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Ken Fening

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Associate Professor of Agricultural Entomology, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentSOIL AND IRRIGATION RESEARCH CENTRE
Agricultural PestsCommercial InsectsInvasive SpeciesQuarantine pestsBiopesticides and Biological control
Publications

103

Citations

1,217

H-index

18

i10-index

32

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
11.8
Most cited paper
180
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:12
Publications

103 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Insects as food and feed: A review
PJ Anankware, KO Fening, E Osekre, D Obeng-Ofori
2015 International Journal of Agricultural Research and Review 3 (1), 143-151, 2015 Agriculture 180
Botanicals for the management of insect pests in organic vegetable production
KO Bonsu
2011 Journal of Entomology and Nematology, 2011 Social Sciences 132
Maize infestation of fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) within agro-ecological zones of Togo and Ghana in West Africa 3 yr after its invasion
D Koffi, K Agboka, DK Adenka, M Osae, AK Tounou, MK Anani Adjevi, ...
2020 Environmental Entomology 49 (3), 645-650, 2020 Agriculture 68
Sustainable management of two key pests of cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. (Brassicaceae), using homemade extracts from garlic and hot pepper
KO Fening, BW Amoabeng, I Adama, MB Mochiah, H Braimah, ...
2013 Organic agriculture 3 (3), 163-173, 2013 Social Sciences 64
Assessing the Potential of Inoculative Field Releases of Telenomus remus to Control Spodoptera frugiperda in Ghana
LK Agboyi, BFR Layodé, KO Fening, P Beseh, VA Clottey, R Day, M Kenis, ...
2021 Insects 12 (8), 665, 2021 Agriculture 51
Pest status, bio-ecology and management of the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its implication for international trade
M Adom, KO Fening, MK Billah, DD Wilson, W Hevi, VA Clottey, ...
2021 Bulletin of Entomological Research 111 (1), 17-30, 2021 Natural Sciences 48
On-farm evaluation of homemade pepper extract in the management of pests of cabbage, Brassica oleraceae L., and French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L., in two …
KO Fening, RE Tegbe, I Adama
2014 African Entomology 22 (3), 552-560, 2014 Agriculture 42
Trapping Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Moths in Different Crop Habitats in Togo and Ghana
D Koffi, K Agboka, AKM Adjevi, K Assogba, KO Fening, M Osae, ...
2021 Journal of Economic Entomology 114 (3), 1138-1144, 2021 Agriculture 37
Pesticides use and misuse in cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.(Cruciferae) production in Ghana: The influence of farmer education and training
BW Amoabeng, KP Asare, OP Asare, MB Mochiah, I Adama, KO Fening, ...
2017 Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International 10 (1), 1-9, 2017 Social Sciences 33
Regenerative edible insects for food, feed, and sustainable livelihoods in Nigeria: Consumption, potential and prospects
PO Aigbedion-Atalor, KO Fening, AO Adeyemi, I Idemudia, KC Ojukwu, ...
2024 Future Foods 9, 100309, 2024 Agriculture 31
Exploiting the Insecticidal Potential of the Invasive Siam Weed, Chromolaena odorata L.(Asteraceae) in the Management of major pests of Cabbage, Brassica oleracea var capitata …
GN Ezena, C Akotsen-Mensah, KO Fening, R Kyerematen
2015 Social Sciences 31
Cost-benefit analysis of conventional and integrated crop management for vegetable production
JKM Kuwornu, E Oduro, DPK Amegashie, KO Fening, M Yangyouru, ...
2018 International Journal of Vegetable Science 24 (6), 597-611, 2018 Agriculture 29
Horizon scanning for prioritising invasive alien species with potential to threaten agriculture and biodiversity in Ghana
2022 NeoBiota 71, 129-148, 2022 Agriculture 24
First report and distribution of the indian mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata) in Ghana
KO Fening, EE Forchibe, FO Wamonje, I Adama, K Afreh-Nuamah, ...
2020 Journal of Economic Entomology 113 (3), 1363-1372, 2020 Social Sciences 24
First report and distribution of the South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Togo
Kokou Rodrigue Fiaboe., Komi Agboka., Lakpo Koku Agboyi., Djima Koffi ...
2020 Phytoparasitica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-020-00841, 2020 Agriculture 24
Bionomic responses of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) to lethal and sublethal concentrations of selected insecticides
KR Fiaboe, KO Fening, WSK Gbewonyo, S Deshmukh
2023 PloS one 18 (11), e0290390, 2023 Agriculture 22
History of kente cloth and its value addition through design integration with African wild silk for export market in Ghana
KO Fening
2006 trainers course and 4th international workshop on the conservation and …, 2006 Humanities 22
Monitoring wild silkmoth, Gonometa postica Walker, abundance, host plant diversity and distribution in Imba and Mumoni woodlands in Mwingi, Kenya
KO Fening, EN Kioko, SK Raina, JM Mueke
2008 The International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management 4 (2), 104-111, 2008 Natural Sciences 19
Fertilizer-bioinsecticide synergy improves maize resilience to Spodoptera frugiperda infestation
KR Fiaboe, K Agboka, AO Agnamba, KL Teyo, AL Amegah, D Koffi, ...
2024 Crop Protection 177, 106548, 2024 Agriculture 17
Sustainable management of insect pests of green cabbage, Brassica oleraceae var. capitata L. (Brassicaceae), using homemade extracts from garlic and hot pepper.
KO Fening, M Owusu-Akyaw, MB Mochiah, BW Amoabeng, E Narveh, ...
2011 Social Sciences 17
The impact of socio-economic status and sanitation levels on the prevalence of diarrhoeal diseases in the Akim Oda area of Ghana
K Fening, DA Edoh
2009 Internet J Epidemiol 6 (2), 10, 2009 Health Sciences 15
First report of the predatory potential and functional response of the red flower assassin bug Rhynocoris segmentarius (Germar), a natural enemy of Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)
I Idemudia, KO Fening, LK Agboyi, D Wilson, VA Clottey, P Beseh, ...
2024 Biological Control 191, 105465, 2024 Natural Sciences 14
Beauveria bassiana affects immature stage development of Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: bostrichidae) in stored maize
MA Acheampong, EW Cornelius, VY Eziah, KO Fening, B Luke, D Moore, ...
2016 Biocontrol Science and Technology 26 (11), 1516-1525, 2016 Agriculture 14
Efficacy of selected biopesticides on key pests of chilli pepper for increased productivity in Ghana
M Adom, KO Fening, MK Billah, PO Aigbedion-Atalor, DD Wilson
2024 Crop Protection 176, 106497, 2024 Agriculture 13
Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against adults of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn), Sitophiluszeamais Motschulsky and Teretriusnigrescens Lewis in stored maize
MA Acheampong, EW Cornelius, VY Eziah, KO Fening, KO Ofori, C Storm, ...
2023 African Entomology 31, 1-7, 2023 Agriculture 13