Moumeni-Helali H, Ahmadpour A (2013) Impact of farmers’ field school approach on knowledge,
attitude and adoption of rice producers toward biological control: the case of Babol township.
Iran World Appl Sci J 21:862–868
Nikdel M, Niknam GH, Shojaee M et al (2008) A survey on the response of the last instar larvae of
acorn weevil, Curculio glandium (Col.: Curculionidae), to entomopathogenic nematodes
Steinernema bicornutum and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in the laboratory. JESI 28:45–60
Nikdel M, Niknam GH, Griffin CT et al (2010a) Diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes
(Nematoda: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) from Arasbaran forests and rangelands in
north–west Iran. Nematology 12:767–773
Nikdel M, Niknam GH, Dordaei AA (2010b) Evaluation of susceptibility of the Brown tail moth,
Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) to entomopathogenic nematode under laboratory condition.
Nematol Mediterr 38:3–6
Nikdel M, Kaiser H, Niknam G (2011a) First record of Hexamermis cf. albicans (Siebold, 1848)
(Nematoda: Mermithidae) infecting Lepidopteran larvae from Iran. Nematol Mediterr 39:81–83
Nikdel M, Niknam GH, Ye W (2011b) Steinernema arasbaranense sp. n. (Nematoda:
Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Arasbaran forests, Iran. Nematol
Mediterr 39:17–28
Oliveira CM, Auad AM, Mendes SM, Frizzas MR (2014) Crop losses and the economic impact of
insect pests on Brazilian agriculture. Crop Prot 56:50–54
Parry M (1992) The potential effect of climate changes on agriculture and land use. Adv Ecol Res
22:63–91
Parvizi R (1998) Efficacy of Steinernema sp. and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora on common pest
in West Azerbaijan province. The 13th Iranian plant protection congress, 23–27 Aug., Karaj
Junior College of Agriculture, Karaj, Iran, p 206
Parvizi R (2000) Possibility of biological control of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa
decemlineata, with entomopathogenic nematodes. In: Proceedings of the 14th Iranian plant
protection congress, Esfahan, September 2000, p 66
Parvizi R (2001) Survey on pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema sp. and
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora infesting larval Polyphylla olivieri. JESI 21:63–72
Parvizi R (2003) Efficacy of insect pathogenic nematodes Steinernema sp on control of trunk borer
butterfly larvae in apple trees Synanthedon myopaeformis. Iran Agric Res 34:303–311
Parvizi R (2004) Investigation on efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis
bacteriophora against black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon. J Agric Sci 14:35–42
Rahatkhah Z, Karimi J, Ghadamyari M (2015) Immune defenses of Agriotes lineatus larvae against
entomopathogenic nematodes. BioControl 60:641–653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-0159678-z
Rezaei N, Karimi J, Hosseini M, Goldani M, Campos-Herrera R (2015) Pathogenicity of Two
Species of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against the Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes
vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), in Laboratory and Greenhouse Experiments.
J Nematol 47(1):60–66
Sabatier P, Poulenard J, Fanget B et al (2014) Long-term relationships among pesticide applications, mobility, and soil erosion in a vineyard watershed. PNAS 111:15647–15652
Saeidi K, Adam NA, Omar D et al (2011) Study of some biological aspects and development of
integrated pest management program for the safflower fly, Acanthiophilus helianthi Rossi
(Diptera: Tephritidae) in Iran. Res J Agric Sci 7:1–16
Saeidi K, Pezhman H, Karimipour-Fard H (2018) Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematode
Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) as a biological control agent of lentil weevil, Bruchus lentis,
under laboratory conditions. Not Sci Biol 10(4):503
Saffari T, Karimi J, Madadi H (2012) Characterization some entomopathogenic nematodes from
Hamedan using ITS and 28S gene sequences. In: Proceedings of First Conference on DNA
Barcoding in the Taxonomy, Mashhad, February 2012, p 199
502
J. Karimi and M. Hassani-Kakhki
attitude and adoption of rice producers toward biological control: the case of Babol township.
Iran World Appl Sci J 21:862–868
Nikdel M, Niknam GH, Shojaee M et al (2008) A survey on the response of the last instar larvae of
acorn weevil, Curculio glandium (Col.: Curculionidae), to entomopathogenic nematodes
Steinernema bicornutum and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in the laboratory. JESI 28:45–60
Nikdel M, Niknam GH, Griffin CT et al (2010a) Diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes
(Nematoda: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) from Arasbaran forests and rangelands in
north–west Iran. Nematology 12:767–773
Nikdel M, Niknam GH, Dordaei AA (2010b) Evaluation of susceptibility of the Brown tail moth,
Euproctis chrysorrhoea (L.) to entomopathogenic nematode under laboratory condition.
Nematol Mediterr 38:3–6
Nikdel M, Kaiser H, Niknam G (2011a) First record of Hexamermis cf. albicans (Siebold, 1848)
(Nematoda: Mermithidae) infecting Lepidopteran larvae from Iran. Nematol Mediterr 39:81–83
Nikdel M, Niknam GH, Ye W (2011b) Steinernema arasbaranense sp. n. (Nematoda:
Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Arasbaran forests, Iran. Nematol
Mediterr 39:17–28
Oliveira CM, Auad AM, Mendes SM, Frizzas MR (2014) Crop losses and the economic impact of
insect pests on Brazilian agriculture. Crop Prot 56:50–54
Parry M (1992) The potential effect of climate changes on agriculture and land use. Adv Ecol Res
22:63–91
Parvizi R (1998) Efficacy of Steinernema sp. and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora on common pest
in West Azerbaijan province. The 13th Iranian plant protection congress, 23–27 Aug., Karaj
Junior College of Agriculture, Karaj, Iran, p 206
Parvizi R (2000) Possibility of biological control of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa
decemlineata, with entomopathogenic nematodes. In: Proceedings of the 14th Iranian plant
protection congress, Esfahan, September 2000, p 66
Parvizi R (2001) Survey on pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema sp. and
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora infesting larval Polyphylla olivieri. JESI 21:63–72
Parvizi R (2003) Efficacy of insect pathogenic nematodes Steinernema sp on control of trunk borer
butterfly larvae in apple trees Synanthedon myopaeformis. Iran Agric Res 34:303–311
Parvizi R (2004) Investigation on efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis
bacteriophora against black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon. J Agric Sci 14:35–42
Rahatkhah Z, Karimi J, Ghadamyari M (2015) Immune defenses of Agriotes lineatus larvae against
entomopathogenic nematodes. BioControl 60:641–653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-0159678-z
Rezaei N, Karimi J, Hosseini M, Goldani M, Campos-Herrera R (2015) Pathogenicity of Two
Species of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against the Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes
vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), in Laboratory and Greenhouse Experiments.
J Nematol 47(1):60–66
Sabatier P, Poulenard J, Fanget B et al (2014) Long-term relationships among pesticide applications, mobility, and soil erosion in a vineyard watershed. PNAS 111:15647–15652
Saeidi K, Adam NA, Omar D et al (2011) Study of some biological aspects and development of
integrated pest management program for the safflower fly, Acanthiophilus helianthi Rossi
(Diptera: Tephritidae) in Iran. Res J Agric Sci 7:1–16
Saeidi K, Pezhman H, Karimipour-Fard H (2018) Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematode
Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) as a biological control agent of lentil weevil, Bruchus lentis,
under laboratory conditions. Not Sci Biol 10(4):503
Saffari T, Karimi J, Madadi H (2012) Characterization some entomopathogenic nematodes from
Hamedan using ITS and 28S gene sequences. In: Proceedings of First Conference on DNA
Barcoding in the Taxonomy, Mashhad, February 2012, p 199
502
J. Karimi and M. Hassani-Kakhki