Programme

Sunday 3^rd October

19:00 – 21:00

Social event: Welcome cocktail at Zum Riesenrad - Cafe
Restaurant

Location:
zum Wiener Riesenrad - Cafe Restaurant
Riesenradplatz 1
A-1020 Vienna

Monday 4^th October

08:00 – 09:00

Registration at AGES facilities and poster fixing

09:00 – 09:30

Official opening of the conference

09:30 – 10:45

Session 1 – New technologies and practices in mosquito
surveillance and control
Chaired by Franz Allerberger & Romeo Bellini

09:30 – 10:15

Keynote lecture 1:
New developments in the use of the Sterile Insect
Technique to control mosquitoes
J. Bouyer, H. Maiga, W. Mamai, N.S. Bimbile Somda and H.
Yamada

10:15 – 10:30

A new modelling approach for the surveillance of disease
vector abundances
A. Ceia-Hasse, C. Capinha and C.A. Sousa

10:30 – 10:45

Estimates of the dispersal of CHIKV infected Aedes
albopictus females from spatio-temporal analysis
A. Albieri, M. Carrieri and R. Bellini

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:30

Session 1 – New technologies and practices in mosquito
surveillance and control, continuing
Chaired by Norbert Becker & Artin Tokatlian

11:15 – 11:30

Scale-up of sexing systems for SIT application on Aedes albopictus at the C.A.A. pilot facility
M. Malfacini, A. Puggioli, F. Balestrino and R. Bellini

11:30 – 11:45

Age and species prediction of field malaria mosquitoes
through deep learning of mid-infrared spectra
D.J. Siria, R. Sanou, J. Mitton, E. Mwanga, A. Niang, I. Sare,
P.C.D. Johnson, G. Foster, A.M.G. Belem, K. Wynne, R.
Murray-Smith, H.M. Ferguson, M. González-Jiménez, S.A.
Babayan, A. Diabaté, F.O. Okumu and F. Baldini

11:45 – 12:00

A Web App for monitoring the efficacy of larvicide applications in fields
S. Vettore, A. Drago, S. Martini and D. Penazzo

12:00 – 12:15

Operational use of UAVs in mosquito control
N. Kelemenis, N. Perros, G. Iatrou, K. Iordanidis, S. Gewehr
and S. Mourelatos

12:15 – 12:30

Artificial resting sites: an alternative sampling method for
adult mosquitoes
L. Jaworski, F. Sauer, S. Jansen, E. Tannich, J. Schmidt Chanasit, E. Kiel and R. Lühken

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:00

Session 2 - Surveillance of vector-borne pathogens in insects
Chaired by Carles Aranda and V. Čabanová

13:30 – 13:45

Pathogen screening of mosquitoes collected from summer
2019 to winter 2020/21 in eastern Germany
K. Köchling, J. Rau, M. Schäfer, G.A. Schaub, B.A. Tews, D.
Werner and H. Kampen

13:45 – 14:00

Microclimate of mosquito resting sites affect the estimation of the extrinsic incubation period
F.G. Sauer, E. Kiel and R. Lühken

14:00 – 14:15

Surveillance of Aedes albopictus and control of outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika in France
G. L’ambert, L. Chanaud, C. Jeannin, Y. Perrin and C. Lagneau

14:15 – 14:30

Mosquito-borne diseases of western Slovakia: an overview of a vector research
V. Čabanová, K. Boršová and B. Klempa

14:30 – 14:45

Entomological inspections in imported and autochthonous cases of arbovirosis in Barcelona province
C. Aranda, A. Ruiz, N. Busquets, R. Casals and S. García

14:45 – 15:00

A novel trapping and virus surveillance technique to assess West Nile virus circulation in Germany
N. Fynmore, R. Lühken, H. Maisch, T. Risch, S. Merz, K. Kliemke, U. Ziegler, J. Schmidt-Chanasit and N. Becker

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 16:45

Session 3 – Mosquito control in urban context
Chaired by Spiros Mourelatos & Gaby Müller 1

15:30 – 15:45

Practical aspects of mosquito control in the urban environment
S. Gewehr, V. Giannakis, S. Kalaitzopoulou, X. Tseni and S. Mourelatos

15:45 – 16:00

Influence of house characteristics on mosquitoes distribution and malaria transmission in Yaounde, Cameroon
N. Siewe, N. Carmene, N. Ghislaine, J. Mbida Mbida and A.N. Christophe

16:00 – 16:15

Efficacy of VectoMax®G in reducing malaria vectors and transmission in Yaounde city, Cameroon
N.G. Yensii, P. Doumbe-Belisse, C.S. Ngadeu, A. Talipouo, L. Djamouko-Djonkam, M.T. Njuabe and C. Antonio-Nkondjio

16:15 – 16:30

Mosquito control activities to reduce the impact of arboviruses: the case of Valencia (Spain)
R. Bueno-Marí and F. Quero-De Lera

16:30 – 16:45

Monitoring and control of Aedes albopictus in the city of Zurich, Switzerland
G. Müller

16:45 – 18:00

Session 4 – Mosquito control without borders in the Danube region
Chaired by Hans Jerrentrup & Tomas Trosko

16:45 – 17:00

Mosquito bioregulation Interreg SK-AT: a project to harmonise biological regulation of mosquitoes
S. Andrášová, H. Jerrentrup, K. Hauer, T. Trosko and I. Scheller

17:00 – 17:15

Transboundary monitoring of potential invasive Aedes species in the border area of Slovakia-Austria
V. Čabanová, H. Jerrentrup, K. Bakran-Lebl, E. Daroglou, K. Hauer, K. Boršová, H.-P. Fuehrer andT. Derka

17:15 – 17:30

Transboundary monitoring of mosquito species with CO2 traps in Austria & Slovakia along Morava River
H. Jerrentrup, E. Daroglou, V. Čabanová, K. Hauer and K. Boršová

17:30 – 17:45

First steps of mosquito biological control (Bti) in Slovakia
L. Strelková, M. Obuch and Z. Grujbárová

17:45 – 18:00

First steps towards integrated mosquito management in Hungary
G. Kemenesi, Z. Varga and K. Kurucz

18:00 – 20:00

EMCA Board meeting (Board members only)

Tuesday 5^th October

09:00 – 10:30

Session 5 – Blackflies in Europe: where are we, where do we go?
Chaired by Ruben Bueno Marí & William Wint

09:00 – 09:30

Keynote lecture 2:
Blackfly pest species and their control: experience from Lithuania and Serbia
R. Bernotiene and A. Ignjatović Ćupina

09:30 – 09:45

DNA barcoding, identification, and taxonomy of blackflies in Europe
M. Kúdela, T. Kúdelová, B. Bujačková, I. Lužáková and S. Krčmárik

09:45 – 10:00

Recovering blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) sample records for Tormes river basin in Spain
D. López-Peña, J.D. Asís-Pardo, M. Portillo-Rubio and R. Jiménez-Peydró

10:00 – 10:15

Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) and their parasitic watermites (Acari: Hydrachnidia), eastern Spain
D. López-Peña, R. Gerecke and R. Jiménez-Peydró

10:15 – 10:30

Discussion

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30

Session 6 - Citizen science and community involvement for mosquito surveillance and control
Chaired by Hans-Peter Führer & Karin Bakran-Lebl

11:00 – 11:15

Citizen science on invasive mosquitoes: challenges and achievements at the European level
R. Eritja and F. Bartumeus

11:15 – 11:30

Citizen science application in primary schools
E. Merdić, N. Bušić and S. Merdić

11:30 – 11:45

Swiss Mosquito Network: a national coordination network for the activities on invasive mosquitoes
L. Engeler, P. Müller, D. Cherix, G. Müller and E. Flacio

11:45 – 12:00

Aedes albopictus documented by citizen science and routine monitoring in Vienna in 2020 and 2021
M.S. Unterköfler, K. Bakran-Lebl, C. Zittra, J. Harl, B. Shahi Barogh, A. Grätzl, D. Ebmer, F. Schaffner, C. Proßegger and H.-P. Fuehrer

12:00 – 12:30

Discussion: How to integrate citizen science into vector surveillance?

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:00

Poster session (all authors present)

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 17:30

Session 7 – Surveillance and management of invasive mosquito species
Chaired by Francis Schaffner & Adolfo Ibáñez-Justicia

15:30 – 15:45

Nationwide monitoring for the detection of alien mosquito species in Austria – pilot project 2020
K. Bakran-Lebl, T. Brenner, E. Daroglou, B. Eigner, J. Gunczy, P. Hufnagl, S. Jäger, H. Jerrentrup, L. Klocker, W. Paill, S. Pree, J.S. Petermann, B. Shahi-Barogh, T. Schwerte, C. Suchentrunk, C. Wieser, L.N. Wortha, T. Zechmeister, D. Zezula, K. Zimmermann, C. Zittra, H.-P. Fuehrer and F. Allerberger

15:45 – 16:00

dynamAedes: a unified modelling framework for invasive Aedes mosquitoes
D. Da Re, S.O. Vanwambeke and M. Marcantonio

16:00 – 16:15

Establishment and spread of Aedes albopictus in Bulgaria: the first ten years (2011-2020)
O. Mikov, I. Katerinova, S. Chakarova, A. Ignjatović Ćupina and D. Petrić

16:15 – 16:30

Surveillance and integrated management of invasive mosquitoes in Europe – the AIM-COST questionnaire
W. Wint and A. Della Torre

16:30 – 16:45

Aedes albopictus seasonal dynamics and spatial distribution in Portugal
M. Silva, H. Osório, G. Alves, L. Zé-Zé, F. Amaro and M.J. Alves

16:45 – 17:00

Efficiency of copepods (Megacyclops viridis) against Aedes albopictus in Germany
I. Pauly and N. Becker

17:00 – 17:15

Thermo-ecology of Aedes albopictus
N. Hellebrand, N. Nußberger and N. Becker

17:15 – 17:30

Field data of monitoring Aedes albopictus in Fürth, Germany, with BG-GAT and BG-Pro traps
S.G. Göttler, M.G. Geier and J.A. Auer

17:30 – 18:00

Round table: Quality management in mosquito control – do we need more guidance?
Chair: Romeo Bellini Participants: Norbert Becker , Andrea Drago, Eleonora Flacio, Grégory L’ambert

Wednesday 6^th October

08:30 – 10:00

Session 8 – Mosquito control versus nature conservation: opposition or partnership?
Chaired by Jan Lundström & Tarja Dworrak

08:30 – 08:45

The effects of wetland restoration on mosquito populations
T. Dworrak and E. Kiel

08:45 – 09:00

Differences between floodwater mosquitoes in preferred oviposition localities
A. Lindström, D. Eklöf and T. Lilja

09:00 – 09:15

Mosquito control with Bti in the Upper Rhine valley and possible side effects on Chironomidae
T. Weitzel and D. Reichle

09:15 – 09:30

Biological mosquito regulation versus nature conservation: a challenge and an opportunity
H. Jerrentrup and E. Daroglou

09:30 – 09:45

A new in-situ method to evaluate the possible environmental impact of Bti on the Chironomidae
C. Vassholz, B. Pluskota, D. Reichle and T. Braunbeck

09:45 – 10:00

Sustainable mosquito control in the biosphere Nedre Dalälven river landscape, central Sweden
J.O. Lundström and M.L. Schäfer

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00

EMCA Annual General Meeting

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 16:00

Social event: Excursion to March/Morava flood plains for demonstration of mosquito control

16:30 – 18:30

Social event: Visit to castle Schlosshof

19:00 – 21:00

Social event: Heurigen Dinner at Schlosshof

Thursday 7^th October

09:00 – 10:30

Session 9 – Latest challenges and responses in mosquito control
Chaired by Eleonora Flacio & Andrea Drago

09:00 – 09:15

Evaluating the integrated management of Aedes albopictus in southern Switzerland
D. Ravasi, D. Parrondo Monton, M. Tanadini and E. Flacio

09:15 – 09:30

The ‘ebite’ electronic platform for the management of wide-area mosquito control projects
S. Kalaitzopoulou, N. Lazos, N. Perros and S. Mourelatos

09:30 – 09:45

Testing the efficacy for BPR registration, guidelines, suggestions and advice
A. Drago

09:45 – 10:00

Efficacy of INZECTO larvicidal chips against Aedes and Culex mosquitoes
R.M. Pereira, P.G. Koehler, A. Drago, S. Vettore and E. Levi

10:00 – 10:15

Multiple mechanisms mediating insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquito populations from Cameroon
B. Djiappi-Tchamen, S. Nana-Ndjangwo, M. Konstantinos, A. Talipouo, E. Nchoutpouen, I. Makoudjou, R. Bamou, M. Mayi, P. Awono-Ambene, T. Tchuinkam, J. Vontas and C. Antonio-Nkondjio

10:15 – 10:30

Discussion

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00

Session 10 - Risk assessment and decision making processes in mosquito control
Chaired by Sandra Gewehr & Thomas Weitzel

11:00 – 11:15

Vectors and vector-borne diseases in Qatar: current status and key challenges
F. Schaffner, D. Bansal, S.A. Al-Marri, M.H.J. Al-Thani, H. AlRomaihi, M. Al-Hairi and E.A.B.A. Farag

11:15 – 11:30

Trigger signals and action plans for biological control of floodwater, urban and invasive mosquitoes
T. Weitzel, A. Jöst, X. Augsten and D. Reichle

11:30 – 11:45

Decision making for mosquito control: the suite of operational tools of Ecodevelopment
S. Mourelatos, S. Kalaitzopoulou, X. Tseni, M. Iatrou, I. Pitsiorlas, C. Karydas and S. Gewehr

11:45 – 12:00

The city of Vienna mosquito action plan: surveillance and basis for decision-making
S. Walser and K. Spacek

12:00 – 12:30

Closure of the conference

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch