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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
Influence of sticky trap color, host plant species, and weather factors on the population dynamics of thrips species in Southern Ghana
NT Nkafu, KO Fening, MF Ajonglefac, K Afreh-Nuamah
2024 Environmental Entomology 53 (3), 326-337, 2024 Social Sciences 3
Susceptibility of Capsicum varieties to Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infestation for production optimization
M Adom, KO Fening, MK Billah, PO Aigbedion-Atalor, MA Acheampong, ...
2024 Journal of Economic Entomology 117 (6), 2567-2576, 2024 Social Sciences 3
Efficacy of promising insecticides and lures for the management of insect pests of quarantine importance on ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula L.)
K Amouzou, KO Fening, W Hevi, EE Forchibe, MK Billah
2022 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 30 (1), 97-108, 2022 Social Sciences 3
Phytosanitary measures by Ghana's NPPO to address important amendment to EU Plant Health Regulations Implementing Directive 2019/523 affecting the export of chillies and …
KO Fening, MK Billah
2019 National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) – Plant Protection and …, 2019 Health Sciences 3
The Status of Sericulture in Ghana
AS Amppiah, KO Fening, J Ofosu-Anim, D Obeng-Ofori, PK Ntaanu
2014 Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Management 1 (2), 2014 Social Sciences 3
Evaluation of the biocontrol potential of native Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) species against the false codling moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick) on chilli …
D Ameyaw, VY Eziah, LKT Al-Ani, PAS Nyahe, CA Coombes, M Adom, ...
2026 African Entomology 34, 1-9, 2026 Agriculture 2
Viability and virulence of freeze-dried Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium acridum, and Hirsutella thompsonii isolates under non-refrigerated conditions in Ghana
GT Amanor, MA Acheampong, B Luke, D Smith, M Ryan, A Kermode, ...
2024 Biocontrol Science and Technology 34 (3), 296-315, 2024 Agriculture 2
Agronomic performance and susceptibility of seven Ghanaian improved sweet potato varieties to the sweet potato weevil, Cylas spp. (Coleoptera : Brentidae) in …
M Adom, KO Fening, DD Wilson, K Adofo, AY Bruce
2019 African Entomology 27 (2), 312-321, 2019 Agriculture 2
Phytosanitary measures by Ghana’s NPPO to address important amendment to EU Plant Health Regulations Implementing Directive 2019/523 affecting production and export of mangoes …
MK Billah, KO Fening
2019 National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO)-Plant Protection and …, 2019 Health Sciences 2
Demonstration fields to showcase pest management interventions (roadmap) developed for thrips, fruit flies, whiteflies and false codling moth and embedded handholding with …
KO Fening, MK Billah
2018 Final Project Report submitted to GhanaVeg, Accra, 2018 Social Sciences 2
Sustainable management of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on cabbage.
KO Fening, EE Forchibe, K Afreh-Nuamah
2018 Social Sciences 2
Knowledge of cassava pest management: The case of farmer training on integrated management of millipede infestation in outbreak areas in western region, Ghana
I Adama, KO Fening, MB Mochiah, M Owusu-Akyaw, E Andoh-Mensah
2017 Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 14 (4), 1-8, 2017 Social Sciences 2
D Obeng-Ofori Insects as food and feed: A review
PJ Anankware, KO Fening, E Osekre
2015 Int. J. of Agric Res. 2015; 3 (1): 143 151, 2015 Agriculture 2
Evaluation of cocoon characteristics of Gonometa postica (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) from farmers’ sites in Mwingi District, Kenya
EN Kioko, SK Raina, KO Fening, B Ngoka, P Wainaina, VV Adolkar
2007 Resumes/abstracts of the 17th Conference of the African Association of …, 2007 Agriculture 2
Some aspects of biology and behaviour of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: pyralidae) in northern ghana
KO Fening
2004 mphil. thesis). department of Zoology and crop Science, university of ghana …, 2004 Natural Sciences 2
Addy, s. & Amoabeng, b. W.(2011) evaluation of 15 cowpea lines for resistance to insect pests following monitored insecticides application regime
KO Fening, H Adu-Dapaah
1900 Book of abstracts of the 19th biannual meeting and Scientific Conference of …, 0 Agriculture 2
History of Kente Cloth and Value Addition through Design Integration with African Wild Silk for Export Market in Ghana.(2006): pp. 62–66
K Fening
1900 Humanities 2
The banana aphid and banana bunchy top disease: Potential threats to banana and plantain production in ghana
KO Fening, JP Carr
2025 Plant Health Cases, phcs20250024, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Efficacy of neem oil for control of stored cowpea seed beetle.
C Gyabeng, SO Okyere, VY Eziah, KO Fening
2024 African Crop Science Journal 32 (2), 135, 2024 Agriculture 1
Comparative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Using Integrated Crop Management Technology and Conventional Method in Vegetable Production in the Lower Manya Krobo District of Ghana
E Oduro, JKM Kuwornu, DPK Amegashie
2015 Agriculture 1
Management of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) in stored maize using Beauveria bassiana (Bals.)
MA Acheampong, EW Cornelius, VY Eziah, KO Fening, C Storm, D Moore, ...
2014 M. Phil. thesis). University of Ghana, 2014 Agriculture 1
Farmers’ perception of aphid dynamics and management practices on cabbage in Southern Ghana
EE Forchibe, KO Fening, K Afreh-Nuamah, M Cobblah
2026 Cameroon Journal of Experimental Biology 20 (1), 65-74, 2026 Social Sciences 0
Improvement of mango yields through integrated disease management of mango bacterial black spot in Southern Ghana
G Addae, A Asuming Boakye, C Asante-Addo, JO Honger, KO Fening
2026 Discover Agriculture 4 (1), 224, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Life stage predatory performance and functional response of Nesidiocoris tenuis to Phthorimaea absoluta
HS Nuamah, MK Billah, LK Agboyi, C Gyabeng, KO Fening
2026 African Entomology 34, 1-10, 2026 Agriculture 0
Field evaluation of cultural control strategies for managing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) infestations on maize crops
LW JINATU, RE TEGBE, BFR LAYODE, P OKEKE, KO FENING
2025 Agriculture 0