Biography

Dr. Emana Getu Degaga

Department of Zoological Sciences

Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Associate Professor and Senior Researcher


Email: [email protected]


Qualifications

2002 Ph.D., Kenyatta University of Kenya

1994 M.Sc., Haramaya University

1982 M.Sc, Addis Ababa University


Publications (Selected)

  1. Beyene, Gelana Keno, et al. "Integration of Insecticides With Methyl Eugenol‐Based Male Annihilation Technique Trap Device Enhances the Management of Bactrocera dorsalis in Sweet Orange Orchard." Advances in Agriculture 2026.1 (2026): 5346922.
  2. Beyene, Gelana Keno, et al. "Assessment of Insect and Mite Pests and Their Natural Enemies in Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis L.) Rutaceae Cultivations in Eastern Ethiopia." Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2026.1 (2026): 6541643.
  3. Beyene, Gelana Keno, et al. "Prediction of the Potential Geographical Distribution of the Woolly Whitefly Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell) on Sweet Orange." Plant‐Environment Interactions 7.3 (2026): e70169.
  4. Yadeta, Gemechis Legesse, Emana Getu Degaga, and Admassu Addi Merti. "Influence of pollen and pollen substitute diet quality on hypopharyngeal gland development, body weight and the survival of Ethiopian honey bees (Apis mellifera simensis)." International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 46.1 (2026): 137-151.
  5. Kebede, Megersa, et al. "Prediction of the Habitat Suitability of Key Parasitoids of Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Ethiopia: Prospects for Bio-control." SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science 48.2 (2025): 201-213.
  6. Woga, Wakjira Getachew, and Emana Getu Degaga. "Determination of soybean weight, nutritional content, viability and vigor loss incurred due to storage insect pests in Southwest, Ethiopia." Discover Applied Sciences 8.2 (2025): 116.
  7. Estifanos, Flagot, et al. "Grain yield stability by different statistical models in small seeded common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes at diverse agroecologies of Ethiopia." Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment 8.4 (2025): e70253.
  8. Kebede, Megersa, et al. "Native parasitoids attacking the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize and sorghum agroecosystems: evidence from eastern Ethiopia." Biocontrol Science and Technology 36.2 (2026): 129-148.
  9. Yimame, Kidist Teferra, and Emana Getu Degaga. "Susceptibility of Ethiopian Released Potato Varieties to Potato Tuber moth, Phthorimae operculella Infestation under the field and laboratory conditions." (2025).
  10. Bedasa, Abera Aboset, and Emana Getu Degaga. "Farmers’ Perceptions and Knowledge of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, JE Smith) and Maize Yield Loss in Central Ethiopia." International Journal of Zoology 2025.1 (2025): 5593889.
  11. Nega, Adem, and Emana Getu. "Evaluation of plant and animal products against Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) infestation in sorghum field." Plos one 20.4 (2025): e0319097.
  12. Yuya, Ahmed Ibrahim, et al. "Impact of maize-legume intercropping systems on fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) infestation levels and natural enemy complex." International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 45.3 (2025): 989-1005.
  13. Bedasa, Abera Aboset, and Emana Getu Degaga. "Predictors affecting the severity of irrigated maize due to fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, Smith) and its natural enemies in Bako-Tibe district, central Ethiopia." Scientific African 27 (2025): e02614.
  14. Keno, Gelana, et al. "Towards Safer Citrus Major Insect Pest Management: Comparing Plant-Based and Synthetic Insecticides in Sweet Orange Orchard of Dire Dawa." (2023).
  15. Abate, Alemayehu, et al. "Field Residual Efficacy of PermaNet® 2.0 against gambiae sl in different rural communities of Ethiopia." Ethiopian Journal of Public Health and Nutrition (EJPHN) 1.1 (2016): 8-12.
  16. Barkessa, Megersa Kebede, et al. "Factors influencing the current and future distribution of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Ethiopia." Agricultural and Forest Entomology 27.3 (2025): 377-387.
  17. Kebede, M., et al. "Evaluation of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Seed Extract Against Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda.(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize Fields." American Journal of Entomology 8 (2024): 127.
  18. Kassu, Tatek, Emana Getu, and Diriba Muleta. "Occurrence of herbivore arthropods on water hyacinth in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia." Biological Invasions 27.1 (2025): 9.
  19. Wondimu, Mulatwa, and Emana Getu. "Progresses in lowland pulse insect pest management in Ethiopia." (2024): 539-545.
  20. Temesgen, Tsegab, and Emana Getu. "A survey of post-harvest handling practices and pest control measures in stored maize in western Ethiopia." SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science 47.1 (2024): 58-66.
  21. Getu, Emana. "Information on the extinction of butterflies from Ethiopia." SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science 47.1 (2024): 67-82.
  22. Gemmeda, Lemmessa, Emana Getu, and Diriba Muleta. "Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates and their Cry Genes Toxic to Chickpea Pod Borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) from Ethiopia." Indian Journal of Entomology (2025): 251-258.


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WOS ResearcherID: KTV-5025-2024

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