Department of Entomology

Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Zaka


Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Zaka

Professor, Department of Entomology
https://profiles.bzu.edu.pk/syedmuhammadzaka

Profile
Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Zaka

Qualification:
PhD

Research Interests:
Insect Ecology and Behavior, Biological Control

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Other Information:
Post Doctorate

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Research Papers

2025 Spodoptera frugiperda Smith fitness on four natural hosts using a two-sex life table in a controlled setting (Journal)
Alia Tajdar, Chuan Cao, Waqar Jaleel, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Wangpeng Shi
Journal: Frontiers in Insect Science, Publisher: Frontiers Media SA, Vol.: 5, Pages: 1548497
2025 High-Sensitivity RT-LAMP Assay Enables Rapid, Field-Deployable Detection of Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus in Crude DNA Extracts from Citrus Phyllosphere and Psyllid Vectors (Journal)
Ummad ud Din Umar, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Muhammad Nauman Tahir, Muhammad Kashif, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Sagheer Atta, Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi
Journal: Applied Fruit Science, Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol.: 4, Pages: 195
2025 Invasion of red palm weevil among three different imported varieties of Date Palm (Conference)
Waqar Jaleel, Muhammad Ikhlaq, Rashid Azad, Syed Zaka
Journal: The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Entomology session Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, and Evolution, Publisher: MDPI,
2025 Assessing the synergistic effects of biochar, hydrogel and biofertilizer on growth and physiological traits of wheat in saline environments (Journal)
Dilfuza Jabborova, Zafarjon Jabbarov, Tokhtasin Abdrakhmanov, Orzubek Fayzullaev, Baljeet Singh Saharan, Kahkashan Perveen, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Andrea Mastinu, Riyaz Sayyed
Journal: Functional Plant Biology, Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, Vol.: 52, Pages: 4
2025 Predatory Behavior of Coccinella septempunctata on Two Different Aphid Species via Functional Response at Two Different Temperatures (Journal)
Muhammad Usama Altaf, Adeel Mukhtar, Muazzama Batool, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Rashid Azad, Yasir Hameed, Alia Tajdar, Asad Ali, Waqar Jaleel
Journal: Biology, Publisher: MDPI AG, Vol.: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 245
2025 Monitoring Activity of Spodoptera frugiperda Smith in Different Areas of Maize Crops and Its Pesticide Susceptibility Testing Under Controlled Conditions (Journal)
Alia Tajdar, Chuan Cao, Khalid Abbas, Muhammad Shah Zaib, Hafiz Muhammad Safeer, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Wangpeng Shi, Waqar Jaleel
Journal: Journal of Toxicology, Publisher: Wiley, Vol.: 2025, Pages: 6651151
2024 Chemotaxis response and age-stage, two-sex life table of the Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) against different aphid species (Journal)
Hafiz Muhammad Safeer, Aimen Ishfaq, Adeel Mukhtar, Muazzama Batool, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Alia Tajdar, Ahmad Saood, Zuraiz Ali Shah, Muhammad Shah Zaib, Khalid Abbas, Muhammad Usama Altaf
Journal: PLOS ONE, Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS),
2023 Feeding ethogram of Antilochus coquebertii F. preying on Dysdercus koenigii (Journal)
Adeel Mukhtar, Muhammad Usama Altaf, Muhammad Ikhlaq, Waqar Jaleel, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Asad Ali, Zahid Hanif
Journal: Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, Publisher: Elsevier BV,
2023 Effect of Temperature Fluctuation on Some Biological Parameters of Dysdercus koenigii (F.) (Journal)
Muhammad Sarmad, Muhammad Waleed Shakoor, Syed Muhammad Zaka
Journal: Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Publisher: Kansas Entomological Society,
2023 Synergist response of the Peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) to some ammonium based proteinaceous food bait attractants (Journal)
Muhammad Hasnain, Shafqat Saeed, Unsar Naeem Ullah, Sami Ullah, Syed Muhammad Zaka
Journal: BMC Zoology, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC,
2023 Influence of natural and non-natural diets on the fitness and rearing of Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders (Journal)
Rabia Saeed, Muhammad Waqar Ul Hassan, Waqar Jaleel, Muhammad Ikhlaq, Syed Ishfaq Ali Shah, Safia Niaz, Rashid Azad, Rasheed Akbar, Zahid Mahmood, Adeel Mukhtar, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Khawaja G. Rasool, Mureed Husain, Montaser M. Hassan, Abdulrahman S. Aldawood, Muhammad Shakeel
Journal: Scientific Reports, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC,
2023 Origin, Distribution, Biology and Integrated Management of Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: ‎Formicidae): A Comprehensive Study (Journal)
Abdul Rashied, Muhammad Ikhlaq, Waqar Jaleel, Bilal Akram, Muhammad Faraz Ayoub Khan, Aqib Nawaz Mughal, Adeel Mukhtar, Muhammad Azhar Bashir, Kashif Shabir, Rabia Saeed, Syed Ishfaq Ali Shah, Rashid Azad, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Yurong He
Journal: Plant Protection, Publisher: EScience Press Inc (Publications),

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