David Rosen (20 April 1936 - 8 January 1997 ) was an Israeli entomologist known for his work on pest control. He was also a specialist on the taxonomy of the

Chalcidoidea Chalcid wasps (, , for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, me ...

. He served as Vigevani Professor of Agriculture and Professor of Entomology at the Faculty of Agriculture of the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. Rosen was born to Josef and Fela in Tel-Aviv where he went to high school. He later studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and studied under Zvi Avidov followed by Ph.D. studies under Israel Cohen on biological control in citrus. He was awarded the Jacobson Prize for citrus research in 1965. His postdoctoral studies were with Paul DeBach at the

University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on in a suburban distr ...

after which he returned to Israel to work at the Hebrew University. He died of cancer in 1997.

Publications

He guided numerous students, taught courses and wrote scientific papers as well as book. Some of the books include: * Rosen, D. and DeBach, P. (1979) Species of Aphytis of the World (Hymenoptera:

Aphelinidae The Aphelinidae are a moderate-sized family of tiny parasitic wasps, with about 1100 described species in some 28 genera. These minute insects are challenging to study, as they deteriorate rapidly after death unless extreme care is taken (e.g., p ...

). Israel Universities Press, Jerusalem, and W. Junk, The Hague, The Netherlands, ix+801 pp.,1342 figs. * Rosen, D. ditor(1981) The Role of Hyperparasitism in Biological Control: a Symposium. University of California Division of Agricultural Sciences, Riverside, CA, Publication 4103, 52 pp. * Rosen, D. ditor(1990) Armored Scale Insects: Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests series, Volumes 4A,xvi+384 pp., and 4B,xxvi+688 pp., Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. * DeBach, P. and Rosen, D. (1991) Biological Control by Natural Enemies.2nd ed. Cambridge University Press,Cambridge,UK,xv+440 pp. * Rosen, D., Bennett, F.D. and Capinera, J.L. ditors(1994) Pest Management in the Subtropics: Biological Control –a Florida Perspective. Intercept, Andover, UK,xiv+737 pp. * Rosen, D., Bennett, F.D. and Capinera, J.L. ditors(1996) Pest Management in the Subtropics: IPM –a Florida Perspective. Intercept, Andover, UK. * Rosen, D., Tel-Or, E., Hadar, Y. and Chen, Y. ditorsModern Agriculture and the Environment. Kluwer Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Israeli entomologists 1936 births 1997 deaths Hymenopterists University of California, Riverside alumni Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment alumni Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty People from Tel Aviv Deaths from cancer in Israel 20th-century Israeli zoologists {{Israel-scientist-stub