University of Tehran (1966 and 1968, respectively) and the 23rd congress was held
at the Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Gorgan in 2018 Also, the
Natinal Meeting of Biocontrol has hold biannualy since 1997 (Fig. 1.15).
Fig. 1.14 The first Board of Directors of the Entomological Society of Iran: Top: from Right to
Left: Firooz Taghizadeh, Mamoud Shojaei, Abdolghafour Mirzaei, Ghoratollah Farahbakhsh,
Mohammad Safavi. Down, from right to left: Hossein Sepasgozarian, Morteza Esmaili and
Abbas Davachi. (Courtesy of Alireza Saboori, University of Tehran)
Fig. 1.15 Aziz Kharazi Pakdel, Professor of the University of Tehran, pioneer of Iranian insect
pathology (2nd seated-person from left) along with a generation of his students. From left, back
line: Hossein Madadi, Javad Karimi, Mohammadreza Rezapanah, Mahmoud Fazeli, Aliasghar
Kousari, Shahab Manzari, Jafar Mohaghegh, Reza Talaei- Hassanlouei. Ayda Khoramnejad also
visible in right corner. Front line, from left: Mojtaba Hosseini, Aziz Kharazi –pakdel, Arash Rasekh
and his son, Artin. (2nd. National Meeting of Biological Control Karaj, 28 August 2013)
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at the Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Gorgan in 2018 Also, the
Natinal Meeting of Biocontrol has hold biannualy since 1997 (Fig. 1.15).
Fig. 1.14 The first Board of Directors of the Entomological Society of Iran: Top: from Right to
Left: Firooz Taghizadeh, Mamoud Shojaei, Abdolghafour Mirzaei, Ghoratollah Farahbakhsh,
Mohammad Safavi. Down, from right to left: Hossein Sepasgozarian, Morteza Esmaili and
Abbas Davachi. (Courtesy of Alireza Saboori, University of Tehran)
Fig. 1.15 Aziz Kharazi Pakdel, Professor of the University of Tehran, pioneer of Iranian insect
pathology (2nd seated-person from left) along with a generation of his students. From left, back
line: Hossein Madadi, Javad Karimi, Mohammadreza Rezapanah, Mahmoud Fazeli, Aliasghar
Kousari, Shahab Manzari, Jafar Mohaghegh, Reza Talaei- Hassanlouei. Ayda Khoramnejad also
visible in right corner. Front line, from left: Mojtaba Hosseini, Aziz Kharazi –pakdel, Arash Rasekh
and his son, Artin. (2nd. National Meeting of Biological Control Karaj, 28 August 2013)
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