8th International Entomophagous Insects Conference

8:30 - 9:00 (30min)

registration

welcome desk and information

9:00 - 9:15 (15min)

welcome and introduction

Doubinsky amphitheater

organizers

9:15 - 10:00 (45min)

Honeydew as food source for parasitoids in agroecosystems

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Alejandro Tena Barreda

10:00 - 10:30 (30min)

Behavioural ecology

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› Comparison of life-history traits in six egg parasitoid species of the genus Trichogramma - Véronique Martel, Natural Resources Canada - Marlène Goubault, Institut de recherche sur la biologie de l'insecte UMR7261 10:00-10:15 (15min)

› Juvenile-specialized Eupelmidae's unique behavior of parasitizing imagoes increases species fitness - Matvey Nikelshparg, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 10:15-10:30 (15min)

10:30 - 11:00 (30min)

Coffee break

hall

11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)

Behavioural ecology

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› Host location by hyperparasitoids - Erik Poelman, Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands 11:00-11:15 (15min)

› What is the secret of success of the invasive brown widow spider Latrodectus geometricus? - Michal Segoli, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 11:15-11:30 (15min)

› Optimal host plant selection by caterpillars may not be optimal: Performance of Chelonus insularis is enhanced by fall armyworm's preference for caterpillar-susceptible maize - Julio S. Bernal, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station 11:30-11:45 (15min)

› Influence of thermal history on contest outcome and aggressiveness of competing parasitoids - Mathieu Bussy, Institut de recherche sur la biologie de l'insecte 11:45-12:00 (15min)

› The slaughter of the innocents: male killing in quasi-social parasitoids with unusually female biased sex ratios - Ian Hardy, Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki 12:00-12:15 (15min)

› Kin recognition and inbreeding avoidance in Venturia canescens: behavioral and transcriptomic insights - Maxime Verdier, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 12:15-12:30 (15min)

12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)

Lunch

hall

14:00 - 15:30 (1h30)

Chemical ecology

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› The dose makes the poison: hormesis and herbivore immunity against parasitoids. - Paul Ode, Colorado State University [Fort Collins] 14:00-14:15 (15min)

› Sublethal effects of insecticides on pheromone communication and host finding in parasitoids - Joachim Ruther, Institute for Zoology, University of Regensburg 14:15-14:30 (15min)

› Host-recognition response of the parasitoid Cotesia typhae to oral secretion enzymes of its host, the Mediterranean corn borer - Taiadjana Fortuna, Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie 14:30-14:45 (15min)

› Role of Floral Volatiles in Oviposition Behavior of Maruca vitrata and the Potential of Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles in Enhancing Biocontrol by Natural Enemies on Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) - Jonathan Osei-Owusu, Department of Biological Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya-Ghana;Laboratory of Chemical Ecology, Rothamsted Chemical Ecology Project, KNUST, Kumasi 14:45-15:00 (15min)

› Effects of microbe-induced tomato volatiles on the behaviour of natural enemies of greenhouse pests - Michele Ricupero, University of Catania, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Catania 15:00-15:15 (15min)

› Which companion plant intercropped in a young apple orchard could affect aphid population and/or natural enemies? - Louna Rizzi, Plantes et systèmes de culture horticoles 15:15-15:30 (15min)

15:30 - 16:00 (30min)

Break

hall

16:00 - 16:30 (30min)

Chemical ecology

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› Trichoderma harzianum modulates indirect defenses on tomato against herbivore stink bugs - Stefano Colazza, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo 16:00-16:15 (15min)

› Flower strips and synthetic volatiles and its effect on aphid natural enemies' populations in Mediterranean apple orchards - Judit Arnó, IRTA 16:15-16:30 (15min)

16:30 - 17:30 (1h)

Systematics & Biodiversity

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› Fantastic Aphidiines and Where to Find Them: Is It Possible to Find Rare Species of Parasitoids Using GIS? - Maryna Kaliuzhna, I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NASU, Agro-industrial Group Arnika 16:30-16:45 (15min)

› Untangling a cryptic species complex of Cephalonomia spp. (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) associated with coffee berry borer and other Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Hawai'i - Tara Gariepy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 16:45-17:00 (15min)

› Concealed world of tiny forest spirits: biology, taxonomic issues and Afrotropical diversity of the genus Omphale (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae) - Alex Gumovsky, The Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History 17:00-17:15 (15min)

› What do we know about Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae, Hymenoptera) distribution in Ecuador through entomological collections? - Marina Mazon, Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Alicante 17:15-17:30 (15min)

17:45 - 19:00 (1h15)

Posters and cocktail

classrooms 7 & 8