The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Entomology series
1–15 Jul 2021
Systematics, Genetics, Biology, Ecology, Management
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Conference Closed
IECE has been closed successfully with 140+ accepted proceedings and 4 live sessions. We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciations to all the participants for their contributions and all the chairs and committee members for their excellent work.
All participants of IECE are welcome to submit an extended full paper to the Special Issue in the journal Insects (IF 2.769), with a 20% discount on the Article Processing Charges.
Welcome from the Chair
Welcome from the Chair of the 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology (IECE)
Dear Colleagues,
I have the pleasure to welcome you to the 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology (IECE), organized and funded by the international journal Insects. This meeting provides an opportunity for scientists around the globe to present their most recent research findings in entomology. In the last decade, there has been tremendous development in entomological research, which has led to the publication of thousands of papers. IECE aims to contribute further to the rapid spread of worldwide advances on insects from the entire scientific community through the publication of proceedings after the conference. IECE includes eight research topics, as follows:
• Systematics and Morphology
• Genetics and Genomics
• Biology, Behavior and Physiology
• Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution
• Pest Management
• Forest and Urban Entomology
• Medical and Veterinary Entomology
• Apiculture and Pollinators
We hope you will be able to join this exciting event, which is organized and sponsored by MDPI, a scholarly open access publisher (https://www.mdpi.com/). We look forward to your contributions and discussions.
List of accepted submissions (148)
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sciforum-046657 | Testing the Hypothesis of Modularity on Head Capsule in Millipede Megaphyllum bosniense (Verhoeff, 1897) (Diplopoda: Julida) | , , , , , , | N/A |
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Covariation of multiple parts of morphological traits (referred as morphological integration) in combination with investigation about the presence of subunites (modules), and level of integration both within and between themselves (referred as modularity), have been studied in great number of animals. The presence of modularity may have an impact on both development and evolution of the species, because separate module may develop and evolve in a separate and different way. The aim of our study was to test the hypothesis that the distal region of the head capsule is a module in millipede Megaphyllum bosniense (Verhoeff, 1897) using geometric morphometrics. Millipede samples were collected from population inhabiting Mt. Avala (near Belgrade, Serbia). Several different programs were used: MakeFan, TpsDig, CoordGen, MorphoJ, and R program. Allometry was significant for the asymmetric component (FA), so further analyses were conducted on residual values of FA. Modularity hypothesis is accepted, because our results indicated that covariance coefficients (RV) for FA had lower values than 92.86% of other RV coefficients obtained by a random contiguous partition of dorsal part of the head capsule. The scaled variance of the eigenvalues of the FA (EV) was significantly lower after than before allometry removal. Considering obtained results, distal and proximal regions of the head capsule develop and function as separate modules, which indicate that mentioned structures have different developmental pathways and functions in this julidan species. |
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sciforum-046660 | Non-Systemic Metamorphosis in Callipodida (Myriapoda, Diplopoda): the Case of an Endemic Balkan Millipede Apfelbeckia insculpta (L. Koch, 1867) | , , , , , , | N/A |
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Gonopods are specialized appendages of the seventh diplosegment (where they replace anterior and/or posterior walking leg-pairs during ontogeny) in males of millipede (Diplopoda) clade Helminthomorpha. They are involved in sperm transfer; their organization is highly complex and represents the most important morphological character for millipede taxonomy. Gonopod development is unique case of morphological differentiation during an advanced phase of post-embryogenesis. This process is named non-systemic metamorphosis and it encompasses only the morphological transformation of diplosegment that bears gonopods. To our best knowledge, there are no data on non-systemic metamorphosis in diplopod order Callipodida. Only the anterior pair of walking legs of the seventh diplosegment is replaced with gonopods during post-embryogenesis in callipodidan males. For this study, we analyzed non-systemic metamorphosis in Apfelbeckia insulpta (L. Koch, 1867), an endemic Balkan callipodidan that undergoes teloanamorphic mode of post-embryonic development and reaches adulthood after nine molts. With the ninth molt, adult stadium (stadium X) is achieved and there are no additional molts. The gonopod differentiation in A. insculpta was explored utilizing scanning electron microscopy. Gonopod rudiments are firstly observed at the stadium VIII and they are simple finger-like structures. At the following stadium, gonopod precursors are enlarged and dilated at the base. With the final molt (stadium X), gonopods acquires complex morphology with fully developed branches, processes, solenomere and parasolenomere. With abrupt changes that take place only between penultimate and ultimate phase of gonopod differentiation, non-systemic metamorphosis in our study species follows the pattern observed in millipede order Polydesmida. |
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sciforum-046672 | Mortality of the Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum) when Exposed to Croatian Strain of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Steinernema feltiae | , , , , , , , , | N/A | N/A |
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Complex strategies are employed to control pests of stored agricultural products. Tribolium castaneum (the red flour beetle) is is a common pest found worldwide in stored grains. The pest has developed resistance to chemical pesticides, and biological alternatives are the only tool used as a direct control measure. Entomopathogenic nematodes are used in different agricultural systems as biological control agents whose efficiency in plant protection is often comparable to chemical pesticides. An increasing need for the development of new and enhancement of existing biological control agents led us to study the effect of the insecticidal efficacy of two species of entomopathogenic nematodes (Croatian strains: Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora) against T. castaneum larvae and adults. The experiment was set up under laboratory conditions with or without wheat grain as a food attractant for insects. The pathogenicity of IJs of entomopathogenic nematodes was tested in different nematode concentrations, in dark, and under different temperature regimes. The red flour beetle mortality was achieved up to 100% with both nematode species depending on the temperature and nematode concentration. H. bacteriophora and S. feltiae were pathogenic to the red flour beetle even at temperatures lower than 15 °C which is optimal for storing grains. Food attractant did not enhance nematodes pathogenicity. The red flour beetle was susceptible to tested entomopathogenic nematodes and offspring are recovered from the insect cadavers. |
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sciforum-046685 | Immediate and Delayed Mortality of Tribolium confusum Adults and Larvae on Concrete Surfaces Treated with Chlorantraniliprole | , , | N/A | N/A |
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Adults and larvae of Tribolium confusum were exposed for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5d on concrete treated with chlorantraniliprole SC at four doses (0.01, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.5 mg active ingredient/cm2). Then, the adults and larvae alive were transferred on untreated concrete and delayed mortality was evaluated after 7d. Larval mortality ranged from 61.1 to 78.9% while adult mortality ranged between 40.0 and 70.0%, after 5d. Delayed mortality was high for both life stages, reaching 97.2 and 100.0% for adults and larvae, respectively. To conclude with, chlorantraniliprole is an effective management tool against T. confusum on concrete surfaces. |
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sciforum-046699 | Fruit Damage by Dicyphus cerastii and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Tomato | , , |
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Zoophytophagous dicyphine mirids can produce economically important damage on tomato. We evaluated the influence of fruit ripeness and presence of prey and water, on fruit damage caused by nymphs and adults of two species (Dicyphus cerastii and Nesidiocoris tenuis) in 24h. For both species combined, fruit ripeness was the most important factor and unripe fruit suffered more damage. The presence of prey only reduced damage on unripe fruits. Factor importance on fruit damage varied between species. For D. cerastii fruit ripeness was the most important factor whereas for N. tenuis it was mirid age. Overall, N. tenuis females produced more damage than D. cerastii. |
Relevant Special Issue
Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is in cooperation with the 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology (IECE), organized by Insects (Impact Factor 2.769) from 1 to 15 July 2021 on the MDPI Sciforum platform. We welcome submissions from participants of the conference, as well as those not participating.
All conference contributors, both to oral and poster sessions, are encouraged to submit a full paper related to their contribution to this Special Issue of Insects at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/insects, with a 20% discount on the Article Processing Charge (if accepted). Submission of a manuscript to Insects is independent of conference proceedings and will follow the standard peer-review process.
The Special Issue of Insects will maintain the topical subdivisions of the conference in the following eight fields:
• Systematics and Morphology
• Genetics and Genomics
• Biology, Behavior and Physiology
• Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution
• Pest Management
• Forest and Urban Entomology
• Medical and Veterinary Entomology
• Apiculture and Pollinators
Submitted manuscripts to Insects should fulfill the following criteria:
(1) Title and Abstract should be substantially different with that of the conference paper, so that they can be differentiated in various databases.
(2) 50% new data should be added to make it a real and complete journal paper.
(3) The length of full manuscripts should accurately meet the publication standards of Insects.
We look forward to your novel work.
Prof. Dr. Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Guest Editor
IECE2021 Live Sessions Recordings
Live Session 1 - 2 July 2021
Live Session 2 - 7 July 2021
Live Session 3 - 8 July 2021
Live Session 4 - 12 July 2021
Videos from Invited Speakers
by Natalia Kirichenko et al.
Effects of Combined Administration of Entomopathogenic Bacteria to Drosophila suzukii Larvae
by Maurizio F. Brivio et al.
Predictive Modeling of Seasonal Mosquito Population Patterns with Neural Networks
by Petros Damos et al.
IECE2021 Live Sessions Programs
2 July 2021
Session 1
Date: 2 July 2021
Time: 03:00pm (CEST) | 09:00am (EDT) | 21:00pm (CST Asia)
Sessions and Moderators Genetics and Genomics: Erin Scully and Mihailo Jelić |
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Presentation Topic |
Time (CEST) |
Conference Chair Nickolas G. Kavallieratos |
Opening Speech |
03:00pm – 03:10pm |
Invited Speaker Mara Lawniczak
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Targeted Sequencing Panels for Malaria Control and Biomonitoring |
03:10pm – 03:35pm |
Invited Speaker Fabrice Legeai |
AskoR, A R Package for Easy RNASeq Data Analysis |
03:35pm – 04:00pm |
Short Break 4:00-4:15 |
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Invited Speaker Neil Audsley |
The Control of Feeding Behaviour in Insects |
4:15pm-4:40pm |
Invited Speaker Claudio Lazzari |
Why Are There No Insects in the Ocean… Aren't There, Really? |
4:40pm-5:05pm |
Session Chair Andjeljko Petrović |
How Big Is Our Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy and Systematics? A Decade Long Aphidiinae Story |
5:05pm - 5:30pm |
7 July 2021
Session 2
Date: 7 July 2021
Time: 04:30pm (CEST) | 10:30am (EDT) | 22:30pm (CST Asia)
Session and Moderator Pest management: Rob Morrison, Junwei (Jerry) Zhu and Brighton M. Mvumi |
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Speaker |
Presentation Topic |
Time (CEST) |
Selected Presentation Deanna S. Scheff |
Evaluating the Practicality of Spinosad for Use in Packaging Materials |
04:30pm – 04:45pm |
Selected Presentation Rakesh Kumar
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Identification of Small-Molecule Potential Inhibitor(s) for Helicoverpa armigera Juvenile Hormone Acid-o-Methyl Transferase (HaJHAMT) through Molecular Docking and MD Simulation Approaches |
04:45pm – 05:00pm |
Selected Presentation Fabiana Sassu |
Mating Competitiveness of Sterile Male Drosophila suzukii under Different Atmosphere Conditions |
05:00pm – 05:15pm |
Selected Presentation Sónia Duarte |
Interaction between Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Micotoxigenic Aspergillus flavus on Maize Flour |
5:15pm - 5:30pm |
Selected Presentation Sadraoui Ajmi Insaf |
Application of Agricultural Fertilizers and Essential Oils Aspotential Innovative Alternative for the Control of Ceratitis capitata (Tephritidae) |
5:30pm - 5:45pm |
8 July 2021
Session 3
Date: 8 July 2021
Time: 03:00pm (CEST) | 09:00am (EDT) | 21:00pm (CST Asia)
Sessions and Moderators Apiculture and Pollinators: Silvio ErlerForest and Urban Entomology: David R. Coyle |
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Speaker |
Presentation Topic |
Time (CEST) |
Invited Speaker Guy Bloch |
Juvenile Hormone Signaling and the Evolution of Complex Sociality in Bees |
03:00pm – 03:30pm |
Invited Speaker Peter Kevan
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Protection of Agroecosystems with Apivectoring |
03:30pm – 04:00pm |
Selected Presentation Marija Tanasković |
Microsatelite Analysis of Apis melifera From Northern and Southern Parts of Serbia |
04:00pm – 04:25pm |
Short Break 4:25-4:40 |
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Session Chair David R. Coyle |
Anoplophora glabripennis in North America: Current Status, Potential Impacts, and Future Directions |
4:40pm - 5:05pm |
Session Chair Dimitrios N. Avtzis |
Bark Beetles in Greece, Europe and All Over the Globe: A Journey Through Time and Space |
5:05pm - 5:30pm |
Invited Speaker Lakatos Feren |
Genetic Diversity of the Invasive Sycamore Lace Bug, Corythucha ciliata (Say, 1832) (Tingidae, Hemiptera), In Its Native and Invaded Areas |
5:30pm - 5:55pm |
12 July 2021
Session 4
Date: 12 July 2021
Time: 09:00am (CEST) | 03:00am (EDT) | 03:00pm (CST Asia)
Sessions and Moderators Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution: António Onofre SoaresMedical and Veterinary Entomology: Andre B. B. Wilke |
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Speaker |
Presentation Topic |
Time (CEST) |
Session Chair António Onofre Soares |
The Introduction of Harmonia axyridis in the Azores Islands: Why was It Not Successful? |
09:00am – 09:25am |
Invited Speaker Paulo A. V. Borges |
Biodiversity Erosion in Islands: Quantifying Impacts Using Long-Term Monitoring of Forest Arthropods in Azorean Islands |
09:25am – 09:50am |
Short Break 9:50-10:00 |
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Session Chair Andre B. B. Wilke |
Urbanization and the Rise of Vector Mosquitoes and Arbovirus Transmission |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Invited Speaker Guido Favia |
Microbial Symbiosis in Mosquito Vectors |
10:30am - 11:00am |
IECE2021 Live Sessions Information
During the e-conference, four live sessions have been scheduled. We have invited some speakers to share their latest research. Also, a number of excellent submissions have been selected, and these works will be presented during the live sessions by the authors. During each live session, the participants will have the chance to ask questions at the end of each presentation.
The live sessions are free for everyone. If you are interested in attending, please register in advance for your chosen session by clicking the "Webinar Registration" buttons which are showing in below live sessions program.
Conference Chairs
Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Attica, Greece
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology and Acarology at the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), Greece (2016–today), while he served as a lecturer at AUA between 2014 and 2016. From 2002 to 2014, he was a researcher at Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI), serving at all scientific ranks and administration positions (Head of the Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Head of the Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Deputy Director) at BPI. He has also worked at several Universities and Institutes in Greece, Europe and Africa. Since 2009, he has been a frequent visiting scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, in Manhattan KS. Since 2001, he has been a frequent visiting scientist at Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. He has published > 250 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Between 2004 and 2013, he was convenor of the International Organization of Biological Control (IOBC) group Ecology of Aphidophaga (EA), while he currently serves at the steering committee of the EA series of conferences. He also served/serves as a member of the Scientific Committee of several former/running international conferences. He is Associate Editor in Chief of Insects (MDPI), Associate Editor of Entomologia Generalis (Schweizerbart Science Publishers) and Subject Editor of Journal of Insect Science (Entomological Society of America). He serves as a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Stored Products Research and as a Review Editor in Frontiers of Ecology and Evolution. He also serves as a member of the Editorial Board of seven more international peer-reviewed journals. He served/serves as a Guest Editor of Insects (MDPI) Special Issues.Prof. Kavallieratos coordinated/coordinates 30 international/national projects, while he was/is a member of the scientific team of 25 international/national projects. He contributed to the development of several products that became commercially available through the aforementioned projects.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Andjeljko Petrović
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Systematics and Morphology
systematics; taxonomy; morphology; Hymenoptera; Aphidiinae; parasitoids; phylogeny; barcoding
Prof. Dr. Andjeljko Petrović is an Associate Professor at Chair of invertebrate zoology and entomology, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia. He did his PhD in systematics and phylogeny of animals at the Faculty of Biology at the University of Belgrade. His research interests are focused on the taxonomy, systematics and phylogenetics of parasitoid wasps (mainly subfamily Aphidiinae), with emphasis on an integrated approach. He actively collaborates in different projects where he incorporates this fundamental knowledge in the development of improved integrated pest management of aphids, both by finding new biocontrol agents and enhancing ecosystem services. Dr. Petrović is an author of more than 70 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, 50 congress contributions, and 5 university textbooks.
Dr. Erin Scully
Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS, USA
Genetics and Genomics
arthropod genomics; stored product entomology; insect molecular biology; functional genomics, population genetics; chemosensation
Dr. Scully’s current research interests include functional genomics of sensory systems of stored product pests and how behavioral and chemical cues can be disrupted to reduce these insects’ abilities to locate food and mates. In addition, she is also interested in the genomics of invasive insects and identification of genes that enable stored product insects to adapt abiotic and biotic stresses. Her research strategy makes heavy use of genomics, bioinformatics, and next-generation sequencing techniques coupled with classical genetics and molecular laboratory techniques to understand gene function in stored product insects.
Dr. Mihailo Jelić
Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Genetics and Genomics
population genetics; conservation genetics; Drosophila subobscura; D. obscura; mtDNA variation; mitonuclear interactions
Mihailo Jelić is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, where he teaches Genetics and related subjects (Developmental Genetics, Population Genetics, Bioinformatic Analysis of Genetic Data). He obtained his PhD in Population Genetics in 2012, from the same faculty where he is now working, for his research on chromosomal and molecular genetic variation in Drosophila subobscura. During the past several years, he has been analyzing evolutionary forces that maintain sympatric variation in the mitochondrial genome, primarily on the role of different balancing selection mechanisms. The model organisms of his research are different Drosophila species. He is coauthor of “Genetics”, a textbook for students. He has served as a member of the European Drosophila Population Genomics Consortium since 2016.
Prof. Dr. Kristopher Giles
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA
Biology, Behavior and Physiology
biological control; natural enemy life history; IPM
The research program for Dr. Giles has diverged into two main areas: (1) studies directly related to describing the pest status of aphids and evaluating integrated management approaches in diverse agricultural systems; and (2) more basic studies focused on quantifying the nutritional ecology of aphid parasitoids and predators. Most notable are published studies on aphid and natural enemy biology, and alternative sampling methods that allow wheat growers in the Southern Plains, to save millions of dollars per year by avoiding unnecessary insecticide applications.
Assoc. Prof. Blas Lavandero
Laboratorio de Control Biológico, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
Biology, Behavior and Physiology
conservation ecology; evolution insect; biocontrol; pest control; aphids; Ichneumonidae; parasitoids; sugar
Since 2004 Dr. Blas Lavandero has carried out research related to the ecology of natural enemies, specially on the use of resource subsidies in order to carry out ecological intensification through the study of prey and nonprey trophic resources in terms of their use, availability and the final effect on pest control in agroecosystems. Through a combination of classical methods using behavior, species diversity, pest control and crop damage as well as molecular methods (diet analysis use, species identity and population genetics) at the population, community and landscape scales, his goal is to keep curios on how to increase the sustainability of crop systems using ecological knowledge.
Dr. Donato Romano
The BioRobotics Institute & Department of Excellence in Robotics and AI, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
Biology, Behavior and Physiology
animal-robot interaction; biorobotics; ethorobotics; insect behaviour; lateralizzation; neurethology
Dr. Donato Romano received M.Sc. degrees in Agriculture Science and Technologies (summa cum laude) from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2014. He received a PhD in BioRobotics (summa cum laude) at The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy, in 2018. He is currently an Assistant Professor at The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy. He is mainly focusing his activities on bioinspired and biomimetic robotics, and in particular on animal–robot interactions and biohybrid intelligent systems. Romano’s research contributions represent a sophisticated approach to the study and engineering of behavior in animals, with potential applications in agriculture, environmental management, biomedical contexts, and biohybrid multiagent systems. He is an Editorial Board Member for many highly ranked international journals with Impact Factors. He is involved in several international projects.
Prof. Dr. António Onofre Soares
cE3c - ABG - Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution
ecology; evolution; biological control; invasion biology; biodiversity
António Onofre Soares has a PhD in Ecology. Presently, he is a Professor at the University of the Azores. His research focuses primarily on the study of biology, ecology and biodiversity of arthropods; mainly biological control agents used in integrated pest management. He has extensively worked on ladybird beetles as a model species; i) to search for the best conditions for mass rearing, ii) to find how vulnerable the species are to biotic interactions, iii) to understand life history evolution in ladybirds and relate it to habitat usage, iv) to study dynamics of colonization and invasion in an islands context and iv) to seek plant and arthropod bio-indicator species as an ecological tool to discriminate disturbances in a gradient of anthropogenic impacted ecosystems and its implications for conservation.
Dr. Rob Morrison
Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS, USA
Pest Management
integrated pest management; stored products; behavior; chemical ecology; invasive species
Dr. Rob Morrison is currently a Research Entomologist at the USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research in Manhattan, KS, where his current research program involves elucidating the chemical ecology and behavior and improving the IPM of stored product insects. He graduated with his B.A. from Kalamazoo College, then his M.S. from the University of Munich, Germany. In 2014, Rob received his PhD from the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University. Dr. Morrison has published 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts, obtained over $10 million in extramural funding, and his staff and he have collectively delivered 250 presentations in 40 US States and 10 countries.
Professor Brighton M. Mvumi
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Pest Management
stored-product entomology; food loss and waste assessment and management; postharvest systems analysis; agro-processing and value chain analysis; pesticides and the environment; biopesticides and agro-ecosystems; agricultural pest biology, ecology and management; integrated pest management; pesticide resistance development and management; organic agriculture; entomophagy; climate change and variability and postharvest eco-systems; agric-food systems, and rural-urban interdependencies; agricultural innovation systems including learning alliances; agricultural policy engagement and analysis
Brighton M. Mvumi is a professor of Postharvest Science and Technology at the University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe. His PhD focused on grain storage ecology and pest management methods. He has provided strategic technical and scientific inputs to R&D programs including the DFID Crop Post-harvest Programme; the African Postharvest Losses Information System (APHLIS) Network; the FAO Postharvest Loss Assessment Methodology, Postharvest Nutritional Loss Assessment Methodology, and other food loss reduction programs implemented in sub-Saharan Africa. He has facilitated numerous postharvest training programs for technocrats and scientists in SSA and is experienced in the evaluation and optimization of pesticidal plants in agricultural pest management. His research spans over the last 30 years with current research focusing on developing effective and sustainable technologies for food postharvest handling and loss reduction, management of agricultural pests, and understanding the effects of climate change and variability.
Prof. Dr. Junwei (Jerry) Zhu
Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, USA
Pest Management
semiochemicals; integrated pest management; pheromones; kairomones; repellents and deterrents; agricultural pests; blood-sucking insects; animal protection
Dr. Zhu is a Research Chemical Ecologist at USDA-ARS. He is also a Professor of Entomology at the University of Nebraska. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Ecology from Lund University, Sweden, in 1995. He has worked in various universities, industries, and research institutes in the U.S. and Europe. His research focuses on semiochemical-based pest management (discovering novel natural product compounds for practical application). He has published over 100 scientific papers, with seven U.S. patents. He has served as Editor and Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Chemical Ecology and Journal of Insect Science, etc. He has served as the chair of many international conferences (ISCE and APACE). He has been elected as President of ISCE, APACE, and ESA-OCEA. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 U.S. Tibbett Award and OECD fellow in 2020.
Dr. David R. Coyle
Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, USA
Forest and Urban Entomology
forest health; invasive species; science communication; bark beetles; applied management; pesticides; urban tree pests
Dr. Dave Coyle is an Assistant Professor of Forest Health and Invasive Species in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation. He received his BA from Luther College, MS from Iowa State University, and PhD from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked with Dr. Ken Raffa. Dave has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles and runs an active extension program where he uses written and digital media to educate professionals and the general public on insects, fungi, and invasive plants that impact trees in managed and natural landscapes. Dave is the past President of the North American Invasive Species Management Association and is on the South Carolina Invasive Species Advisory Council. Find Dave on Twitter at @drdavecoyle where he regularly posts about forest entomology and invasive species.
Dr. Dimitrios N. Avtzis
Forest Research Institute – Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Greece
Forest and Urban Entomology
forest entomology; population dynamics; biological control; bark beetles; phylogeography; biogeography; invasive insects
Dr. Dimitrios N. Avtzis is currently working at the Forest Research Institute (HAO Demeter) in the field of Forest Entomology. He completed his BSc (MSc equivalent) at the School of Forestry (AUTH, Greece) and continued with his PhD at the Institute of Forest Entomology (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, BOKU, Vienna, Austria), under the supervision of Dr. Christian Stauffer. Dimitrios has published more than 50 articles in high-ranked SCI journals, and has participated in numerous national and international conferences on Entomology. Since 2018 he has served as a Deputy of IUFRO WP 7.03.05 “Ecology and Management of Bark and Wood Boring Insects”.
Dr. Andre B. B. Wilke
Division of Environment & Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
population genetics; molecular evolution; microevolution; genetically modified mosquitoes; vector-ecology and behavior; vector surveillance and control; vector-borne diseases; public health
Andre B. B. Wilke, Ph.D., is a Post-Doctoral Associate in the Division of Environment and Public Health in the Department of Public Health Sciences. Dr. Wilke has more than ten years of experience in the fields of vector ecology, vector control, population genetics, and the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases. He has more than 50 publications in the areas of vector biology and the epidemiology and control of vector-borne diseases. He has conducted research and training in Brazil and the U.S. This has allowed him to develop his experience on the relationships between the population dynamics of vector mosquitoes and anthropogenic environmental changes.
Dr. Kirk E. Anderson
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, Tucson, AZ, USA
Apiculture and Pollinators
social insects; honey bees; genetics; microbiome; immunity; pollination ecology; disease; microbial ecology; behavior; evolution
Dr. Kirk E. Anderson has conducted research in the ecology and evolution of social insects for over 20 years. He received his PhD from Arizona State University in 2006. Following a three-year NIH Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Arizona, he was hired by the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center as a microbial ecologist, becoming a lead scientist in 2013. Dr. Anderson is responsible for conceiving and conducting a novel research program of considerable scope and complexity that addresses the role of microbial communities in honey bee colony health. He cooperates in national and international research efforts, serves on the board of granting institutions, has published more than 50 research papers on social insects, and is a member of the Editorial Board of Insects.
Dr. Silvio Erler
Institute for Bee Protection, Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI)–Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
Apiculture and Pollinators
honey bees; bumble bees; insect immunity; host-parasite interaction; bee diseases; bee ecology; bee protection; behaviour; evolution
Dr. Silvio Erler studied biology at the Martin-Luther-University Halle Wittenberg and obtained his PhD in 2012. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, he is now a researcher and deputy director of the Institute of Bee Protection at the Julius Kühn-Institute (Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants). He has worked on different issues of host–parasite interaction, insect immunity, biology of bee diseases, bee ecology and evolution, bee product science and other aspects of social insect biology. He has been and is a partner or coordinator in national and international research projects. He has published more than 45 research papers on these subjects in both scientific and beekeeping journals, and is member of the Editorial Board of Insects and Frontiers in Insect Science.
Prof. Dr. Ljubiša Stanisavljević
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia
Apiculture and Pollinators
solitary bees; pollinators; pollination; entomovectoring;, honey bee as environment monitoring system; physiology of bees; bee products.
Ljubiša Stanisavljević graduated (1994) in Biology at the University of Belgrade, and finished his masters (1996) and doctoral degrees in the field of Entomology at the same University in 2000. The main focus of his research are bees as pollinators in the agro-ecosystems and the valorization of the pollination service and apivectoring. He is involved in studying the causes and consequences of pollinator decline. He has worked on the domestication, eco-physiology, taxonomy, and faunistics of solitary bees (Osmia, Megachile: Megachilidae); the use of the honey bee as a monitoring system; as well as the protection and promotion of indigenous honeybee ecotypes. He has published more than 40 research papers on these topics. The main courses he teaches are General and Applied Entomology, and the Biology of bees. Currently he is the President of European Association for Bee Research (EurBee).
Conference Committee
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Benelli, Italy
biological control; biopesticides; ecotoxicology; green insecticides; insect behavior; insect vectors; mating disruption; mosquitoes; parasitoids; pheromones; repellents; ticks
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
molecular taxonomy; phylogeny; systematics; evolution; reproductive biology
barbara.mantovani@unibo.it
parasitoid taxonomy
Laboratory of Comparative Immunology and Parasitology, Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
insect immunity; parasitology; nematodes; bacteria; host-parasite interaction; biological control
Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Slagelse, Denmark
invasion ecology; ecology of feeding in predatory arthropods; community ecology of terrestrial arthropods; conservation biology; urban ecology; agroecology & sustainable agriculture; risk assessment methodology; biosafety: ecology of genetically modified
gabor.lovei@agro.au.dk
Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Pharmacology, Department of Agriculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
pest management; insecticide resistance; biological control; IPM; IRM; insect behavior; entomopathogens; vector control
Warwick Crop Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne, Warwick, UK
integrated pest management; horticultural crops
rosemary.collier@warwick.ac.uk
Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
integrated pest management; biological control on insect pests; omnivorous predators; essential oils in insect pest control; Location Aware Systems; functional agro-biodiversity
dperdikis@aua.gr
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
bioactivity of natural substances against insects of medical and agricultural interest and against food-stuff pests; integrated pest management strategies for the control of pests; taxonomy, morphology and biology of Thysanoptera
barbara.conti@unipi.it
Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Belgrade, Serbia
stored product insects; effects; insecticides; grain protectants; pest management.
marijanaprazicgolic@gmail.com
Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Belgrade, Serbia
stored product insect pests; contact insecticides; resistance to contact insecticides; inert dusts; botanicals; extreme temperatures; integrated pest management
goran.andric@pesting.org.rs
IFAB (Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche INTA-CONICET), Bariloche, Argentina
population ecology; parasitoids; biological control; invasive forest insects
FABI, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
biological control; forest entomology; integrated pest management
forest entomology; invasive species; insect population genetics; bark and ambrosia beetles
lakatos.ferenc@uni-sopron.hu
Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center «Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS» & Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
forest insects; invasions; pest risk assessment; trophic ecology phylogeography; DNA barcoding; Lepidoptera; the Palearctic
School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
mosquito-symbiosis; insect-symbiosis; vector control; insect borne diseases
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
arthropod symbiosis; veterinary entomology; vector borne diseases; vector ecology; ticks; biting midges; sex-determination
Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
bees; social behavior; chronobiology; bee physiology
Invited Speakers
Forest Research Institute – Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Greece
Dr. Dimitrios N. Avtzis is currently working at the Forest Research Institute (HAO Demeter) in the field of Forest Entomology. He completed his BSc (MSc equivalent) at the School of Forestry (AUTH, Greece) and continued with his PhD at the Institute of Forest Entomology (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, BOKU, Vienna, Austria), under the supervision of Dr. Christian Stauffer. Dimitrios has published more than 50 articles in high-ranked SCI journals, and has participated in numerous national and international conferences on Entomology. Since 2018 he has served as a Deputy of IUFRO WP 7.03.05 “Ecology and Management of Bark and Wood Boring Insects”.
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Dr. Neil Audsley is an invertebrate physiologist/Senior Lecturer at Fera Science Ltd/Newcastle University, UK. He provides strategic research and development and policy advice for the management of native, invasive and emerging pests of agriculture, horticulture and tree health importance. His major research interests include invertebrate endocrinology, physiology and biochemistry; novel pesticide targets; insecticide resistance; integrated pest management and biological control. He is currently leading projects on the biological control of invasive pests of tree health importance and developing alternative strategies for the control of insect pests by targeting insect neuropeptides and their receptors.
Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Guy Bloch is a Professor of Biology at the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. His research interests are the evolution and mechanisms underlying sociality and social behavior, and his group studies bees as a model. They seek to understand how an insect with a solitary life style evolved to live in complex societies with social modulation of almost every aspect of its behavior and physiology. To study these fascinating and intricate phenomena his group integrates analyses at different levels, from genomic and molecular processes that regulate behavior to sociobiology. They study physiological, molecular and social regulation of behaviors such as division of labor, dominance, phototaxis (directional response to light), and sleep. The major line of inquiry in my group however, has been the interactions between social factors and the biological clock ("Sociochronobiology"). Additional major lines of research include hormones (mainly juvenile hormone and ecdysteroids) and social behavior and the social and molecular regulation of body size in bumble bees.
Laboratory of Comparative Immunology and Parasitology, Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
insect immunity; parasitology; nematodes; bacteria; host-parasite interaction; biological control
Azorean Biodiversity Group (cE3c), University of the Azores, Azores, Portugal
Paulo A. V. Borges has a Ph.D. diploma in Insect Ecology from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine – University of London (1997). He is currently leading the Azorean Biodiversity Group (cE3c) within the University of the Azores (http://gba.uac.pt/). Since 1988, he has been involved in biodiversity research, using arthropods as model organisms and the Macaronesian islands, particularly the Azores, as model systems. His current research is driven by three overarching objectives: i) collect long-term ecological data to investigate the processes affecting patterns of species diversity, abundance and distribution at different spatial scales; ii) use Macaronesia as a model system to investigate ecological and evolutionary mechanisms responsible for shaping island biotas; iii) identify pathways that impact oceanic indigenous assemblages under global change for conservation purposes.
Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, USA
Dr. Dave Coyle is an Assistant Professor of Forest Health and Invasive Species in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation. He received his BA from Luther College, MS from Iowa State University, and PhD from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked with Dr. Ken Raffa. Dave has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles and runs an active extension program where he uses written and digital media to educate professionals and the general public on insects, fungi, and invasive plants that impact trees in managed and natural landscapes. Dave is the past President of the North American Invasive Species Management Association and is on the South Carolina Invasive Species Advisory Council. Find Dave on Twitter at @drdavecoyle where he regularly posts about forest entomology and invasive species.
Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center «Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS» & Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Dr. Natalia Kirichenko is a forest entomologist working at the Sukachev Institute of Forest, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center «Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS» (Krasnoyarsk, Russia). Her main research interests are ecology and risk assessment of invasive phyllophagous insect pests. She carried out extensive research in Asian and European botanical gardens and arboreta to detect potentially invasive tree pests and study the colonization of native and exotic woody plants by aborigine insects in order to test various hypotheses linked to biological invasions. Her research activities also include DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy and phylogeography of leafmining insects (the key group are Gracillariidae moths). She explores centuries-old herbaria and apply advanced molecular genetic tools to define primary ranges and reconstruct invasion histories of leafminers.
School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine of the University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Guido Favia is Full Professor of Parasitology at the School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine of the University of Camerino. Prof. Favia is an expert on insect vectors with a particular interest in mosquitoes and malaria. In the last twenty years he has mainly devoted himself to the study of the microbiota associated with mosquitoes and other insects. His collaborative network includes some of the most relevant institutions in the field of infectious diseases (Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, Imperial College London). He is the author of over 300 scientific publications including about 100 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed international scientific journals, including Science, Pnas, Current Biology. He has participated in several international conferences as an invited speaker and has been supervisor of dozens of Post-Doc, PhD and Master students. He is Director of the School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine of the University of Camerino and Deputy Director of the Italian Malaria Network.
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Insect Biology Research Institute, University of Tours, Tours, France
Claudio R. Lazzari, PhD, FRES, is a Professor at the Universities of Tours (France) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). He has spent more than three decades studying the adaptations of arthropods to the haematophagous way of life. He has published more than 140 contributions on vector biology and different aspects of insect physiology, neurobiology and sensory ecology. He has conducted research and training in Argentina, Brazil, France and Germany. His main biological models are kissing-bugs and mosquitoes, but also other blood-sucking organisms, such as ticks, sandflies, tse-tse flies, lice and sometimes non haematophagous arthropods as crickets, spiders, beetles and parasitoids.
INRAE, UMR1349, Institute of Genetics, Environment and Plant Protection, France
Fabrice Legeai is a project manager, expert in bioinformatics, group leader at INRAE Rennes. Since 2007, he manages the BioInformatics platform for the Arthopods of Agroecosystems (http://bipaa.genouest.org <http://bipaa.genouest.org/>), gathering genomics data from more than 35 insect species.With regard to aphids, lepidoptera and parasitic wasps genomics, he experienced variousworkflows and analyses forgenomes assembly and annotation, differential expression analyses, prediction of non coding RNA, identification and analyses of variations among populations. He is participating also to the development of softwares, for Omics-data integration (Askomics), differential expression analysis (AskoR), lncRNA prediction (feelNC) or genome gap-filling and structural variants prediction with linked-reads (Lrez, MTG-Link or LEVIATHAN).
Ferenc Lakatos is a forest entomologist working at the University of Sopron, Hungary, Faculty of Forestry. He is the head of the Department of Forest Protection. His main areas of interest are bark and wood boring insects with special emphasis on bark and ambrosia beetles, & invasive insect species on woody plants. His recent research activities include invasion biology, population genetic of forest insects and management of invasive insects in forestry.
Mara Lawniczak is an evolutionary geneticist and senior group leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Current malaria research in her group spans vector population genomics and parasite transmission biology. Through collaboration with many vector researchers working in malaria endemic countries, our team is generating high quality reference genomes from single mosquitoes and sequencing thousands of wild mosquitoes (both whole genome and targeted sequencing) and using these resources to gain a deep understanding of population structure and gene flow for a variety of malaria vector species, primarily in Africa. We are also sequencing mosquitoes from historic collections from the past century to study how populations have changed over 70 years of insecticide usage. Our group also created and continues to build the ‘Malaria Cell Atlas’, a single cell RNA sequencing data resource that provides a window into individual parasite transcription across the complete life cycle of both Plasmodium berghei and falciparum. This resource will continue to grow with our current efforts in Mali to examine individual parasite transcriptomes in natural infections to investigate transmission dynamics. All areas of our research are aimed at gaining an evolutionary perspective on these organisms with the aim to contribute to malaria control.
Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Dr. Andjeljko Petrović is an Associate Professor at Chair of invertebrate zoology and entomology, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia. He did his PhD in systematics and phylogeny of animals at the Faculty of Biology at the University of Belgrade. His research interests are focused on the taxonomy, systematics and phylogenetics of parasitoid wasps (mainly subfamily Aphidiinae), with emphasis on an integrated approach. He actively collaborates in different projects where he incorporates this fundamental knowledge in the development of improved integrated pest management of aphids, both by finding new biocontrol agents and enhancing ecosystem services. Dr. Petrović is an author of more than 70 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, 50 congress contributions, and 5 university textbooks.
Division of Environment & Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Andre B. B. Wilke, Ph.D., is a Post-Doctoral Associate in the Division of Environment and Public Health in the Department of Public Health Sciences. Dr. Wilke has more than ten years of experience in the fields of vector ecology, vector control, population genetics, and the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases. He has more than 50 publications in the areas of vector biology and the epidemiology and control of vector-borne diseases. He has conducted research and training in Brazil and the U.S. This has allowed him to develop his experience on the relationships between the population dynamics of vector mosquitoes and anthropogenic environmental changes.
Call for Submissions
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology (IECE) will be held on 1st–15th July 2021 virtually.
This event will solely be an online proceeding that allows participation from all over the world, with no concerns of travel and related expenditures, while at the same time, making the rapid spread of worldwide advances in insects among the entire scientific community. All proceedings will be held online at https://iece.sciforum.net/.
Through this event, we aim to cover the following topics:
• Systematics and Morphology
• Genetics and Genomics
• Biology, Behavior and Physiology
• Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution
• Pest Management
• Forest and Urban Entomology
• Medical and Veterinary Entomology
• Apiculture and Pollinators
The conference will be completely free of charge—both to attend, and for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform.
IECE is a virtual conference sponsored by Insects. Participation is free of charge for authors and attendees. Accepted papers will be gathered in the proceedings of the conference.
IECE offers you the opportunity to participate in this international, scholarly conference without the concerns and expense of travelling—all you need is access to the Internet. We would like to invite you to "attend" this conference by presenting your latest work.
Abstracts (in English) should be submitted before 30 May 2021 online at https://www.sciforum.net/login. For accepted abstracts, the proceedings paper can be submitted by 15 June 2021. The conference will be held on 1st–15th July 2021.
Paper Submission Guidelines
For information on the procedure for submission, peer review, revision, and acceptance of conference proceedings papers, please refer to the section 'Instructions for Authors'.
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Instructions for Authors
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must have the following organization:
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- Discussion
- Conclusions
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- References
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Poster—Posters (Presentation PDF) can be presented without an accompanying proceedings paper and will be available online on this website during and after the e-conference.
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Video—Authors are encouraged to submit video presentations. This is an unique way of presenting your paper and discussing it with peers from all over the world. The video should be no longer than 3-5 minutes and prepared with one of the following formats: .mp4 / .webm / .ogg (max size: 250Mb). It should be submitted directly to the conference platform before 15 June 2021. Make a difference and join us for this project!
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S. Systematics and Morphology
It is my great pleasure to invite you to participate in the session Systematics and Morphology of the 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology. The obligate interconnection of morphology and systematics is one of the oldest in biology. Although both morphology and systematics have undergone conceptual, theoretical, philosophical and especially methodological innovation in recent decades, they remain essential for almost all disciplines of entomology such as physiology, ecology, evolutionary biology, molecular genetics, applied entomology etc.
We cordially invite scientists at all career stages and from all backgrounds to share their latest research in all areas of insect systematics and morphology. This e-conference is a unique opportunity where we can apply the principles of equality and inclusion, so we specially encourage early carrier scientists and students (graduate and undergraduate) from developing countries to take part into this session and share their research with wide scientific audience.
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Andjeljko Petrović, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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G. Genetics and Genomics
Session description from Dr. Erin Scully
The ecological niches, behaviors, and physiological capabilities of insects are incredibly diverse and, yet, in many cases, we do not understand the developmental and biochemical processes that regulate these diverse phenotypes, especially in non-model insect species. However, the cost of long-read sequencing has been drastically reduced, and sequencing and assembly approaches have become more sophisticated, which have significantly reduced the burden for obtaining genome sequences for non-model organisms and will allow comparative and functional genomics approaches to be applied to broader groups of insects. This session focuses on three major topic areas: 1) the development of genomics resources for non-model insects and how those resources will be utilized to identify candidate genes for understanding diverse insect phenotypes; 2) the combination of classical genetics approaches with emerging bioinformatic approaches to identify candidate genes for various phenotypes; and 3) the use of machine learning and/or multi-omics approaches to identify biochemical pathways linked to specific phenotypes in insects. Overall, the goals of this session are to highlight the growing number of genomic resources for insects and also emphasize how these resources can be used to understand insect biology.
Session description from Dr. Mihailo Jelić
Insects (and other entomological species) are very diverse in their morphology, behavior, genome organization, and their relationship to humans, offering an unprecedented subject for genetic and genomic research, either as a model species or direct object of research.
The species of the dipteran genus Drosophila have been well known as indispensable research models since studies of genetics took root and are among the first metazoan species with a sequenced genome. Recent rapid developments in sequencing technology and bioinformatic tools and pipelines have yielded genome sequences for several hundreds of insect species of diverse orders, and even more transcriptomes, providing resources for functional analysis that aim to decipher the functional links between genotype, phenotype, and environment. Having this in mind, increasingly more insect species are becoming model organisms, or research objects, in diverse fields of genetic research. It is known that expansions and contractions of gene families and their regulation (including epigenetic mechanisms) have yielded diverse insect properties, but many questions remain open and more functional experiments and research studies are needed.
With the accelerating accumulation of data, promotion of the collaboration between geneticists and entomologists with different perspectives is of high priority. Therefore, our session welcomes a wide range of topics in genetics – from scientists that implement omics techniques dealing with entomological species and provide resources to those that functionally link genotype to phenotype; from those that use model species to find genes and pathways which are regulated in response to genomic or environmental stress to developmental geneticists, molecular biologists, or those that analyze genetic variation in natural or experimental populations of different insect species.
Session Chairs
Dr. Erin Scully, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
Dr. Mihailo Jelić, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
B. Biology, Behavior and Physiology
Session description From Prof. Dr. Kristopher Giles
Noxious and beneficial insects colonize most ecosystems on earth, utilizing resources in a variety of habitats. The extraordinary number of species vary in their biology, behaviors and physiology and are the focus of research objectives by scientists all over the world. This research includes studies on movement, feeding, communication, reproduction, dispersal, flight, migration, selection of hosts or prey, as well as responses to environmental hazards. This session welcomes papers from any research topic related to insect biology, behavior and physiology. Scientific findings will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the unique biology, behavior and physiology of insects and will inform management approaches for pest species and conservation efforts for beneficial species.
Session description From Prof. Dr. Blas Lavandero
- What are the key trophic resources for a given species of natural enemy, their availability and distribution in crop systems?
- How much exchange between non-crop and crop compartments of these key resources occurs in real agroecosystems?
- Are these resources limited in the field, and if so, can we devise effective strategies for increasing pest suppression through ecological intensification using this information?
Session description From Dr. Donato Romano
Insects have long been considered ideal models for the study of behavior and its neural basis, due to their relatively simple nervous systems (containing just a few tens to a few hundreds of thousands of neurons), and because a certain independence of their ganglia, after isolation, allows segments to continue functioning in the control of motor activities. However, a growing number of studies are reporting a marked discrepancy between the simplicity of insect nervous system structure and insect cognitive abilities. Insects display behavioral processes that are much more complex, plastic and diversified than might be expected. Some examples include learning (including social learning), lateralization of brain and behavior, and counting ability. So, similar to computing devices, where the technology inside and not the size of the device has a key role, for brains the important factor also seems to be related to the architecture of neural circuits and not just the number of neurons. This gives insects a new role as models to study higher-order information processes that are crucial to understanding the evolution of behavior and cognition in different taxa, and to formulate bioinspired algorithms to be applied in engineering contexts. Furthermore, the full understanding of the behavioral ecology of insects of agricultural and medical-veterinary interest can have potential applications in the management of animal populations in agriculture, providing a paradigm shift for biocontrol strategies and IPM programs through new eco-compatible principles based on behavior.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Kristopher Giles, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA
Prof. Dr. Blas Lavandero, Laboratorio de Control Biológico, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
Dr. Donato Romano, The BioRobotics Institute & Department of Excellence in Robotics and AI, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
B. Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution
Insects are recognized as one of the most important groups of living beings worldwide, as they provide important ecosystem services. Without them, life on Earth would be impossible. Despite this, severe anthropogenic threats—habitat loss and fragmentation, urbanization, pollution, invasive species, climate change and overharvesting—still pressing biodiversity and biomass, ecology and their evolutionary trajectories, across the biosphere.
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology offers you a virtual space to share, with a broad audience, oral presentation on your most recent scientific achievements. This section is pleased to welcome high-quality contributions on the topics of the biodiversity, ecology and evolution of insects, based on fundamental or applied research, integrating all levels of biological organization, from organisms to ecosystems, both natural and anthropogenic, and contrasting continental and insular contexts.
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. António Onofre Soares, cE3c - ABG - Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - Azorean Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
P. Pest Management
Session description from Dr. Rob Morrison
The pest management session will feature the latest state-of-the-art research from around the world on sustainably managing insects before and after harvest. Submissions are welcome on the management of insects through chemical, biological, behavioral, physical, or cultural control. This session invites cutting edge fundamental and applied research at numerous scales, including laboratory, semi-field, and field. Priority will be given to studies using volatiles, compounds, genes, or technology to improve management of economically important insects. Commodities may include specialty crops, row crops, stored and postharvest products, as well as greenhouse production. Work on managing or monitoring invasive and quarantine species is also welcome. The goal is to represent a diversity of pest management projects by early career and established researchers from around the world engaged in advancing the discipline of entomology.
Session description from Professor Brighton M. Mvumi
There is renewed interest in pest management in response to steadily increasing pesticide use that is resulting in pest control crises due to the development of resistant pests and outbreaks of secondary pests. There is also increasing evidence and awareness of the pest management costs – financially and to human health and the environment – of intensive pesticide use. Researchers are challenged with developing innovative solutions to these global issues, including changing climates. Integrated pest management (IPM) has often been proffered as a viable solution but is it being applied? Is it working? Under what contexts?
The purpose of this session is to review the science and practice of pest management and present specialized tools and methods for insect pest surveillance and population management that can be translated from one target insect pest species to other species in a different field or under different circumstances. We seek cross-cutting novel or established pest management methods with particular emphasis on why and how they work, under what circumstances, and how to translate them to practical management of other insect pest species. We welcome research in any pest management system, such as but not limited to agricultural, forest, stored-product, household, structural, veterinary, and medical pests. Cross-cutting issues such as gender, environmental impact, scale, institutions, policy, modelling, safety, socioeconomics, meta-analyses, and sustainability can also be addressed. Our overall objective is to increase the number of tools in the IPM toolbox by introducing novel techniques, critically reviewing existing ones, and/or modifying effective tools to new situations around the world.
Session description from Prof. Dr. Junwei (Jerry) Zhu
The journal Insects is sponsoring the first International Electronic Conference on Entomology, which will be held 1–15 July 2021. There is no travel required and registration is free; full papers will be selected from symposiums in Special Issues and published online (review by professional required). Pest management is one of the topics providing a major contribution to the conference, which will be a premier global event for presenting and learning about the latest research and strategies for effectively managing pests in agriculture, veterinary, and urban settings. This Section will focus on integrated pest management (IPM), which is a sustainable, science-based, decision-making process that combines biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools to identify, manage, and reduce risk from pests and pest management tools and strategies in a way that minimizes overall economic, health, and environmental risks. Pests are defined as any insect and their associated organisms, including microbes, that pose economic, health, aesthetic, or environmental risks. There are two forms of presentations available: speaker and poster (virtual), which can include research, extensions, and teaching academics. We particularly welcome young scientists such as graduate students and post-docs to join us.
Session Chairs
Dr. Rob Morrison, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
Professor Brighton M. Mvumi, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Prof. Dr. Junwei (Jerry) Zhu, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, USA
F. Forest and Urban Entomology
Globalization, land-use change, and climate change are just some of the factors that contribute to an ever-increasing threat to trees from native and non-native insect pests. Trees in both natural and managed environments may be impacted by pests traditionally thought of as “forest pests” or “urban pests”, as the changing environmental conditions and anthropogenic factors aid in the spread and increase the impact of many different tree pests. Attempting to encompass the latest achievements and advances in these fields of Entomology, Forestry, and Urban Tree Health, our session welcomes a wide range of topics. This session will highlight research from around the world focused on tree pests in natural and managed systems, from records of species that invaded novel forest and urban habitats to biological control programs that aim at mitigating their impact, and from studies that resolve intra- and interspecific patterns of genetic divergence to advances in monitoring and survey techniques.
Session Chairs
Dr. David R. Coyle, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, USA
Dr. Dimitrios N. Avtzis, Forest Research Institute – Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Greece
M. Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Insects include an high number of species of medical and veterinary importance. Several species are responsible for the transmission of some of the most dangerous diseases for humans and animals. Good examples are represented by malaria, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, African trypanosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, dengue, yellow fever, and Zika. These diseases have an enormous socio-economic impact in countries where they occur. In this framework, the 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology Section “Medical and Veterinary Entomology” welcomes contributions focused on the biology, ecology, behavior, systematics, evolution, vector competence, monitoring and control of insect and mite species of medical and veterinary importance. Multidisciplinary pest and vector management strategies, including Integrated Vector Management, One Health and Ecohealth, are of high interest. Epidemiological insights on vector-borne diseases are also covered by the present Session.
Session Chair
Dr. Andre B. B. Wilke, Division of Environment & Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
P. Posters
All researchers are encouraged to present their findings in a separate poster. As for papers presented at the conference, participants will be able to ask questions and make comments about the posters. Posters can be presented without an accompanying proceedings paper and will be available online on this website during and after the e-conference. They will be also added to the journal Proceedings of the conference.
A. Apiculture and Pollinators
Social and solitary bees are major and essential pollinators for crops and wild plants. More than 20,000 bee species provide pollination services in highly diverse terrestrial ecosystems and climatic regions around the world. The biology and ecology of bees, especially in urban and rural landscapes, is well studied for honey bees, some species of bumble bees, and solitary bees. For all other bee species, including tropical stingless bees, there are more open questions than a clear understanding for a variety of topics. This session welcomes contributions from all fields of apiculture and pollination, including ecology and biodiversity, conservation, behavior, physiology, development, pathology, bee health and toxicology. Another field is microbiology or microbiomes that are closely tied to physiology, immunity and nutrition. State-of-the-art methods to study bee molecular biology, genomics and other omics tools, as well as phylogeny are highly welcome to better understand bee ecology and evolution.
Session Chairs
Dr. Kirk E. Anderson, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
Dr. Silvio Erler, Institute for Bee Protection, Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI)–Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
Prof. Dr. Ljubiša Stanisavljević, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia