Prof. Dr. Maohua CHEN
Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University,
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas,
No.3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaaxi Province, China.
I. Personal details
Name: Maohua Chen
Sex: Male
Nationality: China
Birth: 1971-10-26
Contact No.: + 86 18709233057
Office: +86 29 8708 2594
E-mail address: maohua.chen@nwsuaf.edu.cn
II. Education
1. 2002.9-2005.7, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Plant Protection College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
2. 1995.9-1998.7, Msc, Department of Entomology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
3. 1991.9-1995.7, Bsc, Major of Plant Protection, Department of Agronomy, Hubei Agricultural College, Jingzhou, China.
III. Professional Experience
1. 2010.10 to now, Professor, Department of Entomology, Northwest A&F University of China, PI of Insecticide Resistance and Population Genetics Group, focus on wheat and apple insect pest control.
2. 2009.12-2010.9, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Northwest A&F niversity, PI of Insecticide Resistance and Population Genetics Group, focused on wheat and apple insect pest control.
3. 2006.3-2009.10, Postdoc, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH, Zurich), focused on fruit borer control.
4. 2005.9-2006.2, Lecturer and Assistant Professor, Wuhan Polytechnic University, focused on insect pest control of stored grains.
5. 1998.8-2002.8, Research Associate, Institute of Plant Protection, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, focused on rice insect pest control.
IV. Research interests
1. Integrative Pest Management
2. Insecticide Resistance
3. Insect Population Genetics
4. Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
V. Some peer-reviewed publications
In English (corresponding author indicated by * ):
1. Chen MH and Han ZJ. (2006) Cloning and sequence analysis of 2 different acetylcholinesterase genes in Rhopalosiphum padi and Sitobion avenae . Genome, 49: 239-243.
2. Chen MH, Han ZJ, Qiao XF and Qu MJ. (2007) Resistance mechanisms and associated mutations in acetylcholinesterase genes in Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) . Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 87: 189-195.
3. Chen MH, Han ZJ, Qiao XF and Qu MJ. (2007) Mutations in acetylcholinesterase genes of Rhopalpsiphum padi resistant to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides. Genome, 50: 172-179.
4. Chen MH and Dorn S. (2009) Reliable and efficient discrimination of four internal fruit-feeding Cydia and Grapholita species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Journal of Economic Entomology, 2: 2209-2216.
5. Chen MH and Dorn S. (2010) Microsatellites reveal genetic differentiation among populations in an insect species with high genetic variability in dispersal, the codling moth, Cydia pomonella ( L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 100: 75-85.
6. Chen MH and Dorn S. (2010) Cross-amplification of microsatellites from the codling moth Cydia pomonella to three other species of the tribe Grapholitini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Molecular Ecology Resources, 10: 1034-1037.
7. Men QL, Chen MH, Zhang YL and Feng JN. (2013) Genetic structure and diversity of a newly invasive species, the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in China. Biological Invasions, 15: 447-458.
8. Zheng Y, Peng X, Liu GM, Pan HY, Dorn S and Chen MH*. (2013) High genetic diversity and structured populations of the oriental fruit moth in its range of origin. PLoS ONE, 8: e78476.
9. Yang XQ, Liu JY, Li XC, Chen MH and Zhang YL. (2014) Key Amino acid associated with acephate aetoxification by Cydia pomonella carboxylesterase based on molecular dynamics with alanine scanning and site-directed mutagenesis. Journal of Chemical information and Modeling, 54: 1356-1370.
10. Zhang Z, Teng XL, Chen MH and Li F. (2014) Orthologs of human disease associated genes and RNAi analysis of silencing insulin receptor gene in Bombyx mori . International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15: 18102-18116.
11. Zheng Y, Qiao XF, Wang K, Dorn S and Chen MH*. (2015) Population genetics affected by pest management using fruit-bagging: a case study with Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in China. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 156: 117-127.
12. Li Y, Duan XL, Qiao XF, Li XY, Wang K, Men QL and Chen MH* (2015) Mitochondrial DNA revealed the extent of genetic diversity and invasion origin of populations from two separate invaded areas of a newly invasive pest, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in China. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 105: 485-496.
13. Duan XL, Men QL, Li YT, Zuo YY, Zhang M, Qiao XF and Chen MH*. (2016) Microsatellite analysis revealed limited gene flow among populations of an invasive species Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in two isolated regions of a corridor area in China: knowledge on the population genetics for the sterile insect technique. Florida Entomologist, 99(s1): 23-29.
14. Zhang M, Qiao X, Li YT, Fang B, Zuo YY and Chen MH*. (2016) Cloning of eight Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) nAChR subunit genes and mutation detection of the β1 subunit in field samples from China. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 132: 89-95.
15. Zuo YY, Wang K, Zhang M, Peng X, Pinero JM and Chen MH*. (2016) Regional susceptibilities of Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) to ten insecticides. Florida Entomolgist, 99: 269-275.
16. Zuo YY, Peng X, Wang K, Lin FF, Li YY and Chen MH*. (2016) Expression patterns, mutation detection and RNA interference of Rhopalosiphum padi voltage-gated sodium channel genes, Scientific Reports, 6: 30166.
17. Zhang M, Qiao XF, Peng X and Chen MH*. (2016) Variation of resistance and susceptibility in wheat cultivars to different populations of Rhopalosiphum padi (hemiptera: Aphididae) in China. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 19: 307-311.
18. Kang XL, Zhang M, Wang K, Qiao XF and Chen MH*. (2016) Molecular cloning and characterization of multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) in the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae), and the synergistic effects of verapamil. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 92: 65-84.
19. Wang K, Peng X, Zuo YY, Li YT and Chen MH*. (2016) Molecular cloning, expression pattern and polymorphisms of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase in the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (L.). PLoS ONE, 11: e0154633.
20. Duan XL，Peng X, Qiao XF and Chen MH*. (2017) Life cycle and population genetics of bird cherry-oat aphids Rhopalosiphum padi in China: an important pest on wheat crops. Journal of Pest Science, 90: 103-116.
21. Duan XL, Wang K, Su S, Tian RZ, Li YT and Chen MH*. (2017) De novo transcriptome analysis and microsatellite marker development for population genetic study of a serious insect pest, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). PloS ONE, 12: e0172513.
22. Zheng Y, Wu RX, Dorn S and Chen MH*. (2017) Diversity of tortricid moths in apple orchards: evidence for a cryptic species of Grapholita (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from China. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 107: 268-280.
23. Li YT, Zhao Q, Duan XL, Song CM and Chen MH*. (2017)Transcription of four Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) heat shock protein genes and their responses to heat stress and insecticide exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 205: 48-57.
24. Peng X, Qiao XF, Song CM and Chen MH*. (2017) Differential expression of four vision-related genes in the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 163: 229-240.
25. Peng X, Qiao XF, Song CM and Chen MH*. (2017) Responses of holocyclic and anholocyclic Rhopalosiphum padi populations to low temperature and short photoperiod induction. Ecology and Evolution, 7: 1030-1042.
26. Peng X, Song CM, Wang K and Chen MH*. (2017) Geographical variations in the life histories of Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in China. Journal of Economic Entomology, 3: 961-970.
27. Chen MH*, Duan XL, Li YT, Men QL and Wan FH. (2017) Codling Moth Cydia pomonella (L.) in Biological Invasions and Its Management in China , pp 285-298. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
28. Wang K, Liu GM, Song CM, Su S and Chen MH*. (2018) Mitochondrial genetic diversity in the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) in China. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 20: 95-107.
29. Wang K, Zhang M, Huang YN, Yang ZL, Su S and Chen MH*. (2018) Characterisation of imidacloprid resistance in the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi , a serious pest on wheat crops, Pest Management Science, 74: 1457-1465.
30. Balakrishnan B, Su S, Wang K, Tian R and Chen MH*. (2018) Identification, Expression, and Regulation of an Omega Class Glutathione S-transferase in Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Under Insecticide Stress. Frontiersin Physiology, 9: 427.
31. Wang K, Huang Y, Li X and Chen M*. (2018) Functional analysis of a carboxylesterase gene associated with isoprocarb and cyhalothrin resistance in Rhopalosiphum padi (L.). Frontiers in Physiology, 9: 992.
32. Balakrishnan B, Su S, Zhang, CH and Chen MH*. (2019) Identification and functional characterization of two sigma glutathione S-transferase genes from bird cherry-oat aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 112(1), 2019, 416-424.
33. Wan FH#, Yin CL#, Tang R#, Chen MH#, Wu Q#, Huang C#……Walters, JR* and Li F*. (2019) A chromosome-level genome assembly of Cydia pomonella provides insights into chemical ecology and insecticide resistance. Nature Communications, 10:4237.
34. Peng X, Zhao Q, Guo X, Su S, Liu L, Li YT, Song CM and Chen MH*. (2020) Effects of variable maternal temperature on offspring development and reproduction of Rhopalosiphum padi , a serious global pest of wheat. Ecological Entomology, 45, 269-277.
35. Peng X, Liu L, Guo X, Wang PL, Song CM, Su S, Fang GJ and Chen MH*. (2020) The survival and reproduction of Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on different plants: exploring the possible host range for a serious wheat pest. Journal of Economic Entomology, 113, 185-193.
36. Tian R, Zhang C, Huang Y, Guo X and Chen MH*. (2019). A novel software and method for the efficient development of polymorphic SSR loci based on transcriptome data. Genes, 10(11): 917.
37. Tian R, Huang Y, Balakrishnan B and Chen MH*. (2020). Gene expression profiling indicated diverse functions and characteristics of core genes in pea aphid. Insects, 11(3), 186.
38. Tian R, Yang Y and Chen MH*. (2020) Genome-wide survey of the amino acid transporter gene family in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.): Identification, expression analysis and response to abiotic stress. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 162, 1372-1387.
39. Wang K, Bai JY, Zhao JN, Su S, Liu L, Han ZJ and Chen MH*. (2020) Super-kdr M918L mutation and multiple cytochrome P450s associated with the resistance of Rhopalosiphum padi to pyrethroid. Pest Management Science, 76, 2809-2817.
40. Zuo YY, Xue YX, Lu WJ, M, HH , Chen MH, Wu YD, Yang YH, and Hu ZN. (2020) Functional validation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) alpha 6 as a target of spinosyns in Spodoptera exigua utilizing the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Pest Management Science, 76, 2415-2422.
41. Peng X, Chen C, Huang YX, Wang, SJ, Su, S and Chen MH*. (2021) Expression patterns and functional analysis of the short neuropeptide F and NPF receptor genes in Rhopalosiphum padi . Insect science, 28, 952-964.
42. Peng X, Qu MJ, Wang SJ, Huang YX, Chen C and Chen MH*. (2021) CSPs participates in insecticide susceptibility in Rhopalosiphum padi , a serious pest on wheat crops. Insect Molecular Biology, 30,138-151.
43. Peng X, Liu L, Huang YX, Wang, SJ, Li DX, Chen ST, Simon JC, Qu MJ and Chen MH*. (2021) Involvement of chemosensory proteins in host plant searching in the bird cherry-oat aphid. Insect science, 28, 1338-1353.
44. Peng X, Wang, SJ, Huang L, Su S and Chen MH*. (2021) Characterization of Rhopalosiphum padi takeout-like genes and their role in insecticide susceptibility. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 171, 104725.
45. Su S, Wang XT, Jian CZ, Ignatus AD, Zhang XH, Peng X and Chen MH*. (2021) Life-history traits and flight capacity of Grapholita molesta using artificial diets with varying sugar content. Journal of Economic Entomology, 114, 112-121.
46. Wang K, Zhao JN, Bai JY, Shang YZ, Zhang SQ, Hou YF, Chen MH* and Han ZJ*. (2021) Pyrethroid Resistance and Fitness Cost Conferred by the super-kdr Mutation M918L in Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 2021, 114, 1789-1795.
47. Su S, Jian CZ, Zhang XH, Fang SS, Peng X, Pinero JC and Chen MH* (2021) Sublethal effects of abamectin on the development, reproduction, detoxification enzyme activity, and related gene expression of the oriental fruit moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 114(6)，2430-2438.
48. Su S, Zuo YY, Zhang XH, Jian CZ, Peng X, Piñero JC and Chen MH*. (2022) Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated white gene editing in the global tortricid fruit pest Grapholita molesta . Entomologia Generalis, http://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2022/1563.
49. Su S, Zhang XH, Jian CZ, Huang BJ, Peng X, Vreysen MJB and Chen MH*. (2022) Effects of different additional food supplement on longevity, fecundity, flight capacity and activities of energy metabolism enzymes of Grapholita molesta adults. Insects, 13: 715.
50. Su S, Zhang XH, Zhang JL, Huang BJ, Peng X, Vreysen MJB and Chen MH*. (2022) Flight performance, fecundity and ovary development of Grapholita molesta at different ages. Insects, 13: 837.
51. Wang SJ, Tang HC, Huang WJ, Liu X, Hou WH, Pinero JC, Peng X and Chen MH*. (2022) Octopamine receptor genes are involved in the starvation response of Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Insect Molecular Biology, 31: 471-481.
52. Wang K, Zhao JN, Han ZJ and Chen MH*. (2022) Comparative transcriptome and RNA interference reveal CYP6DC1 and CYP380C47 related to lambda-cyhalothrin resistance in Rhopalosiphum padi . Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 183: 105088.
53. Liu L, Tang HC, Huang BJ, Wang K, Balakrishnan B and Chen MH*. (2022) A novel theta-class glutathione S-transferase gene in Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae): Identification, recombinant protein expression and function analyses of RpGSTT1. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 25: 101915.
In Chinese:
54. Men QL, Chen MH, Zhang YL and Feng JN. (2012) Applifying stability and genetic diversity of microsatellite of the codling moth Cydia pomonella populations in China. Acta Phytophylacica Sinica, 39: 341-346.
55. Li Y, Wang K, Zheng Y, Men QL, Qian L, An YL, Feng JN, Zhang YL and Chen MH*. (2013) Genetic differentiation of Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) populations of Hexi Corridor basing on COI gene analysis. Journal of Northwest A&F University (Nat. Sci. Ed.), 41(9): 85-90.
56. Peng X, Song Y, Qiao XF and Chen MH*. (2014) The RT-PCR detection of Rhopalosiphum padi virus (RhPV) in Rhopalosiphum padi from different regions of China. Jouranl of Triticeae Crops, 34(11): 1583-1588.
57. Zheng Y, Wang K, Li Y, Qiao X and Chen MH*. (2014) Amplification stability and polymorphism of microsatellite loci in the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in China. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 57(11): 1335-1342.
58. Zuo YY, Li YT, Li YX, Wang K, Qiao XF and Chen MH*. (2014) Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of aquaporin gene RpAQP1 in Rhopalosiphum padi . Acta Phytophylacica Sinica, 41(6): 657-664.
59. Zuo YY, Pan HY, Qiao XF and Chen MH*. (2014) Alternative splicing of the Ace1 gene in Rhopalosiphum padi field populations. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology, 51(6): 488-1495.
60. Duan XL, Qiao XF, Peng X, Zuo YY, Liu GM and Chen MH*. (2015) Genetic diversity and amplifying stability of microsatellite loci in different Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus) populations in China. Acta Phytophylacica Sinica, 42(3): 297-303.
61. Duan XL, Qiao XF and Chen MH*. (2015) Advances in insecticide resistance of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.). Journal of Biosafety, 24(1): 1-8.
62. Duan XL, Qiao XF and Chen MH*. (2015) Effects of sub-lethal concentrations of chlorpyrifos and isoprocarb on experimental population of Rhopalosiphum padi . Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture, 23(3), 329-336.
63. Li XY, Qian L and Chen MH*. (2015) Application of DNA barcoding technology for identification of some Lepidoptera pests in apple orchards. Acta Agricylturae Boreali-occidentialis Sinica, 24(5): 41-147.
64. Li YT and Chen MH*. (2015) Recent advances concerning the population genetic diversity of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) Journal of Biosafety, 24(4): 287-293.
65. Kang XL, Li YT, Wang K, Zhang M, Duan XL, Peng X and Chen MH*. (2015) Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of ATP-binding cassette transporter genes in the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Acta Entomologica Sinica, 58(6): 593-602.
66. Peng LJ, Zuo YY and Chen MH*. (2016) Monitoring of insecticide resistance of Tetranychus viennensis sampled in apple orchards of Shaanxi Province. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology, 2015, 52(5): 11741180.
67. Peng LJ, Wang K, Zhang XD and Chen MH*. (2016) The rearing and the laboratory population life table of hawthorn spider mite ( Tetranychus vienensis Zacher) Journal of Northwest A&F University, Journal of Northwest A&F University (Nat. Sci. Ed.), 44(7): 154-158.
68. Lin FF, Zuo YY, Zhao Q, Duan XL, Li YY and Chen MH*. (2016). Molecular cloning，characterization and induced expression analysis of ion channel gene ＲSC1 in Ｒ hopalosiphum padi ( Hemiptera: Aphididae). Acta Entomologica Sinica, 59(7): 716-723.
69. Li YT, Zhan Q, Fang B and Chen MH*. (2017). Molecular cloning and expression analysis of the hsp90 gene in the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosophum padi . Journal of Plant Protection, 44(1): 16-23.
70. Fang B, Duan XL, Zhang YL, Yang ZQ and Chen MH*. (2017) Microsatellite development and genetic diversity analysis of apple buprestid Agrilus mali Matsumura. ournal of Plant Protection, 44(4): 559-566.
71. Zhang XD, Wu RX, Zhao Q, Su XJ and Chen MH*. (2017) Resistance monitoring of Panonychus ulmi from apple orchards to four Acaricides in Guanzhong. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 32 (2): 197-201.
72. Zhang CH, Wang YL, Li L, Wu RX, Wei J and Chen MH*. (2018) Resistance monitoring of Aphis citricola to three insecticides in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province. Shaanxi Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 64(10): 29-31, 95.
73. Huang YN, Wang YL, Wei J, Guo X, Li L, Wang K and Chen MH*. (2019) Insecticide resistance monitoring of Rhopalosophum padi to seven insecticides from wheat field of Guanzhong area in Shaanxi Province. Plant Protection, 45(3): 211-214.
74. Guo X, Peng X, Yang ZL and Chen MH*. (2019) External morphology of the compound eye of Rhopalosophum padi (Hemiptera: Aphidiae) observed using scanning electron microscopy. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 62(11): 1271-1278.
75. Su Sha, Peng X, Jian CZ and Chen MH*. (2020) Insecticide resistance review of a quarantine pest, European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana. Journal of Biosafety, 29(3): 170-175.
VI. Major Grants
1. Control of Tortricidae insect species in apple orchards of Northwestern China, the Talent Recruitment Project of Northwest A&F University, 2010-2013. (Principal Investigator).
2. Genetic structure , gene flow and expanding route of the invasive species, Cydia pomonella in China: research basing on microsatellite and mitochondrial genes, NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.31071687). (Principal Investigator)
3. Mode of reproduction and gene flow pattern under insecticide selection pressure in Chinese populations of Rhopalosiphum padi. NSFC (No. 31272036), 2013-2016. (Principal Investigator)
4. Mechanism of the CYP6CY3 promoter polymorphism-regulated resistance to imidacloprid of Rhopalosiphum padi ，NSFC (No. 31471766), 2015-2018. (Principal Investigator)
5. Function characteristics of the unique voltage-gated sodium channel of Rhopalosiphum padi , NSFC (No.31772160), 2018-2021. (Principal Investigator)
6. Effect of CPR gene mutations on the P450-mediated insecticide resistance of Rhopalosiphum padi , NSFC (No.31972263), 2020-2023. (Principal Investigator)
7. Mechanisms and regulations of CSP5-mediated resistance of Rhopalosiphum padi to lambda-cyhalothrin. NSFC (No. 321724073), 2022-2025. (Principal Investigator)
8. Invasion origin and population microeveolution Malus sieversii in wild apple forests of Xinjiang Province. Special Fund for Forest Scientific Research in the Public Welfare (No.201404400-4), 2014-2018. (Principal Investigator)
9. Invasion risk assessment and control technology of the serious invasive pest insect. The National Key Research and Development Project of China (No. 2017YFC1200604-3), 2017-2020. (Principal Investigator)
10. IPM of pest insects in apple orchards of Shaanxi Province. The Provincial Key Research and Development Project of Shaanxi Province (2020zdzx03-03-02), 2020-2025. (Principal Investigator)
11. Development and refinement of artificial larval diets for the peach fruit moth Carposina sasakii : the best diet for high moth quality and performance recommended for SIT programmes, IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Coordinated Research Project (No. 26286) (2022-2027)，
12. Effect of artificial diets on physiology of Grapholita molesta : the best strain and diet recommended for SIT programmes, IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Coordinated Research Project (No. 20559), 2016-2021. (Principal Investigator)
13. Gene flow among Cydia pomonella host and geographic populations in China: knowledge on the population genetics for SIT. IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Coordinated Research Project (No. 16314) , 2010-2013. (Principal Investigator)
14. Oriental fruit moth on different host plants over the season in its region of origin: population genetics in Northwestern China. International Cooperation Project of ETH Zurich (No. 2012012), 2011-2013. (Principal Investigator)
15. Population genetics of the codling moth in China. The Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Scholars, Ministry of Education of China, 2011-2013. (Principal Investigator)
16. Population genetics of the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta in the northwestern China. The International Cooperation and Exchange Foundation of the Northwest N&F University, 2012-2013. (Principal Investigator)
17. Reproduction and gene flow of Rhopalosiphum padi in the northwest of China. Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China, 2012-2014. (Principal Investigator)
VII. Some International conferences/meetings
1. Chen MH, the Ento’ 08 – National Meeting of the Royal Entomological Society, September, 2008, Plymouth, UK, Presentation.
2. Chen MH, the Autumn National Meeting of Swiss Society of Phytiatry, September 5, 2008, Zurich, Switzerland, Post Award.
3. Chen MH, the second Technical Meeting on “Increasing the Efficiency of Lepidoptera SIT by Enhanced Quality Control” and workshop on “Evaluation of Field Cages for Lepidoptera SIT Behaviour Assessment”, December, Stellenbosch, 2010, South Africa, Presentation.
4. Chen MH, September 10-16, 2012, Phoenix, USA, Presentation.
5. Chen MH, the 24th International Congress of Entomology, August 19-27, 2012, Daegu, Korea, Presentation.
6. Chen MH, the 61st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America，November 10-13，2013, Austin，USA , Presentation.
7. Chen MH, November 14-18，2013, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, USA , Presentation.
8. Chen MH, March 24-April 1, 2014, ETH Zurich, Zurich.
9. Chen MH, June 2-6, Kelowna, 2014, Canada, Presentation.
10. Chen MH, March 24-April 1, 2014, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
11. Chen MH, August 27- September 7, 2015, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
12. Chen MH, September 5, 2015,Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants, Darmstadt，Germany.
13. Chen MH, August 29-September 5, 2016, Durban，South Africa, Presentation.
14. Chen MH, March 10-19, 2018, Palmerston North, New Zealand, Presentation.
15. Chen MH, August 11-25, 2018, Crete, New Zealand, Presentation.
16. Chen MH, the 2nd International Congress on Biological Invasions, October 23-27, 2013, Qingdao, Presentation.
17. Chen MH, the Fourth International Conference on Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology June 15-19, 2013, Nanjing, Presentation.
18. Chen MH, the 3rd International Conference on Biotic Plant Interaction. August 18-22, 2013, Yangling, Presentation.
19. Chen MH, the 1st International Symposium on Insecticide Toxicology, Guangzhou, China), August 5-7, 2014, Guangzhou, Presentation.
20. Chen MH, International Codling Moth Genome Sequencing Symposium, November 17-20, 2015，Beijing, Presentation.
21. Chen MH, the Fifth International Conference on Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology June 1-4, 2017, Hangzhou.
22. Chen MH, The 1st International Conference on Integrated Pest Management, July 21-24, 2017, Changsha, Presentation.
23. Chen MH, The 10th International Workshop on "Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera" , August 19-25, 2018, Crete, Greece, Presentation
24. Chen MH, First Research Coordination Meeting on Improved Field Performance of Sterile Male Lepidoptera to Ensure Success in Sterile Insect Technique Programmes, Palmerston North, New Zealand, March10-19, 2018, Presentation.
25. Chen MH, October 21-26, 2019, Mendoza, Argentina, Presentation.
26. Chen MH, November 2-8, 2019, Muscat, Oman, Presentations.
27. Chen MH, The 2nd International Conference on Integrated Pest Management, July 26-29, 2019, Guiyang, Presentations.
VIII. Teaching assignments
1. 《Agricultural Entomology》(for undergraduate students)
2. 《Plant Protection》(for undergraduate students)
3. 《Biological Invasion and Plant Qurantine》(for master students)
4. 《Advanced in Insect Pest Control》(for Ph. D. students)
5. 《Advances on Entomology and Modern Biotechnology》(for foreigner master and Ph. D. students)
IX. Students supervised
Supervisor of 32 master students, 14 Ph. D. students, 4 foreigner students (3 Ph. D. and 1 master) and 20 undergraduate students.
X. Professional memberships
1. Vice director of Committee for Invasion Species and Plant Quarantine, Entomological Society of China
2. Committee Member for Chemical Insecticide and Toxicology, Entomological Society of China
3. Committee Member for Invasion Species, Entomological Society of Plant Protection of China
4. Committee Member for Chemical Insecticide and Toxicology, Entomological Society of China
XI. Editorial members
1. Journal of Biosafety ( in Chinsese ) (2014 to now)
2. Bulletin of Entomological Research (2016 to now)
3. Frontiers in Insect Sciences (2020 to now)
4. Journal of South China University of Tropical Agriculture ( in Chinese ) (2021 to now)
5. Journal of Applied Entomology (2021 to now)
6. Current Research in Insect Science (2022 to now)
7. Journal of Pest Science (2022 to now)
