ICE 2016 is proud to announce the following symposia for the XXV International Congress of Entomology:
Acarology
Dynamic Interactions at the Tick-Host-Pathogen Interface
Organizer: Stephen Wikel
Global Perspectives on Soft Ticks (Argasidae) as Pests and Disease Vectors
Organizer: Job Lopez
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Agronomic and Economic Benefits of Seed Treatments: The IPM Perspective
Organizers: Palle Pedersen, Bill Striegel and Bradley W. Hopkins
Avocados, Blueberries, and Olives: Pests of Small Fruit in Florida
Organizers: Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman and Sandra A. Allan
Bark and Ambrosia Beetles: Biology, Ecology, and Management
Organizers: Fernando E. Vega, Richard W. Hofstetter and Peter Biedermann
Forest Entomology Without Borders: Balancing Market Forces with Government Intervention
Organizer: Kimberly Wallin
Global Challenges in Rice Pest Management
Organizers: Mark Stevens and Larry D. Godfrey
Innovative Responses to the Global Homogenization of Plantation Pests
Organizers: Brett Hurley, Timothy Paine, Simon Lawson
Insect Crop Pests in the Mediterranean Basin
Organizer: Sabah Razi
Invasive Bark and Ambrosia Beetles: A Pest Problem of Worldwide Significance
Organizers: Steven Seybold and M. Faccoli
Microbial Associates and Microbial Control of Ambrosia Beetles
Organizers: John Vandenberg and Louela Castrillo
Millions of Hectares and Counting: Knowledge Gained During Recent Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Western North America
Organizers: Christopher J. Fettig and Ann M. Lynch
Pest Shifting, Invasive Species, and Resistant Development in Key Growing Areas of the World and The Need For New Technology to Manage Insect Pests
Organizers: Melissa Siebert and Luis E. Gomez
Profiles of Forest Pests Ready to Cross Boarders and Invade New Areas
Organizers: Melody A. Keena, Alain Roques and Yuri Baranchikov
Public- Private Partnerships for Development of Next Generation Pest Management Methods
Organizers: Bryony Bonning and Subba Reddy Palli
Technological Innovations and Integrated Pest Management
Organizers: Grzegorz Krawczyk and Wakas Wakil
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: An Invasive Insect of Global Importance
Organizers: George C. Hamilton, Tracy C. Leskey and Anne L. Nielsen
Apidology, Sericulture and Social Insects
Breeding Honey Bees, Apis mellifera, for Resistance to Varroa Destructor
Organizers: Robert G. Danka, Ralph Büchler and Stephen Pernal
Evolution of Insect Sociality: From Theory to Genomes and Back Again
Organizers: Amro Zayed and Amy L. Toth
Excavation and Construction by Social Insects- Integrating Positive and Negative Space
Organizer: Paul Bardunias
Genomics and Genome Engineering in the Silkworm
Organizers: Takashi Kiuchi and Kallare Arunkumar
Harnessing the Power of Genomics Tools: Functional Genomics of Pollinator Health
Organizers: Christina M. Grozinger and Robert Paxton
Harnessing the Power of Genomics Tools: Monitoring Stressors in Pollinator Populations
Organizers: Christina M. Grozinger and Robert Paxton
Insects and Ecosystem Services with Special Reference to Pollination Biology
Organizer: O.K. Remadevi
Insights into the Biology of Wild and Managed Native Bees
Organizers: S. Woodard, Quinn McFrederick and Theresa L. Pitts-Singer
Integrated Crop Pollination in Theory and Practice
Organizers: Jason Gibbs, Cory Stanley-Stahr and Rufus Isaacs
Interactions Between Pollination Services and Agricultural Practices
Organizer: Decio Gazzoni
Invasive Ants: Biology and Control
Organizers: Sanford Porter, Joshua R. King and David Oi
IPM Strategies for the Management and Sustainability of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) Across the Globe
Organizers: Jennifer M. Tsuruda and Juliana Rangel
Regulation of Honey Bee Polyethism: Clock, Neuroendocrine System and Environmental Toxicants
Organizers: Makio Takeda and Darrell Moore
Status of Worldwide Honey Bee Health and Its Impacts on Agriculture
Organizers: Jeffrey Pettis, Robyn Rose and Peter Neumann
Arthropod Vectors of Animal and Plant Disease
Biology, Ecology and Management of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina Citri, Vector of Huanglongbing
Organizers: Philip A. Stansly and Jawwad A. Qureshi
Ecology, Surveillance, and Control of Biting Midges
Organizers: Simon T. Carpenter, Lee Cohnstaedt and Glenn Bellis
In Honor of Past ESA President Donald L. McLean: Electropenetrography (EPG) Without Borders: Plant Pathogen Vector Research Inspiring Novel Animal Disease Studies
Organizers: Elaine Backus and Andrew Li
Insect Vectors as Drivers of Emerging Plant Diseases
Organizers: Alberto Fereres, Rodrigo Almeida and Joao R. S. Lopes
Insect-transmitted Phytoviruses and Agricultural Pandemics: Current Scenarios and Sustainable Management
Organizers: Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan and Juan Alvarez
Partners in Crime: Vector-pathogen Interactome
Organizers: Michelle Cilia and Cecilia Tamborindeguy
Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Tick Without Borders
Organizers: Emma N. I. Weeks and Phillip E. Kaufman
Biodiversity, Bioeography and Conservation of Arthropods
Arthropods of Madagascar: Historical Biogeography, Diversity, and Patterns of Distribution
Organizer: Michael Irwin
Biodiversity, Distribution, Behavior and Activity of Forensically Important Entomofauna and Microbiota in Different Ecoregions
Organizer: M Denise Gemmellaro
Biogeographical Lessons Learned from the West Indies
Organizers: Jacqueline Miller and Michael A. Ivie
Building the Biodiversity Knowledge Graph for Insects - Components, Progress, Challenges
Organizers: Nico Franz and Katja C. Seltmann
Current Status and Biodiversity of Indian Curculionidae
Organizer: Dalip Kumar
Data without Borders: Collecting, Digitizing, Using, and Re-using Biological Specimen Data
Organizers: Deborah Paul, Pamela Soltis, Paul Flemons and Nicole Fisher
From Diet Breadth to Diversification: Understanding Host Shifts in Phytophagous Insects
Organizers: Peri A. Mason, Angela Smilanich and M. Deane Bowers
Global Status of Native and Invasive Coccinellids
Organizer: Leslie Allee
Insects, Ecosystem Functioning, and Services: New Questions and Experimental Perspectives
Organizers: Jorge Noriega, Joaquin Hortal and Ana Santos
Keeping Science in Citizen Science
Organizers: Kathleen Prudic, Maxim Larrivée and Kent McFarland
Phylogeny and Evolution of Insect Communication Systems
Organizers: Susan J. Weller and Jennifer Zaspel
Resource Management and Biodiversity in Cockroach and Termite Lineages: Exploring the Common Ground in Their Nutrition, Biodiversity and Systematics
Organizers: Donald Mullins, Aaron Mullins, Christine Nalepa, Clifford Keil and Jessica Ware
SOLA Scarab Workers
Organizer: Andrew B. T. Smith
Bioinformatics, and Comparative Genomics of Arthropods
Ecological and Developmental Insights from Comparative Hemipteroid Genomics
Organizer: Kristen Panfilio
Spruce Budworm Genomics: From Basic Science to Outbreak Management
Organizer: Michel Cusson
Biological Control and Insect Pathology
Advancement and Challenges in Biological Control of Invasive Forest Insects: A Global Perspective
Organizers: Juli Gould, Leah S. Bauer, Xiao-yi Wang and Jian Duan
Advances in the Behavioral Ecology of Entomopathogenic Nematodes
Organizers: David Shapiro-Ilan and Ed Lewis
Behavior and Ecology of Native, Naturalized and Invasive Ladybird Beetles
Organizers: Eric Riddick, Louis Hesler, Oldrich Nedved, Helen Roy, John Sloggett, Antonio Soares
Biocontrol and Induced Plant Defences: A Tale of Three Trophic Levels
Organizers: Geoff Gurr and Olivia Reynolds
Biological Control of the Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys, by Exotic and Native Parasitoids and Predators: A Global Perspective
Organizers: Paula Shrewsbury and Tim Haye
Biological Control Perspective in South and Southeast Asia
Organizers: Alberto Barrion and Divina Amalin
Industry-Academia Collaborative Research & Development in Biological Control of Arthropod Pests: Results and Feedback from Four Years of Marie-Curie Staff-exchange.
Organizer: Thibaut Malausa
Regional Status of Microbial Control Programs
Organizers: Steven P. Arthurs, Surendra Dara and Ralf-Udo Ehlers
Status and Prospects for Biological Control in the 21st Century
Organizers: Russell Messing and Jacques Brodeur
Trichogramma in Augmentative Biological Control : A Worldwide View of the Past, Present and Future
Organizers: Brad Vinson, Asha Rao and Shoil Greenberg
Virus-Insect Interactions
Organizers: Bryony Bonning, Lyric Bartholomay and Carla Saleh
Ecology and Population Dynamics
Arthropod Movement in Agro-ecosystems: Linking Individual Behaviours and Population Patterns Across Spatio-temporal Scales. Just What Does Emerge?
Organizers: Cate Paull, Hazel R. Parry and Nancy Schellhorn
Arthropods and Decomposition
Organizers: Michael D. Ulyshen and Jennifer L. Pechal
Climate Change Impacts and Insect Population Dynamics
Organizers: James Bell, Carol Boggs, John Terblanche and Toke Høye
Ecology, Biodiversity and Geography of Gall-Inducing Insects: Now and Beyond
Organizer: G Wilson Fernandes
Host Relations of Gall-inducing Insects
Organizers: Donald Miller and Anantanarayanan Raman
Insects and Landscape Ecology: Defining an Entomological Perspective
Organizer: Robinson Sudan
Monitoring and Forecasting of Migratory Insect Movements
Organizers: Haikou Wang and Baoping Zhai
Population Biology of Winter Moth, Operophtera brumata L, and Related Geometrids on Two Continents
Organizer: Joseph Elkinton
Population Consequences of Pest Management Tactics for Non-target Species
Organizer: David A. Andow
Stable Isotope ‘Fingerprinting’ in Insect Ecology
Organizers: Shawn Steffan and Yoshito Chikaraishi
Ecology of Pesticides, Resistance, Toxicology and Genetically Modified Crops
Biotechnologically-Based Insect Control Strategies
Organizers: Angharad M. R. Gatehouse and Gongyin Ye
Globally Important Pests & Globally Important Control Tools – Comparing and Contrasting IRM Successes and Challenges, IRAC US Symposium
Organizers: Graham P. Head, Bradley W. Hopkins, Scott W. Ludwig, Clinton D. Pilcher, Christopher Sansone, Caydee Savinelli and Sean Whipple
Insect-Resistant GM Crops in Asia-Pacific: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities
Organizers: Edwin P. Alcantara, Andi Trisyono and Mao Chen
Key Challenges with Bt Crops in Latin America
Organizers: Analiza P. Alves, Amit Sethi and Ana Maria Vélez
Next Generation Technologies for Insect Control
Organizers: Nandi Nagaraj, Murugesan Rangasamy, Renata Bolognesi, Blair Siegfried and Swapna Priya Rajarapu
Entomological Effects of Global Warming in Agriculture and Medical Entomology
Climate Change: Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in Agriculture
Organizers: Alvin M. Simmons, Andrew Cuthbertson and Jesusa C. Legaspi
Critical Factors Modifying the Effects of Climate Change on the Distributions of Vector-borne Diseases
Organizers: Howard Ginsberg and Jean Tsao
Effect of Global Climate Change on Vector-Borne Disease Transmission
Organizers: Ephantus J. Muturi, Allison Parker, and Paul A. Weston
Entomology Around the World
Aquatic Entomology Around the World
Organizers: Kayla I. Perry and Kyndall Dye
Case studies in Entomology: Four Examples of Global Excellence
Organizers: Margaret Hardy and Myron Zalucki
Cassava and Bean IPM throughout the Developing World: Honoring the Contributions of Anthony Bellotti and César Cardona Mejia
Organizers: Stephen L. Lapointe and Kris Wyckhuys
Department of Defense Entomology and Global Public Health: Working Together to Combat Vector Borne Disease and Protect the Environment
Organizer: Mark Pomerinke
Engaging the World of Arthropod Education in a Digital Age
Organizers: John Guyton, Rebecca Baldwin and Andrine A. Shufran
Entomological Issues Beyond Borders: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Solutions
Organizers: Suhas Vyavhare, M.O. Way, Raul Medina and Juliana Rangel
Entomological Research in China: Major Progresses and Perspectives
Organizer: Tong-Xian Liu
Entomologists Without Borders: The Need for Collaboration Between Medical Professionals and Entomologists for the Betterment of Global Public Health
Organizers: Kyndall Dye, Jennifer Gordon and Sydney Crawley
Entomology Around the World: Past, Present and Future Challenges
Organizers: Michelle Samuel-Foo, Mamoudou Setamou, Simon Zebelo and Joseph Munyaneza
Entomology Without Borders in the Neotropical Region
Organizer: Pedro Neves
Entomology Without Borders Member Symposium with Retired and Emeriti Seniors on Sharing and Exchanging their Involvement in Research, Teaching, Special Interests, International Travel, Consulting and Mentoring
Organizers: Kenneth A. Sorensen and Ken Pruess
Global Entomological Collaborations
Organizer: Theresa M. Cira
Global Status and Future of GM Crops for Insect Control
Organizers: Murugesan Rangasamy, Nandi Nagaraj and Srinivas Parimi
Insect Photography Symposium; Bringing the Small to the World
Organizers: Stephen Doggett and Thomas V. Myers
Insects and the Public: Engagement, Education and Outreach
Organizer: Luke Tilley
International Graduate Student Showcase
Organizers: Paul Abram, Chandra Moffat, Carey Minteer and Mervat A. B. Mahmoud
Modern Studies of Gerromorphan Insects: Behavior, Phylogeny, Physiology and Ecology
Organizers: Tetsuo Harada and John Spence
Orthopteroids Without Borders
Organizers: Alexandre V. Latchininsky and Derek Woller
Regulatory Entomology
Organizer: Reg Coler
Sin Fronteras: Forging Collaborations Through the Americas - 4th Latin American/Hispanic Symposium
Organizers: Ana Legrand and Silvia Rondon, Raul Medina
Symposium of Neotropical Insect Galls
Organizer: Valéria Maia
Tales from the Understory: Unraveling Secrets Behind Tropical Butterfly Communication, Behavior, Wing Patterns, and Diversity
Organizers: Adrea Susan Gonzalez-Karlsson and Susan D. Finkbeiner
Where are the Six Legs of Advanced Entomology Publishing taking us?
Organizers: Frank Krell, Michiel Thijssen and Lyubomir Penev
Entomophagy, and Entomology in Popular Culture
A Emerging Food Supply: Edible Insects
Organizer: Marianne Shockley
Insects and the Global Human Experience
Organizer: Gene Kritsky
Sericigenous Insects and 3F’s - Fibre, (human)Food and Feed-Global Status and Future Role in Resolving Global Challenges
Organizers: Motoyuki Sumida and C. J. Prabhakar
Weaving your Web: Science Communication and Social Media for Insect Scientists
Organizers: Margaret Hardy and Gwen Pearson
Frontiers in Entomology
Biology and Evolution of Social Insect Symbionts
Organizers: Joseph Parker, K. Taro Eldredge and Christoph von Beeren
Crop Domestication Effects on Plant-insect Interactions: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Future Directions
Organizers: Katja Poveda and Susan Whitehead
Discovering Sustainable Insecticides: Resistance, Innovation, and Responsibility
Organizers: Margaret Hardy and Stephen Duke
Economics of IPM in the 21st Century: Multiple Perspectives from Around the World
Organizers: P Crain and David Onstad
Entomology in the Digital Age
Organizers: Barbara J. Sharanowski, Miles Zhang, Ana Dal Molin and Leanne Peixoto
Future Approaches for the Control of Insect Pests
Organizer: Phil Wege
In the Light of Morphometrics: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution of Insect Morphology
Organizers: Kazuo Takahashi, Chris Klingenberg and Haruki Tatsuta
Insect Effects on Ecosystem Services
Organizers: Timothy D Schowalter and Teja Tscharntke
Microbial Modulation of Insect Immunity
Organizers: Elizabeth McGraw and Kerry M. Oliver
Next Generation Ecology, Morphology and Genomics: What Can We Learn About the Evolution of Odonata?
Organizers: Maren Wellenreuther, Sebastian Büsse and Seth Bybee
Novel Insecticidal Agents and Next Gen Approaches for Insect Control
Organizers: William Moar and Kenneth Narva
Optical Manipulation of Arthropod Pests and Beneficials
Organizers: David Ben-Yakir and Irene Vänninen
Recent Approaches in Fossil Insect Studies
Organizer: Conrad Labandeira
Small RNAs – A New Frontier in Insect Science
Organizers: Sassan Asgari and Alexander Raikhel
Symposium in Honor of the 2016 Recipients of Certificates of Distinction
Organizer: Walter S. Leal and Alvin M. Simmons
Talking to Swarms Without Borders: Methods for Engaging the Public in the Buzz about Entomology
Organizers: William R. Morrison and Nicole F. Quinn
Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) for Precision Mosquito Control and Agricultural Use
Organizers: Ary Faraji, Randy Gaugler and Greg Williams
What Constitutes Responsible Field Release of Transgenic Insects?
Organizer: Fred Gould
Wood Borer-Fungus Alliances and Conflicts: The Frontier of Forest Entomology
Organizer: Jiri Hulcr
Functional Genomics and Transgenesis
Epigenetics and Insect Adaptation to Their Environment
Organizers: Denis Tagu and Jennifer A. Brisson
Genomic and Genetic Strategies toward Integrated Pest Management
Organizers: Fang Zhu and Laura C Lavine
Insect Genetic Technologies: State of the Art and Promise for the Future
Organizers: Jennifer A. Brisson and Marcé Lorenzen
Workshop on Gene Editing Technologies
Organizers: Anjian Tan and Subba Reddy Palli
Genetics and Evolutionary Entomology
Arthropod Population Genomics
Organizer: David G. Heckel
Evolution of Biological Clocks
Organizers: Astrid Groot and Charalambos Kyriacou
Genetic Architecture of Species Differences
Organizer: Jürgen Gadau
Insect Sex Determination
Organizers: Leo Beukeboom, Daniel Bopp, Richard Meisel and Aaron Tarone
Jumping genes: Horizontal Gene Transfer in Insects and Beyond
Organizers: Yannick Pauchet and Roy Kirsch
Rapid Evolution of Insect Pests within Agroecosystems
Organizers: Sean Schoville and Yolanda Chen
Insect Biomechanics and Insect-Inspired Robotics
Bioinspiration Crossing Disciplinary Borders
Organizers: Marianne Alleyne and Catherine Loudon
Insect Chemical Ecology
Cross-continental Patterns of Chemical Communication among Subcortical Insects
Organizers: Kamal Gandhi, Christiane Helbig and Michael Müller
From the Laboratory Bench to Commercial Products: Semiochemical-based Technology Development and Regulation Worldwide
Organizers: Jerry Zhu, Jocelyn G. Millar and Thomas C. Baker
Global Research and Develolpment of Insect Repellents
Organizer: Mustapha Debboun
Modulation of Insect Chemical Response at Different Time Scales: Ethology, Ecology, and Evolution
Organizers: Fredrik Schlyter and Bill Hansson
Novel Contributions of Chemical Ecology to Global IPM
Organizers: Baldwyn Torto and Christian Borgemeister
Olfaction and Olfaction Mediated Behaviors
Organizers: Bill Hansson and Laurence Zwiebel
Sex and Drugs and Bee Control: The Chemical Ecology of Pollination
Organizers: Lynn S. Adler, Rebecca E. Irwin and Phil Stevenson
Worldwide Use of Kairomones to Enhance Management of Tortricids in Fruit Crops: New Opportunities and New Problems
Organizers: Alan L. Knight and Peter Witzgall
Insect Immunology
The Biochemical Signaling Interface Between Invaders and Their Insect Hosts
Organizers: Qisheng Song, David W. Stanley, Yonggyun Kim and Gong-yin Ye
Eco-Immunology of Invertebrates
Organizers: Kenneth Wilson, Fleur Ponton and Sheena Cotter
Host Adaptations in Insect Symbioses: Elements That Facilitate Stability and Persistence
Organizers: Gaelen Burke and Kevin J. Vogel
Insect Gut Microbe Interactions
Organizers: Bruno Lemaitre and Angela Douglas
Insect Symbiosis and Immunity
Organizers: Bessem Chouaia and Abdelaziz Heddi
Interactions Between the Insect Immune System and Parasites
Organizers: Michael R. Strand and Francesco Pennacchio
Outlaws of Immunology and Infection
Organizers: David Schneider and Ann Thomas Tate
Parasitoids, Polydnaviruses and Pathogens: Genomes to Immune Physiology
Organizers: Bruce Webb and Nathalie Volkoff
Social Insect Pathobiology
Organizers: Rebeca B. Rosengaus and Elke Genersch
Trade-offs and Immunity: Physiology, Life-History and Evolution
Organizers: Nicole Gerardo and Seth M. Barribeau
Vector Immunology Symposium
Organizer: Petros Ligoxygakis
Wound Healing and Damage Signals in Insects
Organizers: Ulrich Theopold and Will Wood
Insect Neurobiology
Endocrine and Neural Network in Control of Physiology
Organizers: Jan Veenstra and Yoonseong Park
Endocrine and Neural Networks That Control and Regulate Behavioral Programs
Organizers: Erik Johnson and Young-Joon Kim
Insect-Plant Interactions in a Changing Climate
Ant-Plant Interactions in a Changing World
Organizers: Suzanne Koptur and Paulo S. Oliveira
Deciphering Complex Signaling Mechanisms in Insect-plant Interactions
Organizer: Joe Louis
Insect-Plant Interactions in a Changing Climate
Organizer: Bonnie Pendleton
Insect-plant Interactions in a Changing Climate: Effects on Populations Dynamics and Biological Control
Organizers: Ruth A. Hufbauer and Ellyn Bitume
Plant Piercing-Sucking Insects and Vectors without Borders
Organizers: Chrystel Olivier, Charles Vincent, Julien Saguez and Philippe Giordanengo
Integrated Pest Management and Sustainable Agriculture
Advances in Insect Control and Resistance Management
Organizers: A. Rami Horowitz and Isaac Ishaaya
Advances in Pest Management
Organizers: Olivia Reynolds and Eric B. Jang
Biological Control Under Climate Change
Organizer: Jianqing Ding
Bt crops and Best Management Practices: Influence on the Technology Durability
Organizers: Antonio C. Santos and Dwain M. Rule
Challenges and Opportunities for Management of Western Corn Rootworm
Organizers: Aaron Gassmann, Lance Meinke and Matthew Carroll
Combining Insect Life Table, Consumption Rate and Predation Rate for IPM and Biological Control
Organizers: Remzi Atlıhan, Hsin Chi, Chow-Yang Lee and Aurang Kavousi
Ecologically-Based Integrated Pest Management for Selected Food Security Crops in Central Asia
Organizers: Frank Zalom and Karim Maredia
Exploiting Multi-trophic Interactions in the Management of Invasive Agricultural Arthropod Pests
Organizer: Dominique Mazzi
Genetically Modified Insecticidal Crops and Sustainable Pest Management: An Ecological Perspective of Their Compatibility in Sustainable Agriculture
Organizers: Salvatore Arpaia, Jian Duan and Jonathan Lundgren
Globalizing Sustainable Pest Management in Agriculture
Organizer: Ismaila Aderolu
Greenhouse Insect Management Around the World– Common Problems and Solutions from Scientific Collaborations
Organizers: Luis A. Cañas and Michael P. Parrella
Host Plant Resistance Towards Insect Pests
Organizer: Ben Vosman
Impact of Native and Invasive Alien True Bug Species in Agro-ecosystems: Range Expansion, Pest Status and Control Tactics
Organizers: Raul Medina and Antonino Cusumano
Innovative Application Technologies for Pest Management
Organizers: Anil Menon, Kenneth Brown and Rebecca Willis
Insect-Resistant Genetically Engineered Crops: Current Status, Concerns and Future Prospects
Organizers: Anthony M. Shelton and Jörg Romeis
Integrated Pest Management Components and Packages for Tropical Crops
Organizers: Rangaswamy Muniappan and Short Heinrichs
Integrated Pest Managment around the World
Organizers: Sandipa G. Gautam, Jhalendra Rijal and Sudan Gyawaly
IPM: The Lucrative Bridge Connecting the Ever Emerging Knowledge Islands of Genetics and Ecology
Organizers: Xinzhi Ni, Zhongren Lei and Kang-Lai He
New Tools and Strategies for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on Transgenic (Bt) and Non-Transgenic (conventional) Cotton Crops
Organizers: Robert Mensah, Lewis Wilson and Megha N. Parajulee
Research Frontiers into the Use of “Preventive Medicine” in Arthropod Pest Management
Organizers: Kevin Heinz and Christian Nansen
Sustainable Agriculture through Ecological Pest Management
Organizers: Abdul Hakeem and Gregory J. Wiggins
Sustainable Whole Farms and Communities: What’s IPM Got to Do with It?
Organizer: Thomas A. Green
Transitioning from Conventional to IPM-based Pest Management in Greenhouse Ornamental Production
Organizers: Erfan Vafaie and Kevin Heinz
True Bugs (Heteroptera) from the Neotropics: Advances on Basic and Applied Research
Organizers: Antônio Panizzi and Jocelia Grazia
What Happens when Pest Occurrence Data is Shared – End of the World or New Horizons?
Organizer: Joseph LaForest
Wireworm and Click Beetle Management: IPM Toolbox for the 21st Century
Organizers: Bob Vernon and Anuar Morales-Rodriguez
Zoophytophagous Arthropods in Biological Control
Organizers: Alberto Urbaneja, Josep Jaques
Invasive and Exotic Entomology
Approaches for Modeling Insect Pest Potential Distribution and Spread
Organizers: Sunil Kumar and Lisa Neven
Drosophila Suzukii, an Invasive Pest of Small and Stone Fruits
Organizers: Vaughn Walton, Gianfranco Anfora, Nik G. Wiman and Ashfaq Sial
Forest Insect Invasions in a Changing Climate: Mechanisms and Risks
Organizers: Dylan Parry, Christelle Robinet and Patrick Tobin
Global Improvements in Invasive Ant Management
Organizers: Grzegorz Buczkowski and Benjamin D Hoffmann
Hitchhikers in Florida: History and Control
Organizers: Vivek Kumar and Garima Kakkar
No More Invasive Insect Species: Is Quarantine The Answer?
Organizers: Aziz Ajlan, Khalid Alhudaib and J. R. Faleiro
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus) Invasions: What We Have Learned…What We Need to Re-Learn
Organizers: Mark Culik and Juang Horng Chong
Potential Invasive Pest Weevil Species of the World
Organizers: Charles O’Brien, Muhammad Haseeb and Runzhi Zhang
Scarabs Without Borders – Lessons from a Century of Invasions
Organizers: Trevor Jackson and Michael G. Klein
Sirex noctilio: A Global Forest Insect
Organizers: Jeremy D. Allison and Bernard Slippers
The Role of National, Regional and International Plant Protection Organizations to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Plant Pests
Organizers: Lisa Neven and Rebecca Lee
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Anti-Tick Vaccine Development: Possibilities in the Post Genomics Era
Organizers: Albert Mulenga and Itabajoar Vaz
Arboviruses and One Health
Organizers: Dana Vanlandingham and Rosemary Sang
Arthropod Saliva: From Basic Science to Practical Applications
Organizers: Eric Calvo and Jesus G. Valenzuela
Engineering Beneficial Traits into Insects Using Novel Gene Drive Systems
Organizers: Zach Adelman and Chun-Hong Chen
Forensic Entomology Without Borders: Uniting the Worldwide Forensic Entomology Community
Organizers: Michelle Sanford, Adrienne Brundage, Meaghan Pimsler and Charity Owings
Genetics and Genomics of Anopheles and Implications for Transmission of Malaria Parasites
Organizers: Frank H. Collins and Gloria I. Giraldo-Calderón
Hormones in Arthropod Vectors of Infectious Diseases
Organizers: Jinsong Zhu and Ian Orchard
Innovative Strategies of Mosquito Control
Organizers: Stephen Dobson and Roberto Barrera
Mechanistic Insights into Mosquito-Parasite Interactions
Organizers: Kristin Michel and Michael Povelones
Medical and Veterinary Entomology in Florida
Organizer: Rui-De Xue
Microbiome and Vector Immunity
Organizer: George Dimopoulos
Mosquito Host Detection
Organizer: Matthew DeGennaro
New Insights into the Metabolism of Mosquitoes That Are Vectors of Human Diseases
Organizer: Patricia Scaraffia
Opportunities and Challenges for Biological Control of Disease Vectors
Organizers: Matthew B. Thomas and Michael R. Strand
Peridomestic Animals and Chagas Vector Control
Organizer: Ricardo Gürtler and Pamela Pennington
Reducing Transmission Rates of Infectious Diseases By Targeting Mosquito Olfaction
Organizers: Kostas Iatrou and Walter Leal
Repellents
Organizers: Nicole L Achee, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap
Sandfly-Pathogen Interaction
Organizer: Yara Traub-Csekö
The Priniciple and Use of Plant Resources for Control of Biting Flies
Organizers: Tong-Yan Zhao and Gunter Muller
The Role of Microbiota in Vectors
Organizers: Mariangela Bonizzoni and Shannon Bennet
Ticks are Different: The Impact of Tick Biology on Their Role as Vectors
Organizers: Nicholas Ogden and Gabriele Margos
Vector Biology and Ecology Perspective: Roadblocks and Solutions to Malaria Elimination
Organizer: Jan E. Conn
Vector Development
Organizers: Molly Duman Scheel and Flaminia Catteruccia
Vector-Borne Diseases of Livestock
Organizers: D. Scott McVey and Roman Kucheryavenko
Vertebrate Host Factors: Effect on Vector Biology
Organizers: Luciano Moriera, Michael A. Riehle and Shirley Luckhart
Molecular Basis of Insect Learning and Behavior
Molecular Bases of Behavior in Kissing Bug Vectors of Human Disease
Organizer: Marcelo Lorenzo
Neuronal Correlates of Odorant Valence in Drosophila
Organizers: Markus Knaden and Silke Sachse
Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny
Phylogeny and Evolution of Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): A Symposium in Honor of Guillermo “Willy” Kuschel
Organizers: Duane D. McKenna and Dave Clarke
9th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae
Organizers: Michael Schmitt and Caroline S. Chaboo
Advances in Ant Systematics – Global Sampling, New Phylogenetic Methods and Major Taxonomic Changes
Organizers: Andrea Lucky and Philip S. Ward
Diptera Systematics: Deciphering Evolutionary Relationships with Diverse and Novel Data
Organizers: Torsten Dikow and Thomas Pape
Ecology and Systematics of Elateridae (Coleoptera)
Organizers: Frank Etzler and Hume Douglas
Evolution and biology of Chalcidoidea: Integrating Genomics, Fossils, Microbiomes and Natural History
Organizers: James Woolley, John M. Heraty and Astrid Cruaud
Evolution of a Megadiverse Group: The Ichneumonoid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Ichneumonidae)
Organizers: Jose Fernandez-Triana and Andrew D. Austin
Evolution, Classification and Biology of Cucujoid Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)
Organizers: Adam Slipinski and Richard AB. Leschen
Progress in Insect Phylogenomics: The Scale and Complexity of Next-Gen Datasets and Analyses
Organizers: Akito Y. Kawahara, Jessica Ware, Michelle Trautwein and David K. Yeates
Rapid Evolutionary Radiations in Insects: Phylogenetic Causes and Consequences of Life in the Fast Lane
Organizer: Brian Wiegmann
Recent Advances in Heteropteran (Hemiptera) Systematics and Evolution
Organizers: Thomas J. Henry and Wenjun Bu
Recent Advances in the Study of the Neuropterida
Organizers: David E. Bowles, Atilano Contreras-Ramos and John D. Oswald
Stick Insect Research in the Era of Genomics: Exploring the Evolution of a Mesodiverse Insect Order
Organizers: Sven Bradler and Thomas R. Buckley
Synthesis in Sternorrhyncha Systematics
Organizer: Colin Favret
Systematics and Diversity of Aquatic Beetles: An Emerging Model System in Evolutionary Biology
Organizer: Andrew Short
Systematics, Biogeography, and Ecology of Cerambycidae and Buprestidae
Organizers: Eugenio Nearns and Ann M. Ray
The Evolution of Lepidoptera – Bringing it All Together
Organizers: Andreas Zwick and Jae-Cheon Sohn
Wings and Powered Flight: Core Novelties in Insect Evolution
Organizers: Robert Dudley, Thomas Hörnschemeyer and Günther Pass
Physiology and Biochemistry
Bt Mode of Action, Resistance Mechanisms and Global Patterns.
Organizers: Alejandra Bravo and Mario Soberón
Cold Physiology in a Warming World
Organizers: Kendra Greenlee, Julia Bowsher, Joseph P. Rinehart and George D. Yocum
Duplications, Deletions, and Other Mutations: Deciphering the Molecular Basis of Insecticide Resistance
Organizers: Jeffrey G. Scott and Ralf Nauen
Insect Biocomposites: Cuticles and Peritrophic Matrices
Organizers: Michael Kanost, Tsunaki Asano and Hans Merzendorfer
Insect Molecular Physiology and Ecology - The Postgenomic Era
Organizer: Klaus Hoffmann
Ion Channels As Targets of Synthetic and Natural Neurotoxins
Organizers: Ke Dong, Vincent L. Salgado
Locust Phase Change: Understanding Swarms from Molecules to Management
Organizers: Stephen Rogers and Arianne Cease
Mechanisms Affecting the Efficiency of RNA Interference in Insects
Organizers: Kun Yan Zhu, Subba Reddy Palli and Jianzhen Zhang
Molecular Endocrinology
Organizers: Marek Jindra and Tetsuro Shinoda
Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology of Membrane Transport and Signaling Processes
Organizers: Masaaki Azuma, Yoshihisa Ozoe and Jeffrey R. Bloomquist
Molecular Strategies/Mechanisms of Insect Reproduction
Organizers: Muhammad Tufail and Makio Takeda
Neuro-endocrine Regulation of Reproduction in Insects
Organizers: Neil Audsley and Jozef Vanden Broeck
Photoperiodic Induction of Diapause and Seasonal Morphs
Organizers: Shin Goto and Daniel Hahn
Physiological Responses to Environmental Change
Organizers; Jonathan Shik and Sarah Diamond
Physiological Systems for Arthropod Pest Management in the 21st Century
Organizers: Daniel R. Swale and Lacey Jenson
The Insect Circulatory System: Vital but Widely Neglected!
Organizers: Julian F. Hillyer and Günther Pass
The Limits of Respiratory Function: External and Internal Constraints on Insect Gas Exchange
Organizers: Philip Matthews, Kendra Greenlee and Wilco Verberk
The Physiological Ecology of Insect Flight: From Millisecond Escape to Long-Distance Migration
Organizers: Robert Dudley and Jason Chapman
RNAi and Gene Expression Control in Insects
Emerging Technologies for Successful Applications of dsRNA to Reduce Pests and Pathogens in Agriculture
Organizers: William Moar and Wayne B. Hunter
Stored Products Entomology
Advances in Hermetic Storage for Smallholder Farms
Organizers: Dieudonne Baributsa, Jacob Ricker-Gilbert and Scott Williams
Psocids as Global Pests of Stored Products
Organizers: James Throne and Christos Athanassiou
The Khapra Beetle - A Potential Invasive Species
Organizers: Frank Arthur and Joel Perez-Mendoza
Urban Entomology in a Changing Environment
A Global Perspective on Insect Pests of Wood Products
Organizers: Vernard R. Lewis and Brian Forschler
Advancements in Resistance and Aversion Management for Urban Pests
Organizers: Jason Meyers and Robert Hickman
Advances in the Molecular Biology and Microbial Ecology of Important Urban Pests
Organizers: Dana Nayduch and Ludek Zurek
Ecology and Adaptation for Survival of Termites
Organizer: Kok-Boon Neoh
Global Challenges in Applied Urban Entomology
Organizer: Ron Harrison
How Human Activities Shape the Global Distribution of Insects
Organizers: Andrew Suarez, Chow-Yang Lee and Chin-Cheng Yang
Invasive Disease Vectors in Urban Environments: Current Challenges and Future Solutions
Organizers: Ary Hoffmann, Brendan Trewin and Jill Ulrich
Invasive Termite Species: Where Are They from, Where Are They Now, and Where Will They Be?
Organizers: Nan-Yao Su, Thomas Chouvenc and Hou-Feng Li
New Insights into Biology, Resistance Mechanisms and the Management of the Modern Bed Bug
Organizers: Stephen Doggett, Chow-Yang Lee, Dini Miller and Changlu Wang
Novel Techniques in Urban IPM
Organizer: Dong-Hwan Choe
Spreading the Word: Bed Bug Education and Training in Today’s Society
Organizer: Molly L. Stedfast and Dini Miller