidea,...
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Insect of the week: 29 April 2024
Thrinchostoma Saussure (Apoidea: Halictidae: Halictinae) Note: In this week’s Insect of the Week, we have included two identical images. One is annotated to indicate structures that are mentioned in...
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Insect of the week: 06 May 2024
Pentacladia sp. (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae: Eusandalinae)I’m not entirely sure what makes a picture worth a thousand words, but for this week’s insect it’s lucky that there is a stunning image to offset...
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icipe @ the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit 2024
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) participated in a significant manner, in the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya from 7-9 May 2024. The...
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Insect of the week: 13 May 2024
Brentidae sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)Brentidae (straight snouted beetles) are one of ten families in the superfamily Curculionoidea (weevils), eight of which are extant. One of these eight...
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INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) – Consultancy Service AGROVEG External End of...
Invitation For Bids (IFB) – Provision of Consultancy Service to Undertake External Evaluation of Agroecological-Based Cropping Systems to Enhance Food Security, Environmental Safety, and Income of...
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INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) – End of Project evaluation of Cool Lion Project,...
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)Project Name: Accelerating Inclusive Green Growth through Digital Innovations (AGriDI)Assignment Title: End of Project evaluation...
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icipe Annual Report 2023
Year of publication 2024Place of publication Nairobi, Kenya;Pages 138 p.AuthoricipePublishericipeProduct type ReportISBN 978-9966-063-66-3Titleicipe Annual Report...
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Insect of the week: 20 May 2024
Sapygina sp. (Hymenoptera: Pompiloidea: Sapygidae: Sapyginae)Sapyigidae is a small and rarely collected family of wasps. Worldwide there are only about 80 species, distributed among 12 extant genera....
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Insect of the week: 20 May 2024
Sapygina sp. (Hymenoptera: Pompiloidea: Sapygidae: Sapyginae)Sapyigidae is a small and rarely collected family of wasps. Worldwide there are only about 80 species, distributed among 12 extant genera....
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Insect of the week: 27 May 2024
Phasgonophora sp. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Chalcididae: Phasgonophorinae)Phasgonophorinae is a small subfamily of parasitoid wasps with 66 described species. Until recently (2020) they were placed...
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Insect of the week: 03 June 2024
Foenatopus sp., (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea: Stephanidae)The Insect of the Week, Foenatopus sp., is a species of the largest genus of the family Stephanidae in Africa. The family is a small one of ca....
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Insect of the week: 10 June 2024
Dulinius sp. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingoidea: Tingidae)Tingidae (lace bugs) is a large family of ca. 2000 phytophagous species, some few of which are minor pests of cultivated crops. Most species...
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Piloting insect farming in Ethiopia
In 2022, icipe in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC) launched the Scaling-Up Insect-Based Protein Feed Technologies and Practices for Enhanced Poultry Production in...
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Request For Proposal (RFP) – Exhibition Booths and Outdoor Infrastructure
The Bioresources Innovations Network for Eastern Africa Development (BioInnovate Africa) is a regional biosciences research and innovation initiative established in 2010 with support from the Swedish...
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Internship positions in the Communication Unit
Position overview: We are a seeking proactive, talented interns to join our dynamic communication team at icipe. The interns will play a crucial role in creating and uploading content on our digital...
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The Alliance and icipe solidify longstanding relationship, creating major...
In a landmark move for research and development in Africa and beyond, two major institutions: The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT),...
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