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- Publications
- Influence
An Inventory of Documented Diseases of African Honeybees
- F. Mumoki, Ayuka T. Fombong, Elliud Muli, A. T. Muigai, D. Masiga
- Biology
- 27 October 2014
Current trends in global honeybee population changes have been linked to drastic declines in honeybee populations caused by complex interactions between pathogens, arthropod pests such as Varroa,… Expand
The impact of hive type on the behavior and health of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) in Kenya
- Alexander J McMenamin, F. Mumoki, +9 authors Elliud Muli
- Biology
- Apidologie
- 6 June 2017
There has been a long-standing interest in developing approaches to maximize honey production by Kenyan beekeepers. Since honey bees in Kenya are passively managed, the main decision beekeepers make… Expand
Occurrence, diversity and pattern of damage of Oplostomus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), honey bee pests in Kenya
- Ayuka T. Fombong, F. Mumoki, +4 authors B. Torto
- Biology
- Apidologie
- 2012
Several arthropod pests including the hive beetles Aethina tumida and Oplostomus haroldi and the ectoparasite Varroa destructor have recently been identified as associated with honey bee colonies in… Expand
Reproductive parasitism by worker honey bees suppressed by queens through regulation of worker mandibular secretions
- F. Mumoki, C. Pirk, A. A. Yusuf, R. Crewe
- Biology, Medicine
- Scientific Reports
- 24 May 2018
Social cohesion in social insect colonies can be achieved through the use of chemical signals whose production is caste-specific and regulated by social contexts. In honey bees, queen mandibular… Expand
The transcriptomic changes associated with the development of social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis
- Denise Aumer, F. Mumoki, C. Pirk, R. F. Moritz
- Biology, Medicine
- The Science of Nature
- 20 March 2018
Social insects are characterized by the division of labor. Queens usually dominate reproduction, whereas workers fulfill non-reproductive age-dependent tasks to maintain the colony. Although workers… Expand
Pheromone communication in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
- F. Mumoki, R. M. Crewe
- Biology
- 2021
Abstract Social insect societies are characterized by a high level of organization exemplified by strict division of reproductive labor and worker division of labor based on age polyethism. This… Expand
Molecular Characterization, Ecology and Pathogens of Honeybees in Newly Established Colonies in Kitui County, a Semi-Arid Ecosystem in Kenya
- F. Mumoki
- Biology
- 13 February 2015
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Masters of Science in Genetics in the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 2014