ITCER e.V. and ITCER Kenya are non-profit partner organisations in the tertiary education sector, focusing on scientific research, teaching and outreach in an international training centre in Siaya County in Western Kenya (see Location)

Background

Organizational Structure

ITCER is a regional organization registered in Germany (e.V.) and Kenya as an international NGO. Both ITCER Kenya and ITCER e.V. have a board of directors composed of elected board members. These board members include representatives from Kenya and other countries. ... more

Environmental Science Research and Training

• Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Integrate sustainable natural resource management to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services for community livelihoods and human well-being.
• Climate Change: facilitate regional mechanisms to assess and address the impacts of climate change and promote grassroots action to build community resilience.
• Sustainable Agriculture: working with communities to promote sustainable agriculture.

Strategic approaches

Aims

Many university curricula focus more on theoretical aspects and have a gap in teaching practical skills in latest methods. ITCER aims to fill this gap … ... more

In a nutshell:

Activities

Educational Concept and Planning

ITCER bases its training program on international lecturers who volunteer their specific expertise on certain cutting-edge methods of environmental research to students from Kenya and its neighboring countries. ... more

Programme

The academic learning program envisaged is in three parts, as we will offer the following.

• Teaching modules ... more
  over a period of max. 2 weeks and up to 15 MSc and PhD students per course: these training courses combine diagnostics and measures by providing knowledge of the latest methods and their application in specific use cases.
• One-day educational seminars ... more
  for target groups to inform and raise awareness about the latest methods and approaches as well as relevant scientific results.
• Selected scientific presentations ... more
  and local community involvement to encourage participation in ITCER’s work and socially relevant issues related to the conservation and restoration of the natural environment.

Examples of Training Courses

ITCER courses provide training and knowledge in vegetation science and conservation, plant pathology and parasitology, omics-based microbial ecology, soil science and hydrology, biological informatics and data management, GIS analysis, and remote sensing.

• Biodiversity and Conservation ... more
  (cellular, species, and ecosystem levels) will focus on disseminating knowledge about restoration of degraded soils and native species declines, addressing invasive species issues, and assessing the environmental health and ecosystem services of existing ecosystems. Techniques for quantifying ecosystem function and structure will be presented as part of the training.
• Soil and Water Conservation ... more
  will cover soil ecology, engineering, chemistry and hydrology. The training aims to provide sustainable solutions to the various forms of pollution and is designed along biological control mechanisms. For example, experiments with microorganisms to bioremediate plastic pollution in the environment will be conducted using fungi and bacteria to demonstrate the ability of microorganisms to degrade plastic.
• Plant Pathology ... more
  will cover mycology, bacteriology and nematology. The training will focus on the collection of samples from infected crops and plants, and morphological, cultural and molecular examinations and control measures will be demonstrated. The training will provide solutions to ensure food safety and provide basic knowledge of pathogen biology.
• Environmental Data Management ... more
  will focus on data integration and management in environmental research. Based on use cases and using e.g. the free open source software tool Diversity Workbench (DWB) with its different components and the particular strength of implementing data standards, the complete workflows with data pipelines will be elaborated. In particular, the training covers the construction of a database from scratch, data exchange formats, schemas and data transformations, as well as the GIS tools for editing and managing georeferenced data.

Selected Specific Topics to be Taught at the Centre

• Rhizosphere interactions impacting plant response to drought in semiarid environments
• Soil and plant-associated mycobiomes — structures and interactions
• Complex, adaptive responses of plants to changing environmental conditions
• The economic importance of insects in agricultural systems
• Interactions between ecosystem functioning and socio-economic needs of local communities
• The role of secondary metabolites in plant health and defense mechanisms

Apply for a Course

(Functional as soon as training courses are announced)

Ongoing Research Projects

A number of research projects are being established. One is underway since January 2023.

Recent Publications

• Gkoutselis, G.M., Rohrbach, S., Harjes, J., Brachmann, A., Horn, MA., Rambold, G.: Plastiphily is linked to generic virulence traits of important human pathogenic fungi, Communications Earth & Environment (2024). doi:10.1038/s43247-023-01127-3
• Kinge, T.R., Jefwa, J.M., Houdanon, R.D., Milenge, H.K., Abdel-Azeem, A.M., Gryzenhout, M., Triebel, D., Weibulat, T., Rambold, G.: Management and publication of scientific data on traditional mycological and lichenological knowledge in Africa, Lichenologist (2023). doi:10.1017/S0024282923000294
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Gkoutselis, G.M., Rohrbach, S., Harjes, J., Obst, M., Brachmann, A., Horn, M., Rambold, G.: Microplastics accumulate fungal pathogens in terrestrial ecosystems, Scientific Reports (2021). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92405-7
Schweiger, A., Ullmann, M., Nürk, N.M., Triebel, D., Schobert, R., Rambold, G.: Chemical properties of key metabolites determine the global distribution of lichens, Ecology Letters (2021). doi:10.1111/ele.13930
Cheng, T., Chepkirui, C., Decock, C., Matasyoh, J.C., Stadler, M.: Sesquiterpenes from an Eastern African medicinal mushroom belonging to the genus Sanghuangporus, J. Nat. Prod. (2019). doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b01086
Chepkirui, C., Cheng, T., Sum, B.W., Decock, C., Matasyoh, J.C., Praditya, D.F., Steinmann, E., Stadler, M. Skeletocutins, A.L.: Antibacterial agents from the Kenyan wood-inhabiting Basidiomycete, Skeletocutis sp., J. Agric. Food Chem. (2019). doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02598
Okach, D.O., Ondier, J.O., Kumar, A., Rambold, G., Tenhunen, J., Huwe, B., Otieno, D.O.: Livestock grazing and rainfall manipulation alter the patterning of CO₂ fluxes and biomass development of the herbaceous community in a humid savanna, Plant Ecology (2019). doi:10.1007/s11258-019-00977-2
Okach, D.O., Ondier, J.O., Kumar, A., Rambold, G., Tenhunen, J., Huwe, B., Otieno, D.O.: Interactive influence of livestock grazing and manipulated rainfall and soil properties in a humid tropical savanna, Journal of Soils and Sediments (2919). doi:10.1007/s11368-018-2117-x

Events

Facilities

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Photo Gallery

The new gate — 11.09.2023

Main Building — 25.11.2021

Main Building, Secretary Room — 20.05.2021

Main laboratory — 04.08.2022

Laboratory devices and consumables have arrived from Germany — 21.03.2023

First instructions for lab activities — 15.09.2023

Seminar with student from three universities — 12.11.2022

Seminar with students from three universities — 12.11.2022

Seminar with students from three universities — 12.11.2022

One day visit of students from the University of Tübingen (Germany) — 20.03.2023

Phytomonitoring station — 10.2021

Seminar with participants from Siaya County Covernment and colleages from Germany — 25.03.2022

GBIF Data Workshop Participants from Kenya and Germany — 27.10.2022

GBIF Data Workshop Participants from Kenya and Germany — 27.10.2022

GBIF Data Workshop Participants from Kenya, Benin, Cameroon and Germany — 15.10.2023

Gallery images © ITCER e.V., 2023

• Floma Guest House
• Ka’baba Resort
• La Candela Hotel
• Siala Apartments
• Madit Hotel Siaya

Roadmap

The ITCER facilities are developing with time. While the plot of land was purchased in 2016 and construction of the first building (hosting lab and seminar room) started in June 2018 (both financed via private financial means), the final finishes to the building are expected for mid-2022. ... more

Location

LOCATION OF TRAINING CENTRE

ITCER is placed in Ng’iya along the road leading to Nyang’oma Kogelo. As such it is located in Siaya County in Western Kenya, 60 km by road from Kisumu at Lake Victoria (see Site map).

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The location is characterised by a developed public infrastructure (transport, water, electricity). The site can be reached by public transport, and internationally from the airport in Nairobi and domestic flights to Kisumu. ITCER is placed in proximity to diverse natural ecosystems such as savanna, rainforest, and wetlands, which serve as training grounds for the field work.

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Biodiversity on Site

The organismic diversity on the site is continuously monitored and the data is forwarded to international platforms. A selection of plants, fungi, animals and other organisms is presented here. It may whet your appetite for a plant, bird or insect ‘safari’ that can be conducted on site and in the surrounding area. Further processing and analysis of samples and data will be possible under research permits, which will be applied for from the appropriate government agencies.

Acanthus polystachus (Acanthaceae, Acanthoideae, Acantheae) — 21.10.2022

Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae, Acanthoideae, Justicieae) — 13.04.2023

Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 04.07.2022

Apis mellifera scutellata (Apidae, Apinae, Apini) [⚲] and Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Millerieae) — 09.03.2022

cf. Halictidae, Halictinae, Halictini sp. and Crassocephalum vitellinum (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Senecioneae) — 31.07.2023

Emilia coccinea (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Senecioneae) — 26.09.2023

Crotalaria cf. retusa (Fabaceae, Faboideae, Crotalarieae) — 20.06.2022

Vigna luteola (Fabaceae, Faboideae, Phaseoleae) — 31.07.2023

Ocimum cf. lamiifolium (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae, Ocimeae) — 23.05.2023

Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae, Lamioideae, Leucadeae) — 27.10.2022

Urena lobata (Malvaceae, Malvoideae, Hibisceae) — 31.10.2022

Astripomoea grantii (Convolvulaceae, Convolvuloideae, Ipomoeeae) — 02.06.2023

Hycleus tinctus (Meloidae, Meloinae, Mylabrini) and Hewittia malabarica (Convolvulaceae, Convolvuloideae, Merremieae) — 23.08.2022

cf. Melittidae sp. and Solanum incanum (Solanaceae, Solanoideae, Solaneae) — 05.04.2023

Commelina africana (Commelinaceae, Commelinoideae, Commelineae) — 26.09.2023

Euphorbia heterophylla (Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbioideae, Euphorbieae) — 02.05.2023

Croton macrostachyus (Euphorbiaceae, Crotonoideae, Crotoneae) — 02.05.2023

Striga hermontheca (Orobanchaceae, Rhinantheae, Buchnereae) — 31.05.2023

Lantana camara (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 21.09.2023

Lophaetus occipitalis (Accipitridae, Aquilinae, Aquilini) and Markhamia lutea (Bignoniaceae, Tecomeae) — 16.09.2022

Buteo augur (Accipitridae, Buteoninae, Buteonini) and wooden electricity pylon — 10.06.2023

Uraeginthus bengalus (Estrildidae, Lagonostictinae) and branch stalk of planted Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) — 18.03.2022

Spermestes cf. bicolor (Estrildidae, Lonchurinae) and Poaceae sp. — 27.02.2023

Acanthocercus ugandaensis (Agamidae, Agaminae) — 19.01.2023

Chamaeleo dilepis (Chamaelenidae, Chamaeleoninae, Chamaeleonini) and Markhamia lutea (Bignoniaceae, Tecomeae) — 11.09.2023

Trachylepis striata (Scincidae, Mabuyinae) and Dovyalis caffra (Salicaceae, Salicoideae, Saliceae) [planted] — 23.09.2022

Amietia nutti (Pyxicephalidae, Cacosterninae) and concrete surface — 31.05.2023

Kassina senegalensis (Hyperoliidae, Kassininae, Kassinini) and Poaceae sp. — 24.09.2023

Apis mellifera scutellata (Apidae, Apinae, Apini) [⚲] and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 18.05.2023

Xylocopa cf. scioensis (Apidae, Xylocopinae, Xylocopini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 09.05.2023

Xylocopa caffra (Apidae, Xylocopinae, Xylocopini) [♀] and Tylosema fassoglensis (Fabaceae, Cercidoideae, Cercideae) — 23.09.2023

Synagris analis (Vespidae, Eumeninae, Odynerini) and Poaceae sp. — 05.04.2023

Rhynchium cf. oculatum (Vespidae, Eumeninae, Odynerini) and Poaceae sp. — 05.04.2023

Sceliphron spirifex (Sphecidae, Sceliphrinae, Sceliphrini) and Crotalaria comosa (Fabaceae, Faboideae, Crotalarieae) — 26.02.2022

Polistes badius (Vespidae, Polistinae, Polistini) and leaf litter of cf. Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 23.08.2022

Chrysis lincea (Chrysididae, Chrysidinae, Chrysidini) and plastered stone wall surface — 03.03.2023

Formicidae sp. and Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae, Lamioideae, Leucadeae) — 28.06.2022

Papilio demodocus (Papilionidae, Papilioninae, Papilionini) and Poaceae sp. — 09.06.2023

Eurema hecabe (Pieridae, Coliadinae, Euremini) and Justicia flava (Acanthaceae, Acanthoideae, Justicieae) — 17.03.2023

Junonia sophia (Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Junonini) and cf. Alternanthera pungens (Amaranthaceae, Gomphrenoideae, Gomphreneae) — 11.11.2022

Junonia terea (Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Junonini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 02.06.2023

Junonia chorimene (Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae) — 20.06.2022

Junonia oenone (Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Junoniini) [♂] and soil surface — 20.06.2022

Neptis kiriakoffi (Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae, Neptini) and Centella asiatica (Apiaceae, Mackinlayoideae, Mackinlayeae) — 18.08.2022

Acraea encedon (Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae, Acraeini) — 22.06.2023

Hypolimnas misippus (Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Kallimini) [♂] and Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Millerieae) — 09.05.2023

Hypolimnas misippus (Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Kallimini) [♀] — 23.11.2022

Yphtima cf. doleta (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Satyrini) and Poaceae sp. — 20.07.2022

cf. Chilades pandava (Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae, Polyommatini) — 23.08.2022

Zizeeria knysna (Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae, Polyommatini) [♂] and Tylosema fassoglensis (Fabaceae, Cercidoideae, Cercideae) — 29.09.2022

Zizeeria knysna (Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae, Polyommatini) [♂] and Poaceae sp. — 23.11.2022

Leptotes pirithous (Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae, Polyommatini) [♀, oviposition] and Vigna luteola (Fabaceae, Faboideae, Phaseoleae) — 13.07.2022

Eretis lugens (Hesperiidae, Tagiadinae, Celaenorrhinini) and Alternanthera pungens (Amaranthaceae, Gomphrenoideae, Gomphreneae) — 27.07.2022

Parosmodes morantii (Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae, Erionotini) — 20.03.2023

Cyligramma latona (Erebidae, Erebinae, Erebini) — 25.05.2023

Mocis mayeri (Erebidae, Erebinae, Euclidiini) and Poaceae sp. — 09.06.2023

Mocis conveniens (Erebidae, Erebinae, Euclidiini) and Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Millerieae) — 25.06.2022

Trigonodes hyppasia (Erebidae, Erebinae, Euclidiini) and Centella asiatica (Apiaceae, Mackinlayoideae, Mackinlayeae) — 31.10.2022

Rhanidophora cinctigutta (Erebidae, Erebinae, Calpinae, Calpini) — 22.05.2023

cf. Rhanidophora cinctigutta (Erebidae, Erebinae, Calpinae, Calpini) [larva] — 31.05.2023

Rhipidarctia crameri (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) [♂,♀] and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 11.09.2023

Amata schellhorni (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini) and Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Millerieae) — 01.07.2023

Ceryx fulvescens (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini) [♂,♀] — 31.10.2022

Hypena semilutea (Erebidae, Hypeninae, Hypenini) and Poaceae sp. — 18.08.2022

Gesonia sp. (Erebinae, Boletobiinae, Phytometrini) and Poaceae sp. — 21.07.2022

Ozarba domina (Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae, Nolini) 18.05.2023

Zebronia phenice (Crambidae, Spilomelinae, Margaroniini) — 28.03.2023

Diasemia monostigma (Crambidae, Spilomelinae, Nomophilini) — 17.10.2022

Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis (Crambidae, Spilomelinae, Spilomelini) and Poaceae sp. — 12.10.2022

Eretmocera sp. (Scythrididae, Scythridinae, Scythridini) and Solanum incanum (Solanaceae, Solanoideae, Solaneae) — 25.06.2022

Eretmocera sp. (Scythrididae, Scythridinae, Scythridini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 08.03.2023

Adela sp. (Adelidae, Adelinae, Adelidi) and Poaceae sp. — 25.06.2022

Aciptilia sp. (Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae, Pterophorini) — 27.07.2022

Acherontia atropos (Sphingidae, Sphinginae, Acherontiini) [larva] and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 02.05.2023

cf. Anthonomus sp. (Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Anthonomini) — 03.10.2022

Alcidodes leucogrammus (Curculionidae, Molytinae, Mecysolobini) and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 29.08.2022

Rhagonycha fulva (Cantharidae, Cantharinae, Cantharini) and cf. Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Millerieae) — 30.08.2022

Cantharis cf. nigricans (Cantharidae, Cantharinae, Cantharini) and cf. Hoslundia opposita (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae, Ocimeae) — 22.11.2022

Monolepta elegans (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Luperini) and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 31.08.2022

Conchyloctenia hybrida (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) — 28.04.2023

cf. Aspidimorpha areata (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Aspidimorphini) and Alternanthera pungens (Amaranthaceae, Gomphrenoideae, Gomphreneae) — 24.10.2022

Aspidimorpha sp. (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Aspidimorphini) — 16.10.2022

Epilachna sp. (Coccinellidae, Epilachninae, Epilachnini) and cf. Solanum incanum (Solanaceae, Solanoideae, Solaneae) — 25.06.2023

Cheilomenes sulphurea (Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae, Coccinellini) — 31.08.2022

Hydara tenuicornis (Coreidae, Coreinae, Hydarini) and Alternanthera pungens (Amaranthaceae, Gomphrenoideae, Gomphreneae) — 29.08.2022

Lycus cf. trabeatus (Lycidae, Lycinae, Lycini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 28.06.2022

Synhoria cf. cephalotes (Meloidae, Nemognathinae, Horiini) — 04.11.2022

Lagria villosa (Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae, Lagriini) and Laboulbeniomycetes sp. and cf. Alternanthera pungens (Amaranthaceae, Gomphrenoideae, Gomphreneae) — 06.09.2022

Riptortus dentipes (Alydidae, Alidinae, Alydini) and Solanum incanum (Solanaceae, Solanoideae, Solaneae) — 01.11.2022

Aspavia armigera (Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Eysarcorini) and Poaceae sp. — 20.07.2022

Agonoscelis versicoloratus (Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Agonoscelidini) — 02.03.2022

Caura rufiventris (Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Cappaeini) — 04.08.2022

cf. Stenozygum coloratum (Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Strachiini) — 30.08.2023

cf. Dolycoris sp. (Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Carpocorini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 11.11.2022

Anoplocnemis curvipes (Coreidae, Coreinae, Mictini) and stalk — 27.07.2022

Spilostethus furcula (Lygaeidae, Lygaeinae, Lygaeini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 02.03.2022

Oncopeltus cf. famelicus (Lygaeidae, Lygaeinae, Lygaeini) — 17.08.2023

Myrmoplasta vittiventris (Pyrrhocoridae) and Poaceae sp. — 17.03.2023

Acanthaspis cf. quinquespinosa (Reduviidae, Acanthaspinae, Acanthaspini) and plastered wall surface — 20.08.2023

Cosmolestes annulipes (Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Harpactorini) [nymph] and Neonotonia wightii (Fabaceae, Faboideae, Phaseoleae) — 01.08.2023

Cosmolestes pictus (Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Harpactorini) and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 01.09.2022

Rhynocoris tristis (Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Harpactorini) — 23.03.2022

Dysdercus cf. superstitius (Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocorinae) and Lantana trifolia (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 26.07.2022

Dysdercus voelkeri (Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocorinae, Pyrrhocorini) and Poaceae sp. — 20.03.2023

Diplognatha gagates (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Diplognathini) — 04.08.2022

Cryptacrus comes (Scutelleridae, Scutellerinae, Scutellerini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 29.08.2023

Calidea dregii (Scutelleridae, Scutellerinae, Scutellerini) and Poaceae sp. — 18.08.2022

Sphaerocoris testudogrisea (Scutelleridae, Scutellerinae, Scutellerini) — 17.07.2023

Solenosthedium liligerum (Scutelleridae, Elvisurinae, Elvisurini) and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 19.09.2023

Steganocerus multipunctatus (Scutelleridae, Tectocorinae, Sphaerocorini) and Solanum incanum (Solanaceae, Solanoideae, Solaneae) — 06.12.2022

Locris cf. areata (Cercopidae, Cercopinae, Locrisini) and cf. Lantana camara (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 28.03.2023

Elasmoscelis stali (Lophopidae, Lophopinae, Elasmoscelini) and Poaceae sp. — 26.07.2022

Centrotus cf. cornutus (Membracidae, Centrotinae, Centrotini) — 03.10.2022

cf. Cladonota sp. (Membracidae, Membracinae, Hypsoprorini) — 31.01.2023

Bombomyia discoidea (Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae, Bombyliini) and dead stalk — 19.07.2022

Bombylella ornata (Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae, Bombyliini) and Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Coreopsideae) — 17.10.2022

Chrysomya marginalis (Calliphoridae, Chrysomyinae, Chrysomyini) and Poaceae sp. — 29.08.2022

Diopsis mayae (Diopsidae, Diopsinae, Diopsini) and cf. Alternanthera pungens (Amaranthaceae, Gomphrenoideae, Gomphreneae) — 27.07.2022

Plecia ruficollis (Bibionidae, Pleciinae, Pleciini) and cf. Lantana camara (Verbenaceae, Lantanoideae, Lantaneae) — 21.07.2022

Phytomia natalensis (Syrphidae, Eristalinae, Eristalini) and Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Millerieae) — 25.04.2023

Eristalis cf. tenax (Syrphidae, Eristalinae, Eristalini) — 28.11.2022

Asarkina ericetorum (Syrphidae, Syrphinae, Syrphini) and Poaceae sp. — 22.07.2022

Phorinia sp. (Tachinidae, Exoristinae, Exoristini) — 09.09.2023

cf. Cylindromyia sp. (Tachinidae, Phasiinae, Cylindromyiini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 03.10.2022

cf. Chrysops longipennis (Tabanidae, Chrysopsinae, Chrysopsini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 03.03.2022

Sepedon cf. nasuta (Sciomyzidae, Sciomyzinae, Tetanocerini) and cf. Guizotia scabra (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Millerieae) — 25.06.2022

Palpopleura cf. portia (Libellulidae, Palpopleurinae, Palpopleurini) [♂] and stalk — 16.10.2022

Orthetrum sp. (Libellulidae, Libellulinae, Libellulini) [♂] and stalk — 21.10.2022

Trithemis arteriosa (Libellulidae, Trithemistinae, Trithemistini) and cf. Poaceae — 17.07.2023

Pseudagrion cf. hageni (Coenagrionidae, Pseudagrioninae, Pseudagrionini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) [♂] — 04.10.2022

Pseudoharpax virescens (Galinthiadidae, Galinthiadinae, Galinthiadini) [♀] and Solanum incanum (Solanaceae, Solanoideae, Solaneae) — 11.03.2023

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi (Hymenopodidae, Hymenopodinae, Hymenopodini) — 25.06.2023

cf. Paratettix sp. (Tetrigidae, Tetriginae, Tetrigini) and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 17.10.2022

cf. Locusta migratoria (Acrididae, Oedipodinae, Locustini) — 31.08.2023

Spathosternum cf. pygmaeum (Acrididae, Spathosternini, Spathosternini) — 01.03.2022

Conocephalus maculatus (Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae, Conocephalini) and Poaceae sp. — 21.07.2022

Gryllus bimaculatus (Gryllidae, Gryllinae, Gryllini) [nymph] and soil — 06.04.2023

cf. Blattella germanica (Ectobiidae, Blattellinae, Blattellini) — 03.10.2022

cf. Odontotermes sp. (Termitidae, Macrotermitinae, Odontotermitini) [♀] and Poaceae sp. — 12.11.2022

cf. Cteniza sp. (Ctenizidae, Ctenizinae, Ctenizini) and soil surface — 06.09.2023

Argiope trifasciata (Araneidae, Argiopinae, Argiopini) — 28.03.2023

Nephila sp. ( (Nephilidae, Nephilinae, Nephilini) — 23.09.2023

Thyene inflata (Salticidae, Salticinae, Plexippini) [♀] — 13.12.2022

Thyene bucculenta (Salticidae, Salticinae, Plexippini) [♂] — 23.02.2023

Mexcala elegans (Salticidae, Salticinae, Chrysillini) [♂] and stone wall surface — 04.08.2022

Thomisus cf. daradioides (Thomisidae, Thomisinae, Thomisini) and Apis mellifera scutellata (Apidae, Apinae, Apini) [⚲] and Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Heliantheae) — 07.08.2023

Achatina sp. (Achatinidae, Achatininae, Achatinini) and soil surface — 14.03.2022

cf. Pleuroloma sp. (Xystodesmidae, Rhysodesminae, Rhysodesmini) — 01.04.2023

Parasola sp. (Psathyrellaceae) and soil surface — 27.06.2023

Caloplaca sp. (Teloschistaceae) and Trebouxia sp. (Trebouxiaeae) and rock surface — 28.03.2023

Under Resources below you will find the total inventory of images related to the site’s macrobiome.

Gallery images © ITCER e.V., 2023

Resources

Biodiversity Information Resources

• GBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility (Kenya)
• EOL — Encyclopedia of Life
• Biodiversity Atlas Kenya
• Africa Wild

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