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Paper published: Aphids associated with Lamiaceae in Iran with redescription of Ovatus mentharius (van der Goot, 1913) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (2 March 2024)

Narjes Mohammadalizadeh successfully defended her Master Thesis entitled “Morphometric study on the Aphis species associated with host plants of Lamiaceae”. (13 September 2023)

Paper published: Discovery of Dysaphis (Pomaphis) gallica (Hille Ris Lambers, 1955) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on apple in Iran (June 2023)

Research

Our researches fall into four categories:

1- Aphid Systematics and Taxonomy

A) Aphid fauna of Iran (including aphid parasitoids)

B) Aphid fauna of Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan (Looking for collaborators)

2- Aphid Ecology (mostly Community Ecology)

3- Host Plant Resistance to Aphids

4- Aphids Biological Control