
Noushig ZarikianScientific center of zoology and hydroecology NAS RA · zoology
Noushig Zarikian
PhD of zoology
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In this study, the altitudinal distribution of butterflies on the highest mountain in Armenia was investigated. Butterflies were collected from March to October in 2015 and 2016. This revealed that the relationship between the total numbers of butterfly species and individuals and altitude shaped as bump. A significant relationship was also recorde...
Wetlands of Armenia have occupied a significant area in the past; however, during the last century, they declined critically. The swamps and marshes of the country are represented by two general types: the brackish marshes and the reedbeds of Ararat Plain, and the grassy marshes located on the mountain plateaus. The wetlands consist of a rich biolo...
Backround: The strains of Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria (Bt-type) are utilized for controlling the brown-tail moth pest, Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus, 1758), in apple orchards in Armenia from 2020 to 2022. Methods: The study focused on the brown-tail moth larvae in all developmental stages (I-VII) on the Renet Simirenko apple variety. Culture...
This study aims to address protein-energy malnutrition by developing flour mixtures where legume flours, such as chickpeas, pigeon peas, mung beans, and lentils, are the primary components, with refined wheat flour added in varying proportions, proximate composition analysis of these flours, assessment of antioxidant activities in the mixed flours,...
This study aims to address protein-energy malnutrition by developing flour mixtures where legume flours, such as chickpeas, pigeon peas, mung beans, and lentils, are the primary components, with refined wheat flour added in varying proportions, proximate composition analysis of these flours, assessment of antioxidant activities in the mixed flours,...
A diverse array of spider species inhabits agroecosystems and wild mountainsides, where beekeeping boxes are temporarily installed for natural feeding. Over the past decade, the wax moths Achroia grisella and Galleria mellonella have become widespread pests in bee colonies within Armenian agrosystems and have also caused damage to stored honeybee c...
In 2019-2021, excavations at the Late Bronze Age – Early Iron Age archaeological site of Lernakert on the northwestern slopes of Mount Aragats yielded a significant quantity of faunal remains. The archaeological complex comprises two cyclopean fortresses (Veri Berd and Vari Berd), tombs, and settlements. Archaeozoological analyses were conducted to...
Using chemical pesticides has adverse effects on the environment and humans. Bacterial preparations may provide an alternative to chemical pesticides. The study aims to test different combinations of sublethal concentrations of bacterial and chemical preparations against cabbage moth larvae. During 2020-2022 different combinations of sublethal conc...
New faunistic data on spiders of Armenia are
presented. 9 genera, Agalenatea Archer, 1951, Larinia Si
mon, 1874, Zilla C.L. Koch, 1834 (all three Araneidae), Simit
idion Wunderlich, 1992, Pholcomma Thorell, 1869, Phycoso
ma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880, Phylloneta Archer, 1950 (all
four Theridiidae), Cozyptila Lehtinen et Marusik, 2005 and
Monaeses T...
Armenia is situated on the border of large biogeographical divisions – provinces and sub-provinces and its fauna was historically formed under the influence of different surrounding faunas – European, Mediterranean and Irano-Turanian. Due to this biogeographical position as well as due to diversity of landscapes, variations in altitude and mountain...
Terlemezyan, H., M. Sargsyan, H. Harutyunyan, S. Sargsyan and N. Zarikian. 2023. Environmentally Friendly Strategies for Controlling the European Grapevine Moth, Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 41(3): 272-277. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-041.3.272277 The European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana (Denis...
Գետահովիտ-2 քարանձավի հնագիտական պեղումներից ձեռք բերված խեցիների ուսումնասիրությունը հնարավորություն է տալիս ամբողջացնել տարածաշրջանի հնախխունջաբանական տվյալները, հասկանալ գտնված նմուշների քանակական և տեսակային կազմի փոխառնչությունները մշակութային շերտերի հետ։ Изучение раковин моллюсков, найденных во время археологических раскопок пещеры Гетаовит-...
Spiders are an important component of terrestrial ecosystems, and researchers around the world are trying to capture metrics on spider biodiversity. In this study an exploratory survey and analysis of spider diversity was conducted in four provinces in Armenia (Tavush, Lori, Kotayk and Gegharkunik). A total of 98 species of spiders, belonging to 20...
New data on jumping spiders (Salticidae) and tangle-web spiders (Theridiidae) of Armenia are provided on the basis of recently collected specimens in various regions of Armenia. One species, Ballus rufipes (Simon, 1868) is recorded as new to the Caucasus Region, in addition to the following species: Neon reticulatus (Blackwall, 1853), Pellenes brev...
This study reports new records of spiders under few families from Armenia. These add to the checklist of the families Cheiracanthiidae Wagner, 1887; Eresidae C L Koch, 1845; Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898; and Pholcidae C L Koch, 1850. The results include twelve species of which six are new records from Armenia, and include Eresus kollari Rossi, 1846; Ph...
In this paper, 11 families (Agelenidae, Filistatidae, Hahniidae, Liocranidae, Mimetidae, Mysmenidae, Oecobiidae, Pholcidae, Phrurolithidae, Sparassidae and Uloboridae), 18 genera and 18 species of spiders new to Armenia are reported. one genus, Mesiotelus Simon, 1897 (Liocranidae) is new to the entire Caucasus. Illustrations are provided for six sp...
Twelve species of philodromid crab or running crab spiders (Philodromidae) have been recorded in Armenia. Nine species are new to the spider fauna of this country: Philodromus cespitum (Walckenaer, 1802); Philodromus emarginatus (Schrank, 1803), Philodromus rufus Walckenaer, 1826; Rhysodromus histrio (Latreille, 1819), Thanatus atratus Simon, 1875;...
The paper presents the results of osteological and typological bone tools recovered from Getahovit-2 cave site (Armenia) during excavations held in 2018-2019. A multi-aspect analysis revealed the kinds of raw materials used for the production of bone tools and provided insights into how the specimens were worked and used. All were made from mammal...
Data on Armenian spider species are summarized. A catalogue of spiders collected during 1988–1998 and deposited in the Institute of Zoology collection, Yerevan, Armenia is given. The review revealed 20 species belonging to nine families. Fourteen species
are recorded for Armenia for the first time. Thus, the number of spider species known from Arme...
2020թ. շարունակվեցին Աղստևի վտակ Խաչաղբյուրի կիրճում (Տավուշի մարզ) տեղակայված Գետահովիտ-2 քարայր կացարանի վաղ շերտերի պեղումները։ Մի քանի տարվա ընթացքում կուտակված նյութը թույլ է տալիս հետաքրքիր գիտական եզրահանգումներ կատարել, նաև փաստեր արձանագրել պղնձիքարիդարի բնակության հորիզոնների վերաբերյալ։ Հոդվածում ներկայացվում են վերջին տարիների պեղումներ...
The paper presents an annotated checklist of the Salticidae of Armenia. This study was carried out in 2019-2020 in order to provide an inventory of the Salticidae fauna. Thirteen species are reported for the Armenian fauna for the first time: Afraflacilla epiblemoides (Chyzer, 1891); Aelurillus v-insignitus (Clerck, 1757); Asianellus festivus (C. L...
This paper presents the preliminary analysis of the zooarchaeological data from the settlement of Aragatsavan 1, Armenia. The excavation of the site is in progress and a complete stratigraphic sequence has not been obtained yet, while the excavated levels are dated to the second and third phases of the Trialeti-Vanadzor culture of the Middle Bronze...
This study tries to link the butterfly species diveristy along the altitudinal span of
Tsaghkunyatc mountain in Armenia. Butterflies were collected from March to October 2015-
2017. A checklist of 129 species is given and their abundances/diversity was calculated for
10 altitudinal zones. This revealed that the relationship between the observed num...
Wildlife in Armenia was always varied due to the different geographic landscapes and biotopes, between the valleys, mountains, forests, and plateaus of the country. A wide range of large mammals inhabited the Southern Caucasus. In Armenia, animal habitat varied through time, both during the Pleistocene and the Holocene and hunting activities were t...
Ticks have never been included in archaeological analytic studies. Here, we present the discovery of a tick from the archaeological excavations at Areni-1 Cave in the Republic of Armenia. The well preserved tick Rhipicephalus bursa provides important information about the prevailing ecology during the periods of habitation and usage of the cave by...
Three butterfly species (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, [1777]) from Ararat province, Melanargia grumi (Standfuss, 1892) from Kotayk proince, and Zerynthia caucasica (Lederer, 1864) from Lori province are recorded for Armenia for the first time
The cave site Areni-1, located in south-eastern Armenia, which has been excavated during 2007-
2013, yielded rich assemblages of micromammal remains from the Late Chalcolithic and Medieval sequences.
In this research the tooth remains of found micromammals are reported.The tooth remains belong to (3) orders
including; 1) Order Rodentia: fam. Murida...
Present study was focused on the diversity and seasonal abundance of nymphalids along with vegetation composition of habitat and conservation priorities in the Kotayk province in Armenia. A total of 63 species of nymphalids belonging to 7 subfamilies and 28 genera were recorded during July, 2013 to October, 2015. Satyrinae was the most dominant sub...