African Entomology

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African Entomology is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research, reviews, collections of articles on a common topic, discussions of topics of broad interest, and short communications on all aspects of entomology, emphasising the advancement of entomology on the African continent. African Entomology is a publication of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA).

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Vol. 34 No. 1 (2026): African Entomology Vol. 34 Issue 1

Cover photo of Prosoeca marinusi and host plant Lapeirousia oreogana (Melin et al. This Issue) Photo by Mayur Prag

Published: 2026-02-15

Articles

Evaluation of the biocontrol potential of native Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) species against the false codling moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick) on chilli peppers in Ghana

Daniel Ameyaw, Vincent Yao Eziah, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani, Patricia Akua Sitsofe Nyahe, Candice Anne Coombes, Medetissi Adom, Ken Okwae Fening, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Michael Yao Osae, Drauzio Eduardo Naretto Rangel, Dalia Sukmawati, Owusu Fordjour Aidoo, Mavis Agyeiwaa Acheampong
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First conservation assessment of selected long-proboscid flies (Moegistorhynchus and Prosoeca, Diptera: Nemestrinidae) endemic to South Africa’s Cape region

Annalie Melin, David A. Barraclough, Jonathan F. Colville
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Role of developmental plasticity in tethered flight performance of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Thabang P. Moropa, Steve B. S. Baleba, Christopher Weldon
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High ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity revealed in Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda

Venuste Nsengimana , Kiko Gomez , Wouter Dekoninck, Lombart MM Kouakou, Peter Hawkes, Daniella Molenaar, Drew Bantlin
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Host selection for the mass production of Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae (Nagaraja, 1979) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Emma Stirk, Megan Mulcahy, Sean Thackeray, Sean Moore, Prof Martin Hill
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Outbreaks of a native jewel beetle, Agrilus grandis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), on commercial black wattle, Acacia mearnsii, plantations in South Africa

Wilma J. Nel, Sandisiwe Jali, Irene Barnes, Mesfin Wondafrash Gossa, Brett P. Hurley
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A checklist of the Dacinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) of South Africa

M. De Meyer, A. Manrakhan, G. Bekker, T. Grové, M. Virgilio, P. Addison
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African Entomology

About the Journal

Current Issue

Articles

Evaluation of the biocontrol potential of native Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) species against the false codling moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick) on chilli peppers in Ghana

First conservation assessment of selected long-proboscid flies (Moegistorhynchus and Prosoeca, Diptera: Nemestrinidae) endemic to South Africa’s Cape region

Role of developmental plasticity in tethered flight performance of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

High ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity revealed in Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda

Host selection for the mass production of Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae (Nagaraja, 1979) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Outbreaks of a native jewel beetle, Agrilus grandis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), on commercial black wattle, Acacia mearnsii, plantations in South Africa

A checklist of the Dacinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) of South Africa

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