6^th ICUP

International Conference on Urban Pests

13-16 July, 2008 - Budapest, Hungary

Scientific Programme (as of 30 June)

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Sunday, 13 July, 2008

Monday, 14 July, 2008

Wednesday, 16 July, 2008

Detailed Program

(the organisers reserve the right to change the program)

Monday, 14 July, 2008

08.00	Registration
	OPENING REMARK
09.30	Daniel Bajomi
	KEYNOTE ADDRESS
09.40	Vector-Borne Diseases in Europe Evelyn Depoortere
10.10	The Pest Management Industry – Where is it Going the 21st Century? J. Peck
10.40 – 11.00	Coffee break   -    Sponsored by
11.00	PLENARY SESSION
	Chairperson: Kenneth B. Wildey, U.K.
11.00	Bedbugs: An Evidence-based Analysis of the Current Situation C. Boase
11.30	Temporal Changes in the Incidence of Household Arthropod Pests in Zurich, Switzerland Gabi Mueller, Isabelle Landau Luescher, and M. Schmidt
12.00 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30	General session
	Chairperson: Gabor Nechay, HU
13.30	Thermal Damage to Construction Materials by Termites P. G. Koehler, Cynthia L. Tucker, and R. M. Pereira
14.00	Risk Assessment and Management of Mosquito- Borne Diseases in the European Region Marija Zgomba and D. Petric
14.30	Global Quality Standards and Pest Management Service N. Duggal and Z. Siddiqi
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee break
15.30 – 17.30	Poster Session

 

Tuesday, 15 July, 2008

08.00	PARALLEL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
SESSION A
08.00	Ants
	Chairperson: Ana Eugenie de Carvalho Campos, Brazil
08.00	Seasonal Occurrence of Swarming Activity and Worker abundance of Pachycondyla chinensis Patricia A. Zungoli and E. P. Benson
08.20	Sucrose Bait Base Preference of Selected Urban Pest Ants C.-Y. Lee
08.40	Inconsistencies in the Use of Baits in Field Trials and Comparison to Laboratory Trials With Carpenter Ants Laurel D. Hansen
09.00	Tramp Ant Species Control with Methoprene Baits in Brazil Francesli Adriana Gusmao, Neiva Sibinel, D. Bajomi, and Ana Eugenia Campos-Farinha
09.20	A Novel Imidacloprid Bait for Control of Monomorium pharaonis V. Rupes, J. Chmela, L. Mazanek and J. Vlckova
09.40	Occurrence of Tropical and Imported Ant Species in Europe J. Szilágyi, J. Schmidt, and D. Bajomi
10.00	Succession of Invasive Ants in Residential Environments of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico P. H. Brown, Dini M. Miller, and C. C. Brewster
10.40 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00	Bed Bugs
	Chairperson: Clive Boase, U.K.
11.00	Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Deltamethrin and Bendiocarb to Control Cimex lectularius J. Barile, R. Nauen, G. Nentwig, R. Pospischil, and B. Reid
11.20	Efficacy of Seven Commercial Pest Control Products Against Cimex lectularius Kate L. Turner and A. J. Brigham
11.40	Efficacy of (S)-methoprene Against the Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius R. Naylor, C. Boase and D. Bajomi
12.00	Bed Bug Response to Fumigation Using Sulfuryl Fluoride Dini M. Miller and M. L. Fisher
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00	Cockroaches
	Chairperson: František Rettich, CZ
14.00	Distribution and Population Dynamics of Blatella asahinai in Southern Alabama and Georgia, USA E. T. Snoddy and A. G. Appel
14.20	Factors Affecting Coprophagy and Necrophagy by the German Cockroach A.G. Appel, S. R. Sims, and Marla J. E
14.40	Patogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana to the American Cockroach G. Hernandez-Ramirez, H. Sanchez-Arroyo, and R. Alatorre-Rosas
15.00	Metabolic Reserves in Periplaneta americana N. Bao and W. H Robinson
15.20	Factors Affecting Secondary Kill of the German Cockroach by Gel Baits Changlu Wang, X. Yang, M.A. El-Nour, and G.W. Bennett

 

Tuesday, 15 July, 2008

08.00	PARALLEL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
SESSION B
08.00	Mosquitoes & Other Flies
	Chairperson: Laszlo Papp, HU
08.00	Knockdown of Adult Mosquitoes Exposed to Vaporized Acetone K. Jahangir, M. Rafiquzzaman, and J. Zairi
08.20	Two-Year Population Survey of Mosquitoes in Milan L. Süss, G. C. Lozzia, P. Fedeli, and Sara Savoldelli
08.40	Effect of Lures and Trap Placement on Sand Fly and Mosquito Traps U. R. Bernier, D. F. Hoel, J. A. Hogsette, Jr., H. A. Hanafi, and D. L. Kline
09.00	Chironomids Attracted to Vending Machines in the Middle Reaches of the Shinano River, Japan E. Inoue, G. Kimura, and Kimio Hirabayashi
09.20	Chironomid Fauna in a Filtration Plant in Japan Kimio Hirabayashi, S. Tanizaki, and M. Yamamoto
09.40	Ultraviolet Light Traps: Design Affects Attraction and Capture J. A. Hogsette
10.00	Effects of Sugar and Animal Blood Availability on Attraction of Aedes spp. to Humans K. Jahangir, C.-Y. Lee, and J. Zairi
10.20	Virtual Baiting to Control Ants in Sensitive Urban Environments M. K. Rust, D.- H. Choe, and R. S. Vetter
10.40 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00	Insect Control Session I.
	Chairperson: William H Robinson, USA
11.00	Structural Integrated Pest Management - A Service of Applied Facilities Engineering and Management N. Duggal and Z. Siddiqi
11.20	Elimination of a Tapinoma melanocephalum Infestation Using Imidacloprid Bait M. D. Brooks, G. Nentwig and V. Gutsmann
11.40	Measures by Zurich, Switzerland to Eradicate Pharaoh Ants and to Instruct People on the Use of Household Insecticides Isabelle Landau Luescher, M. Schmidt, and Gabi Mueller
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00	Insect Control Session II.
	Chairperson: William H. Robinson, USA
14.00	Activity of Deltamethrin on Different Surfaces Against Plodia interpunctella Larvae M. Stampini, Paola Girgenti, and Daria P. Locatelli
14.20	A Novel Plant-Based Synergist for Pyrethrum and Pyrethroids Against Urban Public Health Pests N. Hill
14.40	Pyriproxyfen as a Mosquito Larvicide J.F. Invest and J.R. Lucas
15.00	Impact of Water Quality on Laboratory Evaluation Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets G. Nentwig, T. Boecker, Dorothea Grofmeyer, Karin Horn, and D. Steinacker
15.20	University-Based Instruction for General Pest Control Technicians E. P. Benson and Patricia A. Zungoli

 

Wednesday, 16 July, 2008

09.00	PARALLEL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
SESSION A
09.00	General Pest Control
	Chairperson: Robert Farkas, HU
09.00	Seasonal Abundance of Adult Caddisfly in the Middle Reaches of the Shinano River in Central Japan G. Kimura, E. Inoue, and Kimio Hirabayashi
09.20	Traps and Protein Bait to Suppress Populations of Yellowjackets D. A. Reierson, M. K. Rust, and R. S. Vetter
09.40	Providing Decision Making Analytical Tools to IPM Managers Through Web Based, Electronic Pest Monitoring, and Pesticide Use Reporting System N. Duggal and Z. Siddiqi
10.00	Insect-Free Tobacco Exports From the Tropics M. P. Kelly
10.20	Integrated Pest Management in Medical Facilities R. L. Kunst
10.40 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00	Rodents
	Chairperson: Gabor Csorba, HU
11.00	Method for Efficacy Testing of Rodent Bait Stations Under Laboratory Conditions E. Schmolz, Agnes Kalle, and Melanie Könecke
11.20	Efficacy of Difenacoum Bait Formulations Against Semi-Wild and Wild Rattus rattus from Three Different Global Locations Sharon Hughes
11.40	Control of Rodents with Rodenticides V.A. Rylnikov
12.00 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30	Workshop on Bed Bugs
	Chairperson: Clive Boase, U.K.
13.30	Bed Bug Problems in Denmark, with a European Perspective O. Kilpinen, K.-M. V. Jensen, and M. Kristensen
13.50	Battling Bed Bugs in the USA M. F. Potter, A. Romero, and K. F. Haynes
14.10	The Resurgence of Bed Bugs, Cimex spp. in Australia S. L. Doggett and R. C. Russell
14.30	Roundtable discussion
16.00	Coffee break (Summary of the Roundtable)
16.30	Evaluation and Closing Ceremony

 

Wednesday, 16 July, 2008

09.00	PARALLEL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
SESSION B
09.00	Medical & Veterinary Pests
	Chairperson: Yvonne-Marie Linton, U.K.
09.00	Survival and Reproduction of a Laboratory Strain of Body Lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) at Different Ambient Temperatures Gabriele Schrader, E. Schmolz, Monika Könning, and Ramona Dahl
09.20	Vector Control for Dengue and Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases R. L. Kunst
09.40	Role of Urban Mice in Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii Gai Murphy, D. Oldbury, Jackie Hughes, G. Hide, D. Thomasson, and H. Williams
10.00	Reemergence, Persistence, and Surveillance of Vivax Malaria and Its Vectors in the Republic of Korea T. A. Klein, H.-C. Kim, W.-J. Lee, L. M. Rueda, J. Sattobongkot, R. G. Moore, S.-T. Chong, W. Sames, J. G. Pike, and R. C. Wilkerson
10.20	Ticks as Urban Pests and Vectors with Special Emphasis on Ticks Outside Their Geographical Range I. Uspensky
10.40 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00	Novel Approach to Control the Poultry Red Mite Alica Kočišová and J. Plachý
11.20	Medically important Synanthropic Arthropods of Russia and Neighbouring Countries Elena Bogdanova
11.40	Ticks and Other Bloodsucking Arthropods as Urban Pests Inside and Outside Dwellings N. Alekseev, Helen V. Dubinina, Milda Zygutieni and Galina A. Efremova
12.00 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30	Workshop on Mosquito-Borne Diseases
	Chairperson: Tamas Bakonyi, HU
13.30	Emergence of Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses in Central Europe T. Bakonyi, Z. Hubálek, Éva Ivanics, K. Erdélyi, E. Ferenczi, H. Weissenböck, and N. Nowotny
13.50	Emergence of Mosquito-Borne Bunya-, Toga-, and Reoviruses in Central Europe N. Nowotny, T. Bakonyi, and Z. Hubálek
16.10	Control of Culicid Pests Along Low-Land Rivers of Austria: The Attack-Attract Strategy B. Seidel, T. Bakonyi, J. Kolodziejek, H. Weissenböck, and N. Nowotny
14.30	Roundtable discussion
16.00	Coffee break (Summary of the Roundtable)
16.30	Evaluation and Closing Ceremony

 

Wednesday, 16 July, 2008

09.00	PARALLEL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
SESSION C
09.00	Termites
	Chairperson: Brian Forschler, USA
09.00	Starvation-Associated Mortality, Cannibalism, Body Weight and Intestinal Symbiotic Protist Profile of  Reticulitermes flavipes X. P. Hu
09.20	Minimum Perimeter Treatment Against Subterranean Termites Using Imidacloprid in Malaysia A.A. Hassan, A.M.A. Hafiz, and M.Z.A. Rashid
09.40	Evaluating a Baiting System for Management of Termites in Landscape and Orchard Trees in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Philippines B. C. Peters, S. Broadbent, and P. Dhang
10.00	Low-insecticide Input Application Strategies for Managing Subterranean Termite Infestations B. T. Forschler
10.20	Global Dynamics of Termite Population: Modelling, Control and Role in Green House Effect V.B. Sapunov
10.40 – 11.00	Coffee break
12.00 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30	Workshop on Termites
	Chairperson: William H. Robinson, USA
13.30	Expansion Strategies of an American Termite Species Introduced in France E. Perdereau, F. Dedeine, S. Dupont, and A-G. Bagneres
13.50	Changes in Distribution of Subterranean Termite Colonies in a New Orleans, Louisiana City Park after Hurricane Katrina Mary L. Cornelius
14.30	Roundtable discussion
16.00	Coffee break (Summary of the Roundtable)
16.30	Evaluation and Closing Ceremony

 

POSTERS

P-1 Avermectin Resistance Development in the House Fly
M. Alekseev

P-2 Bioassay for Evaluating Toxicity and Repellency of Essential Oils to the Red Imported Fire Ant
Marla J. Eva and A. G. Appel

P-3 Elimination of a Unicolonial Termite Population in an Uncommon Urban Site
Anne-Genevieve Bagneres, Laurianne Leniaud, Apolline Pichon, and P. Uva

P-4 Yellowjackets in the European Part of Russia: Pest Species and Control Methods
Elena I. Bakanova and M. A. Alekseev

P-5 Insect-Control Products for Household Mosquitoes
Elena I. Bakanova

P-6 The Termite in Hungary
Gy. Bélai

P-7  G.I.S. Technology Uses In Urban Pest Prevention and Control
J.-M. Camara, I. Tamayo, and J. Delgado

P-8 Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy of House Dust Mite Control in Reducing Symptoms of Atopic Asthma
Mary M. Cameron, N. Hill, A.R. Davies, D. Creer, and P. Dilworth

P-9 Test Systems for Evaluation of Insecticides, Acaricides, and Repellents
H. Dautel and Cornelia Dippel

P-10 Response of Reticulitermes hesperus Colonies to Baiting with Lufenuron in California, USA
M. I. Haverty, Robin L. Taylor, E. L. Vargo, D. L. Cox, Lori J. Nelson, and V. R. Lewis

P-11 Neonicotinoid Susceptibility in House Fly, German Cockroach, and Rat Flea
Ilkhamya.V. Ibragimkhalilova and Olga Yu Eremina

P-12 Cockroach Control in Denia, Spain
R. Jiménez-Peydró, Julia Garzón-García, Lara Navarro-Cerveró, and Josefa Moreno-Marí

P-13 Effectiveness and Persistence of Biocides for Cockroach Control in Sewers
R. Jiménez-Peydró, Lara Navarro-Cerveró, Julia Garzón-García, and Josefa Moreno-Marí

P-14 Efficacy of Liquid Vaporizers in Household Mosquito Control
R. Jiménez-Peydró, R. Bueno-Marí, and Josefa Moreno-Marí

P-15 Diflubenzuron and Pyriproxifen to Control Mosquito Larvae
R. Jiménez-Peydró, R. Bueno-Marí, E. Corella-López, and Josefa Moreno-Marí

P-16 Pest Control Programs in Buildings of the University of Valencia, Spain
R. Jiménez-Peydró, E.Corella-López, R. Bueno-Marí, and J. Moreno-Marí

P-17 Arthropods in Buildings of the University of Valencia, Spain
R. Jiménez-Peydró, M.T. Oltra-Moscardó, E.Corella-López, and J. Moreno-Marí

P-18 Control of Poultry Red Mites
O. Kilpinen and T. Steenberg

P-19 Distribution of Culex pipiens Complex in Yokohama, Japan
Keiko Kosone, M. Ito, K. Kosuge, and A. Kanayama

P-20 Skin Lesions in Military Barracks: Consider Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Instead of Spider Bites
B. B. Pagac Jr., R. S. Vetter, and D. L. Swanson

P-21 Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Lowland Urban Environments in the Czech Republic
F. Rettich, O. Šebesta and Kateřina Imrichová

P-22 Residual Effect of Fipronil SC Against Resistant Populations of German Cockroaches
F. Rettich and V. Stejskal

P-23 Exterior Perimeter, Localized Interior Treatments of Homes For Subterranean Termite Control in New Mexico, USA
D. Root, Helen North-Root, and R. Davis

P-24 Larvicidal Activity of Neonicotinoids and Pyrethroids against Mosquitoes
Svetlana .A. Roslavtseva and Elena.A. Grishina

P-25 Effect of Tree Size and SEVERITY OF Infestation on Efficacy of Imidacloprid against Emerald Ash Borer (COLEOPTERA: BUPRESTIDAE)
Reed N. Royalty, David R. Smitley, and Eric J. Rebek

P-26 Integrated Pest Management Strategies to Manage Cockroaches and Reduce Cockroach Allergen Levels in Multi-Family Housing
C. Wang and G. W. Bennett

P-27 Evaluation of Baits for Control of African Bigheaded Ant and Other Nuisance Ants in Darwin, Australia
G. Webb

P–28 Tests for the Field Evaluation of B.T. I., PYRIPROXYFEN and S – METHOPRENE in Cyprus
Marlen I. Vasquez, M. Violaris, A. Hadjuvassilis, Margaret C. Wirth

 

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