Dr. Kamilu Ayo Fasasi
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Dr. Kamilu Ayo Fasasi

Senior Lecturer
Osun State University, Nigeria

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Zoology and Entomology from University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Biography

Dr. Kamilu Ayo Fasasi is currently working as Senior Lecturer at Department of Zoology, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Osun State University, Nigeria. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economic and Applied Entomology from University of Lagos, Nigeria. His area of expertise includes Honeybees, Honeybees Nutrition, Honeybees behavior, Domestic pests, Varroa mites, Bees Products, Honeybees productivity, stored products pests, Honeycombs, Honeybees’ pests, Bee Colony disorder, Field crops pest, Apis Mellifera, Honeybees’ diseases, Foraging Bees, Pest control and management, and Galleria Mellonella. He has 23 research articles in journals and text books as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Biology
100%
Entomology
62%
Bees Products
90%
Honeybees Nutrition
75%
Zoology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Fasasi, K.A. and M.A. Afolabi, 2019. Comparative study of forage plants by Apis mellifera adansonii (hymenoptera; apidea) in Osun State, Nigeria. J. Appl. Sci., 19: 121-127.
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  2. Ayo F.K., A.S. Hezekiah and A.A. Temitope, 2019. Comparative pesticidal activities of essential oils extracted from indigenous plants against tribolium castaneum herbst (coleoptera: tenebrionidae). Asian Journal of Scientific Research 12: 502-507.
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  3. Fasasi, K.A., 2018. Microbiota of honeybees, apis mellifera adansonii (hymenoptera: apidae) from selected ecozones, south west Nigeria. Pak. J. Bio. Sci., 21: 232-238.
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  4. Adeleke M.A., J.A. Adeyemi, K.A. Fasasi, L.C. Oforka, A.O. Adeogun and G.O. Olatunde, 2018. Molecular characterization and insecticide susceptibility status of anopheles gambiae complex (giles, 1902) in osun state, southwestern nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Entomology 34: 69-75.
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  5. Fasasi, K.A., 2016. Comparative seasonal yield of colonies of Apis mellifera adansonii (hymenoptera: apidea) in response to some environmental variables. J. Entomol., 13: 11-18.
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  6. Fasasi, K.A., S.L.O. Malaka and G.O. Olatunde, 2014. Hierarchical effects of local attractants on swarms of honeybees, Apis mellifera adansonii latreill in south-west, Nigeria. Bee World., 91: 51-55.
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  7. Fasasi, K.A., 2012. Physicochemical attributes of Nigerian natural honey from honeybees (Apis mellifera adansonii) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and its shelf life in storage at room temperature. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 15: 1027-1033.
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  8. Fasasi, K.A., S.L.O. Malaka and O.O. Amund, 2011. Studies on the life cycle and morphometrics of honeybees, Apis mellifera adansonii (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a mangrove area of lagos, Nigeria. Ife J. Sci., 13: 103-109.
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  9. Fasasi, K.A., 2011. Spatial distribution of larval instars of Greater waxmoth, Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyrallidae) on stored beeswax. J. Trop. Biosci., 9: 36-38.
  10. Fasasi, K., 2011. Cumulative effect of sugar syrup on colony size of honeybees, Apis mellifera adansonii Latreille (1804) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in artificial beehives. J. Nat. Sci. Eng. Technol., 10: 33-43.
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  11. Fasasi, K.A., 2010. Effect of age of honeybee queens of Apis mellifera adansonii (Hymenoptera: apidae) on the rate of brood production in modern bee-hives. Zool., 8: 10-13.
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  12. Fasasi, K.A., S.L.O. Malaka and O.O. Amund, 2007. Sugar syrup as substitute for nectar: Effect on production and density of honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in artificial beehive. Niger. J. Entomol., 24: 48-53.
  13. Fasasi, K.A. and S.L.O. Malaka, 2006. Physicochemical attributes of local honeys in lagos metropolis, Nigeria. Indian Bee J., 68: 99-106.
  14. Fasasi, K.A. and S.L.O. Malaka, 2006. Life cycle and impact of greater waxmoth, Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) feeding on stored beeswax. Niger. J. Entomol., 23: 13-17.
  15. Malaka, S.L.O. and K.A. Fasasi, 2005. A review of beekeeping in lagos and its environs. Nig. J. Entomol., 22: 108-117.
  16. Fasasi, K.A., S.L.O. Malaka and O.O. Amund, 2005. Quality evaluation of some honey samples from Lagos, Nigeria. J. Trop. Biosci., 5: 54-57.
  17. Fasasi, K.A. and S.L.O. Malaka, 2005. Seasonal productivity of colonies of honeybees, Apis mellifera adansonii (Hymenoptera: Apidae) under natural conditions in Lagos, Nigeria. Nig. J. Entomol., 22: 32-38.
  18. Fasasi, K.A. and S.L.O. Malaka, 1997. Resting locations assumed by different larval instars of Galleria mellonella (L.), greater waxmoth on stored honeycombs under laboratory conditions. J. Prospects Sci., 1: 149-151.