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"An old and a new model for insect olfaction - flies and locusts”

"Effect of air pollution on plant-pollinator chemical communication"

Chair: Jose Manuel Latorre-Estivalis

Silke Sachse, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany "Elucidating olfactory processing and plasticity in the fly brain"

Francisca Cunha Almeida, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina "Evolution of the PPK gene family in insects"

Ben Matthews, The University of British Columbia, USA "Salinity and surface texture cues guiding Aedes aegypti oviposition behaviour"

Chairs: Carmen Rossini and Jorge Zavala

Maria Victoria Coll Araoz, PROIMI-CONICET, Argentina."The effect of domestication on the incidence of maize viral and stunting diseases"

Shannon Olsson, National Center for Biological Sciences, India. "The impact of air pollution on pollinators"

James Blande, University of Eastern Finland, Finland. "Volatile-mediated interactions in polluted environments: consequences for chemical communication in conifers"

Chairs: Paola Gonzalez Audino and Hector Masuh

Francisco Gonzalez, ChemTica Internacional S.A., Argentina. "Uso de semioquímicos para control de plagas en América Latina desde la perspectiva comercial"

Enrique Lobos, Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias, Argentina. "Posibilidades de incorporación de los semioquimicos en el manejo de plagas en cultivos de Argentina"

Jeremy Allison, Canadian Forestry Service, Canadá. "Applied chemical ecology and trap development: can we move beyond Origami?"

"Role of Small Molecules in Ecological Interactions"

"The sensory basis of nectar-seeking by mosquitoes"

Chair: Diogo Vidal

Moacir Rossi Forim, UFSCar, Brazil, "Same Species, Different Chemical Profiling: Genotype-environment interaction seeking bioactive molecules"

Jocelyn Millar, UC Riverside, USA, "Click chemistry: identification of sex pheromones for North American click beetle species (Elateridae)"

Daiane Szczerbowski, UFMG, Brazil, "Synthesis and identification of unusual terpenoid esters isolated from the androconia of Heliconius erato"

Chairs: Ligia Borges and Pablo Guerenstein

Zainulabeuddin Syed, University of Kentucky, USA. "Molecular signatures of sand fly communication"

Tiago Feitosa Mota, FioCruz, Brazil. "Identification of bioactive compounds against medically important arthropod vectors by bioassays and in silico assays"

Lucia Ibarra Bouzada, CICyTTP, Argentina. "Trapping of triatomines, Chagas disease vectors, in experimental boxes that mimic an insect natural habitat"

"Embrapa contributions to pheromone studies of neotropical insects-pests and their application to pest management"

Chairs: Raul Laumann and Walter Farina

Christian Sherley Araujo da Silva Torres, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil. "Semiochemicals of Coccidophagous lady beetles affect their behavior and development."

Santiago Ramirez, University of California, Davis, USA. "The evolution of chemical communication and speciation in orchid bees."

Roxana Josens, University of Buenos Aires, CONICET, Argentina. "Pheromonal modulation of behavior in ants."

Chairs: Monica Puppo and Marcelo Lorenzo

Ainhoa Martínez Medina, IRNASA-CSIC, Spain. "Root mutualistic fungi modulate plant-herbivore interactions at multitrophic level"

Laura V. Flórez, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark. "Recruiting and maintaining a symbiotic community that defends a beetle against fungal pathogens"

Taicia Fill, UNICAMP-Brazil. "The chemistry hidden in the biological interactions found in the citrus host"

"The chemical ecology of insect pests in Uruguay, similar questions in diverse study systems"

"Finding friends in the forest: Volatiles of bark beetle-associated fungi help maintain symbiosis with beetles"

"Ants, Agriculture and Antibiotics"

João Pedro de Albuquerque Souza "Enantioselective synthesis of methyl-branched cuticular hydrocarbon (r)-(–)- and (s)-(+)-3-methylhenicosane"

Teruyuki Matsunaga "Evolution of olfactory receptors tuned to mustard oils in herbivorous Drosophilidae"

Rocío Lajad "Foraging preferences in honeybees after experiencing adulterated pollen"

Callum Kingwell "Queen pheromones advertise the benefits of cooperation in a flexibly social bee"

Ricardo Godoy "Molecular and functional characterization of aldehyde oxidases from the great wax moth, Galleria mellonella as odorant degrading enzymes"

Katherine D. Mosquera "Oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti and identification of volatiles from mosquito-associated symbiotic bacteria"

Vicente Machado "Evaluation of a synthetic human odour blend for the attraction of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis"

Amanda Túler "Pathogenic fungus modulates the insect-plant interaction favoring its infection and dissemination"

Milena Manzur "Domesticated vs. native vegetation: variation in VOC emissions among Solanum genus plants"

Patricia C Fernandez "Dramatic effects of an invasive outbreak species on fitness of a native herbivorous species is indirectly mediated by plants"

Silvina Belliard "Identification of guava volatile compounds capable of stimulating Anastrepha fraterculus male sexual competitiveness"

Guillermo Rehermann "Behavioral manipulation of Drosophila suzukii by yeast volatiles for pest control"

Pilar Altamar-Varón "Advances on describing the Copitarsia uncilata sex comunication. Where are we now?"

Virginia Usseglio "Effects of maize grain epicuticle on grain-insect-fungus interaction"

Daniel Torrico Bazoberry "Chemical responses of tobacco plants induced by vibrational signals of a generalist herbivore"

Room 1: ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS
Chairs: Jorge Zavala, Patricia Fernandez with Magali Proffit, Jonathan Gershenzon, Shannon Olsson, James Blande, Victoria Coll Araoz

Room 2: SEMIOCHEMICALS
Chairs: Diogo Vidal with Norberto Peporine Lopes

Room 3: INSECT COMMUNICATION
Chairs: Raul Laumann with Jeff Riffell, Santiago Ramirez, Walter Farina, Roxana Josens

Room 4: PEST MANAGEMENT
Chairs: Diego Segura with Carolina Blassioli Moraes, Andres Gonzalez Ritzel, Francisco Gonzalez, Enrique Lobos