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entomo.ch 2022

Annual meeting of the Swiss Entomological Society (SES)

Venue

Museo cantonale di storia naturale di Lugano

In 2022 the traditional annual meeting of the SES, the entomo.ch, will take place at the Museo cantonale di storia naturale in Lugano

Rhagium mordax (Black-spotted longhorn beetle)
Image: Sophie Giriens

Venue details:

Museo cantonale di storia naturale

Viale Carlo Cattaneo 4
6900 Lugano

directions: from the train station, take Lugano Bus N°2 direction "Castagnola" or on foot (ca. 15 min). If coming by car: on Friday park at the Posteggio Campo Marzio, on Saturday it is possible to use the car park of the Liceo Lugano 1.

Programme:

Freitag, 20. Mai 2022 – Vendredi 20 mai 2022

12:30 – 13.00 Anmeldung und Kaffee – inscription et café

13:00 – 13.05 Begrüssung – Salutations

13:05 – 13.50 "Die Bedeutung von Insekten im Ökosystem Wald." Beat Wermelinger (WSL, Birmensdorf)

13:50 – 14.00 Kurzpause – petite pause

14:00 – 14:15 "Entlarvt: Mit parasitoiden Schlupfwespen gegen den Buchdrucker (Ips typographus L.) - Aktuelle Fragestellungen aus den Projekten EIVES und IPSolut." Anna Lawall & Elisabeth Spann (Institut für Waldbau und Waldschutz, Technische Universität Dresden)

14:15 – 14:30 "Die wärmeliebenden Wälder am Vierwaldstättersee – eine Fundgrube für seltene Käferarten." Roman Graf

14:30 – 14:45 "Naturwaldreservate in Buchenwäldern der Schweiz: ein Refugium für xylobionte Käfer?" Thibault Lachat (Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH), Romain Angeleri, Martin Gossner, Nicolas Roth & Beat Wermelinger

14:45 – 15:00 "Hylurgus ligniperda: a poorly known, highly invasive European bark beetle." Eckehard Brockerhoff (WSL, Birmensdorf)

15:00 – 15:30 Pause - pause

15:30 – 15:45 "Einheimische Pilze gegen invasiven Käfer." Tanja Sostizzo (Agroscope Reckenholz)

15:45 – 16:00 "Gebietsüberwachung von waldrelevanten Quarantäneorganismen in der Schweiz."​ Doris Hölling (Waldschutz Schweiz, WSL, Birmensdorf) & Aline Knoblauch (Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU)

16:00 – 16:15 "La lutte biologique classique contre la drosophile à ailes tachetées en Suisse." Lukas Seehausen (CABI Delémont), Riccardo Valenti, João Fontes, Michela Meier, Cristina Marazzi, Dominique Mazzi, & Marc Kenis

16:15 – 16:30 "Attraction of Drosophila by killer yeasts." Claudia Buser (Eawag, Dübendorf)

16:30 – 16:45 "A machine learning algorithm approach for species determination in Sepsid flies." Ramon Dallo (Universität Zürich)

16:45 Ende der Vorträge – Fin des conférences

Samstag, 21. Mai 2022 – Samedi 21 mai 2022

09:15 – 10:00 Anmeldung und Kaffee – inscription et café

10:00 – 11.00 Generalversammlung SEG – Assemblée générale SES

11:15 – 12.00 "Invasions of non-native forest insects: mechanisms and management." Davide Rassati (Universität Padua)

12:00 – 13.30 Mittagessen – Repas

13:30 – 13:45 "American grapevine leafminer, Aspilanta oinophilla (van Nieukerken & Wagner, 2012), an emerging pest for viticulture." Riccardo Battelli (Servizio fitosanitario cantonale, Bellinzona), Luca Jelmini & Mario Baldessari

13:45 – 14:00 "Le frelon asiatique (Vespa velutina): situation en Suisse et premières tentatives de contrôle." Daniel Cherix (Université de Lausanne), Lukas Seehausen (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, Delémont) & Gottlieb Dandliker (Office cantonal de l'agriculture et de la nature, Genève)

14:00 – 14:15 "Successful control of Tapinoma magnum (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the city of Zurich, Switzerland." Marcus Schmidt, Isabelle Landau-Lüscher & Gabi Müller (City of Zurich, Dept. of Health and Environment, Urban Pest Advisory Service)

14:15 – 14:30 "Exploring the potential of parasitoids to control the tomato leafminer: efficacy, compatibility and specificity." Jérémy Gonthier, Janique Studer, Judit Arnó, Jörg Romeis, Louis Sutter & Jana Collatz (Agroscope Reckenholz)

14:30 – 14:45 "Arrival, spread and control of invasive mosquitoes in Switzerland." Eleonora Flacio (University of applied sciences of Southern Switzerland - SUPSI, Mendrisio)

14:45 – 15:30 Pause - pause

15:30 – 15:45 "Das Potenzial natürlicher Gegenspieler zur Regulierung von gebietsfremden Schadinsekten nutzen." Dominique Mazzi (Agroscope, Cadenazzo)

15:45 – 16:00 "Erasmoneura vulnerata: un nouveau ravageur de la vigne d’origine américaine." Attilio Rizzoli (Agroscope, Cadenazzo), Riccardo Battelli & Mauro Jermini

16:00 – 16:15 "Der Japankäfer im Tessin: Verbreitung, Trends und Risiken." Cristina Marazzi (Servizio fitosanitario cantonale, Bellinzona)

16:15 – 16:30 "Les insectes exotiques, peuvent-ils perturber un système de production ?" Mauro Jermini (Agroscope, Cadenazzo)

16:30 Ende der Tagung – Fin de la réunion

Contacts:

For general inquiries: Lucia Pollini, Museo cantonale di storia naturale, lucia.pollini@ti.ch

Registration (before 11.05): Oliver Martin, SES, oliver.martin@env.ethz.ch

Hotel accommodation:

Link to the tourist office (note that some hotels may still be closed for the winter season):

https://www.luganoregion.com/en/stay/accommodations/hotels

  • Limenitis camilla (White admiral)
  • Pararge aegeria (Speckled wood)
  • Rhyssa persuasoria (Sabre wasp)
  • Limenitis camilla (White admiral)Image: Association de la Grande Cariçaie (Sophie Giriens)1/3
  • Pararge aegeria (Speckled wood)Image: Sophie Giriens2/3
  • Rhyssa persuasoria (Sabre wasp)Image: Sophie Giriens3/3

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Contact

Dr. Oliver Yves Martin
ETH Zürich
Department of Biology (D-BIOL)
CHN G 26.2
Universitätsstrasse 16
8092 Zürich
Switzerland


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