Plant Protection

Academic Staff

Nov. 10, 2026, 10:29 p.m.
Halgurd Rashed Ismael
Halgurd Rashed Ismael (PhD)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Entomology – Insect taxonomy Specialist

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

  1. Insect Taxonomy
  2. Insect Morphology
  3. Horticultural insects
  4. Principle of plant protection
  5. Economic Insects
  6. Greenhouse Pest Management

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
  9. A first update to the vespid fauna of Iraq (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), with description of a new species. JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, Volume, 59, Issue 21-24 (2025)Pages, 941–981pp.
  10. A first revision of the Andrena of Iraq (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae), with the description of two new species from Iraqi Kurdistan and additional records from surrounding countries. ZooKeys 1205 (1205: (2024)), 267-298.
  11. First record of the family Sapygidae (Hymenoptera: Pompiloidea) from Iraq, with taxonomic notes on the West Palaearctic species of Sapyginae. Zoology in the Middle East 71 (2), 193-217.
  12. Morphological Study Of Cerambyx Cerdo Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae) From Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Journal of University of Duhok 25 (Vol. 25 No. 2 (2022).

Entomology، Insect Taxonomy

  • Supervising a Master's Student on Insect Taxonomy