8th International Entomophagous Insects Conference

9:00 - 9:45 (45min)

Biological control in large-scale open-field systems

Doubinsky amphitheater

Lessandro Gontijo

9:45 - 10:30 (45min)

Biological control & IPM

Doubinsky amphitheater

› Parasitoids that are cryptically effective and ineffective biological control agents: distinguishing between 'dark horses' and 'paper tigers' - Paul K. Abram, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 09:45-10:00 (15min)

› Host selection behaviour and specificity of Anagyrus fusciventris (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on three mealybugs present in Spanish persimmon orchards - Emanuele Porcu, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria 10:00-10:15 (15min)

› A theoretical framework 3MP to improve the adoption of "green" IPM tactics while considering broad environmental benefits - Peng Han, Yunnan University 10:15-10:30 (15min)

10:30 - 11:00 (30min)

Coffee break

hall

11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)

Biological control & IPM

Doubinsky amphitheater

› Getting a visa for an exotic biological control agent - Laure Kaiser, UMR Evolution, Génomes, Comportement et Ecologie 11:00-11:15 (15min)

› Dipteran parasitoids as biocontrol agents - Maria Luisa Dindo, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna 11:15-11:30 (15min)

› Ant-mediated pest control with cover crops in citrus agroecosystems - Maite Fernández de Bobadilla, Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología [IVIA] 11:30-11:45 (15min)

› Accuracy or accessibility: comparing methods estimating pest control based on trophic energy fluxes and on functional diversity. - Eugène Maurey, Laboratoire Agronomie et Environnement 11:45-12:00 (15min)

› How overwintering affects the reproduction of two egg parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys in France and Italy - Guillaume Martel, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences - University of Turin, Association Nationale des Producteurs de Noisettes 12:00-12:15 (15min)

› Potential of Nabis provencalis Remane (Hemiptera: Nabidae) as a predator of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). - Roberto Meseguer Rosagro, Universitat de Lleida 12:15-12:30 (15min)

12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)

Lunch

hall

14:00 - 15:30 (1h30)

Behavioural ecology

Doubinsky amphitheater

› Does the natal fly host species affect host preference and parasitization efficiency of pupal filth fly parasitoids? - Leo BEUKEBOOM, University of Groningen 14:00-14:15 (15min)

› Getting to the heart of the matter: How does lettuce plant architecture affect aphid predator foraging behaviour? - Jessica Fraser, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Centre de la Science et de la Biodiversité du Québec - Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science 14:15-14:30 (15min)

› Olfactory responses of Ganaspis kimorum and Leptopilina japonica (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) to host-associated chemical cues - Francesco Tortorici, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino 14:30-14:45 (15min)

› Fruit domestication impacts oviposition preference and performance of a parasitoid wasp - Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey [New Brunswick] 14:45-15:00 (15min)

› Complex interactions in host-selection: decoding behaviour in Sclerodermus cereicollis for effective pest control - Serena Malabusini, Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan - Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS) 15:00-15:15 (15min)

› Modulating trophic interactions among natural enemies of Tuta absoluta in tomato crops using artificial sugary diets - Pablo Urbaneja Bernat, IRTA Cabrils 15:15-15:30 (15min)

15:30 - 16:00 (30min)

Break

hall

16:00 - 17:30 (1h30)

Behavioural ecology

Doubinsky amphitheater

› Foraging at night under artificial light: impacts on senescence and lifetime reproductive success for a diurnal insect - Emmanuel Desouhant, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive 16:00-16:15 (15min)

› Convergence in symbiont-induced plant-mediated responses to herbivory: cascading effects for foraging parasitoids - Antonino Cusumano, Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo 16:15-16:30 (15min)

› Experimental evaluation of the voracity and predation behavior of a set of natural enemies of pests in Clementine orchards. - Judith Le Nan, Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes 16:30-16:45 (15min)

› Dynamics of insects and their facultative defensive endosymbiotic bacteria: A simulation model - Eric Wajnberg, INRAE 16:45-17:00 (15min)

› Effects of defensive symbionts on aphid natural enemies: Mechanisms and Behaviour - Maximilien Adam, CIRAD 17:00-17:15 (15min)

› The plant-mediated effect of Cotesia glomerata parasitism and symbionts on parasitoid recruitment - Sarah Kalisvaart, Laboratory of Entomology [Wageningen] 17:15-17:30 (15min)

18:00 - 20:00 (2h)

Friends and ennemies associated for sustainable control of pests (in French)

Town hall (15 min walk)

Laure Kaiser