Mosimanegape Mitch Legwaila
Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS)
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Dr Mosimanegape Mitch Legwaila is a Senior Research Fellow at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He teaches and supervises undergraduate and graduate Entomology courses. Dr Legwaila is involved in research on the sustainable management of agricultural pests, and has published papers in international and regional peer-reviewed journals. He has been involved in various research projects such as the Insect Atlas Project, under funding from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Dr Legwaila is one of the founders and organisers of the annual Botswana National Biodiversity Symposium, and has authored Symposium Books of Proceedings and Books of Abstracts for the symposia. He has conducted training workshops for Okavango communities on the Mungongo bean value. Dr Legwaila is a member of the National Committee on Climate Change (NCCC) which guides Botswana’s policy direction for climate change and mitigation, and has represented Botswana at the Conference of parties (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Areas of Specialisation
Crop Protection (Entomology)
Teaching Interests
General Entomology,
Forest and Range Entomology,
Economic entomology,
Pest of field and horticultural crops,
Principles of Crop Protection,
Insect pest management,
Integrated pest management (IPM),
Insecticide resistance management,
Biological pest control,
Emerging issues in plant health, I
nsect rearing techniques,
Basic techniques in plant health
1. Development and control of Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Steph.) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis(Linn.) on stored cereals and pulses under laboratory conditions in Gaborone, Botswana.
2. Global Biodiversity Information facility (GBIF), African Insect Atlas project –Digitization of Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum, Botswana.
3. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Shaikarawe Agroforestry Project.
4. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mungongo oil beneficiation project.5. UNDP/SGP Climate Change and mitigation project for Tsodilo village.
6. UNDP – Access Benefit Sharing Committee, Drafting of the Access Benefit Sharing draft policy for Botswana.
7. Useful Plants Project (UPP) for indigenous plants conservation funded by KEW Gardens.
8. Survey and Documentation of Natural Heritage of the Greater Tswapong Hills region9. A survey of Invasive alien plant species of Gaborone.
1. Bioefficacy of phytopesticidal extracts of Tagetes minuta (L.) and Melia azedarach (L.) as protectants of maize (Zea mays) against Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda).
2. Fall armyworm and its natural enemies in Botswana: it's identification, occurrence and management.
3. Bio-ecology and management of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zea mais Motschulsky with selected ashes on stored maize in Botswana.
4. Varietal effects on the diversity and abundance of insect pests and viral disease of tomatoes in Botswana.
5. Survey and Documentation of Natural Heritage of the Tsodilo Hills, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
6. A survey of Edible Indigenous edible herbs of the Okavango Panhandle, North Eastern Botswana
1. Kgosietsile - Mfuma M., Makate N., Legwaila M. M. (2025). Evaluation of Combretum imberbe wood ash for control of Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linn) on stored food commodities in Botswana. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2025; 13 (6): 184 – 190. https:/www.doi.org/10.22271/j.ento.2025.v13.i6c.9647.
2. Sam G. A., Tiroesele B., Omoloye A. A., and Legwaila M. M. (2025). Laboratory evaluation of selected biopesticides against fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) larvae in Botswana. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2025; 13(4): 210-215. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.22271/j.ento.2025.v13.i4c.9558.
3. Tlale O. L., Tiroesele B., Malambane G., Legwaila M. M. (2025). Bioefficacy of some ground plant powders against the seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in storage. International Journal of Zoology Studies. Volume 10, Issue 3, 2025, Page No. 50-54.
4. Kgosietsile - Mfuma M., Makate N., Legwaila M. M. (2025). Evaluation of Leadwood (Combretum imberbe) against Rusty red grain beetle (Cryptolestes ferrugineus) on stored grains. International Journal of Entomology Research. Volume 10, Issue 09, 2025, Page No. 75-81.
5. Sam G. A., Tiroesele B., Omoloye A. A., Legwaila M. M. (2025). Efficacy of Ampligo and Cyperfos against Fall Army Worm Spodoptera Frugiperda (J E Smith) Larvae. Indian Journal of Entomology. Online published Ref. No. e25122. DOI No.: 10.55446/IJE.2025.3122.
6. Tlale O. L., Tiroesele B., Malambane G., Legwaila M. M. (2025). Germination response of local bean genotypes to seed treatment with different ground plant powders. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science 2025; 7(11): 89-93. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.33545/2664844X.2025.v7.i11b.944.
7. Tlale O., Tiroesele B., Malambane G., Legwaila M. M. (2025). Resistance of selected bean genotypes against the seedbeetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in storage. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.22271/j.ento.2025.v13.i3c.9515.
8. Legwaila M. M., Kgoroebutswe T., Makate N., Tiroesele B. (2025). Detoxification Enzymes in the Carmine Spider Mite Tetranychus Cinnabarinus Boisduval. Indian Journal of Entomology. Online published Ref. No. e25979 DoI. No.: 10.55446/IJE.2025.2979.
9. Kgosietsile - Mfuma M., Makate N., Legwaila M. M. (2025). Bio-efficacy of M. oleifera leaf powder against Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) on stored cereals and pulses in Botswana. Acta Entomology and Zoology 2025; 6(1): 36-42.DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2025.v6.i1a.188.
10. Legwaila M. M. (2025). Knowledge, perceptions and management practices for Tuta absoluta (lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on tomato in Botswana. Acta Entomology and Zoology 2025; 6(1): 07-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33545/27080013.2025.v6.i1a.183
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