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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
The efficacy of two bio-rational pesticides on insect pests complex of two varieties of white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) in the coastal savanna region of Ghana
NT Ngosong, ED Boamah, KO Fening, DA Kotey, K Afreh-Nuamah
2020 Phytoparasitica, 1-10, 2020 Agriculture 13
Effects of different pesticide management options on the population dynamics of aphids, Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Davis) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer)(Hemiptera …
EE Forchibe, KO Fening, K Afreh-Nuamah
2017 Sci. Dev 1 (1), 2017 Social Sciences 12
Differential effects of weather, plant phenology and predators on the seasonal variation of aphids on cabbage
EE Forchibe, KO Fening, B Narh‐Madey, K Afreh‐Nuamah, MA Cobblah, ...
2023 Journal of Applied Entomology 147 (4), 261-270, 2023 Agriculture 11
The use of Beauveria bassiana for the control of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus, in stored maize: Semi-field trials in Ghana
B Luke, MA Acheampong, DEN Rangel, EW Cornelius, SK Asante, ...
2023 Fungal Biology 127 (12), 1505-1511, 2023 Agriculture 11
Roadmap for pest reduction in Ghana’s export vegetable sector
F K. O, B M. K, CMK Nankinga
2017 GhanaVeg Sector Reports, 2017 Agriculture 11
Spodoptera frugiperda in Togo 5 years on: early impact of the invasion and future developments
D Koffi, K Agboka, KO Fening, MKA Adjevi, JEA Badziklou, M Tchegueni, ...
2023 Bulletin of Entomological Research 113 (1), 21-28, 2023 Agriculture 10
Neem as a cost-effective and potent biopesticide against the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and the cabbage webworm Hellula undalis F …
KO Fening, EE Forchibe, K Afreh-Nuamah
2020 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 28 (2), 52-63, 2020 Natural Sciences 10
Effects of four potent entomopathogenic fungal isolates on the survival and performance of Telenomus remus, an egg parasitoid of fall armyworm
J Chepkemoi, KO Fening, FC Ambele, J Munywoki, KS Akutse
2024 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 14, 1445156, 2024 Health Sciences 9
Direct and Indirect Infection Effects of Four Potent Fungal Isolates on the Survival and Performance of Fall Armyworm Larval Parasitoid Cotesia icipe
J Chepkemoi, KO Fening, FC Ambele, J Munywoki, KS Akutse
2023 Sustainability 15 (4), 3250, 2023 Agriculture 9
Susceptibility of five cabbage varieties to attack by aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the Accra plains of Ghana
KD Adenka, KO Fening, K Afreh-Nuamah, FO Wamonje, JP Carr
2021 Phytoparasitica 49 (1), 33-47, 2021 Agriculture 9
Effect of intercropping and soil amendment on the population dynamics of major pests and natural enemies of white cabbage
Fening K.O., MacCarthy, D.S., and Tegbe, R.E.
2020 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 28 (1), 96-112, 2020 Social Sciences 8
4. Improving Maternal and Child Health: The Role of Food Safety in the Developing World
KO Fening
2013 Maternal-Child Health, 53, 2013 Health Sciences 8
Effect of seasons and larval food plants on the quality of Gonometa postica cocoons
KO Fening, EN Kioko, SK Raina, JM Mueke
2010 Phytoparasitica 38 (2), 111-119, 2010 Agriculture 8
Parasitoids of the African wild silkmoth, Gonometa postica (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) in the Mwingi forests, Kenya
KO Fening, EN Kioko, SK Raina, JM Mueke
2009 Journal of applied entomology 133 (6), 411-415, 2009 Agriculture 8
Protocol for evaluating the efficacy of six products against the False Codling moth, Fruit flies, Thrips and Whiteflies on Chilies, Garden egg and Ridged Gourd in Ghana
KO Fening, MK Billah, CMK Nankinga
2016 GhanaVeg, 2016 Agriculture 7
Comparative bionomics and life table studies of Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Davis) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer)(Hemiptera: Aphididae) on three cabbage varieties
EE Forchibe, KO Fening, DT Vershiyi, AM Cobblah, K Afreh-Nuamah
2023 Bulletin of Entomological Research 113 (3), 380-388, 2023 Agriculture 5
First report and population dynamics of the tobacco thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on ridged gourd, Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxy in selected export …
K Amouzou, KO Fening, W Hevi, EE Forchibe, MK Billah, FO Wamonje
2022 Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics …, 2022 Health Sciences 5
Management of Pests of Quarantine Importance in Ghana’s Export Vegetables (Chili, Eggplant and Ridged Gourds)
KO Fening, MK Billah, CMK Nankinga
2020 Sustainable management of invasive pests in Africa, 227-243, 2020 Social Sciences 5
Bionomics of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas puncticollis (Coleoptera: Brentidae) on four different sweet potato varieties in sub-Saharan Africa
M Adom, DD Wilson, KO Fening, AY Bruce, K Adofo
2018 Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics …, 2018 Agriculture 5
Aphids: a major threat to cabbage production in Ghana
KO Fening, EE Forchibe, F Wamonje, I Adama, K Afreh-Nuamah, JP Carr, ...
2016 Tropentag vienna conference. International Research on Food Security …, 2016 Agriculture 5
Effect of parasitoids’ exit and predators’ ingress holes on silk yield of the African wild silkmoth, Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
KO Fening, EN Kioko, SK Raina
2009 International Journal of Industrial Entomology 19 (2), 265-268, 2009 Agriculture 5
Assessing arthropod pests and disease occurrence in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) intercropping system in the …
KO Fening, JN Lamptey, MB Mochiah, BW Amoabeng, I Adama, ...
2014 Agriculture 4
Oviposition Preferences of the African Wild Silkmoth, Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) on Different Substrates
KO Fening, EN Kioko, JM Mueke, SK Raina
2011 Journal of insect behavior 24 (1), 1-10, 2011 Agriculture 4
Sustainable management of insect pests of green cabbage, Brassica oleraceae var. capitata L
K Fening, M Owusu-Akyaw, M Mochiah, B Amoabeng, E Narveh, S Ekyem
2011 Brassicaceae), using homemade extracts from garlic and hot pepper, 2011 Social Sciences 4
Spatial distribution and biology of Gonometa postica Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) with reference to its key parasitoids on Acacia species in Mwingi, Kenya
KO Fening
2008 Natural Sciences 4