Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Molecular Genetics of Insecticide Resistance Laboratory

Understanding insecticide resistance — and developing practical solutions through innovative research and collaboration.

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What we study

How insects resist — and how we respond

From molecular detoxification mechanisms to practical field resistance management.

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Our team

Training the next generation of entomologists

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What we study

Research focus

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Insect Resistance

The ability of certain insects to withstand insecticides or other control measures designed to manage them — how it arises, how it spreads, and how to detect it early.

Molecular Detoxification

The biochemical and genetic processes by which insects metabolise and eliminate toxic compounds — the enzymatic machinery that often underlies resistance.

Resistance Management

Strategies that prolong the effectiveness of pest-control tools, balancing crop protection with environmental and economic sustainability.

Recent work

Selected publications

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Characterizing biological parameters of Myzus persicae biotypes and diagnosing R81T linked neonicotinoids resistance

Muhammad Umair Sial, Muhammad Nadir Naqqash, Saqib Rahman, Muhammad Fiaz, Muhammad Ramzan, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Othman Al-Dossary, Bader Alsubaie, Mohammed I. Aldaej, Mustafa I. Almaghasla

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2026 Journal Article Lab: Dr. Muhammad Umair Sial Journal ↗ DOI ↗

Effects of Methoxyfenozide-Loaded Fluorescent Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles on Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Mortality and Detoxification Enzyme Levels Activities

Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Umair Sial, Lidong Cao, Qiliang Huang

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022 Journal Article Lab: Dr. Muhammad Umair Sial Journal ↗ DOI ↗

Case Study Using Recommended Reference Genes Actin and 18S for Reverse-Transcription Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis in Myzus persicae

Saqib Rahman, Zhenzhen Zhao, Muhammad Umair Sial, Yanning Zhang, Hongyun Jiang

PLOS ONE 2021 Journal Article Lab: Dr. Muhammad Umair Sial Journal ↗ DOI ↗

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for the detection of R81T mutation in nAChR with crude genomic DNA extracted from individual Myzus persicae

Muhammad Umair Sial, Zhenzhen Zhao, Lan Zhang, Yanning Zhang, Liangang Mao, Hongyun Jiang

Journal of Pest Science 2019 Journal Article Lab: Dr. Muhammad Umair Sial Journal ↗ DOI ↗

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