Shize Zhang
Associate professor,;
Doctoral supervisor
Member of the Biological Control Specialized Committee, Entomological Society of China,;
Visiting Fellow of the State Key Laboratory of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 15109266833
Grant support
1. Intraguild predation and its ecological mechanism of natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci, The National Natural Science Fund, 2015-2018.
2. Study on the "Banker Plant" system of whitefly, The National Basic research Program of China (973 Program) sub-project, 2013-2017.
3. Adaptability and mechanism of Eretmocerus hayati and Bemisia tabaci response to environmental stresses, The National Natural Science Fund, 2013-2016.
4. Molecular identification of Bemisia tabaci biotype and its ecological control techniques, Science and Technology Project of Shaanxi Province, 2012-2014.
5. Prediction and integrated control management of Bemisia tabaci, Science Fund of Yangling Demonstration Zone, 2014-2016.
Representative Publications
1.Unbalanced activation of glutathione metabolic pathways suggests potential involvement in plant defense against the gall midge Mayetiola destructor in Wheat. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5: 8092.
2.Antioxidant responses of Propylaea japonica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) exposed to high temperature stress. Journal of Insect Physiology, 2015, 73: 47-52.
3.Exposing eggs to high temperatures affects the development, survival and reproduction of Harmonia axyridis. Journal of Thermal Biology, 2014, 39: 40-44.
4.Defense against Pieris rapae in cabbage plants induced by Bemisia tabaci biotype B. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2013, 147: 293-300.
Areas of Expertise
Insect ecology, integrated pest management, biological control, plant-insect-natural enemy interactions.
Graduate student academic awards
Ning Li obtained a national scholarship, outstanding graduate of NWAFU in 2015,etc.