Dr. Mohammed Al-Doghairi

Name: Mohammed Al-Doghairi Address 1: Department of Crop Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University. Telephone: (06)380-0050 (X2035) Mobile: 054895028 Fax: 06 380-1360 E-mail1: mdoghair@hotmail.com E-mail2: mdoughair@arabscientist.org

• Education:
  Ph.D. (Entomology): May 2000, Colorado State University, USA

• TEACHING:
  1. Assistant Professor: 2000,Present Department of Plant Protection, King Saud University at Gassim, Saudi Arabia.
  2. Teaching Assistant 1990 – 1991:Department of Plant Protection, King Saud University at Gassim, Saudi Arabia.
• PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICES:
  1. Member: Entomological Society of America (ESA)
  2. Member: Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences (SSAS)
• DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS:
  1. College of Agriculture and Veterniary Medicin, King Saud University at Gassim: Graduation with honors.
  2. College of Agriculture and Veterniary Medicin, King Saud University at Gassim: Honors best student.
  3. College of Agriculture and Veterniary Medicin, King Saud University at Gassim: Graduation with honors.
• INVITED AND SUBMITTED PRESENTATIONS:
  1. Al-Doghairi,M. A and W. S. Cranshaw.1994. Status on the use of supplemental food sources to increase natural enemy activity against Colorado pests. Entomological Society of America. Dallas, Texas, USA.
  2. Al-Doghairi,M. A and W. S. Cranshaw.1996. Pest management tactics for the western cabbage flea beetle (Phyllotreta pusilla Horn.) on brassica crops. Entomological Society of America. Las Vigas, Nevada, USA.
  3. Al-Doghairi,M. A and E. A. Elhag.2000. Evaluation of food consumption rates by three coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Entomological Society of America. Monereal, Quebic, Canada.
  4. Al-Doghairi,M. A and E. A. Elhag.2001. The First Workshop on Date Palm Pests and their Management. College of Agriculture and Veterniary Medicin, King Saud University at Gassim, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
• UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS:
  1. 2000-present: I served as an acting chair for the Laboratories and Laboratories Equipments Committee at the College of Agriculture and Veterinaty Medicine, King Saud University at Gassim, Saudi Arabia.
  2. 2001: I served as an acting chair for the Student Sport Activity at the College of Agriculture and Veterinaty Medicine, King Saud University at Gassim, Saudi Arabia.
  3. 2002-present: I served as a member of the Research Center Commettee at the College of Agriculture and Veterinaty Medicine, King Saud University at Gassim, Saudi Arabia.
  4. 2001: I assisted the Al Rajhi Trading Co. and Al Rajhi Endowment and Riyadh Green Oasis Co. and Al Emar Group in their quest to evaluate several pesticides against date palm pests.
  5. 2001: I contributed in the first workshop on date palm pests and their management which held at the College of Agriculture and Veterniary Medicin in Buraidah.
• COMPUTER LITERACY:For the past 11 years, I have been using the computer extensively for my research, teaching, and presentations. I am proficient in word, spreadsheet, graphics, slides, posters, CD-ROM, and statistical software for personal IBM computers. I am also proficient with designing WebPages, and the use of the Internet for communication and literature search purposes.
• RESEARCH GRANTS (2000 to present):
  1. Studies on the integrated control agains the date palm chafer. Submitted to Research Center at the College of Agriculture at Gassim.
  2. Bionomic and Seasonal Population Fluctuations of Oryctes elegans in Al-Qasseem Date Palm Orchards. Submitted to Research Center at the College of Agriculture at Gassim.
• PUBLICATIONS:
  1. El Nadi, A.H. E.A. Elhag, A.A. Zaitoon and M.A. Al-Doghairi. 2001. Toxicity of three plants extracts to Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Pakistan J. Bio. Sci. 4(12): 1503-1505.
  2. Al-Doghairi, M. and W. Cranshaw. 2000. Surveys on visitations of flowering landscape plants for common biological control agents in Colorado. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 72 (2): 190-196.
  3. Al-Doghairi, M. and W. Cranshaw. 1997. Control of western black flea beetle on mustard greens. Arthropod Management Tests 23: 110.
  4. Al-Doghairi, M., W. Cranshaw, C. Sclar, D. Gerace, and A. Tupy. 1997. Evaluation of various repellents for control of flea beetle on broccoli. Arthropod Management Tests 22: 85.
  5. Al-Doghairi, M., W. Cranshaw, C. Sclar, D. Gerace, and A. Tupy. 1997. Flea beetle control in broccoli. Arthropod Management Tests 22: 86.
  6. Al-Doghairi, M., W. Cranshaw, D. Gerace, A. Al-Jaber, N. Demirel, A. Tupy, K. Kramer-Wilson, and S. McElway. 1998. Evaluation of repellents for control of flea beetle on broccoli. Arthropod Management Tests 23: 76.
  7. Al-Doghairi, M. and E. Elhag. 2001. Evaluation of eight acaricides against the date dust mite. In press. Arthropod Management Tests.
  8. Demirel, N., M. Al-Doghairi, D. Gerace, A. Tupy, S. McElway, K. Kramer-Wilson and W. Cranshaw. 1998. Potato/tomato psyllid control on pepper. Arthropod Management Tests 23: 114.
  9. Demirel, N., A. Tupy, K. Kramer-Wilson, D. Gerace, M. Al-Doghairi, A. Al-Jaber, and W. Cranshaw. 1998. Potato insect trial, planting time treatments. Arthropod Management Tests 23: 122.
• REFERENCES:
  1. Professor Ahmad Alroqaibah, King Saud University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
     P.O. Box: 1482, Bureidah, Saudi Arabia, Fax: 06 380-1360.
  2. Professor Solaiman Alyahya, King Saud University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
     P.O. Box: 1482, Bureidah, Saudi Arabia, Fax: 06 380-1360.
  3. Professor Eltyeb A. Elhag, King Saud University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
     P.O. Box: 1482, Bureidah, Fax: 06 380-1360.
  4. Professor Whitney Cranshaw, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University.
     Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA, Fax: (970) 491-3862, E-mail: wcransha@agsci.colostate.edu.
  5. Professor Louis Bjostad, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University.
     Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA, Fax: (970) 491-3862, E-mail: lbjostad@lamar.colostate.edu.
  6. Professor Boris Kondratieff, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University.
     Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA, Fax: (970) 491-3862, E-mail: bkondrat@agsci.colostate.edu.