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Farmers’ perception of termites in agriculture production and their indigenous utilization in Northwest Benin

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017
Background Although termites are considered as agricultural pests, they play an important role in maintaining the ecosystem. Therefore, it matters to investigate the farmers’ perception of the impacts of the termites on the agriculture and their ...
Laura Estelle Yêyinou Loko   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insect‐Derived Bioactives for Glycemic Control and Gut Health: A Review

open access: yesFood Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.
Insect‐derived bioactive compounds (e.g., peptides, polysaccharides) effectively regulate blood glucose through dual mechanisms: directly inhibiting carbohydrate‐digesting enzymes and glucose transporters, and indirectly modulating gut microbiota to enhance intestinal barrier integrity.
Chaoyi Lv   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Devouring the Invaders: The Racial‐Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 183-194, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines entanglements of ecology, race, and foodways at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Nonnative Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), first introduced to Kenya in the 1960s, were once viewed as invasive but are now sought after as a delicacy among Kenya's Chinese community.
Amanda Kaminsky
wiley   +1 more source

Tannin resin-boron associations: Leaching and biological resistance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The easy leaching of boron in wood preservation formulations has allowed to use this fungicide only for short term applications. The recently discovered adduct with flavonoids allows boron to resist longer periods of time within wood and consequently ...
Leménager, Nicolas   +5 more
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African Decolonial Theory: A Conversation

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, 2026.
Abstract Antipode has become a key platform for engaging with decolonial and anticolonial scholarship, as well as adjacent fields such as Black geographies, Indigenous studies, Latin American feminism, and work on settler‐colonialism. African reference points in this literature, however, have been far less common, both in the journal and more broadly ...
Patricia Daley   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Termites and Termite Mounds: Some Selected Observations

open access: yes, 2020
Paper presented at the meeting of the Section of Natural and Medical Sciences held on 29 May 2018. Text received on 15 October 2018 and submitted to peer review. Final version, approved by the reviewers, received on 4 February 2019.
openaire   +1 more source

Effect of Edible Cricket Enriched Complementary Porridge and Nutrition Education on Linear Growth of Children 6–14 Months in Siaya County, Kenya: A Randomized 2 × 2 Factorial Trial

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Edible crickets are commonly farmed insects containing high‐quality protein and micronutrients. They can potentially replace common animal source protein in complementary food (CF). We evaluated the effect of edible cricket‐enriched CF on linear growth in a 2 × 2 factorial randomized control trial based on Cricket treatment (+/−CR) and ...
Nicky O. Okeyo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) to Detect Soil Pipes: Theoretical Modeling and Field Experiments

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 3, Page 1126-1142, 15 February 2026.
ABSTRACT Soil erosion research remains critical for sustainable development as it impacts soil health through different erosive processes. Recent studies on soil piping highlight advancements in detecting surface features (using UAV); however, detecting underground pipes still remains challenging.
Anita Bernatek‐Jakiel, Marta Kondracka
wiley   +1 more source

Termites and Termite Control [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the Entomological Society of America, 1934
openaire   +2 more sources

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