Staff Profile
Callistus K.P.O. Ogol Qualifications 1983
B.Ed (Science) University of Nairobi, Kenya
1989
M.Sc (Agricultural Entomology), University of Nairobi, Kenya
1996
Ph.D. (Entomology), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Department Department of Zoological sciences
Position Associate Professor
Area of Specialization/Expertise
(a) Teaching • General and Applied Entomology • General and Applied Ecology • Biostatistics and research methodology • Biodiversity • Environmental Biology (b) Research • Integrated Pest Management • Biological Control • Pest Impact and Dynamics in Agroforestry Systems • Indigenous Technical Knowledge of medicinal plants and sacred groves • Biodiversity and Natural Resource Utilization • Insect Pests and Natural Enemies Population Dynamics • Food security Analysis • Behavioural and prevalence Research on HIV and AIDS
Professional Affiliation • • • •
Nature, Kenya East African node of Forestry Research Network (AFORNET) African Crop Science Society Important Bird Areas national Liaison Committee
Research Awards EARTHWATCH: Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plant use and conservation in Samburu. 2005. USD 63, 000 RUFORUM: Building the Ecological Framework for the Cultural Control of Sweetpotato Pests in SouthWestern Kenya. 2005..USD 54, 000
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION (African Career Awards): Mfangano Island Biodiversity Initiative: Perceptions, Attitudes, Status, Conflicts and Threats Towards Natural Biological Resources. 2002. .USD 34, 000 ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION (African Career Awards): Natural Resource Utilization, Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity: A Case Study of Mfangano Island. 1999. USD 32, 000 FORUM (Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry of the Rockefeller Foundation): Studies on the impact of agroforestry and intercropping on insect pests, their natural enemies and arthropod biodiversity in coastal Kenya. 1998. USD 93, 000 AFRICAN DISSERTATION INTERNSHIP AWARD (Rockefeller Foundation): Agroforestry for Kenya: Pest Impact and Dynamics in a Tree Legume Maize Intercrop”. 1993. USD 24, 000 AFRICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Capacity Building for Forestry Research. 1994. USD 15, 000 CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: University of Alberta Scholarship for Ph.D. Program at the University of Alberta. 1991
Current Research 1. Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plant use and conservation in Samburu 2. EALP/IUCEA HIV/Aids Baseline Study In Institutions Of Higher Learning In Kenya
Consultancies 1995: Seasonal Population Dynamics of the Leucaena Psyllid Heteropsylla cubana Crawford (Homoptera: Psyllidae) in Kenya. (A Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO] Project). 2008: EALP/IUCEA HIV/Aids Baseline Study In Institutions Of Higher Learning In Kenya, East Africa. A project of the East African Commission and the Lake Victoria Basin Commission
Publications
1. Musabyimana, T. R.C. Saxena, E.W. Kairu, C.K.P.O. Ogol and Z.R. Khan. (2001). Effects of neem seed derivatives on behavioral and physiological responses of the Cosmoplites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J.Econ Entomol 94 (2): 449-454. 2. Musabyimana, T. R.C. Saxena, E.W. Kairu, C.K.P.O. Ogol and Z.R. Khan. (2000). Powdered neem seed and cake for management of the banana weevil, Cosmoplites sordidus and parasitic nematodes. Phytoparasitica 28 (4): 321-330 3. Sileshi, G. .A. Maghembe, M.R. Rao, C.K.P.O. Ogol and S. Sithanantham. (2000) Insects feeding on Sesbania species in natural stands and agroforetry systems in southern Malawi. Agroforestry Systems. 44(1): 41-52. 4. Sileshi, G., Kenis, M., C.K.P.O. Ogol and Sithanantham,S. (2000) An unusual parasitism in the braconid perilitus larvicidia. African insect Science Bulletin. No.20 5. Ogol, C.K.P.O., J.R. Spence and B. Keddie. (1999) Maize stem borer colonization, establishment and crop damage levels in a maize-leucaena agroforestry system in Kenya. Agricultural Ecosystems and Environment. 76: 1-15
6. Ogol, C.K.P.O. J.R. Spence and B. Keddie. (1998). Natural Enemy Abundance and Activity in a Maize-Leucaena agroforestry system in Kenya. Environmental Entomology 27 (6): 1444 - 1451. 7. Ogol, C.K.P.O. and J.R. Spence. (1997). Abundance, population dynamics and impact of the leucaena psyllid Heteropsylla cubana Crawford (Homoptera: Psyllidae) in a Maize-Leucaena agroforestry system in Kenya. Insect Science and its application Vol. 17 No 2, 183 - 192. 8. Omwega, C.O., S. W. Kimani, W. A. Overholt, and C.K.P.O Ogol (1995) Evidence of the Establishment of Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Continental Africa. Bulletin of Entomological Research, Vol. 85: 525 - 530. 9. Oloo, G.W., C.K.P.O. Ogol and K.O. Kambona. (1986). Biotaxonomy of Cassava green spider mite, Mononychellus Spp. (Tetranychidae): Life Type as a possible biological criterion for their identification. .(Co-authored with Oloo, G.W. and Kambona, K.O. ) Insect Science and its Application, Vol. 8. No. 4/5/6. (1986). pp. 995 - 999, 10. Sileshi, G., Ogol C.K.P.O. and Sithanantham,S., Rao, M.R., Baumgartner, J., Maghembe,J.A., and Mafongoya, P.L (2001). Resistance of Sesbania accessions to Mesoplatys ochroptera Stål (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera). Insect Science and its Application 21 (2) 139-153. 11. Sileshi, G., Kenis, M., Ogol C.K.P.O. (2001) and Sithanantham,S. Predators of Mesoplatys ochroptera Stål in sesbania-planted fallows in eastern Zambia. BioControl 46: 289-310. 12. Kandji S.T.,Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Albrecht A. (2001) Diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes and their: relationships with some soil physico-chemical characteristics in improve fallows in western Kenya. Applied soil Ecology. 18: 143-157 13. M. Githiru, L.Lens, L.A. Bennun and C.K.P.O. Ogol. (2002). Effects of site and fruit size on avian frugivore assemblages on a fragmented Afrotropical forests. Oikos 96 (2): 320-330 14. .Kandji, S.T., Ogol, C.K.P.O and Albrecht, A. (2002). Influence of some agroforestry practices on the temporal structures of nematodes in western Kenya. European Journal of Soil Biology 38 (2002): 197203 15. Sileshi, G., J. Baumgartner, S. Sithanantham, C.K.P.O. Ogol. (2002). Spatial distribution and sampling plans for Mesoplatys ochroptera Stål (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on sesbania. Journal of Economic Entomology. Vol 95 (2): 499-506. 16. Haile, A.T H., Hassan, S.A. Sithanantham, S., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Baumgartner, J. (2002). Comparative life table analysis of two African parasitoid species: Trichogramma sp nr nwanzai Schulten & Feigen and Trichogramma bournieri Pintureau & Babault (Trichogrammatidae: Hymenoptera). Journal of Applied Entomology. Vol 126 (6): 287-292. 17. Okoth, S., Ogol, C.K.P.O., Basimike,M. and Varela, M. 2002. Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of aqueous neem extract and Dipel 2X on diamondback moth Plutella xylostella Linn., on cabbage in Kenya. Insect Sci Applic. Vol 22 (2): 139-143. .18. Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Midega, A.C.O. 2002. The impact of alley cropping and intercropping effects on stem borer abundance and damage in coastal Kenya. African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, vol 5. pp 1107- 1113. 19.Sande, S., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Woomer, P.L. 2002. Soil Fauna populations as influenced by some common soil management practices in Central Kenya . African Crop Science Conference
Proceedings, vol 5. pp 833-840. 20. Ogol, C.K.P.O., Ogola, P.O., Odede, W.D and Khayota, B. 2002. Indigenous knowledge of medicinal and utilitarian plants of Mfangano island, Lake Victoria, Kenya. East African Journal of Science Vol 4: (1) pp 11-28 21. Sarr, I.,Knapp, M., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Baumgartner, J 2002. Predatory effects on spider mite populations and their damage on tomatoes. Integrated Pest Management Conference Proceedings. 8-12 September 20002, Kampala Uganda.. pp 1-9. 22. Kandji, S.T., Ogol, C.K.P.O. j and Albrecht, A. 2003. Crop damage by nematodes in improved-fallow fields in western Kenya. Agroforestry systems 57: pp 51-57 23. Midega A.C.O., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Overholt W.A. 2004. Effect of agroecosystem diversity on natural enemies of maize stemborers in coastal Kenya. Int J. Trop. Insect Sci. 24, 280-286 24. Ogol, C.K.P.O., Ogola, P.O. and Khayota, B. 2004.Sacred groves (kibaga), and other special trees of Mfangano island, Lake Victoria, Kenya. East African Journal of Science. Vol 5: (2) pp 4958 25. Midega A.C.O., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Overholt W.A. 2005. Life tables, Key factor analysis and density relations of natural populations of the spotted maize stemborer, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), under different cropping systems at the Kenyan coast. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 25, 86-95 26. Midega A.C.O., Z.R. Khan,J. Van den Berg and C.K.P.O. Ogol.. 2005. Habitat management and its impact on maize stemborer colonization and crop damage levels in Kenya and South Africa. African Entomology 13 (2): 333-340 27. Midega A.C.O., Z.R. Khan,J. Van den Berg, C.K.P.O. Ogol, J.A. Pickett and L.J. Wadhams. 2006. Maize stemborer activity and ‘push-pull system and bt-maize: a potential component in managing Bt resistance. International journal of Pest Management 52 (1): 1-10 28. Ayalew, G., Lohr, B., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Baumgartner, J. 2006. Suitability of cultivated and wild Crucifers for the development of diamondback moth Plutella xyllostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Journal of Entomology 3(1): 82-88 29. Ayalew, G., Baumgartner, J. Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Lohr, B. 2006. Analysis of population dynamics of diamondback moth Plutella xyllostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) at two sites in central Ethiopia, with particular reference to parasitism. Biocontrol Science and Technology 16(5/6): 607-618 30. Ayalew, G. and Ogol, C.K.P.O. 2006. Occurrence of the diamondback moth (Plutella xyllostella L.) and its parasitoids in Ethiopia: Influence of geographical region and agronomic traits. Journal of Applied Entomology 130(6-7): 343-348 31. H. Girma, M.R. Rao, R. Day, C.K.P.O. Ogol, B.A. Jama. 2006. The biology of Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), a defoliator of Crotalaria species. African Entomology. 14 (2): 329-336 32. H. Girma, M.R. Rao, R. Day, C.K.P.O. Ogol. 2006. Abundance of insect pests and their effects on biomass yields of single vs. multi-species planted fallows. Agroforestry Systems. 68: 93-102 33. Okoth, E.O.R., Songa, J.M., Ngi-Song, A.J., Omwega, C.O., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Schulthess, F.
2006. The bionomics of the egg parasitoid Telenomus busseolae (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) on Busseola fusca Fuller and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Kenya. African Entomology 14(2): 219-224 34. Ayalew, G., Lohr, B., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Baumgartner, J. 2006. Within-field spatial distribution and sampling plans for larvae and pupae of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in Ethiopian head cabbage field. SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science 29 (2): 149-156 35. Fiaboe, K.K.M., Fonseca, R. L., de Moraes, G.J., C. K.P.O. Ogol and M. Knapp. 2006 Identification of priority areas in South America for exploration of natural enemies for classical biological control of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Africa. Biological Control 38: 373-379 36. Komi K.M Fiaboe, Manoel G.C. Gondim Jr., Gilberto J. De Moraes, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol & Markus Knapp. 2007. Survey for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 195: 33-58 37. Ali, A.I., Jiang, N., Schulthess, F., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Omwega, C.O. 2006. Effect of nitrogen fertilizer level on infestations of lepidopterous stemborers and yields of maize in Zanzibar. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr (n.s) 42 (3-4): 481-486 38. Cugala, D., Schulthess, F., Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Omwega, C.O. 2006. Assessment of the impact of natural enemies on stemborer infestations and yield loss on maize using selected insecticides. . Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr (n.s) 42 (3-4): 503-510 39. K.K.M.Fiaboe, M.G.C. Gondim Jr., G. J. De Moraes, C.K.P.O. Ogol & M. Knapp. 2007 Bionomics of the acarophagous ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens fed Tetranychus evansi Journal of Applied entomology131(5) 355-361 40. Ronald K. Mulwa, Leon A. Bennun, Callistus K.P.O. Ogol and Luc Lens. 2007. Population status and distribution of Taita White-eye Zosterops silvanus in the fragmented forests of Taita Hills and Mount Kasigau, Kenya. Bird Conservation international. 17 141-150 41. Ogol, C.K.P.O. and Makatiani, J.2007. Potential of companion crops in managing the diamondback moth in cabbage/kale cropping system in Kenya. African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, vol 8. pp 1029-1033. 42. Ivan Rwomushana, Sunday Ekesi, Ian Gordon, and Callistus K.P.O. Ogol. 2008. Host plants and Host Plant Preference for Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Kenya, a NewInvasive Fruit Fly species in Africa. Annals of the entomological Society of America. 101(2) 331-340 43. Gashawbeza Ayalew , Andrea Sciarretta , Johan Baumgärtner, Callistus Ogol and Bernhard Löhr. 2008 Spatial distribution of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), at the field and the regional level in Ethiopia. International Journal of Pest Management. 54 (1)31-38 44. G. O. Ong’amo, B. P. Le Ru1, P. Moyal, P.-A. Calatayud, P. Le Gall2, C. K. P. O. Ogol, E. D. Kokwaro C. Capdevielle-Dulac and J.-F. Silvain. 2008. Host-plant diversity of Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Cytochrome b gene sequences reveal local genetic differentiation. . Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Vol 128154-161 45. C. A. O. Midega, Z. R. Khan, J. van den Berg, C. K. P. O. Ogol, A. S. Dippenaar-Schoeman,J. A. Pickett & L. J. Wadhams. 2008. Response of ground-dwelling arthropods to a ‘push–pull’ habitat management system: spiders as an indicator group. J. Appl. Entomol. 132: 248–254
Student Supervision
1. THADDEE MUSABYIMANA. Management of the Banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus and the nematode complex with neem in Eastern Africa, especially in Western Kenya. PhD 1999. 2. SILESHI GUDETA WELDESEMAYAT . Studies on Insect Pests of Sesbania sesbans with special emphasis on Mesoplatys sp. and Exoma sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelida) as Potential Pests in Improved Fallow Technology in Southern Africa. PhD 2000 3. KANDJI SERIGNE TACKO. Study on the effect of agroforestry practices on soil-nematode biodiversity: Case of the improved fallows in western Kenya. PhD 2001 4. ABERA TEKLEMARIAM HAILE. Studies on effects of host plant, host insect and climatic factors on the parasitisation potential of locally occurring Trichogramma species in vegetable cropping systems in Kenya. PhD 2001 5. GIRMA HAILU. Studies on insect pest problems and their management in planted fallow−crop rotation in western Kenya. PhD 2002 6. GASHAWBEZA AYALEW. Population ecology of the Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae) and its parasitoids in Ethiopia. PhD 2003 7. IBRAHIMA SARR. Bioecology and population dynamics of red spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) on tomato in small-scale production system in Kenya. PhD 2003 8. KANE CHERIF MOHAMMED HABIB. Optimization of use of phenylacetonitrile in enhancing susceptibility of gregarious nymphal desert locust Schistocerca gregaria (FORSK.) to insecticides, pathogens and botanicals. PhD 2004 9. CHARLES AURA MIDEGA. Habitat management and its impact on maize stemborer natural enemies and biodiversity of ground dwelling arthropods and soil fauna in Africa. PhD 2005 10. DOMINGOS CUGALA. Impact assessment of natural enemies on stem borer populations and maize yield in Mozambique. PhD 2007 11. KOMI KOUMA MOKPOKPO FIABOE Studies of potential predators of tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (BAKER and PRITCHARD) for possible introduction as biocontrol agents in Africa. PhD 2007 12. IVAN RWOMUSHONA. Biecology of the new invasive fruit fly Bacterocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its interaction with indigenous species in Kenya. PhD 2008 13. SYLVANCE OKEYO OKOTH. Control of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) in cabbage using neem-based pesticides in Kenya. M.Sc 1998 14. MAUNDU MULI ELLIUD. Control of the black bean aphid Aphis fabae Scop. (Homoptera: Aphididae) on French beans using neem-based pesticides in Kenya. M.Sc 1999 15. Mwangi Githiru .Avian frugivory and seed dispersal in some fragments of the Taita Hills forest complex. M.Sc 2000 16. ODHIAMBO RICHARD OKECH. An ecological study of small rodents in the fragmented forest habitats of the Taita Hills, Kenya. M.Sc 2000
17. MARCO BRESE. Effects of the entomo-pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae on Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in Lake Victoria Islands. M.Sc 2000 18. MUCHEMI K. SAMUEL. Investigation on yield losses due to insect pest infestation on selected Asian export vegetables and the natural enemies of these pests. M.Sc 2000 19. RUTH KAHUTHIA-GATHU. Use of various neem formulations in the control of selected pests of French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). M.Sc 2000 20. MATOKA TOMCHARLES. Ecological studies of pests in relation to their natural enemies in some cucurbits in Kenya. M.Sc 2001 21. MULWA RONALD. An ecological study on the Taita White eye in the fragmented forest habitats of the Taita Hills, Kenya. M.Sc 2001 22. WAKASIAKA SABINA NYANCHERA. Effectiveness of partner notification in the management of sexually transmitted infections in Nairobi. M.Sc 2001 23. CHARLES AURA MIDEGA . Study on the impact of agroforestry and intercropping on maize stalk borer and leucaena psyllid and their natural enemies in the Kenya coast. M.Sc 2002 24. SUSAN SANDE OKOTH. Dynamics of soil fauna as influenced by soil fertility management practices in the central Kenya highlands. M.Sc 2002 13. ESTHER WAIRIMU KAMUNYA. Community dynamics and diversity of soil fauna assemblages in a maize-based agroforestry system in coastal Kenya. M.Sc 2002 25. OGUTU WALTER OKELO. Evaluation of a granulovirus for management of DBM moth Plutella xylostella on kale at Kabete and Thika in Central Kenya. M.Sc 2004 26. JACQUELINE MAKATIANI. Studies on potential of companion crops in managing the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (l) in cabbage/kale cropping systems in Kenya. M.Sc 2004 27. MARK OTIENO. The spatial-temporal distribution dynamics of male-killing spiroplasma bacterium on Danaus chrysippus (L.) (Lepidoptera: Danainae) butterfly. M.Sc 2005 28. EVANS OKOTH. Species diversity, host suitability and trends of parasitism of maize stemborer egg parasitoids in mixed cropping systems in Kenya. M.Sc 2005 29. GEORGE O. ONGAMO. Assessment of lepidopteran stemborer species distribution relative to diversity of wild host grasses in maize and sorghum growing zones in Kenya. M.Sc 2005 30. DICKENS S. OMONDI ADUDA. Epidemiology of hearing impairment and impact on sociocognitive performance of school-going children in Kisumu District: Implications for Public Health Action. M.Sc 2005 31. EDWIN ETABALE AKHUSAMA. Yield losses and comparative damage assessments of the major lepidopteran stemborers attacking maize in Kenya . M.Sc 2006 32. ABDULLA ALI Effect of fertilizer and pesticide on the Biocontrol of stemborers and the awareness of the introduced parasitoid in Zanzibar M.Sc 2008
33. ROSSA NGENDO. An assessment of the morphology, bioacoustics and tadpole biology of the genus Ptychadena (Amphibia: Ranidae) in Taita Hills, Kenya M.Sc 2008 34. PETERSON NJOGU WARUTERE. Accidental injuries incurred at school by secondary school students of Kieni West Division, Nyeri District. M.Sc 2008 35. ONG’AMO, GEORGE OTIENO . Diversity, Ecology and Population dynamics of lepidopteran stem borers in Kenya PhD on-going 36. PAUL MATIKU. The Impact of Participatory Natural Resource Management on Forest Integrity & Livelihood System: Case studies of Arabuko Sokoke and Kikuyu Escarpment Forests PhD on-going 37. Amanuel Tamiru. Stemborer oviposition induced defense volatiles in cultivated and wild grasses and their effect on egg parasitoids PhD ongoing 38. KABABU ORENGO MARGARET. Farmer practices and organic soil amendments in the management of sweet potato pests in south western Kenya. M.Sc on-going 39. TITUS ENOCK ADHOLA. Assessment of the potential of sport hunting for gamebirds with special emphasis on guineafowls in Laikipia District, Kenya. M.Sc on-going 40. CAROLINE MURUIKI. Developing models for studying fish population structure and size selection based on otter (Mustelidae) scats. M.Sc on-going 41. OTIENO GORDON. Storage methods and integrated management of post-harvest pests of maize. (Zea mays) in Yala Division, Siaya District of Kenya. M.Sc on-going 42. SAMUEL OKELLO ARUM. Resting and colonization behaviour of malaria vectors during rainy and dry seasons in semi arid ecosystem of Baringo District. M.Sc on-going
International Experience • • •
Staff exchange to Kutztown University Pennsylvania, USA. March 2003 Teaching Assistant, University of Alberta, Canada Lecture, Tropical Biology Field Course, Amani, Tanzania, Sept-Oct 2002
External Examination (Current)
Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi Department of Environmental Biology and Health, Moi University Department o Zoology, Maseno University
Univerity Administrative and Managerial Responsibilities
Director, Aids Control Unit Chief Editor, East African Journal of Science Chairman, Gender and Affirmative Action and Implementation Centre Member, Department of Zoology Postgraduate Studies Committee Committee Member, Library Committee Committee Member, HIV Mainstreaming Committee
