Faculty & Staff
Dr. Munir Ahmad
Chairman / Associate Professor (HEC Approved Supervisor)
Ph. D. (BZU)
Department of Entomology
Phone : +92-51- 9292137  
Mobile : +92-300-6361618  
Fax : +92-51-9290160
Email : [email protected], [email protected]
Address : Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Work Experience : 25 Year(s)
Research Interest :
  • Insecticide Pest Management
  • Entomological Industries Development
  • Black soldier fly; mealworm; stored grain pests; biological control agents Mass Rearing
  • Total Publications : 87
    Publications (Latest Ten)
    1. Asif Sajjad, Munir Ahmad, Wali Muhammad, Waseem Akram and Mudassir Ali (2025) Pollination and Pollinators, In: Sajjad Hussain, Kamran Nahar, Ishtiaq A Rajwana, Sezai Ercisli, Shakeel Ahmad (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Mango Fruit: Post Harvest Science, Production, Nutrition and Processing Technology. Apple Academic Press. ISBN: 9781779643384.

    2. Muhammad Saqib, Munir Ahmad, Farid Asif Shaheen, Qaiser Hussain (2025) Toxicity of selected neonicotinoid insecticides against Phenacoccus solenopsis infesting ornamental hibiscus plants. Zoo Botanica, 3(2), 201-206. https://doi.org/10.55627/zoobotanica.003.02.1318

    3. Rehana Bibi, Munir Ahmad, Junaid Ali Siddiqui, Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Waqar Islam (2024) Comparative toxicity of insecticides to the haemocytes of honeybee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) under laboratory conditions, International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 44:2621-2668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01358-7

    4. Ping Zhang, Yuli Wang, Bingdong Deng, Munir Ahmad, Myron P. Zalucki, Guizhen Gao and Zhaozhi Lu. 2024. Harmonia axyridis (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) as a potential biological control agent of the invasive soft scale, Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in native wild apricot forests, Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 34:28.

    5. Sheikh, U.A.A.; Munir Ahmad; Aziz, M.A.; Imran, M.; Rahim, J.; Roulston, T.; Guo, S.; Sun, C. 2024. Rearing of native bumblebee species Bombus haemorrhoidalis for greenhouse pollination in Pakistan. Agriculture 2024, 14, 590. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/agriculture14040590.

    6. Erum un-Nisa, Munir Ahmad, Umer Ayaz Aslam Sheikh, Muhammad Imran, Nighat Parveen, Junaid Rahim (2023) Lethal and sublethal effects of flubendiamide and spirotetramat against the leaf worm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) under laboratory conditions. PeerJ 11:e15745

    7. Zhao H, S. Downes, L Bird, MP Zalucki, Y Fan, Z Xie, Munir Ahmad, and Zhaozhi Lu (April, 2023 online) Long-term changes in pest resistance dynamics in China and Australia in response to the introduction of Bt cotton and patterns of insecticide use, Entomologia Generalis, DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2023/1786.

    8. Rehana Bibi, Munir Ahmad, Asim Gulzar, Muhammad Tariq and Muneer Ahmed (2022) Consumption of citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri by two predators, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant and Chrysoperla carnea (Stephen), under controlled conditions, International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 43:83-91.

    9. Marium Fatima, Asim Gulzar, Munir Ahmad, Farid Asif Shaheen, Muhammad Tariq, Tariq Mukhtar (2022), Effect of workers density on insect pest incidence and colony development of bumblebees, Bombus terrestris (L.)(Hymenoptera: Apidae), Philippine Agricultural Scientist, 105 (1), 85-91.

    10. Rehana Bibi, Munir Ahmad, Asim Gulzar, Muhammad Tariq (2022) Effect of profenofos and citrus oil on Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant and Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, key predators of citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso), under laboratory conditions, International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 42:379-387.