entomology and pest control at Falahat school and he established a small entomology laboratory (Fig. 1.3) (Bagheri-Zenouz 2003).
1.2 The Early Persian Books on Entomology
Three of the early books compiled on entomology are mentioned here. “Anatomy of
insect structure and metamorphosis” was written by Jalal Afshar in 152 pages,
published by Karaj Technical Branch for Pest Control in 1937. Jalal Afshar also
published the “Entomology” book (278 pages) in 1945. The third book on “Entomology” (Vol.1) was written by Mahmoud Shojaei (Fig. 1.4), published by the
University of Tehran press.
Teaching Entomology, Pest Control and Zoology courses firstly began by late
Jalal Afshar at the Agriculture and Rural Development College in 1927. During the
same period, phytopathology course was being taught by Tajbakhsh at the same
school. Later, phytopathology was being taught by Esfandiar Esfandiari from 1940
to 1945. Abbas Davachi returned to Iran after getting his PhD from France and was
in charge of teaching pest control at the College of Agriculture since 1935, yet both
zoology and entomology were still being taught by Jalal Afshar. A Master of Science
(MSc) program on plant protection was first offered by the College of Agriculture,
University of Tehran in 1967 (Fig. 1.5). This MSc program was separated into two
disciplines of entomology (1973) and phytopathology (1973) and the Ph.D. program
was offered in the same year (Department of Plant Protection 2019).
Fig. 1.3 The students, Jalal Afshar (first line, fifth from left, with a hat) and other professors of
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran. (Courtesy of Alireza Saboori, University of Tehran)
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1.2 The Early Persian Books on Entomology
Three of the early books compiled on entomology are mentioned here. “Anatomy of
insect structure and metamorphosis” was written by Jalal Afshar in 152 pages,
published by Karaj Technical Branch for Pest Control in 1937. Jalal Afshar also
published the “Entomology” book (278 pages) in 1945. The third book on “Entomology” (Vol.1) was written by Mahmoud Shojaei (Fig. 1.4), published by the
University of Tehran press.
Teaching Entomology, Pest Control and Zoology courses firstly began by late
Jalal Afshar at the Agriculture and Rural Development College in 1927. During the
same period, phytopathology course was being taught by Tajbakhsh at the same
school. Later, phytopathology was being taught by Esfandiar Esfandiari from 1940
to 1945. Abbas Davachi returned to Iran after getting his PhD from France and was
in charge of teaching pest control at the College of Agriculture since 1935, yet both
zoology and entomology were still being taught by Jalal Afshar. A Master of Science
(MSc) program on plant protection was first offered by the College of Agriculture,
University of Tehran in 1967 (Fig. 1.5). This MSc program was separated into two
disciplines of entomology (1973) and phytopathology (1973) and the Ph.D. program
was offered in the same year (Department of Plant Protection 2019).
Fig. 1.3 The students, Jalal Afshar (first line, fifth from left, with a hat) and other professors of
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran. (Courtesy of Alireza Saboori, University of Tehran)
1 Overview: History of Agricultural Entomology and Biological Pest Control in Iran
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