Jafar Mohaghegh Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection      I am a research entomologist in the Department of Agricultural Entomology at the "Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection". My research mainly focuses on biology and ecology of economically important pentatomids. I am also interested in the systematics of Asopinae and the genus Eurygaster in the region.
	Contact Information: Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection P.O. Box 1454 Tehran 19395, IRAN E-mail: jmohaghegh@gmail.com

Current Projects:

Publications:

Mohaghegh-Neyshabouri, J., P. De Clercq, and D. Degheele.  1996.  Influence of female body weight on reproduction in laboratory reared Podisus nigrispinus and Podisus maculiventris (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae).  Mededelingen Faculteit Landbouwkundige & Toegepaste Biologische Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent 61: 693-696.

De Clercq, P., F. Merlevede, I. Mestdagh, K. Vandendurpel, J. Mohaghegh, and D. Degheele.  1998.  Predation on the tomato looper Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper) (Lep., Noctuidae) by Podisus maculiventris (Say) and Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Het. Pentatomidae).  Journal of Applied Entomology 122: 93-98.

Mohaghegh, J., P. De Clercq, and L. Tirry.  1998.  Effects of maternal age and egg weight on developmental time and body weight of offspring of Podisus maculiventris (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 91: 315-322.

Mohaghegh, J., P. De Clercq, and L. Tirry.  1998.  Maternal age and egg weight affect offspring performance in the predatory stink bug Podisus nigrispinus. BioControl 43: 163-174.

Mohaghegh, J., P. De Clercq, and L. Tirry.  1999.  Effects of rearing history and geographical origin on reproduction and body size of the predator Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). European Journal of Entomology 96: 69-72.

De Clercq, P., J. Mohaghegh, and L. Tirry.  2000.  Effect of host plant on the functional response of the the predator Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Biological Control 18: 65-70.

Mohaghegh, J., P. De Clercq, and L. Tirry.  2000.  Toxicity of selected insecticides to the spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 10: 33-40.

Mohaghegh, J., P. De Clercq, and L. Tirry.  2001.  Functional response of the the predators Podisus maculiventris (Say) and Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Het., Pentatomidae) to the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hbner) (Lep., Noctuidae): effect of temperature. Journal of Applied Entomology 125: 131-134.

Mohaghegh, J.  2003.  The predatory stinkbug, Andrallus spinidens (F.): its occurrence, rearing and potential in Iran. Global IOBC Bulletin 2: 36.

Mohaghegh, J. and I. Najafi.  2003.  Predation capacity of Andrallus spinidens (F.) (Het.: Pentatomidae) on Naranga aenescens Moore (Lep.: Noctuidae) under semi-field and field conditions. Applied Entomology and Phytopathology 71(1): 57-68. (in Persian with English summary).

Mohaghegh, J.  2005.  Morphometric analysis of two populations of Eurygaster maura (Het.: Scutelleridae) in Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 25(1): 1-8.

Mohaghegh, J. and M. Amir-Maafi.  2007.  Reproduction of the predatory stinkbug Andrallus spinidens (F.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) on live and frozen prey. Applied Entomology and Zoology 42(1): 15-20.

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