According to the institute's public relations office, a scientific lecture on the "Optimization of the use of insecticides in controlling the Sunn pest” was delivered by Dr. Shahram Shahrokhi Khaneghah, the faculty member of the Sunn Pest Research Department of the Institute on Tuesday, September 1. This speech was organized by the Department of Research and Technology affairs of the Institute in the presence of faculty members and researchers of the institute in the form of a video conference.

 In this lecture, first of all the method of forecasting and sampling of the Sunn pest and then the time of controlling it in terms of its life stages and economic injury level were explained and the pesticides registered to control this pest in Iran and worldwide were reviewed. At the end, research conducted in the country to optimize chemical control of Sunn pest, including reduction in the dose of some insecticides, use of additives to reduce the dose of insecticides, introduction of insecticide formulations with reduced doses and application of new spraying technology for the control of the Sunn pest was explained.