International symposium on the research into behaviour and ecology
of
aphidophagous insects
This series of symposia has traditionally been seen as a unique
scientific forum for discussions on ecological and behavioural
interactions within this guild. Its focus is to understand how
the spontaneous “natural control” works, with the aim to improve
it. After an initial couple of meetings in the Czech
Republic, symposia were organised in Poland, Hungary, France, Belgium,
Canada/ Quebec and Portugal/Azores. The ninth meeting is to be
held once again in the Czech Republic, and we warmly invite you to
attend.
Date and Venue
September 6-10, 2004, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
The Symposium will be held in the lecture halls of the Faculty of
Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, on a campus shared
with Biological Institutes of the Academy of Sciences
Organisers
Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Biological
Sciences, University of South Bohemia. Local committee: Ivo
Hodek, Alois Honek, Oldrich Nedved, Zdenek Ruzicka
Programme
Four days - sessions, one day - excursion (Wednesday, 8 Sept)
Sunday, 5 Sept - arrival
Monday, 6 Sept -Welcome Dinner
Thursday, 9 Sept - Farewell Party
Travel
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outline
The nearest airport: Prague (other possibilities Vienna, Frankfurt)
From airport to the Prague railway station: bus & metro Train: Prague - Ceske Budejovice (169 km,
about 2.5 hr., 204.- CZK- 2nd
class, 306.- CZK- 1st class)
Town transport in C. Budejovice: lines 3, 15
Scientific programme
Preliminary titles of the invited
lectures (confirmed)
Michel CANARD: Seasonal adaptations in Chrysopidae
Ted EVANS: The link between food and reproduction in predators that
attack aphids
Francis GILBERT: Aphidophagous syrphids in their tritrophic context
Vlastimil KØIVAN: Does adaptive behavior matter on a longer population
scale? Some insights from mathematical models
Eric LUCAS: Intraguild predation among aphidophagous species; applied
and fundamental aspects
Manfred MACKAUER: Fitness consequences of host choice in aphid
parasitoids: Mother knows best or does she?
Michael MAJERUS: The impact of male-killing bacteria on the evolution
of aphidophagous coccinellids
Christine MÜLLER: Food web effects on secondary parasitism
John OBRYCKI: Ecological and genetic studies of invasive Coccinellidae
Franco PENNACCHIO: Physiological and molecular bases of host regulation
by the parasitoid Aphidius ervi
Jan PETTERSSON: Foraging in a complex environment - semiochemicals
support searching behaviour of seven spot ladybird
Soren TOFT : The quality of aphids as food for generalist predators:
implications for natural control
Presentation of lectures / posters
Sections envisaged: relation to prey/host, intraguild relations,
reproduction, seasonal adaptations, antagonists, efficacy.
Presentations to other topics could be made on posters. The programme
of sections will be made according to the abstracts received. LECTURES: 15 minutes duration,
including time for questions.
Slide and overhead projectors available. You can also use data
projector with computer (MS Windows 98, Office PowerPoint 2000, 3 1/2
inch diskette, ZIP disk, CD-R or CD-RW, and on-line from web; or your
own portable computer). POSTERS
Submission of posters is strongly encouraged. Often the message
of the presentation is thus easier understood and more intensively
discussed. There will be time allotted for discussions on posters.
ABSTRACTS: Please, keep
abstracts not longer than one page A4. Example of heading:
TITLE OF THE PAPER
FAMILY NAME(S) OF AUTHOR(S) PLUS INITIALS OF FIRST NAME(S)
Working place, town, country
Abstracts will be printed in a booklet bearing ISBN
80-86668-02-9. Please, send your abstract by e-mail as plain text
or in RTF, MS Word, WordPerfect version 7. Do not justify the
text and format it as simply as possible; we will add formatting
styles.
Deadline for submission: May 1, 2004
PROCEEDINGS
To have the Proceedings printed within six months, they will be
published as a special issue of the European Journal of Entomology
after the usual reviewing procedure. To have the paper included in the
Proceedings issue, please, deliver the manuscripts during the Symposium
to organizers. Otherwise it might happen that the MS will appear in one
of the subsequent issues of EJE.
Excursion
There will be an excursion to the UNESCO heritage town of Cesky
Krumlov. The town was founded in 1230, and has a castle that,
from the 14th century, was a residence of the mighty noble house of
Rozmberk.
Food (preliminary prices)
All three meals (10 euros/day) will be served in the dining room of the
Academy, 3 min. from the lecture hall. The price of Welcome
dinner and the Farewell party will be 10-12 euros each.
Accommodation (types and preliminary prices)
Accommodation will be assured in the student residences of the
University. A. Rooms with en-suite
facilities (refrigerator, shower, WC in a block
with the room)
Walking distance from the lecture hall: 20 min.
8 euro / bed / night (if 2 persons share a room with 2 beds)
16 euro / night (1 person alone in a room)
B. Standard rooms (wash basin
& small ice-box in the room; kitchen,
shower, WC on the floor)
Walking distance from the lecture hall: 3 min.
6 euro / bed / night (if 2 persons share a room with 2 beds)
12 euro / night (1 person alone in a room)
Participation fee
Preliminary estimation of the participation fee: 170 euro (which
includes Proceedings, Abstracts & other materials, refreshments,
bank charges, and the excursion). Students: 100 euro.
All prices have been calculated on the present (Jan 2004) exchange
rate: 32.- CZK / 1 euro; therefore they might be a subject to change.
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Travel
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outline
Please, follow the
news on our web site: <www.aphidophaga.org>.
In case
of problems, do not hesitate to write on e-mail address:<hodek@entu.cas.cz> or <nedved@bf.jcu.cz>.
