Integrated Pest Management

Habib Ali, PhD in Agricultural Entomology and Insect Pest Control, completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan, specializing in Agricultural Entomology. In December 2018, he earned his PhD from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fujian, China. Dr. Ali has authored numerous national and international research papers (150+) in high-impact journals, along with 35 book chapters, and has edited several books with international publishers. Dr. Ali's has been awarded with Best International Student of the Year and Best Thesis Award from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the Plant Protection Department at FAFU, China, in 2018. He was nominated in the World Scientist Index 2021 and received the Council of Asian Science Editorship award. Dr. Ali has participated in numerous international conferences, symposiums, workshops, educational programs, and faculty trainings, winning research projects along the way. Moreover, he has served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad and has been working at Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Pakistan, since July 2020. His area of research are Agricultural entomology and relevant section of Insect Ecology, Insect Biodiversity, Crop pests/ invasive species such as Red Palm weevil, Coconut hispine beetle, Hispid leaf beetle, Pyrosequencing, genomics, Bioinformatics (R program) Bacteria-host interactions, Wolbachia pipientis, Microbial symbiosis, Bio-pesticides, Biocontrol agent, Microbial ecology, Genomics, Metagenomics, Microbiology, Genome sequencing, Applied microbiology, Bee health, and disease management and Integrated Pest Management.

Zhuo Zhihang currently serves as an Associate Professor at the College of Life Science, China West Normal University, located in Sichuan, China. He obtained his PhD from Sichuan Agricultural University, China, in 2017. Since then, he has held various positions including Lecturer, Associate Professor, Head of Forest Protection Department, and Deputy Town Mayor in different regions of China, such as the Municipal Forestry Bureau, Hainan University, Township People's Government, and China West Normal University. He has been recognized as a high-level talent in Sichuan Province and Hainan Province, as well as appointed as a director of the Sichuan Society of Entomology and an expert in related think tanks. Dr. Zhihang also serves as a master's supervisor at China West Normal University, Hainan University, and Sichuan Agricultural University. He has taught a variety of courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, demonstrating excellence in teaching and research. His primary research interests lie in Entomology, Ecology, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Pest and Disease Control, Biological Invasion, Insect Chemical Ecology, Resource Insect Development, and Model Development and Utilization. Additionally, he is actively engaged in projects related to the Development of attractants, resistance breeding, development of biocontrol bacteria, multiomics joint analysis, and smart agricultural and forestry development.