Faculty Member Profile

15 years of experience

• Nanoencapsulation and vector control
• Climate change and Insect Ecology
• Entomotoxicology (GC-MS; LC-MS; TLC; GPC)
• Insect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant Defence

Total Publications: 58

Latest Ten

• R. Bibi, M. Ahmad, A. Gulzar, and M. Tariq, 2021. 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. Int J Trop Insect Sci (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-021-00555-y. (I.F. 0.774). (2021)
• S. F. Ahmad, A. Gulzar, M. Tariq, M. J. Asad, 2021. Field Evolved Resistance in Earias vittella (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) From Punjab, Pakistan Against Commercial Formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, Journal of Economic Entomology, 2021;, toab137, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab137 (I.F. 2.381) (2021)
• M. Shahzad, M. Tariq, J. Staley and A. Gulzar, 2021. The effect of drought stress and type of fertilizer on generalist and specialist herbivores and their natural enemies. Annals of Applied Biology, 178:377-386. (I.F. 2.750). (2021)
• B. Siddique, M. Tariq, M. Naeem, M. Ali, 2019. Behavioral Responses of Coccinella septempunctata and Diaeretiella rapae under the Influence of Semiochemicals and Plant Extract in Four Arm Olfactometer. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 51:1403-1411. (I.F. 0.790). (2019)
• M. Aqueel, C. Collins, A. B. Raza, S. Ahmad, M. Tariq and S. Leather, 2014. Effect of plant nutrition on aphid size, prey consumption and life history characteristics of green lacewing. Insect Science. 21: 74-82. (I.F. 1.786). (2014)
• M. Tariq, Denis J. Wright, John T. Rossiter and Joanna T. Staley, 2013. Drought alters interactions between root and foliar herbivores: links with plant chemistry. Oecologia. 172: 1095-1104. I.F. 3.011. (2013)
• M. Tariq, Denis J. Wright, Toby J. A. Bruce and Joanna T. Staley. 2013. Drought alters the response of above ground parasitoids to root herbivores through plant volatile signals. PloS One. Vol. 8: e69013. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069013. (I.F. 3.73) (2013)
• M. Tariq, D. J. Wright, J. T. Rossiter and J. T. Staley, 2012. Aphids in a changing world: testing the plant stress, plant vigour and pulsed stress hypotheses. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 14: 177-185. I.F. 1.596 (2012)
• D.. B. Stafford, M. Tariq, D. J. Wright, J.. T. Rossiter, E.. Kazana, S. R. Leather & J. T. Staley, 2012. Opposing effects of organic and conventional fertilisers on the performance of a generalist and a specialist aphid species. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 14: 270-275.(I.F. 1.596 (2012)
• M. Tariq, D. J. Wright and J. T. Staley, 2010. Maternal host plant effects on aphid performance: contrasts between a generalist and a specialist species on Brussels sprout cultivars. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 12: 107-112. I.F. 1.484 (2010)

• Certificate of Appreciation from Biosciences Research Support Foundation (BRSF), Nigeria (2020)
• Letter of Appreciation for Dr. Muhammad Tariq from Convener, Anti-Dengue Committee, PMAS-AAUR via dairy no. PMAS-AAUR/10487; Dated: 18/10/2019 (2019)
• Elected as unopposed Member Academic Council (Cader - Assistant Professor) for three years via notification no. PMAS-AAUR/5996; Dated: 6/12/2019 (2019)
• Successfully completed and received a passing grade in "MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe" from Harvard University, USA (2018)
• Chairman, Student Union, Silwood Park Campus, Imperial College London, UK. (2017)
• Higher Education Commission Overseas Scholarship (£120,000) for PhD (2007-2011) at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom. (2011)
• Tutor and Demonstrator, Division of Biology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom (2007 - 2011). (2011)
• Promotion to Assistant professor, 17th October 2011 (2011)
• Certificate of Excellence in Molecular Biology (2010), Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom Imperial College London. (2010)