Prof Max BILLAH (The Insekt-Man)
Senior Lecturer
CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE
Insect Taxonomy & SystematicsQuarantine & Invasive IssuesBiological ControlPest Management
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
136 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A new invasive fruit fly species from the Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) group detected in East Africa SA Lux, RS Copeland, IM White, A Manrakhan, MK Billah |
2003 | International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 23 (4), 355-361, 2003 | Natural Sciences | 344 |
| A field guide to the management of economically important tephritid fruit flies in Africa S Ekesi, MK Billah |
2007 | ICIPE Science Press, 163 pp, 2007 | Social Sciences | 297 |
| Evidence for Competitive Displacement of Ceratitis cosyra by the Invasive Fruit Fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Mango and Mechanisms … S Ekesi, MK Billah, PW Nderitu, SA Lux, I Rwomushana IV |
2009 | Journal of Economic Entomology 102 (3), 981-991, 2009 | Natural Sciences | 295 |
| Review of the pest status, economic impact and management of fruit-infesting flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa B Badii, MK Billah, K Afreh-Nuamah, D Obeng-Ofori, G Nyarko |
2015 | African Journal of Agricultural Research 10 (12), 1488-1498, 2015 | Social Sciences | 193 |
| Mango-infesting fruit flies in Africa: Perspectives and Limitations of Biological Approaches to their Management. SA Lux, S Ekesi, S Dimbi, SM Samira Mohamed, M Billah |
2003 | Biological control in IPM systems in Africa, 277-293, 2003 | Natural Sciences | 161 |
| The potential distribution of Bactrocera dorsalis: considering phenology and irrigation patterns M De Villiers, V Hattingh, DJ Kriticos, S Brunel, JF Vayssières, A Sinzogan, ... |
2016 | Bulletin of entomological research 106 (1), 19-33, 2016 | Agriculture | 136 |
| Biological Control in IPM Systems in Africa Neuenschwander, P., C Borgemeister, JE & Langewald |
2003 | CAB International, Wallingford, UK. (ISBN: 0-85199-639-6)., 2003 | Natural Sciences | 130 |
| Risk of heavy metal ingestion from the consumption of two commercially valuable species of fish from the fresh and coastal waters of Ghana F Gbogbo, A Arthur-Yartel, JA Bondzie, WP Dorleku, S Dadzie, ... |
2018 | Plos One 13 (3), e0194682, 2018 | Natural Sciences | 112 |
| Molecular diagnostics of economically important Ceratitis fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa using PCR and RFLP analyses NB Barr, RS Copeland, M De Meyer, D Masiga, HG Kibogo, MK Billah, ... |
2006 | Bulletin of Entomological Research 96 (5), 505-521, 2006 | Natural Sciences | 89 |
| Analysis of microplastics in wetland samples from coastal Ghana using the Rose Bengal stain F Gbogbo, JB Takyi, MK Billah, J Ewool |
2020 | Environmental monitoring and assessment 192 (4), 208, 2020 | Natural Sciences | 80 |
| Fruit Fly Research and Development in Africa - Towards a Sustainable Management Strategy to Improve Horticulture. S Ekesi, M S.A., M and De Meyer |
2016 | Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland, 2016 | Social Sciences | 72 |
| Species composition and host range of fruit-infesting flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in northern Ghana KB Badii, MK Billah, K Afreh-Nuamah, D Obeng-Ofori |
2015 | International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 35 (3), 137-151, 2015 | Natural Sciences | 58 |
| Annual population dynamics of mango fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in West Africa: socio-economic aspects, host phenologyand implications for management JF Vayssières, A Sinzogan, A Adandonon, JY Rey, EO Dieng, K Camara, ... |
2014 | Fruits 69 (3), 207-222, 2014 | Social Sciences | 54 |
| Effects of elevated temperatures on the development of immature stages of Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) mosquitoes TP Agyekum, J Arko‐Mensah, PK Botwe, JN Hogarh, I Issah, D Dwomoh, ... |
2022 | Tropical Medicine & International Health 27 (4), 338-346, 2022 | Natural Sciences | 48 |
| Pest status, bio-ecology and management of the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its implication for international trade A Medetisse, KO Fening, MK Billah, DD Wilson, W Hevi, VA Clottey, ... |
2021 | Bulletin of Entomological Research 111 (1), 17-30, 2021 | Natural Sciences | 48 |
| Comparison of five allopatric fruit fly parasitoid populations (Psyttalia species)(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from coffee fields using morphometric and molecular methods MK Billah, SW Kimani-Njogu, RA Wharton, JB Woolley, D Masiga |
2008 | Bulletin of Entomological Research 98 (1), 63-75, 2008 | Natural Sciences | 45 |
| Overview and future research needs for development of effective biocontrol strategies for management of Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) in sub … WK Heve, TA Adjadeh, MK Billah |
2021 | Pest Management Science 77 (10), 4224-4237, 2021 | Social Sciences | 37 |
| Substrates most preferred for black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) oviposition are not the most suitable for their larval development HA Boafo, D Gbemavo, EC Timpong-Jones, V Eziah, MK Billah, SY Chia, ... |
2022 | Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 9 (2), 183-192, 2022 | Natural Sciences | 36 |
| BioTIME 2.0: expanding and improving a database of biodiversity time series M Dornelas, LH Antão, AE Bates, V Brambilla, JM Chase, CFY Chow, ... |
2025 | Global Ecology and Biogeography 34 (5), e70003, 2025 | Natural Sciences | 35 |
| Effects of Elevated Temperatures on the Growth and Development of Adult Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes TP Agyekum, J Arko-Mensah, PK Botwe, JN Hogarh, I Issah, D Dwomoh, ... |
2022 | Journal of Medical Entomology 59 (4), 1413-1420, 2022 | Natural Sciences | 30 |
| Basic Developmental Characteristics of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera fruiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Reared Under Laboratory Conditions D Marri, SA Mensah, DA Kotey, J Abraham, MK Billah, M Osae |
2023 | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2023 (Volume 2023, Article ID 6917316), 9 Pages, 2023 | Natural Sciences | 29 |
| Field comparison of food-based synthetic attractants and traps for African Tephritid fruit flies S Ekesi, SA Lux, MK Billah |
2007 | Development of Improved Attractants and Their Integration into Fruit Fly SIT …, 2007 | Natural Sciences | 29 |
| Perception of Ghanaian mango farmers on the pest status and current management practices for the control of the African invader fly, Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) G Abdullahi, D Obeng-Ofori, K Afreh-Nuamah, MK Billah |
2011 | — | Social Sciences | 28 |
| Susceptibility of four mango varieties to the Africa Invader fly, Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta and White... FC Ambele, MK Billah, K Afreh-Nuamah, D Obeng-Ofori |
2012 | Journal of Applied Biosciences 49, 3425-3434, 2012 | Natural Sciences | 26 |
| Weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) activity reduces fruit fly damage in citrus orchards IN Ativor, K Afreh-Nuamah, MK Billah, D Obeng-Ofori |
2012 | J Agric Sci Technol 2 (4A), 449-458, 2012 | Natural Sciences | 26 |