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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

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TERMINAL NAPOLI SPA - MOLO ANGIOINO - STAZIONE MARITTIMA - 80133 NAPLES

TUESDAY 3 JULY 2018, p. 1 - 25

WEDNESDAY 4 JULY 2018, p. 26 - 50

THURSDAY 5 JULY 2018, p. 52 - 80

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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

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SESSION 1 - Agricultural and forest entomology p. 1 - 15

SESSION 2 – Behavior p. 15 - 18

SESSION 3 - Biological Control and Integrated Pest Management p. 18 - 25

SURNAME NAME Cod. GENERAL

Tilley Luke What do people want to know about insects and entomology? Royal Entomological Society

SESSION 1 - Agricultural and forest entomology

SURNAME NAME Cod. SCIENTIFIC THEME 1

Alawamleh Amani

Preliminary evaluation of Cannabis sativa and Lavandula angustifolia bioactivity against Drosophila suzukii (Diptera:Drosophilidae)

University of Molise, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, Campobasso, Italy

Invasive species biology, ecology and management

Amiresmaeili Nasim

Overwintering capability of Trichopria drosophilae a potential biological control agent of Drosophila suzukii

Biosafety group, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8047 Zürich


TUESDAY 3 JULY 2018


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3-4-5 JULY 2018

ATAKAN Ekrem Abundance of the thrips species on various citrus variety in Adana Province, Turkey

Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural Faculty, University of Çukurova, Adana/Turkey


Bereś K. Paweł

Phytophagous insects occurring on maize (Zea mays L.) in Poland from the middle of the 20th to the beginning of the 21st century

Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute, Regional Experimental Station in Rzeszów,


Blanco Sobrino Diana

Interactions between Dryocosmus kuriphilus and its associated native parasitoids in the Northwest of Spain Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)


Contarini Mario

First year of survey on Heteropterans associated to the inflorescence of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) in Central Italy Dafne Department, University of Tuscia


Dagmar Voigt Reliable Hold across the Globe? - A Case Study on Southern Green Stink Bugs Voigt


Egartner Alois Monitoring activities on invasive fruit flies (Tephritidae, Diptera) in Austria

Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)


El Khoury Yara Survey of nematodes associated with pinewood in southern Italy and Lebanon

Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences (Di.S.S.P.A.), University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy


El Khoury Yara

Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heidemann, 1910), an invasive species attacking conifers in Lebanon: Assessment of damage and preliminary laboratory control by the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana

bDepartment of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy


Faccoli Massimo

A first worldwide monitoring of invasive Mediterranean pine bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment. University of Padua, Italy


Falagiarda Martina

Drosophila suzukii flight activity and females reproductive status in an overwintering site over a four-year period Research Centre Laimburg



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Fenjan Saleh Falih Fenjan

Olive cultivation and the main strategies to control olive key pests in Iraq Dafne Department - University of Tuscia


Gargani Elisabetta Aclees sp. cf. foveatus Voss, the new threat for Ficus carica: laboratory and field control trials CREA, Centro per la Difesa e la Certificazione


Gil Tapetado Diego

Native parasitoids associated with Dryocosmus kuriphilus in northwestern Spain: biological communities within galls of an alien and recent introduced cynipid pest. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales - CSIC


GÖÇMEN TAŞKIN Belgin

Genetic Characterization of Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann. (Diptera: Tephritidae) Populations Sampled from Citrus Growing Regions of Turkey by ISSR Markers

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla/Turkey


González Andrés

Chemical Ecology of the bronze bug, Thaumastocoris peregrinus: basic and applied questions for studying a forestry pest

Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Uruguay


Gugliuzzo Antonio Population dynamics of Drosophila suzukii and first data on its parasitoids on Mount Etna (Italy)

University of Catania, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Catania, Italy


Inghilesi Alberto Francesco

Harmonizing and updating alien insect datasets: the interregional approach of the ALIEM project

Department of Biology, University of Florence, via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy


Jafari Mahdieh

Comparative performance of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lep.: Plutellidae) on various Brassicaceae host plants University of Mohaghegh Ardabili


Jung Nak Choi

A comparative analysis on life table of Nilaparvata lugens between resistant genes Bph1, Bph2, and Bph18 National Institute of Crop Science


Kang Won Jin

Functional and genetic characteristics of Chlorantraniliprole resistance in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Chungbuk National University



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Karami Leili Modelling the reproduction strategy of Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Tehran, Iran


Kim Sung-Il

Two New Point Mutations at cytochrome b of acequinocyl resistant two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Chungbuk National University


Knapp Michal

Stress resistance and immune system in ladybirds: Is there a difference between native and invasive species?

Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague


Konjevid Aleksandra Expansion of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (HALYOMORPHA HALYS) in Serbia

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia


Koo Hyun-Na Characterization of sterility mechanism in Spodoptea litura by ionizing radiation Chungbuk National University


Lombardero María J. Positive interactions between two pine borers: Sirex noctilio and Tomicus piniperda Universidad de Santiago de Compostela


Marchioro Matteo

Testing new trapping protocols for the monitoring of native and alien longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment. University of Padua, Italy


Martinez-Sañudo Isabel

Genetic variability of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and its symbiotic bacteria ‘Candidatus Pantoea carbekii’ across native and newly colonized regions University of Padua - DAFNAE


Matosevic Dinka

Spread and population genetics of biological control agent Torymus sinensis in Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary Croatian Forest Research Institute


Mazzeo Gaetana

Biological invasion by Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera Dactylopiidae) in the Mediterranean basin

Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente. University of Catania



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Ment Dana

Entomopathogenic fungi as a preventative biocontrol mean of date palm colonization by the red palm weevil ARO, Volcani Centre


Mikac Katarina

Modelling western corn rootworm wing structure and wing shape differences based on crop resistance using finite element analysis

School of Biology, University of Wollongong, Australia


Moore Logan

Impact of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Cherry

University of Padova, Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment; University of Georgia, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences


Nugnes Francesco

The prevention of biological invasions: the crucial role of import checks at Border Inspection Posts (BIPs). Some case studies.

CNR, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Portici, Italy


Panagiotakopulu Eva Storage pests, origins and distributions: A Quaternary perspective School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh


Pegoraro Mattia

The alien planthopper Ricania speculum acquires Flavescence dorée phytoplasma, but is unable to transmit it

CNR Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino


Picciotti Ugo

Aphrophoridae (Hemiptera) vectors of Xylella fastidiosa pauca OQDS juvenile quantitative sampling

CIHEAM Bari, Via Ceglie 9 - 70010 Valenzano (BA), Italy


Polidori Carlo

Environmental niche unfilling and diet niche shift in the invaded area by the solitary wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha


PUSCEDDU MICHELINA

The projectALIEM "Action Pour Limiter les risques de diffusion des espèces introduites Envahissantes en Méditerranée" in Sardinia

Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, via E. De Nicola, 07100 Sassari, Italy


Rericha Michal

Overwintering in invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis: the effect of winter temperature on survival and body mass loss

Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Rochefort Sophie

Monitoring of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the urban and peri-urban environment of Geneva, and impact of heat waves on its development.

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland


Russo Elia

Biological traits of the red-neck longhorn beetle Aromia bungii (Faldermann) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)



Sabbour Magda

Determination the effect of chitosan and nano chitosan on Pegomyia hyoscami (Witt) (Diptera: Anthomyidae) NRC


Sabbour Magda

Toxic effect of chitosan and nano chitosan on Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) NRC


Sak Olga Effects of 5-Aza-2´-deoxycytidine on egg fecundity of Achroia grisella F. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Balikesir University


Scaccini Davide

Effect of high and low temperatures on the mortality of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

University of Padova - Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment


Seong Woo Cho

Electron Beam-induced Sterility and Inhibition of Ovarian Development in the Sakhalin pine longicorn, Monochamus saltuarius (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Chungbuk National University


Serteyn Laurent Interaction between Halyomorpha halys Stål and its host plant: induced defense and feeding behavior

Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Liege University, Gembloux, Belgium


Spitaler Urban Influence of dietary yeasts on the fecundity of adult spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii)

Research Centre Laimburg, Pfatten, South Tyrol, Italy


Tarnawska Monika Esterase activity in Ostrinia nubilalis larvae under in vitro conditions

Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Uemura Mizuki

The impact of the parasitoid wasp Anastatus sp. on Bag-shelter moth (Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-Schäffer) populations The University of Queensland


Vaccari Giacomo

Pheromone traps for Halyomorpha halys monitoring: evaluation of side-effects in fruit orchards

Consorzio Fitosanitario di Modena, Via Santi Venceslao 14, I-41123 Modena, Italy


Vasileva Tsvetelina Range Expansion of Metcalfa pruinosa (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) in Bulgaria

University of forestry, 10, Kliment Ohridski blvd, 1797 Sofia


Vono Gregorio

Host-parasitoid phenology at two different altitudinal gradients, the case of the chestnut galls wasp in a new expansion area

Dipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, localita Feo de Vito, Reggio Calabria, Italy


Wacławik Beniamin

An integrative approach to assess the taxonomy and phylogeography of the genus Liophloeodes Weise 1894 (Coleoptera:Curculionidae).

Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Poland


Winkler Alicia

Mortality tests in spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) at extreme temperatures for calculating estivating and hibernating rates

Central Institute for Decision Support Systems in Crop Protection (ZEPP), Rüdesheimer Straße 60-68, 55545 Bad Kreuznach, Germany


Yi Hwijong

Radiofrequency mediated life-variables of Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) on leguminous seeds National Institute of Crop Science


Zimmermann Olaf PHID-Coleo: a new diagnostic tool for beetles intercepted in wood packaging material.

Agricultural Technology Centre Augustenberg (LTZ)



Adesiyun Adeyinka

DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF DIURNAL INSECTS ASSOCIATED WITH DRY SEASON Amaranthus hybridus L. IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, NIGERIA University of Ilorin, Nigeria

New approaches for the management of agricultural and forest pests


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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Afzal Muhammad

Effect of different fodder crops and artificial diet on fecundity and survival of armyworm, Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae)

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha Pakistan


Alaee Tahereh

Age-dependent yield loss of greenhouse cucumber infected by different densities of vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae (Dip: Agromyzidae)


Ali Muhammad

The effectiveness of bio-pesticides against rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis ) to using the DNA Quantification as pesticides screening tool

Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PAKISTAN


Aradottir Gudbjorg

Cereal aphid feeding behaviour – commonalities and differences depending on aphid species and wheat susceptibility

Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5NG, UK


Bosco Lara First insights in eggplant response to Frankliniella occidentalis attacks

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy


Bracalini Matteo

Studying Ips sexdentatus Borner outbreaks in Italian coastal pine stands: technical issues behind trapping in warmer climates

Department of Agri-food Production and Environmental Sciences University of Florence, Italy


Calabrese Pasquale

Evaluation of a delta-shaped trap for the monitoring of Olive Fruit Fly with particular reference to colour, size and selectivity toward natural enemies

Department of Agriculture, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Catalá Marta

Remating in Ceratitis capitata sterile males (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae): a positive factor in SIT programs

Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología. CV-315, Km. 10,7 – 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain /Empresa de Transformación Agraria (TRAGSA). Bioplanta y Centro de Evolución de Insectos Estériles. Avda de la Industria, nº 26, Paterna, 46980 Valencia, Spain


Choi Yong Seok

Monitoring and pupulation growth of tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici Massee(Acari: Eriophyidae) using green label sticker


Contarini Mario

New frontiers of IPM: Pantheon (Precision Farming of Hazelnut Orchards) project for the improvement of pest control strategies

Dafne Department, University of Tuscia, Viterbo (Italy)


Di Domenico Carmela

Electroantennographic and behavioral responses of spittlebug Philaenus spumarius to selected essential oils

1Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy


Ersin Firdevs Investigations on New Resistance Sources Against to Sunn Pest from Wheat Genotypes of Anatolia

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey,


Ganassi Sonia Mating behaviour and dual mode communication of pear psylla Cacopsylla pyri

Centro Interdipartimentale per il Miglioramento e la Valorizzazione delle Risorse Biologiche Agro-Alimentari (BIOGEST-SITEIA), Reggio Emilia, Italy; 2Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy; 5Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Georgescu Emil Maize leaf weevil (Tanymecus dilaticollis Gyll): serious pest problem in Romania

National Agricultural Research Development Institute (NARDI), Fundulea, Romania


Ingegno Barbara Letizia Portable electronic nose technology for detecting the brown marmorated stink bug

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, University of Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy


Irfan Ullah Muhammad

Infestation response of citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) to synthetic and organic fertilization under field condition

Department of Entomology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha Pakistan


Koschier H. Elisabeth

Olfactory responses of Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande to attractants or repellents under plant-odour enriched conditions

Division of Plant Protection, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria


Kutinkova Hristina

Mating disruption of codling moth, Cydia pomonella L., by application of CIDETRAK® CMDA COMBO™ MESO™ dispensers in Bulgaria Fruit Growing Institute


LEBBAL Salim Test of the insecticidal activity of four plants against black bean aphid (Aphis fabae)

Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University Abbas Laghrour, Khenchela, Algeria


Lee Si-Woo

Insecticide spray timing to control the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in waxy corn fields National Institute of Crop Science


Lit Merdelyn

Genetic resources from native corn for sources of resistance to the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenee) in the Philippines University of the Philippines Los Banos



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Madsen E.L. Natalia Sugar and amino acid preference in the ants Lasius niger and Formica rufa Aarhus University


Maluta Nathalie

Effects of different insecticides on whitefly B. tabaci MEAM1 feeding behavior and on the Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) transmission in potato plants Agronomic Institute (IAC)


Mannu Roberto

Influence of Bacillus thuringiensis applications during different gradation phases on population dynamics of Lymantria dispar

Dipartimento di Agraria, Sezione di Patologia Vegetale ed Entomologia, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Viale Italia 39, Sassari, Italy


Markovic Dimitrije Ecological implications of plant responses to brief and gentle touch Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences


Mhazo Mary Solanum panduriforme: A promosing botanical for aphids control on brassicas University Of Venda


Molisso Donata TOMATO PROSYSTEMIN: STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION

Department of Agriculture, University of Naples "Federico II"


Nencioni Anita Effects of the leaf galling density of grape phylloxera on Sangiovese grape productions

Department of Agrifood Production and Environmental Sciences (DISPAA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy


Noori Hossein Damage assessment of Sunn pest Eurygaster integriceps Put. Noori



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Noronha Christine Management strategies to reduce wireworm damage in potatoes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada


Nugnes Francesco

A new chance in the chestnut orchard IPM: identification of ecotypes and characterization of their resistance to Dryocosmus kuriphilus



Nugnes Francesco S.I.M.Fito and S.I.M.Fito-Lab: new tools to improve the management of phytosanitary emergencies



Ozman-Sullivan K. Sebahat

The resistance of different varieties of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) to feeding by the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli

Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; Corresponding author: [email protected]


Pajač Živkovid Ivana

Analysis of Croatian Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) population variability by using geometric morphometrics University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture


Perera Dayani Biological Insect Pest Management Protocol for Cabbage Crop Assistant Director of Agriculture(Research)


Powell Glen A portable extraction device for assessing populations of crop pests and their natural enemies NIAB EMR, UK


Reguzzi Maria Cristina Investigations on the insects associated with quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) in northern Italy Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Rossini Luca

Comparison of different outputs from simulation processes to describe Anthonomus eugenii (Cano) lifecycle: an overview for various development-rate functions

Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University of Tuscia


Salerno Gianandrea

Attachment ability of the green stink bug Nezara viridula (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) on artificial substrates and host plant surfaces

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, University of Perugia, Italy


Sarker Souvic

Development and Reproduction of Grapholita molesta and Grapholita dimorpha (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on Immature Fruits of Peach, Plum, and Apple Andong National University


Schieler Manuela CYDNIGPRO – Development of a Decision Support System to regulate pea moths Cydia nigricana

Central Institute for Decision Support Systems in Crop Protection, Rüdesheimer Str. 60-68, 55545 Bad Kreuznach, Germany


Sharon Rakefet

Definition and population dynamics of “green leafhoppers”, a complex of sympatric pests species in Israeli vineyards

Northern Research and Development, MIGAL Institute, Kiryat Sh'mona, Israel; Department of Science, Ohalo College, Katsrin, Israel


Simon Amma

Identifying pre and post-alighting resistance to Rhopalosiphum padi (bird cherry-oat aphid) in ancestral wheat lines

Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK. School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD.


Sinno Martina Symbiotic control of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae

Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II


Sondej Izabela Factors affecting wood ant distribution in the Białowieża Forest.

Department of Natural Forests, Forest Research Institute, Park Dyrekcyjny 6, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Steyn Leigh

Management strategies to control the Cape grapevine leafminer, Holocacista capensis, in South Africa

Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology


Woruba Nabre Deane

Contrasting bacterial communities between mass-reared Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) used in Sterile Insect Technique and wild populations sampled across wide ranges in Australia and New Caledonia

Plant Biosecurity CRC Australia & Western Sydney University & NSW Department of Primary Industries



Bertin Sabrina

Distribution of Bemisia tabaci cryptic species (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Italian horticultural areas endangered by the newly-introduced Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus

Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Centro di ricerca Difesa e Certificazione (CREA-DC)

Impacts of climate change on agricultural and forest pests

Gyeraj András

DOES THE SILK CLIPPING BY WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM (DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA LECONTE) ADULTS LEAD TO YIELD AND QUALITY LOSS IN SWEET MAIZE: RESULTS OF TWO YEARS FIELD STUDY FROM HUNGARY

Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Plant Protection Institute


KIZILYAMAÇ Serkan Comparison of Bio-Ecology of Mediterranean Fruit Fly Populations at different elevations

Department Of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture, department of Plant protection, 01330, Balcalı, Adana Turkey


Saikkonen Kari Species’ range shifts across latitudes in changing climate Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Schafellner Christa Effects of phenological desynchronization on sawfly population dynamics under a changing climate

Insitute of Forest Entomology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences


Schafellner Christa Starvation resistance and survival times of neonate gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, larvae

Institute of Forest Entomology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences


Schafellner Christa Temperature-related voltinism and diapause in the web-spinning spruce sawfly Cephalcia abietis



Selim Moustafa

Plant-herbivore interactions in the context of climate change: Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations on grapevine and European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) Geisenheim University


Senior Vicki

Phenological responses in a sycamore-aphid-parasitoid system and consequences for aphid population dynamics: a 20 year case study University of Sheffield


SESSION 2 – Behavior

SURNAME NAME Cod.

Krystkowiak Marta

PATTERNS AND MECHANISMS OF LARVAL AGGREGATION IN NECRODES LITTORALIS L. (COLEOPTERA: SILPHIDAE)

Laboratory of Criminalistics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznao, Poland. Wielkopolska Centre for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznao, Poland. Behavior


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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Matuszewski Szymon

INSECT TRAITS AS PREDICTORS FOR AGE AT EMERGENCE: REFINEMENT OF AGE ESTIMATES IN FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY

Laboratory of Criminalistics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznao, Poland Behavior

Matuszewski Szymon

COMPETITION BETWEEN NECRODES LITTORALIS L. (COLEOPTERA: SILPHIDAE) AND BLOW FLIES OVER CARRION

Laboratory of Criminalistics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznao, Poland. Wielkopolska Centre for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznao, Poland. Behavior


de Bruijn Jessica

Measuring insect behavior with the high-throughput individual T-maze: The effect of suboptimal learning experiences on memory retention in parasitic wasps Wageningen University & Research

MECHANISMS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

MANZOOR FARKHANDA

COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF OVITRAP COLOUR AND PATTERN TO ATTRACT MOSQUITOES IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES OF LAHORE LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY

MECHANISMS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY


Avosani Sabina

Unveiling the vibrational communication and the mating behavior of the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera:Aphrophoridae)

DICAM Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento; Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach

COMMUNICATION: FROM SIGNAL PRODUCTION TO PERCEPTION

Llopis-Giménez Angel The neuropeptidome of Spodoptera exigua and its regulation after viral infection.

Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Departamento de Genética, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, España.



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Mohandesi Ahmad R. Effect of predatory bug, Orius laevigatus size on Aphis gossypii defensive mechanisms

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran


Pepiciello Irene Adult-larva vibrational communication: playback experiments in the paper wasp Polistes dominula

Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze


Scala Andrea Identification of VOCs from substrates colonized by black soldier fly larvae

Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy


Vaes Oscar How does nest structure shape collective behavior of ant societies?

Service d'Ecologie Sociale - Université Libre de Bruxelles



Abdi Mohamed K. Relatedness and reproductive success in a quasi-social parasitoid

School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK

REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES OF ENTOMOPHAGOUS INSECTS

Chirault Marlène Sperm limitation affects sex allocation in a parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis

CNRS / Université Tours UMR7261 IRBI Tours France


Farhoudi Farhad

Differential defensive behavior of a dimorphic aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum): Effect of color and size University of Guilan



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Gasangwa Ivan

Fruit-feeding affects fitness of an omnivorous anthocorid bug, Orius strigicollis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Laboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Institute of Biological Control, Kyushu University, Japan


Khafagi Wedad

Incidence of genetic diapause and “time-memory” in Microplitis rufiventris wasps under constant mass rearing conditions

Plant Protection Research Institute, Alexandria, Egypt


Mohamad Rihab

Superparasitism or host defense: Adjustment of host exploitation strategies in response to competition risk in a solitary parasitoid wasp

IRBI, UMR 7261 CNRS - Université de Tours, France


Rondoni Gabriele

Reproductive strategies in aphidophagous ladybird beetles and consequences for competition

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Alimentari e Ambientali - Università degli Studi di Perugia


SESSIONE 3 - Biological Control and Integrated Pest Management


Bestete Luziani

About the yellow mutant of the neotropical green lacewing Chrysoperla externa: biology and trait inheritance

Departamento de Agronomia-Entomologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE. Brazil

Breeding Invertebrates for Next Generation Biocontrol

Centurión Carrera Alejandra Intraspecific variability in life history parameters of Bracon brevicornis University of Bremen


KURTULUŞ Alican

Influence of different diets on some biological parameters of the Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural Faculty, University of Çukurova, Adana/Turkey


Leigh Stewart The Potential for Satyrization as a Novel Method of Pest Control University of East Anglia



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Montali Aurora Effects of a metagenome-sourced chitinase on the peritrophic matrix of Lepidoptera

Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy


Montoro Marta

Fitness of Orius majusculus reared on artificial food with different macronutrient composition University of Copenahgen


Rezaei Mehran

Effects of cold storage on adult emergence and parasitism of Aphidius matricariae Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-336 Tehran, Iran, [email protected]


Sasso Raffaele

Biology, ecology and behaviour of Baryscapus silvestrii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a gregarious pupal parasitoid of fruit-infesting flies

ENEA C.R. Casaccia, Laboratory SSPT-BIOAG-SOQUAS, Roma, Italy



Bruce Toby New technologies for managing pest populations Keele University

Habitat and landscape management to improve conservation biological control

Earl Robyn Ecological Focus Areas to support sustainable production and integrated pest management. Teagasc, CELUP, Oak Park


Ghahramani Mahsa Spatial signature of aphids, coccinellids, carabids and plant bugs in Karkaj alfalfa fields

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran


Haond Marjorie Propagation in heterogeneous landscapes for pulled and pushed populations

Université Côte dAzur, INRA, CNRS, ISA, France



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Herz Annette

EBIO-Network: a web-based platform for knowledge sharing on functional biodiversity in organic apple production

Julius KÜhn-Institut, Institute for Biological Control, Darmstadt, Germany


Holy Kamil Parasitoids of Cydia pomonella overwintering larvae Crop Research Institute


Holy Kamil Sustainable fruit production – biodiversity enhancement Crop Research Institute


Kishinevsky Miriam

Environmental variables at multiple spatial scales shape parasitoid assemblages in agroecosystems

Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Israel


Knapp Michal

Temporal changes in spatial distribution of carabid beetles around arable field-woodlot boundaries

Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague


Mockford Alice Habitat manipulation to enhance natural enemy abundance in Spanish orange

Institute of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK


Möller1 Gabriella Effect of non-crop vegetation on parasitoid diversity in vineyards of Israel

Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel


Park Jong-Ho

Occurrence of pest and natural enemy in the field of pepper plant according to vegetation management

National Institute of Agricultural Science



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Sáenz Romo María Gloria Effects of green cover on the biodiversity of arthropod within a Mediterranean vineyard

Departament of Agriculture and Food. University of La Rioja. C/ Madre de Dios 53. 26006-Logroño. La Rioja. Spain.


SATAR Serdar

Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae): an important reservoir of parasitoids and hyperparasitoids in west and south region of Turkey

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, 01330, Balcalı Adana, Turkey


SATAR Serdar

Capsella bursa-pastoris L. (Brassicaceae): an important overwintering host plant of the aphids in Mediterranean and Aegean costal area of Turkey

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, 01380, Balcalı, Adana, Turkey


Shapira Idan Habitat use by crop pests and natural enemies in a Mediterranean vineyard agroecosystem

Ha-Maarag - Israel’s National Nature Assessment Program, The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel


Toldi Maicon

Different Permanent Preservation Areas of the Pampa Biome as a Reservoir of Predatory Mites

Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates, graduate program of Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Lajeado, Brasil.


Trdan Stanislav

SEASONAL DYNAMICS OF COMMON GREEN LACEWING (Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) IN THE FIELD WITH SPRING WHEAT University of Ljubljana


Veas-Bernal Ariadna Analysis of the predator insect community in a viticultural landscape.

Department of Agriculture and Food. University of La Rioja. C/ Madre de Dios 53. 26006-Logroño. La Rioja. Spain.


Veromann Eve

The importance of semi-natural habitats in the agricultural landscape as overwintering sites for beneficial arthropods Estonian University of Life Sciences



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Zhang Jie

Studies on the effects of landscape diversity on parasitoids and aphids in mosaic agricultural landscapes in Fujian, China

State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China



Abro kamal khan PREVALENCE OF APHIDOPHAGOUS HOVERFLIES FROM SINDH PAKISTAN University of sindh jamshoro

Exotic and native natural enemies: how to plan biological control and save environments

Ahmad Shahbaz

Feeding Potential and Biology of Seven Spotted Ladybird Beetle Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Schizaphis graminum Under Laboratory Conditions University of the Punjab


AHMAD TARIQ

MANAGEMENT OF INSECT PESTS BY ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI ISOLATED FROM WALNUT SOILS BY GALLERIA BAIT METHOD IN A BIODIVERSITY HOT SPOT

1.Entomology Research Laboratory, Postgraduate Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India 2. Julius Kuhn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated plants, Institute for Biological Control, Darmstadt, Germany


Ahmad Shahabz

Repellent Activity of Plant Essential Oils against Rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzea (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) IAGS


Balmès Valérie

Improving knowledge about biological control of Scale Insects in ornamentals through collaboration and research sharing: the example of the French Casdar COCHORTI project: a decision support tool for the recommendation

ANSES - Plant health laboratory - Entomolgy and invasive plants unit



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Benvenuti Claudia

Infecting the Japanese beetle emerging adults in soils treated with Metarhizium anisopliae Met52®: a preliminary semi-field study

CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Firenze, Italy


Bistline-East Allison

Host range and predation behaviour of Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) larvae, a natural enemy of pestiferous slugs

1Applied Ecology Unit, Centre for Environmental Science, School of Natural Sciences, NUI Galway, University Road, Galway


Cappa Federico Sex attractants in the invasive population of Vespa velutina nigrithorax

Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano, 50019, Firenze, Italy


Costi Elena

Varying levels of acceptance and egg abortion of the invasive Halyomorpha halys by different strains of native parasitoids

Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia


Edwards Stuart Predator-prey models to determine impact of climate variability on apple orchard biocontrol Self


El Khoury Yara

Effect Of Temperature On The Pathogenecity Of Mediterranean Native Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Steinernematidae And Heterorhabditidae) From Natural Ecosystems

Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences (Di.S.S.P.A.), University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy / National Center for Marine Sciences, National Council for Scientific Research -CNRS, Beirut, Lebanon


Jones Hayley Garden gastropods: Integrated pest management of slugs and snails in UK gardens Royal Horticultural Society



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Kaspi Roy

Non-target host risk assessment of the egg parasitoid Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae for classical biological control of the false codling moth in Israel

Institute of Plant Protection, ARO, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel


Lee Young su Push-Pull Strategy for Control of Bemisia tabaci in Tomato Green house

GARES(Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extension Services)


López Gallego Elena

Interactions among predators of the trophic guild of Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae): “when two is company and three is multitude”.

Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA). C/ Mayor, s/n. La Alberca, C.P. 30150, Murcia. España


Loru Laura

NATIVE AND INTRODUCED PARASITOIDS IN THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF THE CHESTNUT GALLWASP IN SARDINIA

ISE-CNR (Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) Traversa la Crucca 3, Regione Baldinca, 07100 Li Punti SS, Italy


Marianelli Leonardo

Biological control of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in Italy: a survey of indigenous entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi

CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Firenze, via di Lanciola 12/a, Italy


Mazza Giuseppe

Hexamermis popilliae n.sp.: a new mermithid nematode parasitizing the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman in Italy

CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Firenze, via di Lanciola 12/a, Italy


Moraglio Silvia Teresa

Field surveys on native egg-parasitoids attacking the exotic Halyomorpha halys in NW Italy



Noori Hossein Evaluation of Bt bait efficiency on the turnip (winter) moth Agrotis segetum IRIPP



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Noori Hossein Study on biological characteristics of sunn pest egg parasitoids

Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)


PEHLİVAN Serkan

Some biological parameters of the Orius vicinus Ribaut (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) at three different temperatures

Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural Faculty, University of Çukurova, Adana, Turkey


Pirzadfard Sahar

Intraguild predation by the generalist predator Orius albidipennis on whitefly Bemisia tabaci parasitized by Eretmocerus mundus and Eretmocerus eremicus

Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Ahvaz, Iran


Salvia Rosanna

Identification of the main components of Torymus sinensis venom by an integrated transcriptomic and proteomic approach

Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano 10,

85100 Potenza, Italy


Steyn Vernon

Biological control of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta, using entomopathogenic nematodes

Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa


Tariq Muhammad

Behavioral responses of Coccinella septempunctata and Diaeretiella rapae toward semiochemicals and plant extracts

Department of Entomology, PMAS- Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi


Wakil Waqas

Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi and their crude extract against peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata

Department of Entomology, University of Agricutlture, Faisalabad, Pakistan



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

SESSION 4 - Chemical ecology and multitrophic interactions p. 27 – 30

SESSION 5 - Ecology and toxicology of insecticides p. 30 - 37

SESSION 6 - Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation p. 37 - 43

SESSION 8 - Insect Control Biotechnology p. 43 - 44

SESSION 13 - Physiology and Biochemistry p. 44 - 50



WEDNESDAY 4 JULY 2018


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

SESSION 4 - Chemical ecology and multitrophic interactions


Abdulsattar Arif Mokhtar

The role of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in mediating the host plant preference of Bagrada hilaris

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Science, edificio 5, 90128, Palermo, Italy

Invasive alien species, Population genetics, Infochemical network

Anderson Jennifer

Sexual blunders and the slow North American spread of a European Tetropium beetle University of New Brunswick


Cascone Pasquale Cues regulating Philaenus spumarius behaviour Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP)


Castellan Irene

Identification of volatiles released by fruit-associated yeasts for the biocontrol of Drosophila suzukii Free University of Bolzano


Damato Felipe Behavior of Stenoma catenifer in orchards of avocado varieties University of Franca - Unifran


KAREEM ALI

Population genetic structure and symbionts of whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), in the UK

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, UK and KERBALA UNIVERSITY, IRAQ


Malek Robert

Electro-physiological responses and behavior of potential biological control agents of Halyomorpha halys

Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; Edmund Mach Foundation, 38010 San Michele all’Adige, Italy


Pirzadfard Sahar

Olfactory Response of Predatory Bug Orius albidipennis and Parasitoid Wasps Eretmocerus mundus and Eretmocerus eremicus to Bemisia tabaci and competitor natural enemies

Department of Plant Protection, Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Iran

Invasive alien species, population genetics, infochemical network


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018


Chu Ying-Di

Effect of Watermelon silver mottle virus infection on the feeding behavior of Thrips palmi

Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University

Plant-microbe-insect interactions

Coppola Mariangela

Trichoderma harzianum modifies tomato transcriptome and metabolome while promoting direct and indirect defenses responses

Department of Agricultural Sciences, Via Università 100, Portici, 80055, Italy


Jagiełło Radosław

Oviposition pattern of Cameraria ohridella and its consequences for offspring – interaction with leaf blotch disease and light conditions

Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences


LaForgia Diana

Wireworms under the Sword of Damocles: root volatile emissions explain contrasting field and laboratory attraction in four maize varieties

Department of Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege. 2, Passage des Déportés, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium


Liu Jinglan

Rice OsABA8ox3 mutant reveals a mechanism linking resistance to Nilaparvata lugens with induced callose deposition Yangzhou University


Moreira Igor E.

Testing the co evolutionary theory of leaf coloursoration: insights from the Caatinga domain

Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Ecologia de Térmitas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande–PB, Brazil, 58109-790, Campina Grande–PB, Brazil


Ogah Emmanuel O.

Olfactory responses of gravid female African armyworm, Spodoptera exemptaWalker (Lepidoptera: Nuctuidae) to host plant volatiles Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria


Roberts Joe Development of a ‘lure-and-kill’ system to manage beetle pests of field beans and peas Keele University


Vitiello Alessia Aphis gossypii modulates direct and indirect defence responses during a compatible

Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Università 100, 80055



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

interaction with Cucurbita pepo L. plants Portici (Italy)


Awater Sarah

The larval ectoparasitoid Holepyris sylvanidis recognises suitable hosts by their cuticular hydrocarbons

Julius-Kühn Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Ecochemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection (ÖPV), Königin-Luise-Str. 19, 14195 Berlin, Germany

Molecular basis of insect communication

Bhusal Bikash

Behavioral response of Orius laevigatus (Fieber) and Orius minutus (L.) to three thrips- attraction chemicals in a Y-tube olfactometer Andong National University


Gisondi Silvia Enlarging knowledge on cantharidin in blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie ‘Charles Darwin’, Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italia. Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.


Montagné Nicolas

Large expansion of gustatory receptors in the genome of the noctuid moth Spodoptera littoralis

Sorbonne Université, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (iEES-Paris), Paris, France


Scala Andrea

Investigations on molecular mechanisms and morphology of structures involved in chemoreception in black soldier fly larvae Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomydae)



Scala Andrea

Black soldier fly transcriptome analysis related to the identification of candidate chemoreceptive proteins for the detection of egg VOCs




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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Scala Andrea

Study of the molecular mechanisms and morphological analysis of structures involved in chemoreception in Capnodis tenebrionis (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)



SESSION 5 - Ecology and toxicology of insecticides


Alizadeh Ali

Sub-Lethal Effect of Phosalone and Amitraz on Cellular Energy Allocation (CEA) in the Common Pistachio Psyllid, Agonoscena pistaciae

Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pritection, Faculty of Agriculture,Valii Aser Rafsanjan, Iran Insecticide Resistance

AlNazawi Ashwaq

A novel wind tunnel assay for evaluating the behaviour of pyrethroid resistant Aedes aegypti from areas of Saudi Arabia

1Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, United Kingdom. 2Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Insecticide Resistance

BENABDELKRIM FILALI Oumama

Bionomics of Anopheles sergentii and first molecular investigation of insecticide-resistant genes: Kdr and Ace-1, in Morocco

1-Laboratory of Vector-Borne-Diseases, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco. 2Health and Environment Laboratory, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Aïn Chock Faculty of Sciences, Morocco. 2-Health and Environment Laboratory, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Aïn Chock Faculty of Sciences, Morocco. Insecticide Resistance


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Bkhache Meriem First report of L1014F-kdr mutation in Culex pipiens complex from Morocco

Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Laboratoire des Maladies Vectorielles, Casablanca, Morocco and Université Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco. Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia, Laboratoire de Virologie Microbiologie & Qualité et Biotechnologies / Eco-toxicologie & Biodiversité. Insecticide Resistance

Dai Shu-Mei

Comparative transcriptome analysis of emamectin benzoate-resistant and mevinphos-resistant Plutella xylostella Professor Insecticide Resistance

Duarte Ana Genetic mechanisms of resistance to phenylpyrazoles in the brown planthopper University of Exeter Insecticide Resistance

Gao Shanshan

Functional characterization and signal transductions analysis of Latrophilin receptor in Tribolium castaneum Anyang Institute of Technology Insecticide Resistance

Habibpour Behzad

Investigation on the effect of imidacloprid different concentrations on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense enzyme activity in the termite Microcerotermes diversus (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. Insecticide Resistance

Jallow F.A. Mustapha

Baseline Susceptibility and Assessment of Resistance Risk to flubendiamide in Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) populations from Kuwait Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Insecticide Resistance

Jaramillo Pérez Victor Mario

Susceptibly and resistance of R-(+), S-(-)-limonene and Citrus essential oils against two Colombian strains of Aedes aegypti

Grupo de Investigaciones Ambientales para el Desarrollo Sostenible – GIADS, Universidad Santo Tomas, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia Insecticide Resistance

Kocourek František

Susceptibility of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala L.) to pyrethroids and neonicotinoids v Czech Republic

Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507, Prague 6, Czech Republic Insecticide Resistance

Kovaříková Kateřina The Efficacy of Insecticides against Diamondback Moth Larvae from the Crop Research Institute, Prague Insecticide Resistance


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Litoměřice (CZ) Region.

Lemic Darija Bioassays - quick proof of Colorado potato beetle field resistance

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department for Agricultural Zoology Insecticide Resistance

Mc Namara Louise Cereal aphid & BYDV control in light of resistance emergence Teagasc, CELUP, Oak Park Insecticide Resistance

Nazari Mansour

Toxicity of cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos against German cockroach [Blattella germanica (Blattaria: Blattellidae)] strains from Hamadan, Iran

Department of Medical Entomology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Insecticide Resistance

Negri Agata

The activation of ABC transporter genes in adults of the malaria vector Anophelesi stephensi, in response to permethrin

Department of Environmental biology -“La Sapienza” University of Rome Insecticide Resistance

Panini Michela

Survey on the distribution of target site resistance to pyrethroids in Varroa destructor in Lombardia (Northern Italy) Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Insecticide Resistance

Pedata Paolo Alfonso

Drosophila melanogaster and its microbiota: the response of the holobiont to xenobiotic challenge

CNR - Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (Portici), Italy Insecticide Resistance

Richardson Ewan

DIAMIDE RESISTANCE IN LEPIDOPTERAN SPECIES AS CONFERRED BY TARGET-SITE MUTATIONS IN THE RYANODINE RECEPTOR Rothamsted Research Insecticide Resistance

St. Clair Coy

Western Corn Rootworm Abundance, Injury to Maize, and Resistance to Cry3Bb1 in the Local Landscape of Previous Problem Fields Iowa State University Insecticide Resistance

Torres Jorge

Selectivity of pyrethroid to aphidophagous predators mediated by resistance to insecticides

Departamento de Agronomia-Entomologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Insecticide Resistance

Tsagkarakou Anastasia Ketoenol toxicity in Mediterranean populations of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Hellenic Agricultural Organization "DEMETER", Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture, Department of Viticulture, Vegetable Crops and Plant Protection, GR-71003, Heraklion, Insecticide Resistance


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Greece

Vontas John

Pyrethroid resistance in the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae : evolution, molecular characterisation and operational impact

Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (IMBB-FORTH), 70013 Heraklion, Greece; Pesticide Science Laboratory, Faculty of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece Insecticide Resistance

Wang Jianjun

Molecular cloning and characterization of GABA Receptor and GluCl genes in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Yangzhou University Insecticide Resistance


Bacci Leonardo IPM strategies for white fly insecticides in European greenhouse of tomato Dow AgroSciences Italia srl

Insecticide mode of action: biological and biochemical aspects

El-Aw Mohamed A.

Evaluation of insecticidal, biological and biochemical effects of monoterpenes against the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.


Er Aylin

Effects of azadirachtin on hemocyte behavior of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Balikesir University


HEDJAL EP CHEBHEB Mariam

Insecticidal activity of 4 essential oils (Eucalyptus) of Tunisian origin on the eggs of C. maculatus.

University Mouloud Mammeri of Tizi ouzou 15.000.Algeria


Maroufpoor Nariman

Insecticidal effect and residual activity of nanocapsules and commercial formulation of pirimicarb against Myzus persicae (Sulzer)

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Masetti Antonio

Activity of residues of the chitin synthesis inhibitor triflumuron on Halyomorpha halys (Stål) nymphs

Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences – DISTAL University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy


Moradi Fatemeh Graily

Insecticidal and synergistic effects of mixtures of certain systemic and contact insecticides on Myzus persicae (Sulzer)

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz


Noori Hossein

The application of some pesticides on Eurygaster integriceps Put. (Hem.: Scutelleridae)



Ranjbarrafie Sara

Neurotoxicity effects of Mentha longifolia essential oil, AChE inhibition and octopaminergic sites, against two. insect models, Plodia interpunctella (Lep: Pyralidae) and Tuta absoluta (Lep: Gelechidae). Bu- Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran


Sak Olga

Effects of kinetin on hemocytes of the model insect Achroia grisella F. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Balikesir University


Soltani Abir

Impact of Deltamethrin treatment on leaf miner Liriomyza cicerina (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and the side-effects on its associated parasitoids National Agricultural reasech Institute of Tunisia


Thirunavukkarasu Selvamuthukumaran

Effect of Lactone Glycoside on Feeding deterrence and Nutritive Physiology of Tobacco caterpillar Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University


Torres Reyes Erika Amparo

Larvicidal N-benzyl-4-aminopiperidine-based molecules against Aedes aegypti mosquito with anti-cholinergic properties Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018


Alizadeh Ali

Diazinon Degradation by Soil Isolate Bacteria and Measuring of the Residual Concentration in the Presence of These Isolates by HPLC

Assistant Prof., Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Iran

Insecticide toxicology and non target effects

Aragón-Sánchez Miguel

Side-effects of two strobilurin fungicides on Nesidiocoris tenuis and Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Centro de Agroecología, Instituto de Ciencias, BUAP


Butt Abida

Sublethal effects of insecticides on the functional response of the spider Oxyopes javanus to grain aphid Sitobion avenae

Depaertment of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan


Byeon Young-Woong

Assessment of insecticidal activities of farm-made plant extracts against two insect pests, Aphis gossypii (Homoptera: Aphididae) and Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) National Institute of Agricultural Sciences


Chou Ming-Yi

Insecticide Horizontal Transfer from Tephritid Male Lures Containing Reduced Risk Pesticides

Agricultural Extension Center, National Chung Hsing University


Denecke Shane

Understanding the Genetics of Insecticide Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion

Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 73100 Heraklion, Greece


Favaro Riccardo Plant identification of pesticide contamination in honeybee-collected pollen Free University of Bolzano


Giglio Anita

DNA damages in haemocytes of carabid beetles Harpalus (Pseudophonus) rufipes (De Geer, 1774) – neutral Comet assay in environmental monitoring

Department of Biology Ecology and Earth Science – University of Calabria – Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 RENDE (ITALY)



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Gulzar Asim

Lethal and Sub-lethal Effects of Lufenuron and Alsystin on Brinjal Shoot and Fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Pir Meher Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan


Kayis Tamer Effect of Thiamethoxam on Total Hemocyte Counts of Galleria mellonella Adiyaman University


Khaghani Ramin

Fumigant toxicity of essential oil from Artemisia sieberi, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Thymus kotschynus against German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Orthoptera: Blattellidae)

Faculty of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


kim min-ki,

Seasonal Occurrence of Pest and Efficacy of Insecticide Control in Schisandra Berry(Schizandra chinensis Baillon) in South of Korea.

Gyeongbuk agricultural research and extension service, south of korea


Lanzoni Alberto Modeling spider mite resurgence at populations level

Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari


Mansour Ramzi

Sublethal effects of insecticides on Trichopria drosophilae, a pupal parasitoid of the invasive spotted wing drosophila

University of Catania, Department of Agriculture Food and Environment, Catania, Italy; University of Carthage, Institut Supérieur des Études Préparatoires en Biologie-Géologie, Tunis, Tunisia


Matthews Alex Do parasites modulate the outcome of neonicotinoid LD50 tests in bumblebees? Royal Holloway University


Noori Hossein

Study on the effects of water quality on Chlorpyriphus (EC 40.8%) and Imidacloprid (SC 35%) quality control index



Rashidi Fatima Toxicity and sub-lethal effects of some pesticides on Encarsia formosa

Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University (Science and Research Branch), Tehran, Iran



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Rossini Carmen

The consumption of Eupatorium buniifolium essential oil does not affect survival or ethyl oleate production in honeybees

Laboratorio de Ecología Química, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2124, CP 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay.


Santorum Marilucia

NOVALUROM INSECTICIDE CAUSES TOXIC EFFECTS IN SILKWORM Bombyx mori (LEPIDOPTERA: BOMBYCIDAE)

Laboratory of Insects, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil


Smet Francis Automated Analysis and Sorting of Insects by Large Particle Flow Cytometry Union Biometrica


Wu Jincai

Long chain fatty acid coenzyme A ligase (FACL) regulates triazophos-induced stimulation of reproduction in the small brown planthopper (SBPH), Laodelphax

striatellus（Fallen） Yangzhou University Insecticide toxicology and non target effects

YILDIRIM KUMRAL Aysegul The practical methods for reduction of insecticide residues on vegetables and fruits

Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Uludag University


SESSION 6 - Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation


Alali Sumer

Assessing the impact of agricultural strategies on soil Artropods: a case study using environmental DNA

Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipatimento di Scienze Agraria e Ambiente-Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy

Arthropod-mediated ecosystem services in agriculture


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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Biella Paolo

Bumblebees do not expand their diet under reduced workforce, as revealed by pollen DNA barcoding.

1 University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice, Czech Republic 2 Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic


Bortolini Sara Valorisation of chicken manure using insects: Hermetia illucens in the ValoriBio project

BIOGEST-SITEIA, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia


Cavaliere Francesco

Organic versus conventional management in potato field: effects on carabid beetles community

Department of Biology Ecology and Earth Science – University of Calabria – Via Pietro Bucci 87036 RENDE (ITALY)


de la Masselière Maud Charlery

Diet breadth modulates preference - performance relationships in a phytophagous insect community

cE3c: Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal


Depalo Laura

Influence of cover crops termination on the activity of beneficial groups of ground dwelling arthropods Università di Bologna


Ersin Firdevs

POPULATION FLUCTUATIONS OF ERIOPHYID MITES AND THEIR PREDATORS ON TWO VARIEITIES OF OLIVE, TURKEY

Ege University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, 35100 Izmir, Turkey


Fischaller Stefanie

Regional scale survey on Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha present in apple orchards in South Tyrol (Italy) Research Centre Laimburg


Geppert Costanza

Comparing the effectiveness of organic farming and flower strips as agri-environment schemes to enhance the presence of pollinators

Agroecology, University of Goettingen, Grisebachstr.6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany, [email protected]


Hederström Veronica

Combined effects of pollen viability and pollinator efficiency on seed set in red clover cultivars Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

MANOLE Traian

Ecological diversity of arthropod fauna in a Natura 2000 forest reserve and natural landscape from Romania

Research-Development Institute for Plant Protection


Miehe Sören Landscape change impacts on the diversity of pollinators in Uruguay TU Berlin, Junior Research Group RuralFutures


Möller Daniella

The impact of terrestrial oil pollution in Evrona Nature Reserve on arthropods associated with Acacia trees

Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben Gurion University, Israel


Must Anne Sub-lethal effects of fungicide tebuconazole on the predatory ground beetle

Chair of Plant Health, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences


Perdereau Elfie

Evaluation of parasitoid wasp communities in the vineyards of the Centre-Val de Loire region (France): is it influenced by landscape structure and/or agricultural practices?

IRBI, UMR 7261 CNRS - University of Tours (France)


Perdereau Elfie

Creation of a DNA barcode library for Arthropods in the Vineyards of the Centre - Val de Loire Region (France)

IRBI, UMR 7261 CNRS - University of Tours (France)


RAITIF Julien Flow of aquatic insects from streams to land in agricultural landscapes UMR INRA/Agrocampus Ouest, ESE


Saruhan Muhammet Collembola species occurring in hazelnut orchards in Samsun Province, Turkey

Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, 55139 Samsun, Turkey


Sherlala Sana Ethaieb

Characterization of indigenous fig wasp pollinator populations, timing of adult emergence, and cleptoparasitism, found in Ficus carica in the North West region of Libya centre of Agricultural research, Tripoli


YURTCAN Murat Checklist of Turkish Tryphoninae Species (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Trakya University



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3-4-5 JULY 2018


Biscaccianti Alessandro Bruno

An overview of the Habitats Directive species of the Majella National Park (Insecta)

Laboratorio di Entomologia ed Ecologia Applicata (LEEA), Dipartimento PAU, Università Mediterranea, Salita Melissari, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy

Conservation of saproxylic insects


Adedoja Opeyemi

Insect-flower interaction networks vary among endemic pollinator taxa over an elevation gradient

Stellenbosch UNiversity, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Insect species traits and their use in habitat management and conservation

AKÜNAL Ayçin

A Brief Evaluation on the Systematic and Ecology of the Water Beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae, Helophoridae) in Turkey

Department of Emergency and Disaster Management, Beysehir Ali Akkanat School of Applied Sciences, Selçuk University, 42700 Beysehir/Konya, Turkey


AMROUN Mansour

Share of arthropods in the diet of 3 carnivores the jackal Canis aureus, the genet Genetta genetta and the Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon in northern algeria: Comparative study

University of Tizi-Ouzou, Faculté des Sciences Biologiques et des Sciences Agronomiques, 15000 Tizi-Ouzou, Algérie


bazrafkan sahar REPORT OF PAEDERUS SPECIOUS IN IRAN tehran university of medical sciences, international campus


Bird Stephanie The impact of aspects of garden management on soil mesofauna biodiversity Royal Horticultural Society


Biswas Tilottama

One or two species? Molecular taxon delimitation of a Natura 2000 protected ground beetle Leuphaha University of Lueneburg


Bordoni Adele

IDENTIFYING THE OPTIMAL HOST PLANT FEATURES TO PRESERVE AN ENDANGERED INSULAR POPULATION OF ZERYNTHIA CASSANDRA

Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Boutaud Estève

Unraveling the Gordian knot of conflicting habitat corridors: Semi-open habitats and their benefits for habitat connectivity University of Lüneburg, Institut for Ecology


CAMLITEPE YILMAZ

Monitoring and Conservation Programme of the red wood ant species Formica pratensis in Thrace Region of Turkey TRAKYA UNIVERSITY


Carisio Luca Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin

Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin


Cerini Francesco Odonata community structure in artificial habitats Università di Roma Tre


Das Anoop

Community ecology of aquatic insects in water-filled tree holes in the tropical forests of The Western Ghats, India

Centre for Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, M.E.S Mampad College, Kerala, India -676 542


Gagnarli Elena Soil microarthropod communities in Barbera d’Asti and Barbera d’Alba vineyards

CREA-DC, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research centre for Plant Protection and Certification


Gagnarli Elena

To which extent Lymantria dispar L. outbreaks affect soil microarthropods community: a case study in Elba island (Italy)

CREA-DC Council for Agricultural Research and Economics -Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Firenze, Italy


Garavelli Sergio The community structure of beetles in two crops for biogas production

1. University of Milan, Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Via Celoria 2, Milano, Italy


Gillett Conrad

Metagenomic mitogenome assembly from dung beetle intestinal content total DNA identifies mammalian fauna University of Hawaii


Harari Ally

Evidence for resistance to mating disruption technique in the pink bollworm a pest of cotton

Department of Entomology, The Volcani Center Rishon lezion, Israel



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Irshad Kinza

Benthic macroinvertebrates as the bioindicators of fresh water pollution in River Dorr

COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology, Abbottabad


Jana Hronková Dragonfly trait databases: Where are we now?

Department of Ecology, c, Kamýcká 129, Praha – Suchdol, CZ-165 00, Czech Republic, email: [email protected]


Jiang Bin Predation promotes diversification in mean and variance of antipredator traits Freie Universitaet Berlin


Käfer Helmut Thermal traits of true bugs, an insect taxon with high invasive potential

Institut für Biologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria


Kovac Helmut

Regulation of nest and body temperature of Polistes biglumis and Polistes gallicus, two wasps from strongly different climates

Institut für Biologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria


Landi Silvia

Soil biodiversity of microarthropods and macroarthropods (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in artificial black pine stands after selective silvicultural thinnings

CREA DC Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione, Via di Lanciola 12/A, Firenze, Italy


Masoni Alberto

The effect of the occurrence of Ailanthus altissima on ant communities: two years of sampling in a karst plateau Università di Firenze


Medeiros Hugo Reis

FOREST AMOUNT POSITIVELY AFFECTS SOCIAL WASP COMMUNITIES AT LOCAL AND LANDSCAPE LEVELS

Postgraduate program in Applied Ecology, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil


Renan Ittai

Two decades of a dramatic change in the arthropod community of the Dead Sea region

The Entomology Lab for Applied Ecology, Steinhardt Museum of Natural History and National Research Center and the Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University


Ruseva Stoyka An annotated list of insects, associated with Cupressaceae family in Bulgaria

Department of plant pathology and chemistry, University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Sri Nur Aminah Ngatimin

BIODIVERSITY OF BUTTERFLY AND THEIR HOST PLANTS IN PATTUNUANG RESORT, SOUTH SULAWESI INDONESIA Hasanuddin University, Makassar INDONESIA


Trematerra Pasquale Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Ethiopia University of Molise


Uhl Britta Are moth communities more strongly shaped by habitat-scale or landscape-scale drivers?

Dept. of Botany & Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria


Zarikian Noushig High Altitude Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) Of Tsaghkunyatc mountain In Armenia

Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.


SESSION 8 - Insect Control Biotechnology


Arpaia Salvatore

Assessing the safety of dsRNA targeting Leptinotarsa decemlineata to the predator Chrysoperla carnea

ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

Use of RNA interference for insect control

Di Lelio Ilaria

RNAi-mediated immune suppression of pest insects to enhance the impact of their natural antagonists

Department of Agriculture, University of Naples "Federico II"


Liu Jisheng

Sensitive response of RNA interference in lepidopteran and dipteran cell lines

School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China


Swevers Luc

Examination of the potential of virus-induced gene silencing and viral-like particles for

Insect Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biosciences & Applications, National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

environmentally safe insect pest control


Campolo Orlando

Potential of plant extracts as control tool for the South American tomato pinworm

University of Reggio Calabria, Department of Agriculture, loc Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy

Biopesticides, genetically modified organisms and maintenance of ecosystem services: can they be profitably integrated?

D'Amato Rocco Cis-regulatory sequences searching for a Y-drive system in An. gambiae Imperial college London


DENLOYE ABIODUN A.

CONSIDERATIONS FOR BIOSECURITY OF GENETICALLY MODIFED INSECTS WITH RESPECT TO THE NIGERIAN BIOSAFETY LAW LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, LAGOS, NIGERIA


Finetti Luca

Cloning, molecular characterization and tissue expression of an octopamine/tyramine receptor from Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii).

Università degli Studi di Ferrara - Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biotecnologie


SESSION 13 - Physiology and Biochemistry


Chang Cheng Establishment of an Effective and Fast Assay to Distinguish Male and National Chung Hsing University, Biotechnology Center Insect development


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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Female Embryos of Bactrocera dorsalis

Corkill Rebecca Early embryonic development in Bemisia tabaci

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK Insect development

ER Aylin

ABA-induced changes on total and differential hemocyte counts of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) Balikesir University Insect development

ER Aylin

Influence of azadirachtin on pre-adult development of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Balikesir University Insect development

ER Aylin

Preliminary bioassay on toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis applied to Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Balıkesir University Insect development

Łukowski Adrian

Egg size and offspring performance of the pine-tree lappet Dendrolimus pini

Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland; Faculty of Forestry, Poznao University of Life SciencesWojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznao, Poland Insect development

NURULLAHOĞLU Z. Ulya

Levels of Encapsulation and Melanization in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae Exposed to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

Marmara University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Istanbul, Turkey Insect development


Apoptosis and Necrosis in Hemocytes of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Due to Aluminium Toxicity



Effects of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Levels of Encapsulation and Melanization in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae



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3-4-5 JULY 2018


Effects of Azadirachtin on Development of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, 34722, Turkey Insect development


Changes in the Total Hemocyte Count of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae Caused by Cold Exposure


Roy Amit Epigenetic modifications play key roles in juvenile hormone action

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, EXTEMIT-K, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcká 1176, Prague 6, Suchdol 165 21, Czech Republic Insect development

Scala Andrea

Production and activity evaluation of Heliothis virescens recombinant prothoracicotropic hormone

Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via

dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy Insect development

Schafellner Christa

Energy budgets and metabolic changes during extended diapause in the spruce web-spinning sawfly Cephalcia abietis

Institute of Forest Entomology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Insect development

Túler Amanda C

Morphological aspects of the spermateca of a predatory ladybird beetle

Departamento de Agronomia – Entomologia. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Insect development

Xie Jia

Function analyses of ten small heat shock protein genes and transcriptome analysis of hsp18.3 using RNA-sequencing in Tribolium Castanuem College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University Insect development


Iovinella Immacolata

Antennal protein profile in honeybees: caste and task matter more than age. Department of Biology, Università degli studi di Firenze Sensory system


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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Scala Andrea

Odorant Binding Proteins in the vetch aphid Megoura viciae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) display distinct expression patterns

Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy Sensory system


Çakır Ebru

Zebularine Induced Alterations in Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Lipid Peroxidation in Model Host Galleria mellonella

Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, 41380, TURKEY

Insect metabolism and nutrition

Campos Eldo

A Soluble Pyrophosphatase Regulating Polyphosphate Metabolism in the Hard Tick Rhipicephalus microplus. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro


Cappellozza Silvia Small scale germ-free rearing of the silkworm on artificial diet

CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Sericulture Laboratory of Padua, Padova, Italy


Dittmer Jessica

Sugar feeding reduces host-seeking behaviour in the mosquito Aedes albopictus Università degli studi di Pavia


Francikowski Jacek

Characterization of eye colour mutant strains (yellow, white) of house cricket (Acheta domesticus).

Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia in Katowice


GRANJA IGNACIO

Molecular mechanisms underlying acidification and alkalization along the larval midgut of Musca domestica UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO


Gunay Ahmet

Toxicological Effects of Dimethoate on Some Biochemical Parameters of Galleria mellonella L. Larvae Adiyaman University



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Izadi Hamzeh

Effects of thermal regimes on hemolymph K+ and Na+ concentrations and carbohydrate contents of last instar larvae of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts

Professor in Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran


Izadi Hamzeh

Effect of thermal regimes on survival and carbohydrate contents of 4th instar larvae of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts

Professor in Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran


Malej Christine

Metabolism of ants (Formica pratensis) in a variable environment, during activity and rest Institut für Biologie, Karl-Franzens Universität Graz, Austria


Mohammadzadeh Mozhgan

Effect of thermal regimes on enzyme activity of 4th instar larvae of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts

PhD Candidate in Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran


Morimoto Juliano

Heterogeneity in larval dietary environment and its effects on larval foraging behaviour and fitness-related traits in the polyphagous fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni

Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia / Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, 19031, CEP: 81531-990


Oliver Tom

What does The Queen eat? - Determining the nutritional intake targets of Bombus terrestris and Bombus pascuorum queens. Royal Holloway University London



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Özbek Rabia

Determination of CpG Dinucleotids and its Methylation Pattern on Different Stages of Galleria mellonella by Using Methylation-Sensitive Restriction Endonucleases

Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kocaeli University, 41380, Kocaeli, TURKEY


Parisot Nicolas

Bacteriocyte reprogramming to maintain organismal homeostasis under nutritional stress in aphid symbiosis

Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France


Pavlushin Sergey

The effect of starvation on Lymantria dispar physiology and on activation of nucleopolyhedrovirus from covert to overt infection

Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, postcode: 630091, street Frunze 11, fax phone (383) 217-09-73


Potrzebska Marta

Influence of the high concentration of monosaccharides on development and physiology of house cricket (Acheta domesticus). House cricket as a model in diabetes research.

Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice


Sell Marie Pauline

Effects of the main secondary metabolites of Physalis plants on a specialist and a generalist species of Lepidoptera Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology


Turnell Biz Sperm metabolism in insects - what do we know? Applied Zoology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Vaz Abreu Rafael

Modulators of E75 nuclear receptor activity affect the accumulation of triacylglycerol in larvae of the beetle Tribolium castaneum

Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Wiater Adrian

Isolation and characterization of alpha-(1→3)-glucan-degrading bacteria from the gut of Diaperis boleti feeding on Laetiporus sulphureus

Department of Industrial Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

SESSION 7 - Genetics and evolutionary biology p. 52 - 56

SESSION 9 - Insects and Global Food Production p. 56 - 59

SESSION 10 - Medical and veterinary entomology p. 59 - 64

SESSION 11 - Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny p. 64 - 68

SESSION 12 - Parasitology, Pathology and Immunity p. 69 - 71

SESSION 14 - Social Insects and Apidology p. 72 - 73

SESSION 15 - Urban entomology and stored product protection p. 74 - 75

SESSION 16 - Symbiosis and Insect Vector Biology p. 76 - 80

THURSDAY 5 JULY 2018


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SESSION 7 - Genetics and evolutionary biology


Abdillah Muhibbuddin

Genetic diversity and phylogeny among vestalis luctuosa populations on Java island using rapd marker UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya Evolutionary Genomics

Gokhman Vladimir Phylogenetic distribution of repetitive DNA sequences in parasitoid Hymenoptera

Botanical Garden, Moscow State University, Moscow 119234, Russia Evolutionary Genomics

İNAL Burcu

Haplotype Diversity of the black cherry aphid Myzus cerasi (Fabricus, 1775) (Hemiptera:Aphididae) based on the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I sequence

Directorate of Plant Protection Central Research Institute, Ankara-Turkey Evolutionary Genomics

Li Fei InsectBase: a resource for insect genomes and transcriptomes

MOA Key Lab of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China Evolutionary Genomics

Liu Ai-Min microRNA evolution and the origin of Insecta

Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Evolutionary Genomics

Liu Fangfang

Tandem duplication of two tRNA genes in the mitochondrial genome of Tagiades vajuna (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) Northwest A&F University Evolutionary Genomics


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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Malacrinò Antonino Condition alters the degree of sex-biased gene expression Linköping University Evolutionary Genomics

Manni Mosè Orthology-based genome annotation and interpretation

University of Geneva Medical School & Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland Evolutionary Genomics

Pichler Verena Genomic insights on the biogeography of the Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus, in Italy

Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza - Università di Roma Evolutionary Genomics

Reijnders Maarten JMF Massive-scale data integration for the study of insect evolution

Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne Evolutionary Genomics

Ruzzante Livio Anopheles genome assembly improvements guided by evolution.

Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Evolutionary Genomics

Shin Na Ra Distribution of plant cell wall degrading enzymes in beetles of the family Cerambycidae

Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Evolutionary Genomics

Song Xiaowen The whole genome DNA methylome and its regulatory functions in Tribolium castaneum

College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University Evolutionary Genomics

Tagu Denis Gene duplications in the pea aphid genome: towards sub- or neo-functionalization?

1) INRA, UMR 1349 IGEPP 35653 Le Rheu cedex, France Evolutionary Genomics

Turner Joe A male-specific genome region containing the sex determination switch in Aedes aegypti University of Liverpool Evolutionary Genomics

Vono Gregorio

Evaluation of polymorphism in field populations of Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of onion crops

Department of Agriculture, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Località Feo di Vito, 89122, Reggio Calabria, Italy Evolutionary Genomics

Whiteford Sam

Exploring the function and dosage compensation of sex-chromosomes in the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) with long-read genome sequencing and RNA-seq University of Liverpool Evolutionary Genomics


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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Ye Xinhai The Genome of endoparasitoid Cotesia chilonis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China Evolutionary Genomics

Yin Chuanlin

The Genome of Wasp Macrocentrus cingulum Provides New Insights into Polyembryony and Immune Evasion

Ministry of Agriculture Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China Evolutionary Genomics

Zadra Nicola

Affinities and Divergence of Aedes mosquitoes using bayesian relaxed clocks and complex models of evolution. Fondazione Edmund Mach Evolutionary Genomics


Barberà Miquel

Unveiling the molecular grounds of aggressive mimicry in the myrmecophilous aphid Paracletus cimiciformis

Institut de Biologia Integrativa de Sistemes (I2SysBio). Universitat de València - CSIC. 46980 Paterna, Valencia. Spain

Evolution and development of functional traits

Benoist Romain Genetic dissection of reproductive success traits of the parasitoid C. typhae

Lab. Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie (EGCE)


Chardonnet Floriane Locomotor activity associated to a point mutation of a moth foraging gene

European Biological Control Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Montpellier, France


Lirakis Manolis Redefining reproductive dormancy in Drosophila: a physiological and genetic study

Institut für Populationsgenetik, Vetmeduni Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria/Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics, Vetmeduni Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria



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3-4-5 JULY 2018

Scalercio Stefano

Butterflies in dire straits – ecological constraints and functional traits explain high genetic differentiation between Sicily and Italian Peninsula

Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria



Alpedrinha João The adaptive value of male guarding in the life of a spider mite with first male precedence.

Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Evolutionary Ecology

Ilinsky Yury The distribution pattern of Wolbachia in insects Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia Evolutionary Ecology

Ilinsky Yury

Phases of Population Cycle and mtDNA Pattern of Lymatria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) in Western Siberia Populations.

Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia Evolutionary Ecology

Jost Manda Clair Molecular Determinants of Host Choice in Spider-Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Western New Mexico University Evolutionary Ecology

Kafel Alina

Subcellular cadmium compartmentation in Spodoptera exigua larvae from control and cadmium strains

University of Silesia, Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology Evolutionary Ecology

Manthey Christin Evolution of holometabolous insects Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology Evolutionary Ecology

Martinez-Sañudo Isabel

Evidence for the presence of two genetic populations of the bush-cricket Barbitistes vicetinus (Galvagni & Fontana, 1993) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in the outbreak area University of Padua - DAFNAE Evolutionary Ecology

Polidori Carlo

Soil hardness and soil texture of nesting substrate in solitary and social digger bees and wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Evolutionary Ecology


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

SATAR Gül

Research on mtDNA (COI) region of Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in coastal and inland parts of Turkey

Cukurova University, Biotechnology Research and Application Center, 01330, Balcalı Evolutionary Ecology

TUSUN Adnan

Investigation of genetic diversity in mtDNA (COI-COII) region of Ceratitis capitata Wiedmann (Diptera: Tepritidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Department Of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, 01330, Balcalı, Adana Turkey Evolutionary Ecology

Vono Gregorio

Preliminary results of genetic diversity in a geographically broad sample of Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis populations

Department of Agriculture, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Località Feo di Vito, 89122, Reggio Calabria, Italy Evolutionary Ecology

Wulff Nadja Catharina

Diversity of internal genitalia functioning across a phylogenetic nested set of bushcricket species Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Evolutionary Ecology

SESSION 9 - Insects and Global Food Production


BELENIOTI MARIA The Elucidation of the Pheromone Profile of Drosophila suzukii with GC-MS

Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete Greece

Feeding the world: how to control insect pests of crops without damaging the planet

Nawaz Ahmad

PHYTOHORMONES INDUCED ANTIXENOSIS IN SUSCEPTOIBLE VARIETY OF OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L.) AGAINST WHITEFLY (BEMISIA TABACI)

Integrated Pest Management Laboratory, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Feeding the world: how to control insect pests of crops without damaging the planet


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018


Ajelara Kafayat Oluwakemi

Entomophagy: Exploring the nutritional importance of insects in Africa Lagos State University

Entomophagy: eating insects as a contribution to global food production

Baldacchino Ferdinando Reproductive performance of Tenebrio molitor fed on diet containing yeast

ENEA - C. R. Trisaia, Dip. SSPT-BIOAG-PROBIO


Bonelli Marco

Comparison of the morphofunctional properties of the larval midgut of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) reared on different diets

University of Milan, Department of Biosciences, Milan, Italy


Bruno Daniele Replacement of Hermetia illucens larval midgut during metamorphosis

University of Insubria, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Varese, Italy


Cappellozza Silvia

Meal preparation, nutrient content, and microbiological analyses of Hermetia illucens reared on vegetal substrate

CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Sericulture Laboratory of Padua, Padova, Italy


Francardi Valeria

Evaluation of microbiological and chemical risk of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae intended for human diet

Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria, Centro di ricerca Difesa e Certificazione (CREA-DC), via Lanciola 12/A, Cascine del Riccio, Impruneta (Firenze) 50123



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Gedrovica Ilga Qualitative parameters of dried earthworms (Lumbricina) for human consumption

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Food Technology


Jucker Costanza Using Hermetia illucens to bioconvert the waste from insect farming

DeFENS – Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy


KIM HYUNJIN Quality according to harvesting time and processing method of Locusta migratoria

Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research & Extension Services


Lee Seul-bi

Effect of spent mushroom substrate of Pleurotus eryngii on the development of white-spotted flower chafer (Protaetia brevitarsis)

Gyeongsangnam-do agricultural research & extension services


Loreto Nino Influence of different diets on growth and development of Tenebrio molitor (L.)

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali – Università Politecnica delle Marche


Macavei Laura

Bioassays for the optimization of Hermetia illucens (L.) egg laying in a prototype of industrial plant

BIOGEST-SITEIA, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia


Park Kwanho

Population density and oviposition site selection of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) for efficient production Department of Agricultural Biology



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Scala Andrea Use of the black soldier fly as a bioconversion tool at the industrial scale



SESSION 10 - Medical and veterinary entomology


Bezerra Gusmão Maria Avany

AEDES AEGYPTI INCREASE SURVIVAL RATES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) AS FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE INCREASE

Departamento. de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Ecologia de Térmitas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), 58109-790, Campina Grande–PB, Brazil

Epidemiology and management of insect vectors

Dehghani Rouhullah A checklist of scorpions in Iran (By 2017)

Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Environmental Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran


England Marion

Opportunistic blood-feeding behaviour of UK Culicoides and implications for disease spread in zoo animals The Pirbright Institute


Fois Francesco

Preliminary data from the monitoring of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1897) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Medio Campidano Province (Southern Sardinia), Italy

Centro Entomologico - Green System, Viale Marconi, 139 – 09131 Cagliari. Email: [email protected]



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Foxi Cipriano

MOSQUITOES SPECIES COLLECTED FOLLOWING WEST NILE DISEASE HUMAN CASES IN SARDINIA (ITALY), 2017

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna


Ganassia Sonia

Evaluation of essential oils activity on Aedes albopictus (Diptera, Culicidae)

Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise


Kassiri Hamid

Incidence and epidemiological profile of scorpion stings in northern Khuzestan Province, Southwestern Iran : A descriptive – analytical study

Department of Medical Entomology , School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran


Kim Hyun Kyung The Effect of electron beam on Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus Chungbuk National University


Meloni Giorgio

CULICOIDES SPECIES (DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE) INVOLVED DURING BTV OUTBREAKS IN SARDINIA, 2017

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna


Nazari Mansour

An Epidemiological Study on Pediculosis Capitis among Primary and Middle Schoolchildren in Asadabad, Iran

Dept. of Medical Entomology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran


PARRA MORENO HECTOR JULIO Trap design methodology for vector control PROFESSOR


Sajid Muhammad

Documentation of biting midges from some selected areas of Pakistan Department of Parasitology


Stokes Jessica Eleanor

A longitudinal study of adult Culicoides activity inside and outside lambing sheds over the winter

The Pirbright Institute, UK & University of Liverpool, UK



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Visentin Patrizia

Performance of two sticky traps to monitor resting Aedes invasive species (Diptera; Culicidae) in Italy

Entostudio s.r.l, Ponte San Nicolò (PD), Italy



Callegari Emanuele

Co-circulation of Leishmania infantum and phleboviruses from sandflies in the Bologna province, Italy

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna Vector and pathogen biology

Carlin Sara Entomological survey of potential malaria vectors in north-east Italy

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro (PD), Italy Vector and pathogen biology

Coelho Ronan Rocha

Intraespecific Competition in Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus: Effects on the Proportion of Males and Females, Size and Locomotor Activity

Laboratory of Entomology in Public Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Vector and pathogen biology

de Oliveira Christe Rafael

Spatial and temporal variations in the abundance of Culex (Microculex) pleuristriatus Lutz, 1903 and Culex (Microculex) imitator Theobald, 1903 in areas with variation in proportion of vegetation cover in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo Vector and pathogen biology

dos Santos Andrade Pâmela

Parity and gonothrophic discordance in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the city os São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil Vector and pathogen biology


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Ferrara Taíse

Characterization of a cisteine peptidase (DCcatL1) from Diaphorina citri, a vector of the Huanglongbing disease

Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil Vector and pathogen biology

Hoyos-Lopez Richard

Interaction Networks and Arboviruses: Blood-meal sources of mosquitoes collected in Coastal Ecosystems from San Bernardo del Viento (Córdoba, Colombia). Universidad del Sinú Vector and pathogen biology

Hoyos-Lopez Richard

Blood Meal Sources of Mansonia titillans and Psorophora ferox collected from La Pintada (Antioquia, Colombia) Universidad del Sinu Vector and pathogen biology

MANZOOR FARKHANDA

EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE CHANGES ON THE LIFE CYCLE OF THREE MOSQUITO SPECIES

LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY Vector and pathogen biology

Medeiros de Sousa Antônio Ralph

Variations in the abundance and acrodendrophilic behavior of Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii Dyar & Knab, 1908 (Diptera: Culicidae) in sites with different proportions of forest cover in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

Public Health School of São Paulo University (FSP/USP), São Paulo, Brazil Vector and pathogen biology

Nouzova Marcela

Corpora allata-specific gene editing in mosquitoes: a green CA reveals interesting secrets FIU Vector and pathogen biology

Purcarea-Ciulacu Valeria WEST NILE VIRUS IN ROMANIA NIRDMM "Cantacuzino"/Bucharest/RO Vector and pathogen biology


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Silverj Andrea

Using Codon Usage Bias to Investigate the Role of alternative hosts in the Spread of Zika University of Padua Vector and pathogen biology

Zúquete Sara Tudela

Changes in the cement aggregation-cone proteome during the feeding process of the adult tick Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch, 1844

Tropical Animal Health and Production Laboratory (TAHP), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. Vector and pathogen biology

Zúquete Sara Tudela

Morphological variation in the highland bont tick, Amblyomma pomposum Dönitz, 1909

Tropical Animal Health and Production Laboratory (TAHP), Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Vector and pathogen biology


Blum Tal

Effect of a-biotic factors on the virulence of indigenous Metarhizium spp. Strains and commercial product against the Poultry Red Mite and Northern Fowl Mite

Department of Entomology and the Nematology and Chemistry units, Volcani Centre, Israel

Dermanyssus gallinae: an endless threat to the industry and human health

Kim Hyun Kyung

Acaricidal and repellent effects of Cnidium officinale-derived material against Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) Chungbuk National University


Lee Seung Ju

Evaluation of Susceptibility of Red Poultry Mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) in Five Regions to 11 Acaricides Chungbuk National University



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Vlogiannitis Spyridon

Monitoring acaricide resistance in Varroa and poultry red mite populations from Greece

Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece


SESSION 11 - Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny


Nash David

Wing pattern variation in the Alcon blue butterfly in Scandinavia over the last 50 years University of Copenhagen

Imaging Methods For Scientific Progress in Entomology

Porfido Carlo

Hitherto undescribed cuticular pouches of RPW female genitalia, recent findings and interpretation attempts

CIHEAM Bari, Via Ceglie 9 - 70010 Valenzano (BA), Italy


Ranieri Emanuele

Fluid dynamics and Xylella fastidiosa colonization of insect vectors Università Politecnica delle Marche



AKSOY Volkan

A pilosity analysis of workers of the European Red Wood Ant Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Turkey Trakya University

Insect Morphology in the Age of Phylogenomics

Buzzetti Filippo Maria

The Galvagni collection (Orthoptera, Demaptera, Blattodea, Mantodea, Phasmatodea) at the Museo Civico di Rovereto. Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto



[email protected]

POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Diakova Anna

Size and sensibility: a study on antennal sensilla of Megaphragma, a miniature parasitoid wasp

Entomology Department, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University


Fusu Lucian

A molecular analysis of Western Palearctic species of Anastatus with a revision of the catalonicus species group

Faculty of Biology, Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi, Bd. Carol I no. 11, 700506, Iasi, Romania


Gebiola Marco

First molecular phylogeny of the genus Pnigalio (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) based on mitochondrial and ribosomal genes

Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA


Kelly Richard

Systematics of two new genera of Tingidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Cretaceous amber forests of Myanmar University of Bristol


Lorenz Camila

Phylogenetic analysis and wing evolution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, São Paulo CEP 05509-300, Brazil.


NICOLI ALDINI Rinaldo

Contribution to the study of the fine structure of the egg in the genus Pseudomallada Tsukaguchi, 1995 (Neuroptera Chrysopidae)

Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza (Italy)


Nogaylar Buse

Phylogenetic Status of Apanteles galleriae Wilkinson (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) Based on Cytochrome Oxidase-I presenter


Onah Ikechukwu E.

Integrative taxonomy of Polistine paper wasps reveal a rich biodiversity in Nigeria

University College London; University of Nigeria, Nsukka



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Palestrini Claudia

Ancestral and derived horn patterns in Onthophagini dung beetles

University of Torino, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Italy


Palestrini Claudia The evolution of the epipharinx chewing system in carrier beetles

University of Torino, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Italy


Pérez Hidalgo Nicolás

Cryptic species or species poorly (or wrongly) studied? The case of Geoica utricularia (Passerini) (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Eriosomatinae: Fordini)

Institut de Biologia Integrativa de Sistemes (I2SysBio). Universitat de València - CSIC. 46980 Paterna, Valencia. Spain.


Polaszek Andrew

Dirphys (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) - gregarious endoparasitoids of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the Neotropics Natural History Museum,. London UK


Reshetnikova Nataliya

Features associated with miniaturization in the wing apparatus of the family Ptiliidae (Coleoptera)

Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University


Rohacek Jindrich

Phylogeny of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) with emphasis on Holarctic species in light of molecular dating Silesian Museum, Opava


Romani Roberto

To be, or not to be (a sensillum): hammering structures in Pimplinae unveiled

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali – Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy


Stary Martin

Will the integrative approach bring light into the phylogenetic relationships of subfamily Limnophilinae (Limoniidae: Diptera)?

Department of Boatny and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Veko Egor

The effect of miniaturization on the anatomy of Corynoneura scutellata (Diptera: Chironomidae), one of the smallest dipterans

Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University



Bilinski Szczepan M.

Unusual “cephalic placenta” supports embryonic development in viviparous dermapteran, Hemimerus talpoides

Department of Developmental Biology and Invertebrate Morphology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Krakow, Poland

Evo-devo perspectives on insect morphology

Jaglarz Mariusz K.

Adaptations to viviparity in Arixenia esau (Hexapoda, Dermaptera): an excretory aspect

Department of Developmental Biology and Invertebrate Morphology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Krakow, Poland

Evo-devo perspectives on insect morphology


Koca Ayça Özkan

Genetic variation in the invasive potato beetle populations in Turkey based on nuclear (AChE2 gene) and mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome oxidase I and II subunits) markers

Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maltepe University, Turkey

Systematics, Biogeography and Ecology of Leaf Beetles - Third European Symposium on the Chrysomelidae

Magoga Giulia

Barcoding efficiency on Chrysomelidae of Euro-Mediterranean area Università degli studi di Milano



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Magoga Giulia

Is monophagy an evolutionary dead end? Evidence from Euro-Mediterranean Chrysomelidae DISAA, Università degli studi di Milano


Monti Maurilia Maria

Morphological and molecular characterization of Lema bilineata, a new invasive species for Europe

CNR - Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (Portici), Italy


Moschella Fausto

Phylogeography of Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer, 1801) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Ceutorhynchinae) in south-western Europe

Dept. of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy


Nogaylar Buse

Phylogenetic Status of Pimpla turionella L. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumoninae) Based on Cytocrome Oxidase I first author, speaker


RAZI Sabah Thrips of cultivated Solanaceae in Biskra region (Algeria) University of Biskra, Algeria


Voigt Dagmar How tight are beetle hugs? Technische Universität Dresden, Institute for Botany, Germany


ZRIKI GHAIS

Disentangling food webs involving henhouse-dwelling mite communities with a focus on the poultry red mites Dermanyssus gallinae as a prey: first insights from laboratory predation experiments.

Center for Evolutionary and Functional Ecology- UMR 5175 CNRS, Univ Montpellier, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

SESSION 12 - Parasitology, Pathology and Immunity


Bi Jingxiu

Characterization of two novel lectins in the innate immunity from Tribolium castaneum

College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University

IMMUNE DEFENCES AND VIRULENCE STRATEGIES

Coffman Kelsey

Transcriptomic analysis of a novel viral symbiont reveals differential expression during virus replication in parasitoid wasps and fly hosts University of Georgia


Grizanova Ekaterina

Immune and epigenetic aspects of wax moth Galleria mellonella resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis during experimental evolution

Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, Novosibirsk, 630039 Russia


Grizanova Ekaterina

The role of midgut IMPI and Gloverin in the resistance of wax moth Galleria mellonella to Bacillus thuringiensis

Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, Novosibirsk, Russia


Jehan Charly

Maternal transfer of immunity according to age and reproductive effort in an insect

Laboratoire Biogéosciences, UMR 6282, CNRS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté


Kim Chami

edl/mae, a major gene for Drosophila melanogaster immune resistance to the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina boulardi

Université Côte d'Azur, INRA, CNRS, ISA, France


Maistrou Sevasti

A constitutively expressed antifungal peptide protects Tenebrio molitor during a natural infection by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. Copenhagen University



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Ruiu Luca

Entomopathogenic bacteria struggle to overcome insect immune defences. The case of Brevibacillus laterosporus

Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari


Salvia Rosanna

Generation and analysis of a comprehensive Toxoneuron nigriceps teratocyte transcriptome



Schafellner Christa

Mutual protection of endoparasitoids by symbiotic bracoviruses



Vale Pedro F.

Linking genetic variation in disease resistance and tolerance with heterogeneity in disease spread

Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK


Whitehead Mark

Innate Parasitoid Resistance in the Potato Aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae University of Liverpool



Skowronek Marcin

Antibacterial activity of bacteria isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of Melolontha spp. larvae

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Faculty of Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland

INSECT GUT IMMUNITY AND MICROBIOME


Dinh Hue

Nutritional effects on host defence induced by Serratia marcescens in Batrocera tryoni

Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

HOST REGULATION BY PARASITES AND PATHOGENS


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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Dobeš Pavel

Biological role of PLL and PHL – lectins produced by entomopathogenic bacteria Photorhabdus luminescens and Photorhabdus asymbiotica

Department of Animal Physiology and Immunology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic


Neidel Veronika

Horizontal transmission of a microsporidium is enhanced by rain

Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection (IFFF), BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82/I, 1190, Vienna, Austria


Salvia Rosanna

The expression of Toxoneuron nigriceps bracovirus (TnBV) genes induces the inhibition of TOR pathway gene transcription in Heliothis virescens prothoracic glands



Salvia Rosanna

Aphidius ervi teratocytes release Enolase (Ae-ENO) and Fatty Acid Binding Protein (Ae-FABP) by exosomal vesicles

Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano 10,

85100 Potenza, Italy HOST REGULATION BY PARASITES AND PATHOGENS

Sannino Sabrina

Functional analyses of a γ−glutamyl transpeptidase component of the venom of the parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi by heterologous expression in Drosophila melanogaster

Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy


Tokarev Yuri Galleria mellonella as a model host for Microsporidia

All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

SESSION 14 - Social Insects and Apidology


Lupi Daniela A multifactorial approach of stress factors influencing bee health

University of Milan, Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Via Celoria 2, Milano, Italy Social Immunity


Bagi Judit

Rearing wild bumblebee colonies in the lab: catching and management techniques for wild-caught Bombus terrestris queens Royal Holloway, University of London

Bees: management, ecosystem services, and products

de Sousa Pereira Kleber

Honey bee-collected pollen used to rear bumblebees is a source of pathogens and can cause Ascosphaera apis infection in bumblebee larvae Ghent University


Gilioli Gianni

Multi-dimensional modelling tools for the assessment of honey bee colony health, productivity and pollination services

Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy


Giovanetti Manuela

Botanical gardens as important refuges for pollinators to face habitat loss

Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal


Lazzeri anna marta

Inhibition of Paenibacillus larvae by foodborne and resident lactic acid bacteria

Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari


MURA ALESSANDRA

Observations on pollinating insects in different ecosystems (Sardinia, Italy)

Department of Agricultural Science, University of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy



[email protected]

POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Mutinelli Franco

The status of honey bee health in Italy: results from the nationwide monitoring network

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro (PD)


Porporato Marco HARMONIC RADAR TRACKS VESPA VELUTINA FLIGHT TO NESTS

Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (Turin), Italy


Porrini Claudio

STUDIES ON THE USE OF HONEYBEES (Apis mellifera L.) AS BIOINDICATORS OF SOME ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS

Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Italy


Shebl Mohamed A.

Biological invasion of the dwarf honey bees, Apis florea into N Africa

Dept. of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt



Lucas Christophe

When predator odor makes groups stronger: effects on behavioral and chemical adaptations in two termite species

Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte (UMR7261) CNRS – University of Tours, Tours, France

Symbiosis in social insects - behavioural and ecological interactions

Pérez Hidalgo Nicolás

Molecular analysis of the extent of the Paracletus cimiciformis-Tetramorium interaction.

Institut de Biologia Integrativa de Sistemes (I2SysBio). Universitat de València - CSIC. 46980 Paterna, Valencia. Spain.


PUSCEDDU MICHELINA

Feeding strategies and intraspecific competition in Vespula germanica in an apiary context

Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, via E. De Nicola, 07100 Sassari, Italy


Ruschioni Sara

A preliminary study of new technology for beehives monitoring




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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

SESSION 15 - Urban entomology and stored product protection


Ali Shah Jawad

Host Preference and effect of different temp & relative humidity on weight loss and percent infestation in different stored grains by Callosobruchus maculatus

The University of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Integrated Pest Management in Stored Product Protection

Al-Zurfi Sienaa Fungi for control of stored products insect pests Newcastle university


De Acutis Laura

REPELLENT ACTIVITY OF THREE HUMULUS LUPULUS (L.) ESSENTIAL OIL TERPENES AGAINST SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS (L.)

Dipartimento A.A.A.-Università degli Studi del Molise


Palermo Davide

Sweet orange essential oil nanoformulation applied as cold aerosol against Tribolium confusum and Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Department of Agriculture, University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, Reggio Calabria 89122, ITALY


Reguzzi Maria Cristina

Preliminary observations on the susceptibility of pseudo-cereals and other new grains for the European market to the attack of stored product insects

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza


Sitthichaiyakul Saruta

Competition between Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard) and Theocolax elegans (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), larval parasitoids of three host species of stored-product insect pests

Post-harvest and Processing Research and Development Division, Department of Agriculture, Bangkok 10900 Thailand



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Taha-Salaime Leena

Identification and quantification of phytoecdysteroids and clerodanes from Ajuga plants: potential activity against the pest Spodoptera littoralis

University of Haifa, Dept. of Evolutionary & Environmental Biology and Newe Ya'ar ARO Center



Bogdanova Elena

COMPLEX OF ARTHROPOD SPECIES THAT DWELL IN HOSPITALS AND THEIR CONTROL

The I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University Urban and Public Health Pests

Guarino Salvatore

A novel combination of VOCs and flower-shaped trap for the capture of house fly in domestic environments

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 90128, Palermo, Italy Urban and Public Health Pests

Repetto Ivano

An easy to apply statistical model to predict the dynamics of Aedes albopictus and to optimize the interventions of disinfestation in public areas in Genoa

Università degli Studi di Genova, Dipartimento di Matematica Urban and Public Health Pests


Bonivento Paolo

Identification, fight and prevention of wood, paper and cloth pests in archaeological and historical artifacts

IEMEST - Istituto Euro Mediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia Artifact Pests


[email protected]

POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

SESSION 16 - Symbiosis and Insect Vector Biology


Matetovici Irina

Thioester-containing proteins in the tsetse fly (Glossina) and their response to trypanosome infection.

Unit of Veterinary Protozoology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium

Molecular and cellular interactions between insect vectors and the pathogens they transmit

Tedeschi Rosemarie

Primary cell cultures of immunocytes: a new tool for the in vitro study of insect-microbe interactions


Molecular and cellular interactions between insect vectors and the pathogens they transmit


Alma Alberto

Acquisition and inoculation of FD phytoplasma by adults of Scaphoideus titanus Ball: less time is required

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari (DISAFA), University of Torino, Grugliasco (TO), Italy

Ecology/epidemiology/evolution of the three-way interaction insect vector-pathogen-host

Bennouna Amal

First assessment of transmission risk of arboviruses in Morocco

Département de pathologie et santé publique vétérinaire. Laboratoire de microbiologie, immunologie, maladies contagieuses. Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II- Rabat, Maroc


Kalaitzaki Argyro

Potential Auchenorrhyncha vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Crete (Greece): Survey, identification, seasonal abundance and vector management tactics

Hellenic Agricultural Organization ‘DEMETER’ Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture, Agrokipio, 731 00 Chania, Greece



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

MINUZ Roxana Luisa

Spatial distribution of phloem-feeding species in a vineyard with high incidense of Bois Noir



Mittelberger Cecilia

The role of transovarial transmission in the multitrophic interaction between Candidatus Phytoplasma mali , its insect vector Cacopsylla picta and the host plant Malus × domestica. Centro di Sperimentazione Laimburg


Mongelli Vanesa

Determining the impact of insect innate immunity on viral diversity and evolution. Institut Pasteur


Naves Pedro

Is host selection of Mediterranean pines by Monochamus galloprovincialis (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) related with Pine Wilt Disease incidence?

Unidade Estratégica de Sistemas Agrários e Florestais e Sanidade Vegetal; Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV); Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-159 Oeiras, Portugal


Oppedisano Tiziana

Acquisition and transmission of ´Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ by Apple proliferation insect vectors

Fondazione Edmund Mach, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Rossi Marika

Genetic diversity and competition of Flavescence dorée phytoplasma populations between insect vectors and plants

CNR Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy



Alonso Diego Genome reduction in the mosquito symbiont Asaia

Biotechnology Institute (IBTEC) & Biosciences Institute at Botucatu (IBB), Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Impact of symbionts on insect biology

Baiao Guilherme Costa

Differential gene expression in Wolbachia infected and non-infected Drosophila paulistorum

Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University


Bigiotti Gaia

Effects of lab procedures on the transfer of B. oleae endosymbiont, Candidatus Erwinia dacicola

Department of Agrifood Production and Environmental Sciences (DISPAA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy


Crotti Elena

Diet and developmental stage shape the bacterial community diversity in the waste reducing insect Hermetia illucens (L.)

Università degli Studi di Milano - Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente


Giorgini Massimo

Evidence of facultative endosymbiont-mediated protection against parasitoids in Bemisia tabaci MED species and parasitoid counterstrategies for coping with host protection

CNR, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Portici, Napoli, Italy



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Goda Nizar

Spatio-temporal changes in the gut microbiota of Popillia japonica

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy


Lo Nathan

Rampant host-switching shaped the termite gut microbiome The University of Sydney


Marzachì Cristina

Euscelidius variegatus iflavirus 1: insect-to-insect transmission

CNR Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante


Morimoto Juliano

Commensal microbiota modulates larval foraging behaviour and developmental traits in Bactrocera tryoni

Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia / Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, 19031, CEP: 81531-990


Ribeiro Lopes Mélanie

Molecular characterization of aphid bacteriocyte cell death by RNAseq analysis



Schmidtberg Henrike

Symbiont-mediated chemical defense in ladybirds?

Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, 35392 Giessen, Germany


Schuler Hannes

Potential influence of the microbial community of Cacopsylla melanoneura (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Phytoplasma transmission Laimburg Research Centre



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POSTER SESSION

3-4-5 JULY 2018

Simonet Pierre

A novel cell death process eliminates both bacteriocytes and their symbionts in the pea aphid/Buchnera symbiotic system



Trappeniers Katrien

Host-microbe interactions between the tsetse innate immune system and the secondary symbiont Sodalis glossinidius.

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. University of Ghent, Belgium.


Zimowska Beata

Notes on Cladosporium species associated with Asphondylia galls on species of Lamiaceae in Poland and in Italy

Department of Plant Protection, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland


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