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Zhang Zhiyong, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate Supervisor at Beijing University of Agriculture.He completed his doctoral studies at Northwest A&F University in 1996. From 2000 to 2002, he conducted postdoctoral research at Nagoya University in Japan, where he additionally served as a Foreign Special Researcher of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He previously worked at Luoyang Agricultural College (now Henan University of Science and Technology) and the Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, holding positions including Associate Professor and Research Professor. In 1997, he was selected as a Provincial Cross-Century Academic and Technical Leader. In 2004, he was awarded the State Council Special Allowance. He has long been engaged in higher education and scientific research in plant protection-related fields. He has led the completion of two international cooperative projects, multiple projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and several provincial/ministerial-level research projects. He led the drafting of the provincial local standard for pollution-free production (DB41/T152.1-5-2000). He has received three provincial/ministerial-level science and technology achievement awards and holds four national invention patents. He has published over 150 academic papers both domestically and internationally, and has authored or edited more than 10 academic books.

Professional Experience:

• 2003–Present: Professor, Beijing University of Agriculture (BUA)

• 2004–2011: Director of the Office of Science, Technology, and Graduate Studies

• 2011–2020: Director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, and Dean of the International College

• Currently: Teaching Supervisor and External Faculty, International College

Courses Previously Taught:Graduate courses includingAdvanced Plant ProtectionandPesticide Residues and Safety Control; undergraduate courses includingGeneral Entomology(designated a Beijing Premium Course in 2008),Biological Control of Pests, andEcology.

Research Interests:Conservation and utilization of insect resources; safe technology for agricultural product safety.

Selected Publications:

• Genetic diversity of the melon aphidAphis gossypii(Hemiptera: Aphididae) in a diversified vegetable growing area.Applied Entomology and Zoology. 2018, 53(2): 259–266.

• Efficacy of using DNA barcoding to identify parasitoid wasps of the melon-cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) in watermelon cropping system.BioControl. 2018, 63(5): 677–685.

• Genetic diversity of melon aphidsAphis gossypiiassociated with landscape features.Ecology and Evolution. 2018, 8(12): 6308–6316.

• Attribution of Bax and mitochondrial permeability transition pore on cantharidin-induced apoptosis of SF9 cells.Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 2017, 142: 91–101.

• Preference and Performance of the Yellow Peach Moth (Conogethes punctiferalis) on Chestnut Cultivars.PLOS ONE. 2016, 17:1–16.

• Study on the behaviour of dormancy breaking inCathaica fasciola(Draparnaud 1801) (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora).Molluscan Research. 2015, 35(4): 213–217.

• Study Approaches on the Chestnut Gall Wasp,Dryocosmus kuriphilusYasumatsu in China.Acta Horticulturae. 2009, 844: 425–432.

• Antifeeding effect of norcantharidin onPlutella xylostellalarvae and its impact on feeding behavior.Journal of Environmental Entomology. 2018, 40(5): 232–237.

• Effects of cantharidin on the body wall structure ofPlutella xylostella.Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology. 2011, 48(6): 1779–1785.

• Study on the death feigning behavior of the harmful molluskCathaica fasciola(Draparnaud 1801).Scientia Agricultura Sinica. 2009, 42(11): 3914–3921.

• Inhibitory effects of cantharidin and norcantharidin on seven species of plant pathogenic fungi.Journal of Plant Protection. 2008, 35(1): 65–68.

• Insecticidal efficacy of microwave treatment againstCallosobruchus chinensis(L.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) and its effects on the germination rate of adzuki beans.Acta Entomologica Sinica. 2007, 50(9): 967–974.

• Residual dynamics of imidacloprid in greenhouse strawberries.Journal of Agro-Environment Science. 2007, 26(3): 1076–1079.

• Effects of cantharidin on the digestive enzymes and esterases ofPlutella xylostella.Journal of Plant Protection. 2000, 27(4): 355–358.

• A preliminary study on the toxic effect of cantharidin onPlutella xylostella.Journal of Plant Protection. 1998, 25(2): 72–76.