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Cokola Cuma Marcellin

Département GxABT > Entomologie, Phytopathologie et Productions Innovantes

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ORCID
0000-0002-5429-0483
Main Referenced Co-authors
Francis, Frédéric  (19)
Ben Fekih, Ibtissem  (11)
Caparros Megido, Rudy  (10)
Dessauvages, Kenza  (8)
Mugumaarhahama, Yannick (5)
Main Referenced Keywords
Spodoptera frugiperda (4); Agroecology (2); Biological control (2); Fall armyworm (2); maize (2);
Main Referenced Disciplines
Entomology & pest control (20)
Agriculture & agronomy (7)
Microbiology (1)
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Publications (total 25)

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Cokola Cuma, M. (2024). Ecology and biological control options against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South Kivu, Eastern DR Congo [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - University of Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/321613 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/321613

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Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Akutse, K. S., Amalin, D. M., Araj, S.-E., Barrera, G., Beltran, M. J. B., Ben Fekih, I., Calatayud, P.-A., Cicero, L., Cokola Cuma, M., Colmenarez, Y. C., Dessauvages, K., Dubois, T., Durocher-Granger, L., Espinel, C., Fallet, P., Fernández-Triana, J. L., Francis, F., Gómez, J., ... Hadi, B. A. R. (April 2024). Global scientific progress and shortfalls in biological control of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda. Biological Control, 191, 105460. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105460 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/313416

Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Akutse, K. S., Amalin, D. M., Araj, S.-E., Beltran, M. J. B., Ben Fekih, I., Calatayud, P.-A., Cicero, L., Cokola, M. C., Colmenarez, Y. C., Dessauvages, K., Dubois, T., Durocher-Granger, L., Fernández-Triana, J. L., Francis, F., Haddi, K., Harrison, R. D., Haseeb, M., Iwanicki, N. S. A., ... GC, Y. D. (15 February 2026). Human versus machine: Can generative AI anticipate insect biological control outcomes? Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 242, 111317. doi:10.1016/j.compag.2025.111317
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Niyibizi Gakuru, P., Cokola Cuma, M., Dessauvages, K., Mate Mweru, J.-P., Muhashy Habiyaremye, F., Caparros Megido, R., Francis, F., & Ben Fekih, I. (22 October 2025). Dual Impact Assessments of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) Against Brevicoryne brassicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Neotropical Entomology, 54 (1), 111. doi:10.1007/s13744-025-01327-w
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Niyibizi Gakuru, P., Cokola Cuma, M., Dessauvages, K., Mate Mweru, J.-P., Muhashy Habiyaremye, F., Caparros Megido, R., Francis, F., & Ben Fekih, I. (22 May 2025). Efficacy and endophytic potential of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against Brevicoryne brassicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) [Poster presentation]. 4th Agrinatura Conference 2025, Gand, Belgium.
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Madamo Malasi, F., Cokola Cuma, M., Gougbedji, A., Malaisse, F., Lubini, C., Mangunza, D., Latham, P., Frederich, M., Francis, F., & Caparros Megido, R. (15 May 2025). Edible caterpillars and their host plants: ethnobotanical insights in Kwilu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 21 (1), 33. doi:10.1186/s13002-025-00781-5
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Ben Fekih, I., Ongena, M., Deleu, M., Fauconnier, M.-L., Dessauvages, K., Glacet, L., Cokola Cuma, M., & Francis, F. (May 2025). Beneficial microorganisms for a sustainable agriculture: impact on aphids and tritrophic interactions [Paper presentation]. Annual Symposium 2025 amAIzing Microbiology: demystifying AI for all microbiologists, Belgium.
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Cokola Cuma, M., Noël, G., Mugumaarhahama, Y., Caparros Megido, R., Bisimwa, E. B., & Francis, F. (02 December 2024). Planting date in South Kivu, eastern DR Congo: A real challenge for the sustainable management of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by smallholder farmers. PLoS ONE, 19 (12), 0314615. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0314615
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Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Akutse, K. S., Amalin, D. M., Araj, S.-E., Barrera, G., Joy B. Beltran, M., Ben Fekih, I., Calatayud, P.-A., Cicero, L., Cokola Cuma, M., Colmenarez, Y. C., Dessauvages, K., Dubois, T., Durocher-Granger, L., Espinel, C., Fernández-Triana, J. L., Francis, F., Gómez, J., Haddi, K., ... Elkahky, M. (November 2024). Functional structure of the natural enemy community of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in the Americas. Biological Control, 198, 105640. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105640
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Cokola Cuma, M. (2024). Ecology and biological control options against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South Kivu, Eastern DR Congo [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - University of Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/321613

Ndeko, A. B., Chuma Basimine, G., Cokola Cuma, M., Mondo, J. M., Mugumaarhahama, Y., Basengere, E. B., Civava, R., & Mushagalusa, G. N. (08 August 2024). Typology of smallholder maize farmers in South-Kivu, Eastern D.R. Congo: implications in improving farming practices and markets. Discover Agriculture, 2 (1), 47. doi:10.1007/s44279-024-00053-y
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Francis, F., Cokola Cuma, M., Dessauvages, K., Kouanda, N., Glacet, L., Badolo, A., & Ben Fekih, I. (05 August 2024). Fungal Entomopathogens for pest biocontrol in multitrophic approaches [Paper presentation]. International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Vienna, Austria.
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Cokola Cuma, M., Kenis Marc, Noël, G., Caparros Megido, R., Durocher-Granger Léna, Bisimwa Basengere Espoir, & Francis, F. (21 May 2024). Fall armyworm and associated insect natural enemies in eastern DR Congo [Poster presentation]. 75th Internation Symposium on Crop Protection ISCP, Ghent, Belgium.
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Ben Fekih, I., Cokola Cuma, M., Dessauvages, K., Glacet, L., & Francis, F. (May 2024). Biocontrol with Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi of the order Hypocreales [Paper presentation]. 75th ISCP, Ghent, Belgium.
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Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Akutse, K. S., Amalin, D. M., Araj, S.-E., Barrera, G., Beltran, M. J. B., Ben Fekih, I., Calatayud, P.-A., Cicero, L., Cokola Cuma, M., Colmenarez, Y. C., Dessauvages, K., Dubois, T., Durocher-Granger, L., Espinel, C., Fallet, P., Fernández-Triana, J. L., Francis, F., Gómez, J., ... Hadi, B. A. R. (April 2024). Global scientific progress and shortfalls in biological control of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda. Biological Control, 191, 105460. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105460
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Cokola Cuma, M., Ben Fekih, I., Caparros Megido, R., Delvigne, F., Bisimwa, E. B., & Francis, F. (26 November 2023). Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) à l’Est de la RD Congo : exploration des champignons entomopathogènes indigènes pour la lutte biologique [Poster presentation]. Conférence Internationale Francophone d'Entomologie CIFE, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Cokola Cuma, M., Ben Fekih, I., Bisimwa, E. B., Caparros Megido, R., Delvigne, F., & Francis, F. (12 October 2023). Isolats de champignons entomopathogènes indigènes pour le contrôle de Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) au Sud-Kivu, Est de la République démocratique du Congo [Poster presentation]. Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech et la République Démocratique du Congo - Enjeux et perspectives d’une coopération ancrée dans l’histoire, Gembloux, Belgium.

Madamo Malasi, F., Armel GOUGBEDJI, Cokola Cuma, M., Malaisse, F., Constantin LUBINI, Dieudonné, M., Paul LATHAM, Francis, F., Caparros Megido, R., & Frederich, M. (28 September 2023). Bioécologie des chenilles d'Imbrasia epimethea (Drury, 1773) consommées dans la province du kwilu en République Démocratique du Congo [Poster presentation]. Colloque "Gembloux Agro-Bio tech et la RDC - enjeux et perspectives d'une coopération ancrée dans l'histoire" (Belgique)Poster, Gembloux, Belgium.

Cokola Cuma, M., Van Den Bussche, R., Noël, G., Kouanda, N., Sèye, F., Yarou, B. B., Caparros Megido, R., Bayendi Loudit, S. M., Lonpi Tipi, E., Michel, B., & Francis, F. (2023). Managing fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Experience from smallholder farmers in central and western Africa. Food and Energy Security, 491. doi:10.1002/fes3.491
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Cokola Cuma, M., Ben Fekih, I., Bisimwa, E. B., Caparros Megido, R., Delvigne, F., & Francis, F. (17 May 2023). Natural occurrence of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) infecting Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and earwig in eastern DR Congo. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 33 (1), 54. doi:10.1186/s41938-023-00702-2
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Ishara, J., Cokola Cuma, M., Buzera, A., Mmari, M., Bugeme, D., Niassy, S., Katcho, K., & Kinyuru, J. (05 January 2023). Edible insect biodiversity and anthropo-entomophagy practices in Kalehe and Idjwi territories, D.R. Congo. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 19 (1), 3. doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00575-z
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Ntambo, S. M., Cokola Cuma, M., Chiona, M., & Kankonda, O. M. (19 December 2022). Occurrence of the sweet potato hornworm Agrius convolvuli (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in the Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 54 (3), 10424. doi:10.4081/jear.2022.10424
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Mugumaarhahama, Y., Mondo, J. M., Cokola Cuma, M., Ndjadi, S. S., Mutwedu, V. B., Kazamwali, L. M., Cirezi Cizungu, N., Chuma Basimine, G., Ndeko, A. B., Ayagirwe, R. B. B., Civava, R., Karume, K., & Mushagalusa, G. N. (June 2021). Socio-economic drivers of improved sweet potato varieties adoption among smallholder farmers in South-Kivu Province, DR Congo. Scientific African, 12, 00818. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00818
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Cokola Cuma, M., Shakanye Ndjadi, S., Bisimwa Basengere, E., Ahoton E., L., & Francis, F. (03 March 2021). First report of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Onion (Allium cepa L.) in South Kivu, Eastern DR Congo. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 65 (1), 20200083. doi:10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2020-0083
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Cokola Cuma, M., Mugumaarhahama, Y., Noël, G., Kazamwali Muzee, L., Bisimwa Basengere, E., Mugisho Zirhumana, J., Aganze Munene, V., Lubobo Kanyenga, A., & Francis, F. (2021). Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South Kivu, DR Congo: Understanding How Season and Environmental Conditions Influence Field Scale Infestations. Neotropical Entomology. doi:10.1007/s13744-020-00833-3
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Cokola Cuma, M., Mugumaarhahama, Y., Noël, G., Bisimwa Basengere, E., Bugeme Mugisho, D., Chuma Basimine, G., Ndeko Byamungu, A., & Francis, F. (November 2020). Bioclimatic zonation and potential distribution of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South Kivu Province, DR Congo. BMC Ecology, 20 (66), 1-13. doi:10.1186/s12898-020-00335-1
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Aganze, V. M., Cokola Cuma, M., Salimbasi, J. M., & Monty, A. (2020). Weed diversity in tomato crops in the mountainous region of South Kivu, DR Congo. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 24 (4). doi:10.25518/1780-4507.18788
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