2nd European Whitefly Symposium: Full Program

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Tuesday 5th October
  Opening session
09:00 Registration, Coffee and Posters
10:00 Opening Ceremony
10:00 Welcome to EWSII Dr Ian D. Bedford
10:05 Welcome to Republic of Croatia Dr Slavko Perica
10:15 Opening Speech Representative of Local & Regional
Governments & Ministries
10:20 A brief history of Croatia Mrs Mira Knezevic
10.40 Whiteflies & Croatian Agriculture Dr Katja Zanic
  Faunistics, Systematics & Ecology Session:
11:00 Prof Carmelo Rapisarda opens FS&E session 1
11:00 Jon Martin 01LWhiteflies on the move;
What next' where next, when and why?
11:20 A. R. Horowitz, S. Kontsedalov,
V. Khasdan & I. Ishaaya 		02LBiotypes of Bemisia tabaci -
Does man affect their balance?
11:40 J. Colvin, R.V. Chowda Reddy, A.R. Rekha,
V. Muniyappa, S.E. Seal,
M.N. Maruthi 		03LEcological and reproductive isolation amongst
African and Asian Bemisia tabaci populations.
12:00 J.K.Brown,
D. Rogan, and J. Legg		 04LHybridization between the 'Invader' and 'Local'
B. tabaci haplotypes associated with
severe mosaic disease of cassava in east Africa.
12:20 Dan Gerling, Eyal Erel
and Moshe Inbar 		05LThe unique annual cycle of the whitefly
Trialeurodes lauri on the Strawberry tree.
(Arbutus abdrachne)
12:40 Lunch
14:00 Prof. Carmelo Rapisarda re-convene's session 1
14:00 Deying Ma,
Margarita Hadjistylli,
Kevin Gorman,
Ian Denholm and Greg Devine		 06LPre and post-zygotic breeding incompatibilities
between B and Q biotypes of Bemisia tabaci
14:20 S. D. Berry, V. N. Fondong, M. E. C. Rey, D. Rogan, C.M. Fauquet, J. K. Brown 07LMolecular Evidence for Distinct Bemisia tabaci
(Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Geographic Genotypes from
Cassava in Sub Saharan Africa
14:40 M.G.M. Jansen & A.J.M. Loomans 08LAn annotated list of whiteflies of
The Netherlands (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
15:00 M.N. Maruthi, A.R. Rekha,
M. Kiran Kumar,
R.V. Chowda Reddy,
V. Muniyappa, J. Colvin 		09LDiversity of Bemisia tabaci populations in
Karnataka, South India, and emerging problems
associated with the spread of the B-biotype
15:20 Sseruwagi P, Maruthi M.N, Colvin J, Rey M.E.C ,
Brown J. K, and Legg J.P		 10L Host-plant distribution of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)
(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) haplotypes in Uganda
15:40 Tea and Posters
16:00 Dr Andrew Polaszek opens FS&E session 2
16:00 P. J. De Barro 11LAdvances in molecular procedures for
whitefly identification, characterisation and phylogeny
16:20 L. Beaudoin-Ollivier,
J.C. Streito, J. Ollivier,
G. Delvare, J.F. Julia,
Ph. Ryckewaert, Y. M. Ali		 12LAleurotrachelus atratus Hempel (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its emergence as a pest of coconut
(Cocos nucifera L.) in the Comoro Islands
16:40 M.D. Rodríguez- Rodriguez 13LDemographic behaviour of Bemisia tabaci
on pepper crops in Almería
17:00 J.K. Brown, R. French,
D. Rogan, R. Caballero,
and J. Bird		 14LGenetic variability and phylogeographical relationships of the Bemisia tabaci complex based on the mt cytochrome oxidase I gene.
17:20 M. Ghanim,
K.P. White, H. Czosnek		 15LComparative functional genomics of Bemisia tabaci and Drosophila melanogaster: An array-based transcript profiling approach
17:40 B. Tafaghodinia,
A. Malek, G. Nouri-ghanbalani 		16LNumerical simulation of greenhouse whitefly
(Trialeurodes vaporariorum) population growth
18:00 Mohammed Z. Khalaf,
Ahmad K. Abd,
Huthaifa M. Al-Rubag		 17LThe whitefly Aleuroclave jasmini on citrus
in south Baghdad
18:20 Session closure

Wednesday 6th October
  Whitefly Natural Enemies Session:
08:58 Prof Dan Gerling opens Whitefly Natural Enemies session
09:00 P. Pedata, A. Polaszek 18LMolecular and morphometric solutions to
problems in whitefly parasitoid taxonomy
09:20 O. Bonato, J. Fargues,
G. Ridray, A. Lurette 		19LAnalysis of spatio temporal distribution of Bemisia tabaci and its predator Macrolophus caliginosus in protected tomato crops
09:40 N.S. Johansen,
A. Sundbye, B. Milton		 20LInfluence of leaf hairiness and temperature on the ability ofEncarsia formosa and Macrolophus caliginosus
to control Bemisia tabaci in Poinsettia
10:00 S. Schmidt, A. Polaszek 21LGeneric limits of Encarsia and Encarsiella
(Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) based on molecular and morphological evidence
10:20 Coffee and Posters
10:50 Mr. EL Ouartassi M. and J.C.Onillon 22LOn the wintering potential of parasitoides of
Bemisia tabaci in Morocco.
11:10 Maurizio Calvittiand Riccardo Moretti 23LIntrinsic and extrinsic competition between Eretmocerus mundus and a greenhouse selected strain ofEncarsia formosa on Bemisia tabaci
11:30 J. Calvo, A. Urbaneja,
J.E. Belda 		24LMirid bugs (Het; Miridae) efficacy against Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hom.; Aleyrodidae) and phytophagous behaviour in eggplant
11:50 O. Bonato, A. Lurette,
L. Richard, J. Fargues		 25LTime distributed delay models for Bemisia tabaci and Macrolophus caliginosus development
12:10 Ayhan Gökçe and
M. Kubilay Er 		26LSusceptibility of various development stages of glasshouse whitefly to infection by entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus
12:30 Dan Gerling, Eyal Erel
and Moshe Inbar		 27LTritrophic interactions of Encarsia scapeata
a parasitoid of Trialeurodes lauri
12:50 Session closes and lunch
  Whitefly Transmitted Plant Viruses Session 1
13:58 Dr John Stanley opens Whitefly Transmitted Plant Viruses session 1
14:00 Stephan Winter 28LWhitefly-transmitted viruses of the world
14:20 D. Janssen, E. Segundo,
G. Martín, A. Belmonte,
I.M. Cuadrado 		29LBean yellow disorder virus, a new crinivirus
causing yellowing disease in leguminous crops
14:40 H. Lecoq, A.C. Cotillon,
A. Dalmon, C. Desbiez,
M. Jacquemond and G. Ridray		 30LWhitefly-transmitted viruses in vegetable crops in France: A complex and rapidly changing pathosystem
15:00 Y. Antignus, O. Lachman,
M. Pearlsman		 31LSquash leaf curl virus (SLCV) and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (WmCSV), newly emerging begomoviruses in Israel
15:20 C. I. Dovas, I. N. Boubourakas,
V. Maliogka, A. D. Avgelis,
N. I. Katis		 32LEpidemics of whitefly-borne viruses in tomato and cucurbit crops in Greece
15:40 Tea and Posters
  Whitefly Transmitted Plant Viruses Session 2
16:00 Dr Jesus Nevas opens session 2
16:00 Rob W. Briddon 33LBegomovirus complexes;
present knowledge, future prospects
16:20 E. Steel, J. Morris,
N. Boonham , I. Barker, D.Coates		 34LAgrobacterium-mediated transient expression of
recombinant CYSDV coat protein in N. benthamiana
16:40 I. C. Livieratos, E. Eliasco,
S. K. Offei, G. Müller,
N. Arciniegas, R. C. L. Olsthoorn, M. Guzmán, C. W. A. Pleij,
L. F. Salazar, R. H. A. Coutts		 35LMolecular characterisation and diversity of
Potato yellow vein virus-the prototype tri-partite crinivirus
17:00 John Stanley
and Keith Saunders		 36LOpportunities and constraints for whitefly-transmitted
begomovirus/satellite disease complex diversification
17:20 Valentine Aritua, E. Barg,
R.W. Gibson, E. Adipala
and H.J. Vetten		 37LFurther evidence for limited sequence diversity among East African isolates of whitefly transmitted Sweet potato chlorotic stunt crinivirus.
17:40 I. Abdullahi, I. F. Farouk,
and S. Winter		 38LTransmissibility of Chayote yellow mosaic geminivirus by whitefly Bemisia tabaci
18:00 Session closure

Thursday 7th October
Technical Excursion: Neretva delta agro-ecosystem - All day tour**
08:00 Coaches depart Hotel Croatia
**passports are required for the boarder control.
10:15 Arrival at Neretva valley with 10 min. stop for coffee break.
The Greenhouse complex of vegetable production in the Neretva valley.
Greenhouses and fields owned by individual producers.
12:00 Sightseeing the Neretva marsh by typical old-fashioned boats.
14:30 Lunch
15:00 Visit to mandarine orchards
17:30 Departure from Neretva valley
19:45 Return to the Hotel Croatia

Friday 8th October
  Whitefly Control and IPM Session 1
08:58 Dr Ralf Nauen opens session 1
09:00 Paul W Bartlett 39LWhiteflies, quarantine and co-operation
09:20 C. Malumphy, D.W. Collins,
N. Boonham, K.J. Walsh		 40LIdentification of early larval instar and adult
Bemisia tabaci and other whiteflies moving in plant trade
09:40 Timothy J. Dennehy,
Peter C. Ellsworth,
John C. Palumbo, and
Robert L. Nichols 		41LEight Years of Successful Management of Whitefly Resistance in the Southwestern United States
10:00 G.D. Moores, R.V.Gunning,
K. Krüger, M.J. Verdu,
G. Bingham, J. Catalan,
A. Cervera, N. Lopez,
R. Martinez-Pardo		 42LOvercoming pyrethroid resistance in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) by the use of piperonyl butoxide (PBO)
10:20 Coffee and Posters
10:50 Marc Van de Veire,
Stefan De Coninck
and Luc Tirry 		43L Systemic toxicity of Spinosad on the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, on tomatoes grown on rockwool substrate
11:10 B. C. Murphy, T. Cuneo,
I. D. Bedford		 44LEvaluation of an alternative pesticide, Agri-50E,
for whitefly management in Protected Agriculture
11:30 S. Morin, I. Karunker,
B. Lueke, T. Ponge
and J. Benting		 45LMolecular analysis of multiple cytochrome
P450 genes from the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
11:50 K. F. A. Walters &
A. G. S. Cuthbertson		 46LA systems approach to the development
of effective whitefly IPM
12:10 R.V. Gunning, S. Young,
G.V. Bingham, G.D. Moores		 47LNovel technologies for the control of
Silverleaf whitefly in Australia
12:30 Alan McCaffery, Robert Senn, Max Angst, Russell Slater 48LResistance to neonicotinoids in whiteflies:
Global perspectives and
insecticide resistance management strategies
12:50 Session closes and lunch
  Whitefly Control and IPM Session 2
13:58 Dr Ian Denholm opens session 2
14:00 Luko Hilje, Guillermo Flores, Gerardo A. Mora, Lilliana González & Manuel Carballo 49LThe search for repellents/deterrents for managing
Bemisia tabaci: from crude plant extracts to
pure botanical substances
14:20 A. Hanafi, S. Miftah,
S. Amouat and B. Murphy		 50LThe efficienct use of insect nets in the
management of TYLCV and its vector.
14:40 C. C. Chu, T-Y. Chen,
A. M. Simmons,
P. A. Alexander,
and T. J. Henneberry		 51LImproving the efficacy of whitefly traps
with light-emitting diode technology
15:00 Abdullah N. M. M,
Joginder Singh & B. S. Sohal		 52LBehavioural hormoligosis induced by insecticides
in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) on cotton
15:20 Giovanna Tropea Garzia, Carmelo Rapisarda 53LStatus of integrated control of Bemisia tabaci in Sicily
15:40 I. Demon, M. Jeger,
F van den Bosch 		54LThe effect of crop and pest management practices
on the evolution of Bemisia tabaci
16:00 Tea and Posters
16:20 Y. Antignus, O. Lachman,
M. Pearlsman, A. Koren,
E. Matan, M. Tregerman,
O. Uko, Y. Messika,
S. Omer, H. Unis		 55LDevelopment of an IPM system to reduce the damage of squash leaf curl begomovirus in
zucchini squash crops
16:40 Dimitrios Doukas
& Chris Payne		 56LUV-blocking films as part of a potential IPM system for glasshouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum
17:00 Session closure
  The Whitefly Genome Project Session
17:00 Prof Henryk Czosnek Opens the Whitefly Genome Project Session
17:02 H. Czosnek, J. K. Brown,
C. L. McKenzie, and
R. G. Shatters, Jr.		 57LThe Bemisia tabaci Functional Genomics Project
17:20 J. K. Brown, H. Czosnek,
N. Merchant, C. L. McKenzie, and R. G. Shatters, Jr. 		58LThe Whitefly Bemisia tabaci EST Database:
Bioinformatics and Data Management
17:40 R. G. Shatters, Jr.,
L. M. Boykin, C. L. McKenzie, J. K. Brown, and H. Czosnek		 59LFunctional Genomics Discovery of Bemisia tabaci
(B -biotype) cDNAs Encoding Knottin-Like Proteins:
Do They Play a Defensive Role?
18:00 End of Symposium Dr Ian Bedford & Dr Katja Zanic
18:10 Open invitation to a round table discussion The whitefly genome project
19:30 Depart to the walled city of Dubrovnik for Gala Dinner

Saturday 9th October**
  Optional Tourist Excursion*
*Price per person 73 Euros.
If 40 persons or more then 60 Euros.

**Cost is not included with the EWSII registration. Details, payments & tickets available at the symposium reception desk.

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 Island of Mljet - National Park
08:00 to 20:30 All day Tour**

Depart Hotel Croatia to Dubrovnik [port of Gruz] by bus;
Arrive at island of Mljet by fast boat to the National Park;
Vist the salt lakes by mini-buses;
Sightseeing the small island of St. Marija (St. Mary)
situated on the Great Lake and its monastery;
Lunch organized on island;
menu of risotto-sea food, barbecued fish,
fresh salad, wine and desert;
Afternoon relaxing, walking, swimming or fishing;
Depart late afternoon to Dubrovnik.

20:30 Return to the Hotel Croatia