Programme
17 April - Day 3
8h30 - 9h30
Plenary 3
Advancing SIT: Genetic breakthroughs against fruit fly pests
Schetelig, Marc
Session 8 : Management techniques: SIT
9h30 - 9h45
Genetic sexing strains in support of sterile insect technique applications: past, present, and future
Bourtzis, Kostas
9h45 - 10h00
Study of the feasibility of the sterile insect technique against B. dorsalis in mango orchards in La Reunion
Moquet, Laura
10h00 - 10h15
Improving, rearing and control techniques with the integrated use of sit for Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera zonata and Zeugodacus cucurbitae
Raghoo, Savitri
10h15 - 10h30
Concluding remarks on the 25-year rise and fall of medfly SIT in Israel
Yacobi, Gal
10h30 - 11h00
POSTER DISCUSSION (Session 8)
10h30 - 11h00
BREAK
Session 9 : Biotechnology and other control tools
11h00 - 11h15
Effectiveness of an Africa local plant in the control of tephritids (Diptera)
Mokam, Didi Gaelle
11h15 - 11h30
Comparison of electrophysiological and behavioral response of tephritid (Diptera: Tephritidae) pests to cucurbit host odor
Baraki, Yoseph
11h30 - 11h45
Metabolomics-based exploration of tephritid metabolomes: a novel approach for evaluating male quality markers
Scolari, Francesca
11h45 - 12h00
POSTER DISCUSSION (Sessions 9,10)
12h00 - 13h00
LUNCH
Session 10 : Area wide/IPM
13h00 - 13h15
Introduction to Area wide/IPM- Kenya Project results
Dekker, Teun
13h15 - 13h30
Spatial modeling of fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) abundance: harnessing the host tree suitability and climatic variables
Abdel-Rahman, Elfatih Mohamed
13h30 - 13h45
Decision support system for the management of Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), in citrus orchards
Lombard, Anderson
13h45 - 14h00
The economics, food security, & ecosystem health benefits of fruit fly integrated pest management
Kassie, Menale
14h00 - 14h15
Establishment of area wide integrated pest management systems against fruit flies for mango fruit production in Kenya
Kasina, Muo
14h15 - 14h30
Discussion on Area wide/IPM
14h30 - 15h00
CLOSING REMARKS HANDING OUT PRIZES
15h00 - 15h30