Postdoctoral Fellow
My research interests include the ecology and evolution of insect populations. My work examines the ecological processes that determine insect population distribution and abundance, and how phenotypic and genetic variation among individuals affects long-term spatial dynamics of populations. Key investigative approaches include ecological niche modelling, geomorphometric analysis, chemical ecology and population genetic analysis. Currently I am working on a project that seeks to evaluate insects pests and their biological control agents, associated with Eucalyptus spp., Acacia mearnsii and Moringa stenopetala, in Ethiopia.
Muyobela J, Kalinga C, Mukumbwali M, Sihoka C, Paone M, Cecchi G. (2025) Developing a national atlas to support the progressive control of tsetse-transmitted animal trypanosomosis in Zambia. Parasites & Vectors 10.1186/s13071-025-07086-2
Muyobela J, Pirk CWW, Yusuf AA, Sole CL. (2024) Phenotypic divergence of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in Zambia: Application of landmark-based wing geometric morphometrics to discriminate population-level variation. Ecology and Evolution 10.1002/ece3.70348
Muyobela, Jackson, Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Sole, Catherine L.. (2023) Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle-mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011512
Muyobela, Jackson, Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Mbewe, Njelembo J., Sole, Catherine L.. (2021) A novel vehicle-mounted sticky trap; an effective sampling tool for savannah tsetse flies Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood and Glossina morsitans centralis Machado. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009620
Muyobela J, Nkunika POY, Mwase E. (2016) In vitro acaricidal activity of Bobgunnia madagascariensis Desv. against Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) (Acari: Ixodidae). Tropical Animal Health and Production 10.1007/s11250-016-1009-6
Muyobela J, Nkunika POY, Mwase E. (2015) Resistance status of ticks (Acari; Ixodidae) to amitraz and cypermethrin acaricides in Isoka District, Zambia. Tropical Animal Health and Production 10.1007/s11250-015-0906-4