A research team from the College of Agriculture at the University of Karbala has achieved a molecular diagnosis of the almond moth, Cadra cautella, and the cocoa or tobacco moth, Ephestia elutella, which cause significant economic losses in dates stored in Iraq.
The research team consists of Assistant Professor Dr. Sinai Muslim Abd, graduate student Nour Al-Huda Al-Khalidi, and Professor Dr. Adnan Abdel-Jalil Lahof.
This registration and complete molecular characterization is the first of its kind in Iraq, as the two insects were diagnosed in one operation, which saved time, effort and costs.
This recording was documented in the gene bank of the American International Center for Biotechnology Information, and special symbols were identified for these two insects, which were named after Karbala Governorate.
