Meet our new team member – Dr Saleh Adnan
Welcome to the PestFacts WA team Dr Saleh Adnan!
Research entomologist Saleh will be providing broadacre insect identifications, extending integrated pest management information via our e-newsletter and assisting with other PestFacts WA service outputs.
In addition to working with the PestFacts WA team, Saleh works in other DPIRD Crop Protection projects conducting diamondback moth surveillance, investigating economic thresholds of native budworm in wheat and working in the iMapPESTS project with smart traps.
Saleh has a decade of experience in developing integrated pest management strategies for major insect pests of irrigated agricultural crops.
In his previous DPIRD role, Saleh worked as a Research scientist with the Horticulture and Irrigated Agriculture team in Kununurra. Saleh undertook several research projects on surveillance and bio-rational management of Fall armyworm. This included research on biological control, host plant range and drone image-based monitoring of fall armyworm damage in WA irrigated crops.
Prior to joining DPIRD, Saleh worked as a Postdoctoral Scientist at Macquarie University in NSW. During his postdoctoral tenure, he researched mass rearing, crop sanitation and pest monitoring, behavioural management, and sterile insect technique of major fruit flies affecting Australian agriculture industries. This was done in collaboration with NSW DPI, SARDI and CSIRO. Saleh earned his PhD and Master of Research in Biological sciences (majoring in entomology) at Macquarie University.
Saleh also worked as a lecturer in the Entomology Department at Bangladesh Agricultural University after completing his Bachelor of Agriculture degree and Master of Science in Entomology degree at that university.
Keep an eye out for Saleh on Twitter and Facebook where he enjoys engaging with the grains and horticultural industry discussing entomology topics.
Article author: Saleh Adnan (Northam).