¨ University Education

Ph. D. on Integrated Management of stored products insects. 1994. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi,  Rajshahi – 6205, Bangladesh.

M. Sc. (Thesis on Silkworm Nutrition) in Zoology (Entomology).  1986 (held in 1990). Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi,  Rajshahi – 6205,  Bangladesh.

B. Sc. (Honours in Zoology) – 1985 (held in 1988). Department of Zoology, Government Carmichael College, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi – 6205, Bangladesh.

¨ Professional Experience (starting from present position)

Professor - Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi,  Bangladesh from 22 June 2006 to date.

Associate Professor - Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi,  Bangladesh from 18 May 2002 to 21 June 2006.

Assistant Professor - Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi,  Bangladesh from 17 October 1995 to 17 May 2002.

Lecturer - Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi,  Bangladesh from 20   March 1994  to 16 October 1995.

¨ Fields of  Interest

Stored Products Entomology: Pathology and microbial control of stored-products insects; chemical insecticides including fumigants, insect growth regulators, and radiation technique for controlling storage insect pests; Integrated Pest Management.

 ¨ Scholarship / Fellowship Awarded

·       Doctoral scholarship from the Institute of Biological Sciences, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh for the period of July 1990 – December 1993.

·       Post-Doctoral STA-Fellowship offered by the Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) through Japan International Science & Technology Exchange Center (JISTEC) for the period of 3 October 2000 – 2 October 2002.

¨ Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies

·         Life Member, The Zoological Society of Bangladesh (ZSB).

·         Life Member, Bangladesh Entomological Society.

·         Member, Bangla Academy.

·         Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

·         Member, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS).

 ¨ Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences Attended

• 8th National Zoological Conference – organized by the Zoological Society of Bangladesh, held at the Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 29-31 January 1992.

·         Twelve weeks Summer Science Course in Zoology – organized by the Institute for the  Advancement of Science and Technology Teaching, Bangladesh, held at the  Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University,  Bangladesh, May – July, 1995.

• 10th National Zoological Conference – organized by the Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 28-30 May 1996.
• Silver Jubilee Celebration and Annual Zoological Conference – organized by the Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Department of Zoology, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2-3 July 1996.
• 19th Bangladesh Science Conference –  organized by Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), held at Jahangirnagar University,  Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29-31 October 1996.
• Seminar on Small Indigenous Fish Species (SIS) in Bangladesh – organized jointly by the Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh and IFADEP, held at the Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 12 December 1996.
• Seminar on Technology Development in Bangladesh – organized jointly by BAAS Local Chapter, Rajshahi and BCSIR Laboratories, held at the Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 26-28 April 1997.

·         Course on Experimental Design and Statistics –  organized jointly by the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Bangladesh and Department of Zoology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, held at the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Bangladesh, 6 – 14 December, 1997.

• Course on Experimental Design­ – organized jointly by the Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University; Department of Zoology, Dhaka University, Bangladesh and Department of Zoology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, held at the Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 4 – 14 July 1999.
• Course on Japanese Language – Completed successfully 6-months Introductory Course on Japanese Language organized by the Nōrin Suisan Gijutsu Jōhō Kyōkai, Tsukuba Center from January – March and May – July, 2001.

 ¨ Research Experiences at Home and Abroad

1. The effect of para-amino benzoic acid on Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae). M. Sc. thesis, Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. 1990.
2. Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, synthetic pyrethroid and ionizing radiation on Cadra cautella (Walker)(Lepidoptera : Phycitidae). Ph. D. thesis, Institute of Biological Sciences, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. 1994.
3. Control of Stored Products insects using methyl iodide and sulfuryl fluoride. Post-doctoral Fellow. A research report submitted to Stored products Entomology Laboratory, National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, 2002.

¨ Research Activities (sponsored research activities)

Ongoing projects:

·   Integrated Management of Stored Products Insect Pests. Sponsored by the University Grant Commission (UGC), Bangladesh.

Projects Completed:

·   Associate Investigator: Insect Fauna of Rajshahi District. Sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, People’s Republic of Bangladesh. July 2003 – June 2004.

·   Associate Investigator: Stored Product Insect Pests of Bangladesh: Survey and their Integrated Management. Sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of Bangladesh. July 1998 – June 1999.

¨ Personal Profiles

I was born in the village South Parulia of the Police Station Hatibandha under the District of Lalmanirhat, Bangladesh on 27th July, 1964. My father’s name is Late Md. Jamser Ali and Mother’s name is Mst. Hasna Khatun. I have married Fouzia Yasmeen on 31 October 1994. We have one daughter Nahiyan Salsabil and one son Md. Navid Sadman Faruki.

Name of Referees:

Porntip Visarathananth

Head, Post-harvest Technology, Research & Development Group

Post-harvest & Product Processing Research & Development Office

Department of Agriculture, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

E-mail: pontip@doa.go.th ;  waew29@hotmail.com

Prof. Dr. Md. Saiful Islam

Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi – 6205, Bangladesh

Fax: +88-0721-750064,  E mail: saifulzoo@yahoo.co.uk

Prof. Dr. Md. Mahbub Hasan

Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi – 6205, Bangladesh

Fax: +88-0721-750064, E mail: mmhbgd@yahoo.com , www.geocities.com/mmhbgd/mhasan.htm

v     List of Ph. D. /M. Phil Supervision

a. Ph.D. / M. Phil  Awarded

• Mahmuda Begum. 2007. Combined action of insect growth regulator and ultra-violet radiation against Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Ph. D. thesis, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi. 297pp.

b. Ongoing  Ph.D. / M. Phil  works

·         Dipali Rani Das. Effect of ecdysone and Nimbicidine^® against the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L). Ph. D. (3rd year)

·         Rifa Sultana. Influence of temperature on stored products insects to plant derived compounds. M. Phil. Fellow in the Institute of Biological Sciences, Rajshahi University in the session 2007-2008 (Ist year).

v    List of Research Publications (Recent first)

1.  Faruki S. I., Das D. R., Khan A. R and Khatun M. 2007. Effects of ultraviolet (254nm) irradiation on egg hatching and adult emergence of the flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum, T.  confusum and the almond moth, Cadra cautella. 6pp. J. Insect Sci. 7: 36. (USA).

2.        Das, D. R., Parween S. and Faruki S. I. 2006. Efficacy of commercial neem based insecticide, Nimbicidine^® against eggs of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Univ. j. zool. Rajshahi Univ. 25: 51-55. (Bangladesh).

3.        Faruki S. I., Miyanoshita A  and Imamura T. 2005. Toxicity of sulfuryl fluoride to the developmental stages of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera : Curculionidae), at different exposure periods. Int. Pest Cont., 47(3): 133-138 (UK).

4.        Faruki S. I., Miyanoshita A.,  Takahashi K., Misumi T., Imamura T., Naito H., Goto M.   and Soma Y. 2005. Susceptibility of various developmental stages of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to methyl iodide in brown rice. J. Appl. Entomol., 129(1): 12-16 (Germany).

5.        Faruki S. I. and Kundu P. K. 2005. Sensitivity of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) larvae to UV-irradiation. Invertebr. Surv. J., 2: 75-81 (Italy).

6.        Faruki S. I.  2005. Effects of UV-radiation on the growth and development of malathion-susceptible and multi-resistant strains of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Bangladesh. j. entomol. 15(2): 55-63 (Bangladesh

7.        Faruki S. I., Das D. R. and Khatun S. 2005. Effects of UV-radiation on the larvae of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and their progeny. J. Biol. Sci., 5 (4): 444 – 448 (Pakistan).

8.        Faruki S. I. 2005. Toxicity of malathion against two strains of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Univ. j. zool. Rajshahi Univ., 24: 5-9 (Bangladesh).

9.        Faruki S. I. 2005. Effect of pyridoxine on the reproduction of the mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera : Bombycidae). Invertebr. Surv. J., 2: 28-31 (Italy).

10.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 2004.  Combined action of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp.  kurstaki and the pyrethroid, fenom^® on Cadra cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera : Phycitidae). Bangladesh j. zool., 32(2): 225-233 (Bangladesh).

11.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 2004. Effect of insecticide on the irradiated tropical warehouse moth, Cadra cautella (Walker)(Lepidoptera: Phycitidae). J. Biol. Sci., 4(5): 681-686 (Pakistan).

12.     Parween S., Faruki S. I. and Akther R. 2004. Growth and development of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) developing from pupae irradiated with ultra-violet rays. Univ. j. zool. Rajshahi Univ., 23: 23-26 (Bangladesh).

13.     Faruki S. I. 2004. Potency of ultra violet radiation on the development and reproduction of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae). J. bio-sci., 12: 23-30 (Bangladesh).

14.     Begum M., Mondal K. A. M. S. H., Parween S., Islam W., Faruki S. I. and Hussain M. M. 2003. Effect of treatment of eggs with triflumuron on oviposition and fertility in Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae). Int. Pest Cont., 45(3): 145-147 (UK).

15.     Faruki S. I., Parween S. and Begum M. 2002. Potentiality of Baycidal  on the growth and development of malathion-susceptible and multi-resistant strains of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) treated at different larval ages. Univ. j. zool., Rajshahi Univ., 21: 37-39 (Bangladesh).

16.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 2001. The pathogenecity of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki to γ-irradiated Cadra cautella (Walker)(Lepidoptera : Phycitidae). J. Invertebr. Pathol., 77:  92-98 (USA).

17.     Parween S., Faruki S. I. and Begum M. 2001. Impairment of reproduction in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Col., Tenebrionidae) due to larval feeding on triflumuron-treated diet. J. Appl. Entomol., 125:  413-416 (Germany).

18.     Begum M., Faruki S. I., Mondal K. A. M. S. H., Parween S., Islam W. and Hossain, M. M. 2000. Effect of egg treatment  with triflumuron on the development of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). J. bio-sci., 8: 7-12 (Bangladesh).

19.     Faruki S. I. 2000. Toxicity of a synthetic commercial pyrethroid pesticide to some races of silkworm Bombyx mori L. J. Asiatic Soc. Bangladesh, Sci., 26(2): 149-156 (Bangladesh).

20.     Reza A. M. S. and Faruki S. I. 1999. Effect of hydrogen peroxide on the fecundity and fertility of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori  L. Univ. j. zool. Rajshahi Univ., 18: 165-168 (Bangladesh).

21.     Khan A. R., Faruki S. I. and Pramanik M. R. 1999. The combined efficacy of Dipel^® and Malathion on the development and reproductive potential of the tropical warehouse moth, Cadra cautella (Walker)(Lepidoptera : Phycitidae) on dried mango. Entomon, 24(4): 315-322 (India).

22.     Faruki S. I. 1998. Nutritive effects of thianomin^® enriched mulberry leaves on the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Univ. j. zool., Rajshahi Univ., 17: 39-44 (Bangladesh).

23.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 1996. The pathogenicity of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki on the tropical warehouse moth, Cadra cautella (Walker), as influenced by groundnut varieties. J. Invertebr. Pathol., 68(2): 113-117 (USA).

24.     Sadhu M. K., Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 1995. Changes in lipid and water contents of some evolved strains of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. treated with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki. J. Asiatic Soc. Bangladesh, Sci., 21(1): 125-129 (Bangladesh).

25.     Pramanik M. R., Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 1994. Potency of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki-Malathion^® doses on the mortality of Cadra cautella (Walker) on dried mango. J. bio-sci., 2: 156-163 (Bangladesh).

26.     Saha B. N., Khan A. R. and Faruki S. I. 1994. Changes in lipid and water content of Bombyx mori injested with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki. Indian J. Sericult., 33(1): 65-67 (India).

27.     Rahman A. and Faruki S. I. 1993. Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki on the tropical warehouse moth, Cadra cautella (Walker)(Lepidoptera : Phycitidae). Pakistan J. Zool., 25(1): 45-48 (Pakistan).

28.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 1993. The effect of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki on the fecundity and fertility of Cadra cautella (Walker)(Lepidoptera : Pyralidae). Ann. Entomol., 11(1): 7-10 (India).

29.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 1993. Potency of UV-radiation on Cadra cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera : Phycitidae) larvae treated with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki. Univ. j. zool. Rajshahi Univ., 12: 73-79 (Bangladesh).

30.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 1993. Longevity of the tropical warehouse moth, Cadra cautella (Walker)(Lepidoptera : Phycitidae) surviving treatments with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki as larvae of different ages. J. bio-sci., 1: 85-87 (Bangladesh).

31.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 1992. Cocoon characters of Bombyx mori L. fed on para-amino benzoic acid treated mulberry leaves. Bull. Sericult. Res., 3: 71-73 (Bangladesh).

32.     Faruki S. I. and Khan A. R. 1992. Growth of the tropical warehouse moth, Cadra cautella (Walker) treated with Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki. Proc. 8^th. Nat. Zool. Conf. Bangladesh,  pp. 96-106 (Bangladesh).

33.     Faruki S. I., Khan A. R. and Mannan A. 1992. Fecundity and fertility of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. fed on mulberry leaves supplemented with para-amino benzoic acid. Bangladesh j. zool., 20(2): 351-353 (Bangladesh).

34.     Khan A. R. and Faruki S. I. 1990. Growth and development of Bombyx mori L. on feed supplemented with para-amino benzoic acid. Univ. j. zool. Rajshahi Univ., 9: 47-53 (Bangladesh).

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