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MONDAY 8 JUNE – Insect Apocalypse

TUESDAY 9 JUNE – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE – Biodiversity, Resilience and Biocontrol

THURSDAY 11 JUNE – Pollinators Decline

FRIDAY 12 JUNE – Public Assembly Italian National Academy of Entomology

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I Session: Insect-plant interactions

9:30 – 10:05
Angharad Gatehouse, Newcastle University, UK
Plant Response to Stress: Can this be exploited for Crop Protection?

10:05 – 10:30
Deepa Pureswaran, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Québec, Canada
Host tree-insect interactions in northern forest ecosystems in a changing climate

10:30 – 10:55
Salvatore Cozzolino, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy
Smart plants or naive insects?

11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break

11:30 – 11:55
Rosa Rao, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy
How plants react to the insect challenge

11:55– 12:20
David Giron, CNRS / Université François-Rabelais , Tours, France
From leaf-miners to gall-inducers: a continuum of plant manipulators?

12:20 – 12:45
Stefano Colazza, University of Palermo, Italy
Ecology of egg parasitoids in crop protection

12:45– 13:10
Maria Cristina Digilio, University Federico II, Napoli, Italy
Insect and microorganisms interactions and the induction of plant defence

13:10 – 13:30
General discussion

13:30 – 14:30
Lunch

II session: Insects for the court, Insects for the History: a journey through Forensic

14:30 – 14:35
Introduction – Stefano Vanin, University of Huddersfield, UK
Entomology and Funerary Archaeoentomology

14:35 – 15:05
Carlo Campobasso, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
PMI estimation a challenge for forensic pathologists

15:05 – 15:35
Gino Fornaciari, University of Pisa, Italy
Hidden information within mummies and other burials

15:35 – 16:05
Stefano Vanin, University of Huddersfield, UK
Forensic Entomology and Funerary Archaeoentomology: a source of answers

16:05 – 16:30
General discussion

16.30 – 17.00
Presentation of the book: “Il piacere delle api” – Paolo Fontana

9.30-9.40
Introduction. Claudio Bandi (Department of Biosciences University of Milan) and Alessandra della Torre (Department of Public Health & Infectious Diseases, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”)

9.40-10.10
Transgenic strategies to combat malaria and arboviruses: the transition from laboratory to field. Luca Facchinelli (Post-Doc, Imperial College, London, UK)

10.10-10.40
New genomic perspectives in the study of hybridisation zones between the main Afrotropical malaria vectors of the complex Anopheles gambiae. Verena Pichler (PhD student; Department of Public Health & Infectious Diseases, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”).

10.40-11.10
Coffee break

11.10-11.40
Hard ticks as a risk factor for the development of chronic degenerative diseases: the case of Lyme disease. Davide Sassera (Post-Doc, University of Pavia)

11.40-12.10
Of viruses, mosquitoes and people. Fausto Baldanti (IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia)

12.10-12.40
Discussion

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14.30-14.40
Introduction. Claudio Ioriatti (Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all’Adige, TN) and Nicola Mori (DAFNAE – University of Padua)

14.40-14.50
Drosophila Suzuki: origin, dissemination and current lines of research. Claudio Ioriatti (Edmund Mach Foundation San Michele all’Adige, TN)

14.50-15.25
Spotted Wing Drosophila: present situation in USA. Walton Vaughn (Oregon State University)

15.25-15.35
Cost-benefit analysis for controlling the spread and infestation of Drosophila suzukii on small fruits in northern Italy. Emanuele Del Fava (Bocconi University Milan)

15.35-15.45
Studies on introduction routes, structure and population dynamics of Drosophila suzukii in Italy. Gianfranco Anfora (Edmund Mach Foundation San Michele all’Adige, TN).

15.55-16.05
Ecology of Drosophila suzukii in north-eastern Italy. Lorenzo Tonina (DAFNAE – University of Padua).

16.05-16.15
Semiochemicals and monitoring techniques in Drosophila suzukii. Luciana Tavella (DISAFA – University of Turin)

16.15-16.45
Coffee break

16.45-16.55
Chemical, physical and agronomic means for the containment of Drosophila suzukii. Nicola Mori (DAFNAE – University of Padua).

16.55-17.05
State of the art and biological control guidelines for the containment of Drosophila suzukii in Italy. Antonio Biondi (DI3A University of Catania)

17.05-17.30
Flash talks: Role of acetic bacterial symbionts in the behavioural responses of Drosophila suzukii. Fabio Mazzetto (DISAFA Università di Torino)
– Reproductive behaviour and vibro-acoustic communication of Drosophila suzukii. Valerio Mazzoni (Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all’Adige, TN)
– Reproductive behaviour of wintering females of Drosophila suzukii in Trentino. Alberto Grassi (Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all’Adige, TN)
– Changes in the bacterial community associated with Drosophila suzukii in introduced populations. Luca Mazzon (DAFNAE – Università di Padova)
– Comparative genomics and molecular biology approaches for the control of Drosophila suzukii. Omar Rota-Stabelli (Fondazione Edmund Mach San Michele all’Adige, TN)

17.30-18.00
Discussion

14,30-14,35
Presentation by the President of the Academy Romano Dallai.

14.35-14.45
Introduction by the Academician Stefano Turilazzi

14.45-15.25
Opportunities and constraints for insects in the food chain. Paul Vantomme (Senior Officer FAO, Roma)

15.25-15.30
Discussion

15.30-16.00
Insect consumption from a food safety perspective: regulatory framework and risk assessment. Antonia Ricci (Zooprophylactic Institute of the Venezie, Padua)

16.00-16.05
Discussion

16.05-16.20
Initiatives in Italy. Roberto Valvassori (University of Insubria)

16.20-16.35
Breeding insects for food: problems, cautions and perspectives. Mario Colombo (University of Milan)

16.35-16.50
Large-scale insect breeding and production chains. Silvia Cappellozza (CRA-API, Padua)

16.50-17.05
Using insects as bioprocessors: from food waste to the production of animal protein for animal feed. Morena Casartelli (University of Milan), Gianluca Tettamanti (University of Insubria)

17.05-17.20
Environmental benefits and costs of entomophagy. Sustainability of large-scale breeding. Anna Maria Fausto (University of Tuscia)

17.20-17.50
Discussion

17.50-18.00
Concluding remarks by the President of the Academy Romano Dallai and the President of the Italian Entomological Society Francesco Pennacchio

10.30-10.40
Welcome address

10.40-10.50
Presentation of the cultural event
A.M. Fausto (Roma)

10.50-11.00
Introductory note
L. Gradoni (Roma)

11.00-11.30
Leishmania development in sand flies: parasite-vector interactions
P. Volf (Prague)

11.30-11.40
Discussion

11.40-12.10
Driving forces for changes in geographical distribution of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe
A. Rizzoli (S. Michele all’Adige, Trento)

12.10-12.20
Discussion

12.20-12.50
The cryptic complexity of malaria vectors in Africa: from Anopheles gambiae chromosomal forms to Anopheles coluzzii
A. della Torre (Roma)

12.50-13.00
Discussion

14.30-15.00
Probable autochthonous introduced malaria cases in Italy in 2009-2011 and the risk of local vector-borne transmission
R. Romi (Roma)

15.00-15.10
Discussion

15.10-15.40
The importance and significance of entomological monitoring for new and old pathogens transmitted by Culicidae
G. Capelli (Padova)

15.40-16.00
Discussion

16.30-17.00
Culicoides in Italy: highlights on Bluetongue and Schmallenberg vectorse
M. Goffredo (Teramo)

17.00-17.10
Discussion

17.10-17.40
Current knowledge on the distribution and biology of the recently introduced invasive mosquito Aedes koreicus
F. Montarsi (Padova)

15.40-16.00
Discussion

10.30-10.35
Introduction
Proff. R. Dallai e S.Turillazzi

10.35-11.15
Polyneoptera or “lower Neoptera” ? new light on old and phylogenetic problems.
R. G. Beutel e B. Wipfler (Jena)

11.15-11.30
Discussion

11.30-12.10
Sociality in the minor orders of Polyneoptera
S. Turillazzi (Florence)

12.10-12.30
Discussion

12.30-14.00
Lunch break

14.15-14.45
From basic knowledge to applied studies: Plecoptera as a paradigm
R.Fochetti (Viterbo)

14.45-14.55
Discussion

14.55-15.35
Biology and Systematics of Italian Isoptera: Autochthonous and Invasive Species
B. Mantovani e A. Luchetti (Bologna)

15.35-15.45
Discussion

15.45-16.15
Comparative spermatology of the Phasmatodea confirms the basal phylogenetic position of Timema.
M.Gottardo (Siena)

16.15-16.25
Discussion

16.25-16.55
The structure of the male and female genital system of Zoraptera and reproductive behaviour of the group.
R.Dallai (Siena)

16.55-18.00
General discussion

14.30-14.35
Introduction
Proff. R. Dallai e S.Turillazzi

14.35-15.10
At the Origin of Insects: Hypothesis on the Diversification of Hexapods
Prof. F. Frati (Department of Evolutionary Biology – Siena)

15.10-15.45
Arthropod segments: an evo-devo story, between development and adaptation
Prof. A. Minelli (Department of Biology – Padua)

15.45-16.20
How to live in a mangrove: many questions and few answers.
Prof. M. Vannini (Department of Evolutionary Biology – Florence)

16.20-16.50
Adaptations in larval life in Coleoptera Meloides.
Prof. M. Bologna (Department of Environmental Biology Rome III)

16.50-17.20
Cephalic structures and food intake in Cecidomidae larvae.
Prof. M. Solinas (Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Perugia)

17.20-18.00
General discussion