Dr. Ismail Alper Susurluk

Assistant Professor
Uludag University, Turkiye

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Nematology from Christian Albrechts University, Germany

My URL
https://livedna.org/90.1705

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Biological Control
Entomopathogenic Nematodes
Insect-Plant Interaction
Nematology

Selected Publications

  1. Susurluk, I.A., N.A. Kumral, U. Bilgili and E. Acikgoz, 2011. Control of a new turf pest, Dorcadion pseudopreissi (coleoptera: cerambycidae), with the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. J. Pest Sci., 84: 321-326.
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  2. Susurluk, I.A., 2011. Potential of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) as a biological control agent against the cabbage maggot Delia radicum (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in oilseed rape. Turk. J. Agric. For., 35: 413-419.
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  3. Susurluk, I.A., N.A. Kumral, A. Peters, U. Bilgili and E. Acıkgoz, 2009. Pathogenicity, reproduction and foraging behaviours of some entomopathogenic nematodes on a new turf pest, Dorcadion pseudopreissi (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Biocontrol Sci. Technol., 19: 585-594.
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  4. Susurluk, I.A., 2009. Seasonal and vertical distribution of the entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (TUR-H2) and Steinernema feltiae (TUR-S3) in turf and fallow areas. Nematology, 11: 321-327.
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  5. Melo, E.L., C.A. Ortega, A. Susurluk, A. Gaigl and A.C. Bellotti, 2009. Native entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida) in four departments of Colombia. Rev. Colombia Entomol., 35: 28-33.
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  6. Susurluk, I.A., 2008. Potential of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema feltiae, S. weiseri and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the biological control of the sugar beet weevil Bothynoderes punctiventris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Pest Sci., 81: 221-225.
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  7. Susurluk, I.A., 2008. Influence of temperature on the vertical movement of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema feltiae (TUR-S3) and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (TUR-H2), and infectivity of the moving nematodes. Nematology, 10: 137-141.
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  8. Susurluk, I.A., 2008. Effects of various agricultural practices on persistence of the inundative applied entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema feltiae in the field. Russian J. Nematol., 16: 23-32.

  9. Susurluk, A. and R.U. Ehlers, 2008. Sustainable control of black vine weevil larvae, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in strawberry. Biocontrol Sci. Technol., 18: 627-632.
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  10. Susurluk, A. and R.U. Ehlers, 2008. Field persistence of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in different crops. BioControl, 53: 627-641.
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  11. Unlu, I., R.U. Ehlers and A. Susurluk, 2007. Additional data and first record of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema weiseri from Turkey. Nematology, 9: 739-741.
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  12. Susurluk, I.A., 2007. A review on entomopathogenic nematodes in Turkey. J. Biol. Environ. Sci., 1: 67-71.
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  13. Susurluk, A., E. Tarasco, R.U. Ehlers and O. Triggiani, 2007. Molecular characterisation of entomopathogenic nematodes isolated in Italy by PCR-RFLP analysis of the its region of the ribosomal DNA repeat unit. Nematol. Mediterranean, 35: 23-28.

  14. Susurluk, I.A., 2006. Comparison of some biological characterizations of the entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema weiseri and S. feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), isolated in Turkey. Turk. J. Agric. Sci., 12: 340-344.
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  15. Susurluk, I.A. and U. Toprak, 2006. Note: Molecular identification of three entomopathogenic nematodes from Turkey by PCR-RFLP of the ITS regions. Phytoparasitica, 34: 17-20.
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  16. Susurluk, A., 2006. Effectiveness of the entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema feltiae against Tenebrio molitor (Yellow Mealworm) larvae in different soil types at different temperatures. Turk. J. Biol., 30: 199-205.
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  17. Kepenekci, I. and A. Susurluk, 2006. Infectivity of two Turkish isolates of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) against Rhagoletis cerasi and Ceratitis capitata. Nematol. Mediterranea, 34: 95-98.
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  18. Toprak, U., I.A. Susurluk and O. Gurkan, 2005. The partial sequence comparison of lef-8 gene obtained from a Turkish SpliNPV with several baculoviruses. Turk. J. Agric. Sci., 11: 384-390.

  19. Aydin, H. and A. Susurluk, 2005. Competitive abilities of the entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in the same host at different temperatures. Turk. J. Biol., 29: 35-39.
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  20. Susurluk, I.A., I. Unlu and I. Kepenekci, 2003. Host finding behavior of two different Turkish isolates of entomopathogenic nematode species, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, Poinar 1976 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae). Turk. J. Biol., 27: 203-207.
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  21. Kepenekci, I. and I.A. Susurluk, 2003. Three entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida) from Turkey. Pak. J. Nematol., 21: 19-23.
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  22. Susurluk, A., I. Dix, E. Stackebrant, O. Strauch, U. Wyss and R.U. Ehlers, 2001. Identification and ecological characterisation of three entomopathogenic nematode-bacterium complexes from Turkey. Nematology, 3: 833-841.
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