Dr. Louai H. Asslan

Name: Louai Hafez Asslan Address: Plant protection Dept, Agriculture Faculty, Damascus University Syria, Damascus Telephone1: 00963-11-3312975 E-mail: louai@arabscientist.org

• Last University Degree PH, D, in Biology.
  Country: Fedral Repulic of Russia, Moscow, Temeryazey Academy for Agriculture Science.
  

• Date of the Ph,D.: 20, April 1990
  

• General specialization for the Ph, D, Biological and interacted pests control.
  

• Specialization: Rearing and reproduction of Entomophages (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in laboratory, then spreading it into infected fields to control insect balance, Afterwards, studying their preadaptation
  

• Title of the ph, D.: Choosing the best of Genetic Artificial selection to improve and raise the morfo-biological parameters that suits Nephus reunioni Fursch and Cryptolaemus montrozieri
• Courses that have been taught:
  
  1. Biological control and Integrated pest Management (IPM) programs (course for Diploma of high studies-plant Protection Dept,).
  2. Advanced Entomology Science, physiology of insects reproduction (course for Diploma of high studies-plant Protection Dept,)
  3. Biological control and Integrated pest Management programs, course for the 5th Year-plant Protection Dept,).
  4. Pest control (course for the 4th year, Horticulture Dept,)
  5. Orcharos and Forests insects (course for the 4th year- Horticulture Dept,)
  6. Orcharos and Forests insects (course for the 4th year-Plant Protection Dept,)
  7. Supervising graduate project for diploma of high studies.
• Scientific and Research Activities:
  1. Control of Aleurothrixus floccosus Maskell on citrus by reproduction of Cales noaki, University, Lattakia Directorate of Agriculture, Tartous citrus office, Syria.
  2. Phyllosnistes citrella control by reproduction of Cirrospilus ssp, Neucrysocaris ssp. and Ratzburgiola incompleta Teashreen University, Lattakia Directorate of Agriculture, Tartous citrus office, Syria.
  3. Pseudococcidae-Mealybug-control on citrus and Vitus by reproduction of Cryptolaemus Montrozieri, Nephus ssp. and scymnus ssp, Teashreen University, Lattakia Directorate of Agriculture, Tartous citrus office, Syria.
  4. Discovering for the first time in Syria the existence and the adaptation of the Entomophage Nephus includens , the natural enemy of the insect Planococcus citri Risso It has been classified by the International Institute of Entomology (CAB) in Great Britain, (Individual research in Syria).
  5. Participation in many Cultural Conferences And Seminaries for Agriculture Engineers.
  6. Participation in the Syrian-Lebanese days of Research.
  7. Biological and environmental study for the Lymentria dispar control Damascus University Ministry of Agriculture, Syria.