Plant Protection

Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
Halgurd Rasheed Ismael
Halgurd Rasheed Ismael (PhD)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Entomology (Insect Taxonomy)

Plant Protection
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok
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  • 2020 PhD. in Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • 2010 MSc. In the Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Salahaddin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • 2008 Institution Of Protect Environment, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  • 2005 BSc. in Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Salahaddin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

  • Insect Taxonomy
  • Insect Morphology
  • Insect Physiology
  • Insect Ecology
  • Principle Of Plant Protection

1- " 2007" Workshop , Jordan, about Environmental pollution under “ W.H.O " with the Kurdistan region government – Iraq .
2- " Plant Diseases " Workshop , Staff, Arbil Agriculture Faculty under Ecarda, 2008 .
3- Greenhouse Diseases Training course for the local farmers, Extension and Training center –Erbil governorate- June 2010.
4- Insects and plant disease general survey and identification with the General Directorate of Agriculture in Duhok governorate- 2013.
5- Adviser with Green Life Company for Agricultural services and pest control. 2013, even now.
6- Team leader with green life company staff to control the pests in the orchard, field crops, greenhouse, fruits, and vegetables, from 2014 even now.
7- Team leader with public health control team to control insects, Rodents, scorpions & snakes in the farms, houses, Restaurants, Storages, Hotels, and buildings.
8- 2017. Now working on a new technique for the Cultivation of strawberries and controlling its pests in a greenhouse in Duhok.

Research

  1. Population Density of Tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta Meyrick Lepidoptera :Gelechiidae) under plastic houses conditions (b). IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS) Volume, Issue PP 7-10(2013).
  2. Contribution to the knowledge of the click-beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Kurdistan Region – Iraq, with description of three new species .Journalof  ARQUIVOS ENTOMOLÓXICOS , Volum 8, No. 209-218pp, 2013 , Issue 1989-6581
  3. Varroa mite infestation in apiaries of Duhok Province , Kurdistan region , Iraq. AcarinaJourna .Vo. 22 (1), (2014).
  4. Occurrence Of Tomato Leaf Miner Tuta Absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) In Duhok Region (A)Lh Assaf, Fr Hassan, Hi Rasheed, Ma Sadiq, Rm Ismael, Ms Ahmed, ... A-Science, 79
  5. New Record Of Agriotes Species ( Coleoptera : Elateridae ) From Kurdistan Region-Iraq Hri Akrawi Journal Of University Of Duhok 19 (Special Issue), 565-568,
  6. A new species of Polydrusus (Polydrusus) Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
  7. Survey Of Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) From Some Localites Of Kurdistan Region Iraq, With New Records To The Entomofauna Of Iraq.
  8. Survey Of True Bugs (Hemiptera) In Duhok Province-Kurdistan Region Of Iraq

  • Entomology
  • Insect Taxonomy

Supervicing a Master's student on Insect Taxonomy