Behzad Miri

Behzad Miri
Razi University | razi · Department of Agricultural Extension and Education

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In this research, the fauna of thrips associated with Judas trees (Cercis siliquastrum L.), and the population fluctuation and spatial distribution of Judas thrips (Thrips vulgatissimus Haliday) were studied in the Arghavan Strait located in Ilam city (west of Iran) during the years 2022-2023. In each sampling, 20 trees and four branches of 20 cm o...
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Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (Fabaceae) is one of the most cultivated plants of legumes in most countries. Several of insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts such as thrips, leafhopper, aphids, and plant bugs are as pest on beans. Thrips can attack beans from the seedlings emerge through to flowering, but it is the damage some do during flowering...
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Introduction1 Soil is the richest and most diverse living community in any ecosystem. Soil organisms are responsible for the change and transformation of organic matter and the deformation and transport of nutrients such as nitrogen and sulfur. Therefore, they are an integral part of soil quality. In agricultural systems, useful macrofauna includes...
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Oak thrips, Liothrips pragensis Uzel is found on oak trees in Zagros forests. In this study, population fluctuation and spatial distribution of this species were investigated in oak forests of Javanrud county (Kermanshah province), in 2021. Oak leaves were selected as the sampling unit. Sampling was performed every week from five different areas, s...
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Edwardsiana iranicola Zachvatkin, 1945, also known as plane-tree leafhopper, has been observed on various hosts. This is the first report of the existence of the above species and its damage on plane trees in Ilam province. In this study, population fluctuations and spatial distribution of this pest on plane-trees in urban green spaces of Ilam prov...
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In order to investigate the diversity and population fluctuations of soil mesofauna (Acari and Collembola) of conifers (cypress and pine trees) at Ilam province, Iran, soil samples monthly (0–5 and 5–10 cm) were collected during September 2018 to September 2019. The soil mesofauna were extracted using a Berlese funnel and they were counted and iden...
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Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci is the most well-known and most common polyphagous thrips worldwide and is one of the major pests of legume fields, causing significant damage to various crops each year. In this study the life table parameters of onion thrips was studied on lentil and chickpea plants at laboratory conditions (25 ± 1°C, 70 ± 5% RH and 16...
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In order to investigate the diversity and frequency of thrips species on oak trees, weekly sampling was done during different seasons in Kalan region (Eyvan county), as a part of oak forests of Ilam province (western Iran), in the year 2018. In this relation, 10 oak trees were selected and 20 leaves were selected from each tree. Thrips were collect...
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Some thrips species are known as predators of eggs, exist as the inactive stages of mites, and can be tiny, especially phytophagous thrips. This study aimed at evaluating the population fluctuation and species diversity of predatory thrips in wheat fields of Eyvan county (Ilam province, Iran) in the year 2016. Thrips specimens were collected and id...
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In this study, the efficiency of colored traps (sticky colored and colored water traps) in thrips attraction in the legumes of Ilam province was investigated. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized block design with four treatments (yellow, blue, white and green colors) and twelve replicates during two years. On average, the highes...
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Genus and species of Dichromothrips smithi (Zimmermann) (Thripidae: Thripinae) is recorded from Iran, Ilam province for the first time. Specimens of this species have been collected on rangeland plants by beating an unknown plant over a white plate. Diagnostic morphological characters and the geographical distribution of the newly recorded thrips a...
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The use of colored sticky traps is very common in population monitoring and pest management. The color trap attractiveness and capture rates of thrips vary according to species and trap color. Different color preferences of many thrips species have been studied by numerous scientists to enhance the attractiveness and sensitivity of various traps. I...
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Wheat thrips, Haplothrips tritici (Kurdjumov) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) is one of the most important sucking pests in wheat fields. In this study, in order to select different sampling patterns as well as the most suitable method for estimating wheat thrips population, regularly sampling was done during wheat growing period in the wheat field...
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Introduction: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), also called lucerne, is the most important forage which cultivated in the most parts of the world. The main source of alfalfa is Southwest Asia, especially Iran. Alfalfa is a perennial forage legume which normally lives four to eight years, but can live more than 20 years, depending on type of its variety...
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The genus Taeniothrips Amyot & Serville is belonging in the subfamily Thripinae with only one species in Iran. Here, the second species, T. eucharii (Whetzel) is newly recorded from the country. Male and female specimens of this species have been collected on the flowers of Ixiolirion tataricum (Amaryllidaceae) from Ilam province (west of Iran).
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Montpellier maple Acer monspessulanum L. is one of the trees in Zagros forests (Iran) which is host to several economically important thrips species. The purpose of this study was to find the fauna of thrips on Montpellier maple trees in Ilam province, western Iran, during 2015-2016. The abundance and species diversity of thrips were examined twice...
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In order to study the population fluctuations and spatial distribution of onion thrips, Thrips tabaci (Lindeman) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in alfalfa fields of Eyvan city (Ilam province), sampling were done weekly in different growth stages of alfalfa from the beginning of April to late September 2017. The results of population fluctuations showed...
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The third species of the genus Pezothrips Karny, P. brunicornis Mirab-balou et Tong, is recorded for the first time from Iran. It was collected on flowers of Dianthus macranthoides in the Dalab forests in Manesht and Ghelarang protected area, northeastern part of Ilam Province.
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Haplothrips aliakbarii sp. nov. (Phlaeothripidae: Phlaeothripinae) is described and illustrated from Ilam Province, western Iran. This new species was collected on the leaves of oak trees (Quercus brantii). An identification key for Iranian species of Haplothrips is presented.
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Wheat thrips, Haplothrips tritici (Kurdjumov) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) is one of the most important pests in wheat fields in Ilam Province. In order to study the population fluctuations and spatial distribution of wheat thrips in wheat fields of Eyvan city, sampling was weekly carried out during different growing stages of wheat from April t...

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