Hadi Farrokhzadeh

The research program's overall goal is to develop a new biological control approach to controlling foliar pests. The central focus is the application of entomopathogenic fungi as endophytes on cotton plants and evaluating the effectiveness of this biological control agent at chemical and molecular levels.

Biological Control:

1. Endophytic entomopathogens and pest control
2. Plant-mediated interactions between endophytes and foliar pests

Visiting Research Scholar: Virginia Tech

Ph.D. candidate: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Master: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Peer‑Reviewed Publications

1. H. Farrokhzadeh, Sh. Sharifi, G. Eroğlu, and J. Karimi (2024) A new fungal entomopathogen has potency as a biocontrol agent of longhorn beetle larva, Ospherantoria curulescence. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01230-8

2. H. Farrokhzadeh, Gh. Moravvej, M. Awal, J. Karimi, and A. Rashed (2017) Comparison of Molecular and Conventional Methods for Estimating Parasitism Level in the Pomegranate Aphid Aphis punicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Insect Science doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iex087

3. H. Farrokhzadeh, Gh. Moravvej, M. Awal, and J. Karimi (2014) Molecular and morphological identification of hymenoptran parasitoids from the pomegranate aphid, Aphis punicae in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Turkish Journal of Entomology doi.org/10.16970/ted.79294

Conference papers

1. A. Nikoukar, H. Farrokhzadeh, M. Vahidi, S. Parizad, U. Panta, S. Shafian, and A. Rashed (2024) Early pest detection and among-cultivar variations insusceptibility to insect pests. 51st Tobacco Workers’ Conference. Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

2. H. Farrokhzadeh, Gh. Moravvej, J. Karimi, and A. Rashed (2023) New promising biological control approach for controlling corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) on cotton. Entomological Society of America (ESA), Annual Meeting. Maryland, USA.

3. H. Farrokhzadeh (2023) Evaluating hyperspectral imaging in monitoring and early detection of insect pests in tobacco production systems of Virginia: Greenhouse studies. Southern Piedmont Field Day. Blackstone, VA, USA.

4. H. Farrokhzadeh, Gh. Moravvej, M. Awal, and J. Karimi (2014) Estimation of pomegranate aphids (Aphis punicae) parasitism by Aphidiinae wasp using the standard methods. 3rd Insect pest management conference, college of agriculture and natural resources, University of Shahid Bahonar Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

5. Sh. Sharifi, J. Karimi, H. Farrokhzadeh, and N. Shamloo (2014) Parasitism activity of Sclerodermus domesticus wasp on the Rosaceae long horned beetle larvae. 3rd Insect pest management conference, college of agriculture and natural resources, University of Shahid Bahonar Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

6. H. Farrokhzadeh, Gh. Moravvej, M. Awal, and J. Karimi (2013) Identification of pomegranate aphids and their hymenopteran parasitoids and hyperparasitoids in Khorasan Razavi province using classical and modern methods. 1st congress of biological control in agriculture and natural resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.