Dr. Mohsen Mehrparvar
(Associate Professor)
Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences
Graduate University of Advanced Technology
7631818356 Kerman, IRAN
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6051-5845
Office: +98 343 162 3277 *** Fax: +98 3433 776617
EDUCATIONS
| 2009-2013 | Ph.D. in Ecology Technische Universität München, Germany Thesis: Metacommunity Ecology in a Plant-Herbivore System |
| 2002-2005 | M.Sc. in Agricultural Entomology Isfahan University of Technology, Iran Thesis: Bioecology of Macrosiphum rosae and rose aphid fauna in Isfahan, Iran |
| 1997-2002 | B.Sc in Plant Protection Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran Senior Project: Preparation of pictorial software of Iranian agricultural pests |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
| ● Aphid ecology especially community ecology of aphids and their interactions with other insects such as natural enemies and mutualistic ants. |
| ● Induced plant resistance caused by herbivores and its effects on other herbivores (especially aphids) and their natural enemies. |
| ● Effects of drought stress on community structure and dynamics of aphids and their natural enemies. |
| ● Systematics and biodiversity of aphids. |
TITLES & POSITIONS
| October 2022 – Present Associate Professor, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| March 2025 – Present Subject Editor, Check List. Pensoft Publishers. |
| November 2009 – Present Subject Editor, North-Western Journal of Zoology. Oradea, Romania. |
| October 2013 – October 2022 Assistant Professor, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| August 2020 – May 2021 Dean of Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| August 2018 – August 2020 Director of Supervision, Evaluation and Quality Assurance Office, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| January 2017 – November 2018 Head of Open and Virtual Training Group (OVT), Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| January 2014 – December 2018 Director of International & Scientific Cooperation Office (ISCO), Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| October 2008 – April 2009 Assistant of Research Institute of Environmental Sciences. Kerman, Iran. |
| November 2007 – October 2008 Director of Research and Technology Administration, International Center for Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences. Kerman, Iran. |
| January 2006 – April 2009 Head of Entomology Lab., International Center for Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences. Kerman, Iran. |
| September 2005 – April 2009 Academic staff, Department of Ecology, International Center for Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences. Kerman, Iran. |
| February 2005 – July 2008 Lecturer, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Kerman, Iran. |
HONORS & AWARDS
| Best Researcher Award – 2024; Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| The Best Researcher in Entomology – 2014; elected by Entomological Society of Iran. |
| Receiving a scholarship by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran for doctoral study in foreign countries in 2008. |
| Best Researcher Award – 2007; International Center of Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran. |
| The first-best student graduated in Agricultural Entomology, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) (in M. Sc. degree, 2005). |
| Receiving a fellowship by Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) in 2003. |
PUBLICATIONS
Peer review Journals
Mehrparvar, M. & Jensen, A. S. Aphids associated with Caryophyllaceae in Iran with descriptions of a new species (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Neotropical Entomology. In press.
Mohseni Sangtabi, S. H., Mehrparvar, M., Habibi, A. & Mansouri, S. M. (2025) Interactions between drought stress and mycorrhiza fungi on the bean plant and the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum. Applied Entomology and Phytopathology. 92: 250-267. [in Persian with English Abstract]
Mehrparvar, M. (2024) Lamiaceae-feeding aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Iran. Collection. 5. https://specimenpub.org/collection/collection_5/
Mehrparvar, M. (2024) Aphids of Iran: their host plants and distribution. Zootaxa. 5516(1): 1–129.
Mehrparvar, M. & Kadyrbekov, R. K. (2024) Aphids associated with Lactuca (Asteraceae) in Iran with descriptions of two new species (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 313: 73-84.
| Badakhshsan, N., Mansouri, S. M., Mozafari, H. Mehrparvar, M. (2024) Evaluation of effect of Trichoderma harizianum strain T22 and Thiobacillus spp. on some physiological, biochemical and growth indices of tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum under biotic stress of tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera. Journal of Plant Research. 37: 326-343. [in Persian with English Abstract] |
| Mehrparvar, M. & Mirtadzadini, M. (2024) Aphids associated with Carthamus in Iran with the description of the hitherto unknown male of Uroleucon carthami (Hille Ris Lambers, 1948) (Hemi.: Aphididae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 10(3), 467–483. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Mansouri, S. M. & Malekpourzadeh, L. (2024) Aphids associated with Lamiaceae in Iran with redescription of Ovatus mentharius (van der Goot, 1913) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Entomological Society of Iran. 44(2): 217–238. |
| Seydabadi, F., Mehrparvar, M., Mansouri, S. M. Mozaffari, H. (2023) Investigating the effect of the presence of toxic amounts of nickel and zinc on the change of sensitivity, resistance, and growth in safflower plant (Goldasht cultivar) to aphid biological stress. Journal of Plant Biological Sciences. 15(3): 19–44. [in Persian with English Abstract] |
| Shahmohammadi, S., Lashkari, M., Zohdi, H., Memarizadeh, N. & Mehrparvar, M. (2023) Sublethal effects of some biorational pesticides on population growth parameters of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae. Journal of Crop Protection. 12: 403–413. |
| Gorji, Z., Mehrparvar, M. & Mansouri, S. M. (2023) Cascading effects of soil organic and inorganic fertilizers on tri‐trophic interactions: Plant‐aphid‐parasitoid wasp as a study system. Journal of Applied Entomology. 147:126–139. |
| Karimi, Z. Afshari, A. & Mehrparvar, M. (2023) Discovery of Dysaphis (Pomaphis) gallica (Hille Ris Lambers, 1955) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on apple in Iran. North-Western Journal of Zoology. 19(1): 91–94. |
| Gorji, Z., Mehrparvar, M. & Mozaffari, H. (2023) Organic vs. Inorganic Fertilizers: Effects on Growth Parameters and Phenol Content in Cultivated and Wild Safflower. Ecopersia. 11(2): 163–174. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Rakhshani, E. & Rokni, M. (2022) A new species of Metopolophium Mordvilko, 1914 (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae) on Rosa beggeriana from Iran. Zootaxa. 5183(1): 64–74. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Rakhshani, E., Rokni, M. & Kanturski, M. (2022) A new species of the aphid genus Uroleucon Mordvilko, 1914 (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) on Launaea acanthodes from Iran. Zootaxa. 5183(1): 369–379. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Rakhshani, E. & Rokni, M. (2021) A Survey of Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Fauna in Southern Parts of Zagros Mountains and a New Record for Aphid Fauna of Iran. Journal of Taxonomy and Biosystematics. 13(2):49–86. [in Persian with English Abstract] |
| Amiri Domari, M., Mansouri, S., Mehrparvar, M. (2021) Previous herbivory modulates aphid population growth and plant defense responses in a non-model plant, Carthamus tinctorius (Asteraceae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 111(6): 715–725. |
| Mansouri, S. M., Mehni, N., Mehrparvar, M., Lashkari, M. R., & Naseri, B. (2021). The effect of different amounts of nitrogen applied on rapeseed cultivars on nutrient reaction and protein metabolism of Helicoverpa armigera. Applied Entomology and Phytopathology. 89(1): 65–74 [in Persian]. |
| Mehrparvar, M., & Lashkari, M. R. (2021) Aphids living on Rosa spp. (Rosaceae) in Iran: Maculolachnus sijpkensi Hille Ris Lambers, 1962 and M. submacula (Walker, 1848) (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Lachninae) as new records. Journal of Crop Protection. 10(3): 565–573. |
| Hosseini, M., Mehrparvar, M., Zytynska, S. E., Hatano, E., Weisser, W. W. (2021) Aphid alarm pheromone alters larval behaviour of the predatory gall midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza and decreases intraguild predation by anthocorid bug, Orius laevigatus. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 111: 445–453. |
| Sedighi, N., Hosseini, M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2020) Aphids living on Asteraceae plants in North Khorasan, Iran: report of three aphid species new to fauna of Iran. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 6(2): 179-193. |
| Sedighi, N., Hosseini, M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2020) A new species of Obtusicauda (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Iran living on Artemisia. Zoology in the Middle East. 66(1): 58-67. |
| Mansouri, S. M., Mehrparvar, M., Amiri-Domari, M. & Mozaffari, H. (2020) Evaluation of physiological indices of induced changes in safflower cultivars under biotic stress. Journal of Plant Research. 32(4):896–905. [in Persian with English Abstract] |
| Mehrparvar, M., Rajaei, A., Rokni, M., Balog, A. & Loxdale, H. D. (2019) ‘Bottom-up’ effects in a tritrophic plant–aphid–parasitoid system: Why being the perfect host can have its disadvantages. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 109(6): 831–839. |
| Rakhshani, E., Barahoei, H., Ahmad, Z., Starý, P., Ghafouri-Moghaddam, M., Mehrparvar, M., Kavallieratos, N. G., Čkrkić, J. & Tomanović, Ž. (2019) Review of Aphidiinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of the Middle East and North Africa: key to species and host associations. European Journal of Taxonomy. 552: 1-132. |
| Mosapour, S., Madjdzadeh, S. M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2019) Aphids living on Stipa (Poaceae) in Iran: Chaetosiphella longirostris Wieczorek, 2008 (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Chaitophorinae) as a new record. Journal of Crop Protection. 8(1): 123-129. |
| Mansouri, S.M., Norouzi, R. & Mehrparvar, M. (2019) Resistance of wild wheat, Triticum boeoticum Boiss. to Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) (Hem.: Aphididae). North-Western Journal of Zoology. 15(1): 1-6. |
| Sedighi, N., Hosseini, M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2018) Additional notes with detailed biometric data on Brachycaudus cerasicola (Mordvilko, 1929) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a new record for Iran. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 4(4): 241-251. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Zytynska, S. E., Balog, A. & Weisser, W. W. (2018) Coexistence through mutualist-dependent reversal of competitive hierarchies. Ecology and Evolution. 8: 1247-1259. |
| Benedek, K., Mara, G., Mehrparvar, M., Bálint, J., Loxdale, H. D. & Balog, A. (2018) Near-regular distribution of adult crimson tansy aphids, Uroleucon tanaceti (L.), increases aposematic signal honesty on different tansy plant chemotypes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 126: 315-326. |
| Hosseini, A., Hosseini, M., Katayama, N. & Mehrparvar, M. (2017) Effect of ant attendance on aphid population growth and above ground biomass of the aphid’s host plant. European Journal of Entomology. 114: 106–112. |
| Ehsani, B., Lashkari, M. R., Mozaffarian, F. & Mehrparvar, M. (2017) Variation of host plant-associated populations of Dubas bug, Ommatissus lybicus de Bergevin (Hem.: Tropiduchidae) in southern Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran. 36(4): 297–305. |
| Mehrparvar, M. (2017) Aphids living on Artemisia and Scorzonera plants (Asteraceae) in Iran: Macrosiphoniella vallesiacae Jörg& Lample, 1988 and Uroleucon pilosellae (Börner, 1933) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) as new records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 3(1): 21–32. |
| Mehrparvar, M. (2016) Aphids Living on Berberis in Iran: New record of Liosomaphis atra Hille Ris Lambers, 1966 (Hem.: Aphididae). North-Western Journal of Zoology. 12(2): 382–385. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Mansouri, S. M. & Hatami, B. (2016) Some bioecological aspects of the rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its natural enemies. Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Agriculture and Environment. 8: 75–90. |
| Goodarzifar, Z., Madjdzadeh, S. M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2016) Aphids living on Echinops in Iran: Turanoleucon jashenkoi (Hemiptera, Aphididae) as a new record. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 2(3): 301–308. |
| Zytynska, S. E., Meyer, S. T., Sturm, S., Ullmann, W., Mehrparvar, M. & Weisser, W. W. (2016) Secondary bacterial symbiont community in aphids responds to plant diversity. Oecologia. 180(3): 735-747. |
| Bálint, J., Zytynska, S. E., Salamon, R. V., Mehrparvar, M., Weisser, W. W., Schmitz, O. J., Benedek, K. & Balog, A. (2016) Intraspecific differences in plant chemotype determine the structure of arthropod food webs. Oecologia. 180(3): 797-807. |
| Mirzamohamadi, S., Hosseini, M., Sadeghi Namaghi, H., Karimi, J. & Mehrparvar, M. (2015) Symbiotic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Golestan Province, Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics. 11(2): 101-111. |
| Farahpour-Haghani, A., Jalaeian, M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2015) First report of Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (L.) (Hem.: Aphididae) on Azolla filiculoides from Iran and its male formation on secondary host plant. Journal of Crop Protection. 4(4): 557-561. |
| Mahdavi-Arab, N., Meyer, S.T., Mehrparvar, M. & Weisser, W.W. (2014) Complex effects of fertilization on plant and herbivore performance in the presence of a plant competitor and activated carbon. PLoS ONE. 9(7): e103731. |
| Barahoei, H., Rakhshani, E., Nader, E., Starý, P., Kavallieratos, N. G., Tomanović, Ž. & Mehrparvar, M. (2014). Checklist of Aphidiinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and their host aphid associations in Iran. Journal of Crop Protection. 3(2): 199-232. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Mansouri, S. M. & Weisser, W. W. (2014). Mechanisms of species-sorting: Effect of habitat occupancy on aphids host plant selection. Ecological Entomology. 39(3): 281-289. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Zytynska, S. E. & Weisser, W. W. (2013) Multiple cues for winged morph production in an aphid metacommunity. PLoS ONE. 8(3): e58323. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Mahdavi Arab, N. & Weisser, W. W. (2013) Diet-mediated effects of specialized tansy aphids on survival and development of their predators: Is there any benefit of dietary mixing? Biological Control. 65: 142-146. |
| Balog, A., Mehrparvar, M., & Weisser, W.W. (2013) Polyphagous predatory rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) induce winged morphs in the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae). European Journal of Entomology. 110(1): 153-157. |
| Barahoei, H., Madjdzadeh, S. M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2012) Aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) and their tritrophic relationships in Kerman province, Southeastern Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics. 8(1): 1-14. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Madjdzadeh, S. M., Mahdavi Arab, N., Esmaeilbeygi, M. & Ebrahimpour, E. (2012) Morphometric discrimination of Black Legume Aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae), populations associated with different host plants. North-Western Journal of Zoology. 8(1): 172-180. |
| Barahoei, H., Madjdzadeh, S. M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2011) Morphometric differentiation of five biotypes of Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran. Zootaxa. 2745: 43-52. |
| Barahoei, H., Madjdzadeh, S. M. Mehrparvar, M. & Stary, P. (2010) A study of Praon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in south-east Iran with two new records. Acta Entomologica Serbica. 15(1): 107-120. |
| Madjdzadeh, S. M. & Mehrparvar, M. (2009) Morphological discrimination of geographical populations of Macrosiphoniella sanborni (Gillette, 1908) (Hem.: Aphididae)in Iran. North-Western Journal of Zoology. 5(2): 338-348. |
| Madjdzadeh, S. M., Mehrparvar, M. & Abolhasanzadeh, F. (2009) Morphometric discrimination of host-adapted populations of Brachycaudus helichrysi (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera Aphididae). REDIA. XCII: 143-145. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Mobli, M. & Hatami, B. (2008) Seasonal population fluctuations of the rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on different cultivars of roses and nastaran. Journal of Science and Technology of Agriculture and Natural Resources. 12(45): 711-719. [in Persian with English Abstract] |
| Mehrparvar, M. & Rezwani, A. (2007) A new species of Macrosiphoniella and redescription of Coloradoa heinzei (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) as a new record in Iran. Zootaxa.1634: 61-68. |
| Mehrparvar, M. & Hatami, B. (2007) Effect of temperature on some biological parameters of an Iranian population of the Rose Aphid, Macrosiphum rosae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). European Journal of Entomology. 104: 631-634. |
| Mehrparvar, M., Hatami, B. & Stary, P. (2005) Report of Aphidius rosae (Hym.: Braconidae), a parasitoid of rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae (Hom.: Aphididae) from Iran. Journal of Entomological Scociety of Iran. 25(1): 63-64. |
Conference Proceedings
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THESES SUPERVISOR
| Mohammadalizadeh, N. (2023) Morphometric study on the Aphis species associated with host plants of Lamiaceae. M.Sc. Thesis. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Mohseni Sangtabi, S. H. (2022) Investigating the effects of drought stress and mycorrhizal fungi on bean plant and green pea aphid. M.Sc. Thesis. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Molazadeh Bagh Seyah, M. (2021) Faunistic study of aphids of the Family Aphididae in Kashmar County. M.Sc. Thesis. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Bameri Din, Z. (2020) Faunistic study of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on some plants in Iranshahr County. M.Sc. Thesis. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Mehni, N. (2019) Faunistic study of aphids (Hem.: Aphididae) associated with Poaceae in Northern parts of Kerman province. M.Sc. Thesis. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Rokni, M. (2018) Faunistic study of aphids (Hemiptera:Aphididae) in Baft county (Phase I). M.Sc. Thesis. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Seydabadi, F. (2016) Interaction of heavy metals Zn and Ni on population growth and reproduction of Uroleucon carthami (Hem.: Aphididae) and growth parameters of safflower. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Gorji, Z. (2016) Indirect effects of urea fertilizer and vermicompost on safflower aphid Uroleucon carthami (Hem.: Aphididae) and its parasitoid wasp Praon yomenae (Hym.: Braconidae). Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Mousapour, S. (2016) Faunistic survey of aphids and their parasitoid wasps in Sirjan city and study of effects of different canola varieties on mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its parasitoid wasp, Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae). Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. |
THESES ADVISOR
| Sedighi, N. (2019) Species diversity of aphids, their parasitoids and mutualistic ants on crop and herbaceous plants in North Khorasan province. Ph.D. Dissertation. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. |
| Amiri Domari, M. (2018) Induced resistance caused by feeding of safflower aphid, cotton bollworm and mechanical wound in safflower varieties. M.Sc. Thesis. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Tajabadi, F. (2017) Study of effect of Kaolin and oleander extract on pistachio psylla and its side effects on green lacewing. M.Sc. Thesis. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Ehsani, B. (2017) Geometric morphometric study on geographical and host plant associated populations of Dubas bug, Ommatissus lybicus de Bergevin (Hem.: Tropiduchidae), in some southern parts of Iran. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Khajeh, F. (2016) Evaluation of some feeding indices and biology of the Arimania comaroffi (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. |
| Goodarzifar, Z. (2010) Study of aphid fauna (Hem.: Aphididae) associated with wild plants family Asteraceae in North-West of Fars province. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. |
| Ganjalikhani, S. (2009) The study of population fluctuations of the wheat aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) and bioecology of their important parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae) in Kerman. Zaboul University, Iran. |
| Barahoei, G. H. (2009) A study of biodiversity of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Kerman province. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| Teaching courses for graduate students: Ecological Entomology, Plant Resistance to Insects and Integrated Pest Management. In Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran. (February 2014 – Present). |
| Teaching courses for undergraduate students: Entomology, Technology of chemical control, Pests of garden plants, Pests of agricultural crops and Pests of stored products. In Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. (February 2005 – July 2008). |
COOPERATION WITH SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
| Editorial board Subject editor of Checklist (2025 – Present) Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics (2023 – Present) Subject editor of North-Western Journal of Zoology (2009 – Present) |
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
| 1999-Present: Member of Entomological Society of Iran. 2006-Present: Member of Iranian Society of Biology. |
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