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Prof Max BILLAH (The Insekt-Man)

Senior Lecturer

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Applied Entomology, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0002-8832-0708 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE
Insect Taxonomy & SystematicsQuarantine & Invasive IssuesBiological ControlPest Management
Publications

136

Citations

2,911

H-index

25

i10-index

44

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
21.4
Most cited paper
344
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:09
Publications

136 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
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. 21 pp., 2018 Social Sciences 2
Assessment of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation levels on citrus in Abura Asebu Kwamankese district, Ghana
SA Bawa, ESK Ofori, G Yawson, MK Billah, KA Nuamah
2017 African Entomology 25 (2), 544-549, 2017 Natural Sciences 2
In-Service Training Needs Of Agricultural Extension Agents In The Management Of Fruit-Infesting Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) In Northern Ghana
KB Badii¹, MK Billah, K Afreh-Nuamah, D Obeng-Ofori, G Nyarko
2015 Journal of Ghana Science Association 16 (2), 7, 2015 Social Sciences 2
Field evaluation of SUCCESS® Appat (GF-120) against fruit flies in three citrus orchards in the Central region of Ghana.
MK Billah, EO Owusu, K Biney, M Agboka
2010 Final Technical Report. pp. 22., 2010 Natural Sciences 2
Field Evaluation of the novel fruit fly food bait, SUCCESS® APPAT (GF-120) in mango orchards across different agro-ecological zones in Ghana.
MK Billah, EO Owusu, PM Biney, K Biney, M Agboka, JC Edmund
2010 Final Technical Report. 29 pp., 2010 Natural Sciences 2
Framework ContractBenefit. Study on damages inflicted by fruit flies on West Africa fruit production and Action Plan for a Regional Response.
MK Billah
2008 National Situation Synopsis: Ghana. An ECOWAS Publication. pp 155-173., 2008 Natural Sciences 2
Molecular diagnostics of economically important Ceratitis fruit y species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa using PCR and RFLP analyses
MK Billah, E Osir, RA Wharton, BA McPheron
2006 Bull Entomol Res 96, 505521, 2006 Natural Sciences 2
Insect species composition, abundance, and richness in the Shai Hills Resource Reserve using a novel plot-based sampling design
RS Anderson, MK Billah, D Acquah-Lamptey, OF Aidoo, T Gyimah, ...
2025 Biodiversity, 2025 Natural Sciences 1
Rapid Assessment of Insect Responses Post-Fire Chronosequence in Equal-Sized Savanna Grassland Plots
SA Anderson, MK Billah, D Acquah-Lamptey, OF Aidoo, ...
2025 African Journal of Ecology, 5 pp, 2025 Natural Sciences 1
Development of a Protein Food Bait for the Management of Fruit-Infesting Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Ghana.
MK Billah, S Yeboah, A Egyir-Yawson, DA Adabie-Gomez
2022 International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 11 (3), 54-61, 2022 Social Sciences 1
Morphometric characterization and comparison of the African rhinoceros beetle (AfRB) Oryctes monoceros Olivier (Coleoptera: Dynastidae) populations from different agro …
E Tettey, MK Billah, OF Aidoo, SBS Baleba, FK Ablormeti, Y Afram, ...
2022 International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1-13, 2022 Natural Sciences 1
Micro-organisms associated with fruit fly infestation in mango fruits
AM Eddy-Doh, MK Billah, R Kyerematen
2018 Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 6 (1), 1517-1522, 2018 Natural Sciences 1
Morphometric characterization of three tsetse fly species–Glossina m. morsitans, G. p. palpalis and G. tachinoides (Diptera: Glossinidae) from Ghana
EI Mustapha, MK Billah, A Agyir-Yawson
2018 International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology 3 (1), 2018 Natural Sciences 1
Farmers’ Knowledge, Perceptions And Practices In The Management Of Fruit-Infesting Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) In Northern Ghana
KB Badii, MK Billah, K Afreh-Nuamah, D Obeng-Ofori
2015 Journal of Ghana Science Association, 2015 Social Sciences 1
Comparative Susceptibility of Adult African Invader Fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Some Selected...
G Abdullahi, H Sule, K Afreh-Nuamah, MK Billah
2012 Journal of Agricultural Science 4 (8), 2012 Natural Sciences 1
Laboratory evaluation of the susceptibility of adult Africa Invader Fly, Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) To NuLure-based bait of some selected insecticides commonly …
G Abdullahi, D Obeng-Ofori, K Afreh-Nuamah, MK Billah
2011 Natural Sciences 1
Fruit fly Taxonomy and Identification
MK Billah, MW Mansell, M De Meyer, G Goergen
2007 A Field Guide to the Management of Economically Important Tephritid Fruit …, 2007 Natural Sciences 1
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 Natural Sciences 0
Morphometric characterization of invasive Diaphorina citri infesting citrus and orange jasmine in Ghana
KD Ninsin, MK Billah, BA Boateng, J Osei-Owusu, FK Ablormeti, ...
2025 Cogent Food & Agriculture 11 (1), 2522985, 2025 Natural Sciences 0
Relative condition factor and parasites of the Bigeye grunt, Brachydeuterus auritus (Valenciennes, 1831) inhabiting the coastal waters off Tema, Ghana
B Kwansa-Bentum, J Ewool, MK Billah, AM Lamptey, DD Sey, JK Baah, ...
2024 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 32 (1), 9-21, 2024 Natural Sciences 0
Efficacy of some plant extracts as a safe and sustainable management option for Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) in stored maize
V Sackey, YV Eziah, EO Owusu, MK Billah, S Addae
2023 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 58 (2), 144-157, 2023 Agriculture 0
Extract of Pimenta racemosa as attractant for Bactrocera dorsalis in Mango Orchards
OY Atakora, MA Attafuah, HO Sintim, MK Billah, K Afreh-Nuamah
2023 Sustainable Agriculture Research 12 (2), 73-85, 2023 Natural Sciences 0
Food and Feeding Habits of the Big-eye Grunt, Brachydeuterus auritus (Valenciennes, 1831) in the Coastal Waters off Tema, Ghana.
AM Lamptey, B Kwansa-Bentum, F Gbogbo, J Ewool, MK Billah, ...
2023 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 31 (2), 35-42, 2023 Natural Sciences 0
Pest Management Guide - Mango.
MK Billah, JO Honger
2022 CC_BY-NC, Wagenigen University Press, The Netherlands., 2022 Social Sciences 0
Final Consultancy Report on “Supporting PPRSD-MoFA With SPS Consultants In Sanitary And Phytosanitary Inspection At the Kotoka International Airport”, Accra, Ghana.
MK Billah, AR Cudjoe
2020 Commissioned Report by GiZ to Ministry of Food and Agriculture. 29 pp., 2020 Natural Sciences 0