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8:30 - 9:00 (30min)
registration
welcome desk and information
9:00 - 9:15 (15min)
welcome and introduction
![]() organizers
9:15 - 10:00 (45min)
Honeydew as food source for parasitoids in agroecosystems
![]() 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
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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
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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
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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
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9:00 - 9:45 (45min)
Biological control in large-scale open-field systems
![]() Lessandro Gontijo
9:45 - 10:30 (45min)
Biological control & IPM
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› 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
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Biological control & IPM
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› 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
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Behavioural ecology
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› 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
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Behavioural ecology
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› 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)
![]() Laure Kaiser
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9:00 - 9:45 (45min)
Effect of global warming on Drosophila-parasitoid communities
![]() Melanie Thierry
9:45 - 10:45 (1h)
Global changes
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› Global warming and copper pollution: a deadly trap for pest natural enemies in vineyards
- William Nusillard, AgroParisTech, 91120, Palaiseau, France, Biogéosciences, UMR 6282, CNRS, Université Bourgogne Europe, F-21000 Dijon, France
09:45-10:00 (15min)
› Sublethal pesticide exposure in non-target terrestrial ecosystems: disruptions in trophic interactions and consequences for natural enemies
- Axel Beringue, Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution [Rennes]
10:00-10:15 (15min)
› Climate change triggers parasitoid summer diapause directly and indirectly via trophic cascades
- Cécile Le Lann, University of Rennes, ECOBIO
10:15-10:30 (15min)
› Extreme thermal events have more effects on aphid-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid trophic networks than long-term climatic conditions and landscape
- Léna JEGO, Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution
10:30-10:45 (15min)
10:45 - 11:15 (30min)
Coffee break
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Biological control & IPM
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› Conservation biological control in winter reduces vector-borne virus incidence in cereal crops
- Joan Van Baaren, Université de Rennes
11:15-11:30 (15min)
› Enhancing the biological control of two mirids with banker plants in tomato greenhouses.
- Juliette Poidatz, CIRAD - UMR PVBMT
11:30-11:45 (15min)
› Exploring the competitive interactions between two parasitoids of Tuta absoluta: the native Necremnus tutae and the exotic Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris
- Angeliki Syropoulou, IRTA, Sustainable Plant Protection Program, 08348 Cabrils, Catalonia, Spain
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› The making of - a parasitoid product to control the Spotted Wing Drosophila in Germany
- Annette Herz, Julius Kühn Institute, Institute for Biological Control, Dossenheim
12:00-12:15 (15min)
› A comparison of natural pest control measurement methods: which indicators do we need to quantify predation?
- Yann Tricault, Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes
12:15-12:30 (15min)
12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)
Lunch
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Biological control & IPM
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› Biological Control of Stable Flies: An Effective Alternative to Insecticides
- Damien MOREL
14:00-14:15 (15min)
› Assessment of tachinid flies and egg parasitoids as biological control agents of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
- Fernanda Cingolani, CEPAVE (CONICET-UNLP)
14:15-14:30 (15min)
› Non-Chemical Methods for Sustainable Control of Main Pests in Olive Farms in Egypt”
- Esmat Hegazi, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (eshegazi@hotmail.com)
14:30-14:45 (15min)
› NECTAR-INHABITING BACTERIA AFFECT THE LONGEVITY OF ADULT PARASITOIDS
- Evgenia Sarakatsani, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo
14:45-15:00 (15min)
15:00 - 15:30 (30min)
Population, Community and Landscape ecology
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› Floral enrichment effect on the biodiversity and ecosystem services in European agricultural landscapes along a European Gradient with Climate and landscape variations.
- Hanna CHOLE, Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution [Rennes]
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Floral nectar provision improves parasitoid wasp biological control efficiency
- Gail Jackson, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh - Wan Nurainie Wan Ismail, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh - Henry Creissen, University of the Highlands and Islands - Pete Iannetta, James Hutton Institute
15:15-15:30 (15min)
15:30 - 16:00 (30min)
Break
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Population, Community and Landscape ecology
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› Attraction response of Mastrus ridens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) to flowers of seven plant species and response relationship with different floral traits
- Tania Zaviezo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
16:00-16:15 (15min)
› A summer-flowering desert tree supports local parasitoids: prospects for conservation biological control
- Tamar Keasar, University of Haifa-Oranim
16:15-16:30 (15min)
› Resolving whitefly-natural enemy trophic connections in vegetable-cotton landscapes
- Jason Schmidt, University of Georgia
16:30-16:45 (15min)
› Do food webs studies in apple orchards reveal buffering ability of key natural enemies against plant pests?
- Shameer KS, Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki
16:45-17:00 (15min)
› Balancing Complementarity and Intraguild Predation to Enhance Long-Term Biocontrol Services
- Francisco Martínez-Martínez, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› Intra-annual dynamics of the carabids' diet in oilseed rape fields
- Yohann Graux, Institut de recherche sur la biologie de línsecte
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Assessing the Determinants of the Distribution of Carabid Communities in Agricultural Landscapes Using Joint Species Distribution Models
- Abel MASSON, IGEPP, INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ Rennes, 35000, Rennes
17:30-17:45 (15min)
18:00 - 22:30 (4h30)
Visit of Renaissance gardens and gala dinner at "Château de Villandry"
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9:00 - 9:45 (45min)
Characterization of Domesticated Endogenous Viruses gene function in parasitoid wasps
![]() Ange Lorenzi
9:45 - 10:45 (1h)
Genetics, Evolution & Physiology
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› Unravelling the amplification of domesticated endogenous viruses in ichneumonid wasps
- Anne-Nathalie Volkoff, Diversité, Génomes & Interactions Microorganismes - Insectes [Montpellier]
09:45-10:00 (15min)
› Search for key regulators of endogenous viruses replication in ichneumonid wasps through differential gene expression analysis
- Fabrice Legeai, Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes, Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires
10:00-10:15 (15min)
› Physical mapping of repetitive DNA sequences on chromosomes of parasitoid Hymenoptera
- Vladimir Gokhman, Nordau Str. 5, Haifa
10:15-10:30 (15min)
› Insights on the evolution of endogenous viruses involved in parasitism success provided by Toxoneuron nigriceps (Braconidae, Cardiochilinae) genome
- Jean-Michel Drezen, Institut de recherche sur la biologie de línsecte
10:30-10:45 (15min)
10:45 - 11:15 (30min)
Coffee break
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Genetics, Evolution & Physiology
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› Discovery of endogenous viral elements in Campopleginae wasps suggest widespread nudivirus domestication
- Elisabeth Huguet, Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte
11:15-11:30 (15min)
› Improving parasitism success of a weakly virulent parasitoid strain
- Florence Mougel, UMR Evolution, Génomes, Comportement et Ecologie
11:30-11:45 (15min)
› Viral flow among citrus mealybugs and their parasitoid complex
- Jesica Pérez-Rodríguez, Laboratorio de Control Biotecnológico de Plagas, Instituto de Biotecnología y Biomedicina (BIOTECMED). Universitat de València. 46100-Burjassot, València, Spain
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› Host regulation by insect parasitoids: The induction of diapause
- Thomas Zankl, BOKU University Vienna
12:00-12:15 (15min)
› Integrative Framework for Sustainable Insect Management
- David GIRON, Insect Biology Research Institute (IRBI), CNRS-University of Tours
12:15-12:30 (15min)
12:30 - 13:00 (30min)
Closing ceremony & Future IEIC
![]() Eric Wajnberg
13:00 - 14:00 (1h)
Sandwiches
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Excursion "Château de Chenonceau"
Guided tour of the Château de Chenonceau organized by the Tours Tourist Office
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