Pooria Ensafi
Pooria Ensafi
Post-Doctoral Fellow — Nematologist
Tingey Administration Building, Room 217
208-757-5474
Idaho Falls Research and Extension Center
University of Idaho
1776 Science Center Drive, Suite 205
Idaho Falls, ID 83402-1575
Ph.D., University of Idaho, 2018
M.S., Ghent University, 2013
B.S., Ferdowsi University, 1998
- Cereal cyst nematode: biology, biochemical and molecular diagnosis, integrated management
- Plant parasitic nematodes associated with cereals: diagnosis, population genetics, effect on plant growth and yield
- Nematode resistance and tolerance: population density and reproduction rate
- Entomopathogenic nematodes: identification, biological control potential
- Ensafi, P., Crowder, D. W., Esser, A. D., Zhao, Z., Marshall, J. M., & Rashed, A. (2018). Soil type mediates the effectiveness of biological control against Limonius californicus (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Journal of economic entomology, 111(5), 2053-2058.
- Slos, D., Ensafi, P., Claeys, M., Yushin, V. V., Decraemer, W., & Bert, W. (2015). Ultrastructure of sperm development in the genus Ditylenchus (Nematoda: Anguinidae), Nematology, 17(3), 313-324.
- Nikoukar, A., Ensafi, P., Lewis, E., Crowder, D. W., Rashed, A. (2021), Efficacy of Naturally Occurring and Commercial Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against Sugar Beet Wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Journal of economic entomology, 114(5), 2241-2244.