Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman

@bsmrau.edu.bd

Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University



                       

https://researchid.co/rahman85

Over 12 years of experience in research, 03 month in teaching in home and abroad. Before joining at BSMRAU, Dr. Rahman was working as a Scientific Officer, Entomology Division at Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Rahmatpur, Barishal from January 2011 to February 2023. He has successfully completed 10 national and international collaborative projects. Currently, he is working on integrated pest management of betel vine, betel nut, coconut, hog plum and mung bean regarding safe crop production. He was also involved bio-rational pest management of vegetables and spices crops grown on floating garden. Recently, he has recorded new pest of betel nut in Bangladesh which was inflorescence caterpillar, Thirathaba rufivena. He has authored of 19 research articles, 05 booklets, 10 factsheet which is related to insect pest management. Dr. Rahman already has developed more than 12 pest management technologies.

EDUCATION

Academic qualification: B.Sc. (Ag) and MS (Entomology), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mumnesingh; Ph.D. in Applied Entomology, Andong National University, Korea.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Insect Science

11

Scopus Publications

136

Scholar Citations

7

Scholar h-index

5

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • Crop monitoring of betel vine to understand weather-influenced entomological pest infestation
    M Mahbubur Rahman, Nirmal Kumar Dutta, Md Akhtaruzzaman Sarkar, Md Nuruzzaman, and Md Zulfikar Haider Prodhan

    Diva Enterprises Private Limited



  • Assessment of the salt tolerance of diverse bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes during the early growth stage under hydroponic culture conditions
    Md Mustafa Khan, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Md Mahamudul Hasan, Mohammad Forhad Amin, Mohammad Quamrul Islam Matin, Golam Faruq, Lamya Ahmed Alkeridis, Ahmed Gaber, and Akbar Hossain

    Elsevier BV

  • Combined use of sticky traps and biopesticides as a sustainable tool to manage Aleurocanthus rugosa (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting betel vine
    Md Mahbubur Rahman, Tofayel Ahamed, Md Arifur Rahman Khan, Md Nuruzzaman, Md Rashedul Islam, Md Akhtaruzzaman Sarkar, and Nirmal Kumar Dutta

    Elsevier BV

  • Development of bio-rational pest management module against hog plum beetle, Podontia 14-punctata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
    M. R. Islam and N. K. Dutta

    Informatics Publishing Limited
    The hog-plum, locally known as amra, is a deciduous perennial tree with thick succulent leaves and it grows all over the country, but the quality fruits are produced only in the southern districts of Bangladesh especially in Barishal and Jhalokathi districts. Its cultivation is seriously hampered by hog- hog plum beetle or 14 spotted leaf beetle, <em>Podontia</em> 14-<em>punctata</em> L. (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera). In most of the cases, insecticidal spray is not effective for controlling this pest as pupation occurs in the soil. Therefore current study was carried out in both laboratory and field condition to develop environment friendly management approaches against hog plum beetle as well as producing of toxic chemical pesticide free hog-plum. From laboratory test, it is revealed that spraying of spinosad (Success 2.5 SC) at hog plum leaflet and drenching with microbial pesticides, soil recharge namely Lycomax (<em>Metarhizium anisopliae</em> +<em> Trichoderma harzianum</em> + <em>Beauveria bassiana</em> + <em>Trichoderma viride</em>) causes 72.22% adults and 51.85% pupal mortality of <em>P.</em> 14-<em>punctata</em> respectively. Then some pest management modules were developed based on the laboratory result and it’s were verified in field during two fruiting season 2018-19 and 2019-20. From field study it is observed that module 1: Hand picking + trunk banding with packaging tape + soil drenching with lycomax + spraying of spinosad treated trees offered lowest leaf and fruit infestation; even though trunk banding with packaging tape did not show any effect to control this pest. Fruit yield was also increased 39.04-39.66% in module 1 imposing hog plum trees compare to control. Therefore, it is clear that without banding of the hog plum trunk, hand picking + soil drenching with microbial pesticides, lycomax + spraying of spinosad might be sustainable and environment friendly pest management module against <em>P.</em> 14-<em>punctata</em>.

  • Use of aggregation pheromone traps increases infestation of adult Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) in soybean fields
    Md Mahbubur Rahman, Eunmok Kim, Dongmok Kim, Mohammad MH Bhuyain, and Un Taek Lim

    Wiley
    BACKGROUND An aggregation pheromone trap has been used for both monitoring and mass-capture of Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) in soybean. As the trap's efficacy in reducing the pest population and crop damage is unknown, we evaluated it in small experimental soybean plots using both a before/after and with/without design, and also verified our findings in commercial soybean fields. RESULTS In experimental plots, total numbers of R. pedestris on plants in the soybean plots were not affected by the trap installation until mid-August. Interestingly, the abundance of adult bugs increased (4.9-9.4 times higher) in September and October. However, compared with the counted bug population in soybean plots, the trap catch rate was low during the autumn period. In commercial fields, trap installation also did not reduce bug population from the field. Placement of traps in plots increased pod and seed damage by 2.7 and 2.2 times, respectively compared with the controls in experimental plots, although no such effect was observed in commercial fields. CONCLUSION Aggregation pheromone traps did not reduce R. pedestris populations in the field or soybean damage, and even led to an increase in the bug population during autumn. Therefore, traps should not be used as a control measure. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.

  • Seasonal reproductive performance and pre-diapausing mating status of female riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) collected in fields
    M Mahbubur Rahman, Eunmok Kim, and Un Taek Lim

    Oxford University Press (OUP)
    Abstract Two unexplained phenomena are found in Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae): the first is that it tends to enter reproductive diapause much earlier in the season and to occur on host plants until late fall before finding hibernation site. The second is that they emerge in early spring when primary food sources such as leguminous plants are unavailable. To understand these phenological trends, the reproductive seasonality of both field-collected and laboratory-reared R. pedestris were compared under conditions of with/without food or access to mates. Females collected in spring or fall produced very few eggs in laboratory. But, when food sources were provided, all the bugs produced more eggs. Eggs also hatched normally except those produced by the females collected in fall. This indicates that females collected in the spring were already mated while those collected in the fall were not, most likely because they were in reproductive diapause. Similarly, when food was provided, all laboratory-reared bugs produced eggs, regardless of diapause status, with longer preoviposition period in diapausing bugs which might be due to the termination of reproductive diapause, but only eggs from mated females hatched. In conclusion, while spring reproduction (oviposition and egg hatch) of R. pedestris can occur in the presence of food resources, any lack of food can be limiting factor impeding these activities. In fall, reproduction is greatly reduced even when food resources are available, and under these conditions failure of females to become mated, due to reproductive diapause, is likely the limiting factor.


  • Evaluation of mature soybean pods as a food source for two pod-sucking bugs, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) and Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
    M. Mahbubur Rahman and Un Taek Lim

    Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) and Halyomorpha halys (Stål) cause injury to soybeans by piercing and sucking pods and seeds. Growers believe that new damage decreases near to harvest despite the occurrence of these bugs at that time. As this question has never been assessed, we evaluated two diets: a) mature soybean pods (dried shell + dried soybean seeds) and b) dried soybean seeds for the two bugs by assessing their biological, behavioral, and morphological attributes on each diet in laboratory. While nymphs of both species were able to develop and adults able to reproduce on the tested diets, bugs fed on pods had longer development times and 2.2 to 5.0 times higher mortality rates than bugs fed on seeds. Furthermore, adult longevity of R. pedestris and H. halys fed on pods was 8.4 and 7.5 days shorter, respectively, than that of bugs fed on seeds. However, pod feeding had no effect on adult fecundity or egg viability. In a behavioral choice test, adult R. pedestris preferred seeds over pods and probed seeds longer than pods. On average, adult H. halys also preferred seeds over pods, although 15.6% of H. halys showed the reverse, preferring pods over seeds. The proboscis length and estimated depth of stylet penetration into the host tissue of both nymphs and adults of both species was much greater than the thickness of the pod shell, suggesting that mouthpart structure does not explain the negative effects of pods vs. seeds. In conclusion, mature soybean pods were found to be a suitable food source for both R. pedestris and H. halys despite some negative effects, and thus careful attention should be paid to the population levels of these two bugs approaching harvest to reduce economic damage in soybean.

  • Females of Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) in Reproductive Diapause are More Responsive to Synthetic Aggregation Pheromone
    M. Mahbubur Rahman and Un Taek Lim

    Oxford University Press (OUP)
    Abstract Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) enters reproductive diapause under short-day length (< 13.5 h) conditions. As an apparent increase of field populations of R. pedestris has been observed during the fall when aggregation pheromone traps are placed in soybean fields, we tested the hypothesis that R. pedestris becomes more responsive to the aggregation pheromone during fall as it enters its reproductive diapause. The response of R. pedestris females—either ones collected seasonally from fields or reared in the laboratory under short-day length (10:14 [L:D] h) conditions—to the aggregation pheromone was examined using a Y-tube olfactometer. Riptortus pedestris collected in fall showed a higher response to the aggregation pheromone (74–80%) than those collected in July (40%). Females in which diapause was induced in the laboratory also showed a higher response to the pheromone than those not in diapause. In a wind tunnel assay, female bugs in laboratory-induced diapause also responded positively to the aggregation pheromone. In addition, we assessed the reproduction of females to verify their diapausing status. Diapausing females never mated with either short- or long-day-reared males, nor did they reproduce, but non-diapausing females mated with short-day-reared males at a rate of 13%. Females collected from fields during fall never mated. In a soybean field evaluation, the number of adult female R. pedestris was higher in the presence of an aggregation pheromone trap than in the absence of one. This is the first confirmation of higher response to the aggregation pheromone of both field-collected and laboratory-reared R. pedestris in reproductive diapause.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Managing the Invasion Threat of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly (Aleurodicus Rugioperculatus Martin, Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Coconut Plantations Through
    MM Rahman, NK Dutta, MA Sarkar, M Nuruzzaman, MR Islam
    Applied Fruit Science 67 (1), 45 2025

  • FOLIAR APPLICATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MICRO AND MACRONUTRIENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FLOWER THRIPS AND POD BORERS OF MUNG BEAN
    MAHMMR Md. Altaf Hossain
    Serangga 29 (3), 44-58 2024

  • Surveillance and Biorational Management of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Infesting Coconut to Reduce the Invasion
    MM Rahman, NK Dutta, MA Sarkar, M Nuruzzaman, MR Islam
    2024

  • Surveillance of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Infesting Coconut to Reduce the Invasion Threat in Bangladesh
    MM Rahman, NK Dutta, MA Sarkar, M Nuruzzaman, MR Islam
    2024

  • Crop monitoring of betel vine to understand weather-influenced entomological pest infestation
    MM Rahman, NK Dutta, MA Sarkar, M Nuruzzaman, MZH Prodhan
    Journal of Entomological Research 48 (3), 387-393 2024

  • Combined use of sticky traps and biopesticides as a sustainable tool to manage Aleurocanthus rugosa (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting betel vine
    MM Rahman, T Ahamed, MAR Khan, M Nuruzzaman, MR Islam, ...
    Crop Protection 172, 106299 2023

  • Sustainable pest management approach against the hog plum leaf beetle, Podontia 14-punctata Linn. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
    MM Rahman, MR Islam, NK Dutta
    Bulletin of the National Research Centre 46 (1), 41 2022

  • Effect of Management Practices on the Yield and Quality of Murta Plant (Schumannianthus Dichotomus) In Jhalakati
    MA Rahman, MM Rahman, AHMF Kabir
    Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research 47 (2), 205-213 2022

  • Evaluation of Betel Nut Germplasm in Barishal Region
    MA Rahman, MM Rahman, MR Uddin, AHMF Kabir
    Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research 47 (3), 291-302 2022

  • Seasonal occurrence of Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) attacking mungbean in Southern part of Bangladesh
    MM Rahman, MA Rahman, MR Islam, MM Rahman, MA Sarker, NK Dutta
    Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 10 (2), 235-240 2022

  • First record of inflorescence caterpillar: Tirathaba rufivena (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on betel nut in Bangladesh
    MM Rahman, MA Rahman, MR Islam, GN Hasan, MA Sarker, NK Dutta
    2022

  • Development of Bio-rational Pest Management Module against Hog Plum Beetle, Podontia 14-punctata (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)
    MM RAHMAN, MR ISLAM, NK DUTTA
    Journal of Biological Control 35 (2), 44-47 2021

  • Comparison of IPM packages on flower thrips and pod borers management of mungbean with recommended practice
    MA Hossain, MM Rahman, MG Azam, MH Imam
    " Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary 2020

  • First record of the invasive rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus martin (hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Bangladesh with its host range and status as coconut pest
    NK Dutta, D Sarker, K Begum, MA Sarkar, MI Islam, MM Rahman
    Bangladesh J Entomol 29 (2), 73-83 2019

  • Use of aggregation pheromone traps increases infestation of adult Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) in soybean fields
    MM Rahman, E Kim, D Kim, MMH Bhuyain, UT Lim
    Pest Management Science 74 (11), 2578-2588 2018

  • Seasonal Reproductive Performance and Pre-diapausing Mating Status of Female Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) Collected in Fields
    MM Rahman, E Kim, UT Lim
    Journal of Economic Entomology 111 (3), 1202-1209 2018

  • Evaluation of aggregation and alarm pheromones of Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) as a push–pull strategy in soybean fields
    MM Rahman, UT Lim
    Applied Entomology and Zoology 52, 469-479 2017

  • Evaluation of mature soybean pods as a food source for two pod-sucking bugs, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) and Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera
    MM Rahman, UT Lim
    PLoS One 12 (4), e0176187 2017

  • Females of Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) in Reproductive Diapause are More Responsive to Synthetic Aggregation Pheromone
    MM Rahman, UT Lim
    Journal of Economic Entomology 109 (5), 2082-2089 2016

  • Asymmetry in seasonal response of female Riptortus pedestris to synthetic pheromone
    UT Lim, MM Rahman
    2016 International Congress of Entomology 2016

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Evaluation of mature soybean pods as a food source for two pod-sucking bugs, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) and Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera
    MM Rahman, UT Lim
    PLoS One 12 (4), e0176187 2017
    Citations: 48

  • Efficacy of Some Botanicals in Controlling Brinjal Shoot and Fruit Borer, Leucinodes orbonalis
    MM Rahman, KS Islam, M Jahan, MA Uddin
    Progressive Agriculture 20 (1-2), 35-42 2009
    Citations: 20

  • Use of aggregation pheromone traps increases infestation of adult Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) in soybean fields
    MM Rahman, E Kim, D Kim, MMH Bhuyain, UT Lim
    Pest Management Science 74 (11), 2578-2588 2018
    Citations: 15

  • Females of Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) in Reproductive Diapause are More Responsive to Synthetic Aggregation Pheromone
    MM Rahman, UT Lim
    Journal of Economic Entomology 109 (5), 2082-2089 2016
    Citations: 11

  • Evaluation of aggregation and alarm pheromones of Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) as a push–pull strategy in soybean fields
    MM Rahman, UT Lim
    Applied Entomology and Zoology 52, 469-479 2017
    Citations: 10

  • First record of the invasive rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus martin (hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Bangladesh with its host range and status as coconut pest
    NK Dutta, D Sarker, K Begum, MA Sarkar, MI Islam, MM Rahman
    Bangladesh J Entomol 29 (2), 73-83 2019
    Citations: 8

  • Combined use of sticky traps and biopesticides as a sustainable tool to manage Aleurocanthus rugosa (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting betel vine
    MM Rahman, T Ahamed, MAR Khan, M Nuruzzaman, MR Islam, ...
    Crop Protection 172, 106299 2023
    Citations: 7

  • Sustainable pest management approach against the hog plum leaf beetle, Podontia 14-punctata Linn. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
    MM Rahman, MR Islam, NK Dutta
    Bulletin of the National Research Centre 46 (1), 41 2022
    Citations: 5

  • Seasonal Reproductive Performance and Pre-diapausing Mating Status of Female Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) Collected in Fields
    MM Rahman, E Kim, UT Lim
    Journal of Economic Entomology 111 (3), 1202-1209 2018
    Citations: 4

  • Evasive behavior of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, against chlorine dioxide and its suppression by heat treatment
    Y Kim, S Kumar, MM Rahman, H Kwon, Y Chun, J Na, W Kim
    Korean journal of applied entomology 54 (3), 151-158 2015
    Citations: 4

  • Seasonal occurrence of Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) attacking mungbean in Southern part of Bangladesh
    MM Rahman, MA Rahman, MR Islam, MM Rahman, MA Sarker, NK Dutta
    Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 10 (2), 235-240 2022
    Citations: 2

  • Comparison of IPM packages on flower thrips and pod borers management of mungbean with recommended practice
    MA Hossain, MM Rahman, MG Azam, MH Imam
    " Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary 2020
    Citations: 2