Department of Plant Science
Lecturer
Biography
Educational Background
- MSc Entomology, Rhodes University, South Africa
- BSc. Agricultural Sciences, University of Zambia
Teaching Responsibilities
- Principles and Applications of Entomology (AGC 4320)
- Crop Protection (AGC 3342)
Research Interests
- Plant/Insect interactions
- Biological Control of Insect pests
- Citrus production
On-going Research
- Co-investigator: Management of Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Zambia. Funded by FAO, 2018-2019.
Publications
- Zimba, K., Hill, M.P., Moore, S.D., Heshula, L.P. (2015). Agathis bishopi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a potential tool for detecting oranges infested with Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Journal of Insect behaviour, 28 (5), 618-633.
- Zimba, K., Moore, S.D., Heshula, L.P., Hill, M.P. (2016). Agathis bishopi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a larval parasitoid of false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Laboratory rearing and effect of adult food on parasitism and longevity. African Entomology, 24(1), 153-161.
Contact Details
kennedy.zimba@unza.zm