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Tahera Hossain

Country of origin: Bangladesh Currently in: Bangladesh, Dhaka General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms
Academic Background

Degrees

2010 Master Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Biological Systems and Organisms

Eradication of Blow fly infesting sun dried fish in the off shore islands and coastal areas of Bangladesh by the application of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), Studying learning and memory of cockroach, Control of stored grain pest using SIT, Photoperiod effect on stored grain pests and chemical effect on insects, effect of diet on fruit fly, Mass rearing of blow fly (Lucilia Cuprina)

Research Keywords: 
Radiation Entomology

Publications resulting from Research: 


1. M. H. Islam, Tahera Hossain, Muhsina Yasmin, A. S. M. Saifullah. 2015. Evaluation of fly pest population infesting dried fish at Sonadia Island, Cox’s Bazar as a prerequisite for the practical application of sterile Insect Technique (SIT). Nuclear Science and Application.23 (1&2): 67- 70.
2. Tahera Hossain, M. Yasmin, A. T. M. Islam, M.H. Islam and A. S. M. Saifullah. 2016. "Effect of photoperiod on the development of Hide beetle, Dermestes maculatus DeGeer (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in dried kachki fish". Journal of entomology and zoology studies 2016; 4 (5): 672- 676.
3. Tahera Hossain, Dr. Habibur Rahman, “A preliminary list of aquatic and semi-aquatic hemiptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) of Chittagong University Campus, Bangladesh”, Journal of entomology and zoology studies, 2018, 6(3), 1010-1014.



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Senior Scientific Officer, Radiation Entomology and Acarology Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology (IFRB), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission(BAEC), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Workshop and Conference Attended

2013 Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh Zoological Society

Affiliations

Bangladesh zoological Society
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Scientific Association (BAESA)

Presentation given

2013
MS thesis Presentation
Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Ganakbari, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Event: Basic Nuclear Orientation Course(BNOC)

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