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8th International Symposium on Fruit

of Economic Importance

September 26th to 1st October, 2010 Valencia, Spain

http://www.fruitflyvalencia2010.org

The Organizing Committee of the 8th ISFFEI cordially invites you to attend this meeting, which is scheduled to take place in Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV) located in Valencia, Spain from 26th September to 1st October 2010.

SYMPOSIUM FORMAT AND TOPICS

th The format of the 8 ISFFEI will differ from previous, as it will be INTERNATIONAL developed in parallel sessions to allow the presentation of most of the CONGRESS ON works in oral format. Topics are wide ranging as before, divided in seven BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS main groups: 1) Biology, Ecology and Behaviour;

2) Genetics, , Morphology and Evolution;

3) Risk Assessment, Quarantine and Post-harvest Treatments;

4) SIT Principles and Application; 2-6 November 2009, Fuzhou, China

5) Area-Wide and Action Programs; 6) Natural Enemies and Biocontrol; and IOBC International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious and Plants Organisation Internationale de Lutte Biologique et Integrée contre les Animaux et les Plantes Nuisibles OILB WPRS / SROP West Palaearctic Regional Section / Section Régionale Ouest Paléarctique 7) Other Control Methods.

PRE-PROGRAMME IOBC/WPRS Working Group Will be available on the web page early on 2010. “Integrated Control in Citrus Fruit Crops” TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

Check our web page about 'how to arrival', there you can find a link to the Agadir (Morocco) 'Grupo Pacifico' enterprise, who is the technical secretariat of the Congress. 1-3 March 2010 CONTENTS IMPORTANT DATES NEWS2  Pre-Inscription opens on September 2009, closes at the end of November. Library8  Early bird inscription: From 1st December 2009 to 31st March 2010.

st Opportunities9  Abstract deadline: 31 March 2010 st  Manuscript draft for Proceedings deadline: 1 July 2010. Final Event Calendar11 manuscripts should be sent no later than 31st October 2010. Dr. Beatriz Sabater-Muñoz ([email protected]) Call for Contribution14

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NEWS

Tephritid Workers of the Western Hemisphere TWWH

http://www.tephritid.org/twd.twwh/srv/en/home

In order to facilitate networking and to promote exchange of information, knowledge, ideas and experiences, during the next years we will focus on the construction, promotion and strengthening of our Internet site Tephritid Workers of the Western Hemisphere (TWWH).

We intend that this space (TWWH) will be used to share information relevant to our region, such as posting the proceedings of the Mazatlan meeting and of previous meetings, pictures, unpublished relevant documents, the history of our community and others.

The value and usefulness of this web site will depend directly on our active participation. Therefore, I invite you to register directly at TWWH or update your existing information at TWD and your TWD record will be transferred to TWWH by the administrator. Your contributions will benefit our community and will enable us to deal more efficiently and successfully with fruit fly problems.

Yours sincerely,

Pablo Liedo

West African Regional Action Plan to Control Fruit Fly The Standards and Trade Development Facility

STDF is a joint initiative in capacity building and technical cooperation aiming at raising awareness on the importance of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues, increasing coordination in the provision of SPS-related The World Bank, the EC and the STDF jointly assistance, and mobilizing resources to assist commissioned COLEACP to conduct a follow up exercise to developing countries enhance their capacity to complete the EC study with a proposed budget and meet SPS standards. institutional set-up, in order to outline a comprehensive project document for the control of fruit fly in West Africa. In achieving its aims, the STDF acts both as a The work by COLEACP and its team of consultants was coordinating and a financing mechanism. conducted in June and July 2009 in close collaboration with ECOWAS. A workshop was held in Bamako, Mali on 29-30 To learn more about the STDF September 2009 to sensitize donors and stakeholders on the planned initiatives to control fruit flies in West Africa. Agenda, Excecutive summary.

Workshop outcome documents can be found at: http://www.standardsfacility.org/Fruit_Fly.htm

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NEWS

Pest alert

Fruit Fly , Drosophila suzukii, in North America

Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila Suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), a serious fruit pest new to North America, has now been found in cherries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries in California.. More at http://www.fl-dpi.com/enpp/ento/drosophila_suzukii.html

Also check out Mark Bolda's blog for the most up-to-date information on this new

pest by clicking here. Drosophila suzukii Photo courtesy Ed Show Driscoll Strawberry Associates

Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Overcome Constraints to SIT Application and International Trade

A Consultants’ Meeting was held in Vienna in July 2009 to identify strategies to resolve the cryptic fruit fly species complexes of economic importance in relation to trade in agricultural products and the integration of SIT in AW-IPM approaches. The consultants recommended that: a) Given the current difficulties encountered world-wide in the identification of pest species of fruit flies, a Co- ordinated Research Project (CRP) on defining species limits and developing species discrimination techniques is recommended for facilitation of agricultural world trade and effective SIT application. b) A CRP focus on several cryptic species complexes of tephritid genera that include pests of significant economic impact, which are currently causing major difficulties in world trade, and which have potential for SIT application. c) Four fruit fly complexes should be addressed during the CRP. Anastrepha fraterculus, B. dorsalis and B. cucurbitae with high priority, followed by Ceratitis rosa with medium priority. d) Current macroscopic (such as morphology, physiology, chemical ecology, behaviour and ecology) and molecular technologies (DNA, allozymes, cytology, genomics) need to be consolidated and systematically tested against critical target pest species. e) R&D in the CRP should be directed toward an improved understanding of these technologies in relation to the identified pest complexes and in developing defined protocols and diagnostic tools for use in quarantine systems and operational SIT programmes.

 The 1st Research Coordination Meeting (RCM) is tentatively planned in Vienna from 14-18 June 2010.  Deadline to receive proposals for research agreements and research contracts is early January 2010.  The forms can be found under: http://www-crp.iaea.org

More…

Source: J. Hendrichs Fruit Fly Newsletter 4

NEWS

NEWSLETTER of the FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

The June and September issues of Florida Entomologist are posted at http://www.fcla.edu/FlaEnt/feissues.htm

FES 2009 Annual Meeting The annual meeting abstracts have been posted at http://flaentsoc.org/2009annmeetabstracts.pdf , and the program at http://flaentsoc.org/2009annmeetprogram.pdf

Source: Richard Mankin ARS-USDA CMAVE Florida Entomological Society Mail List [[email protected]

Note on The Fourth International Meeting on Taxonomy and Natural History of Tephritoidea,

June 9-14, 2008

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA

The Fourth International Meeting on Taxonomy and Natural History of Tephritoidea was held at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee on June 9-14, 2008. Twenty-four participants from 11 countries attended this meeting organized by Drs. Bruce Sutton, Gary Steck (Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Gainesville, FL), and Allen Norrbom (Systematic Entomology Lab., USDA, Washington, DC). More…

Source: Chen Xiao-lin

Photo by Xiaolin Chen, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China and Allen Norrbom, Systematic Entomology Lab., USDA, Washington, DC, USA Fruit Fly Newsletter 5

NEWS

Using portable gas spectrometry for the detection of invasive pests at ports of entry

Amy L. Roda, P. E. Kendra, S. W. Weihman, E. Varona, W. S. Montgomery, E. Q. Schnell, A. Vázquez, N. D. Epsky, and R. R. Heath

USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Center for Plant Health Science and Technology, Miami, FL.

Inspectors at ports of entry are faced with the daunting task of trying to find regulated and plant material amongst the millions of articles passing through inspection stations daily. Small , pests concealed inside plant material and plant diseases can easily escape detection and invade the country. In a collaborative effort, portable gas chromatography technology was tested to determine if volatile signatures could be used to detect fruit fly larvae concealed in grapefruit and to distinguish permissible bonsai trees species from prohibited citrus species. Source : http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5525799.html

Source: http://flaentsoc.org/2009annmeetabstracts.pdf

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NEWS The detection of damage to fruit fly cells using a Laser Scanning Cytometer

Richard Glatz has obtained funding from Horticulture Australia Ltd. (approx. 610K for 3 years) for a third project to develop an assay to quantify irradiation damage in Fruit Flies. An initial planning meeting was recently held at SARDI Entomology (Waite Research Precinct, Adelaide) involving collaborators Phil Taylor (Macquarie University) and Wayne Leifert (CSIRO Human Nutrition). Researchers will utilise an advanced Laser Scanning Cytometer (LSC, the only one of its kind in Australia) to analyse the response of fruit fly cells (from various life stages) to irradiation damage. These data will be correlated to radiation dose and biological parameters such as sterility, pupation, emergence and a range of fly quality attributes. Interestingly, the molecular response of fly cells is homologous to that in humans meaning that there is a strong element of pure science that may have much broader application. Phil, Richard, Wayne and Tamara also visited the CSIRO DNA damage laboratory to speak with lab-leader Prof. Michael Fenech (project collaborator) and inspect the LSC, and other equipment. The aim of the project is to develop a commercial test for quantifying irradiation damage in treated flies; this would have an enormous impact on biosecurity and market access across multiple industries.

Contribution from: Andrew Jessup Extract from Myrmecia (Newsletter of the Australian Entomological Society) August 2009, Issue 3, Page 23

Laser Scanning Cytometer http://www.fluofarma.com/

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NEWS Mediterranean fruit fly () Control Actions in The San Diego County,

California, USA

On November 26, 2008, APHIS designated portions of the El Cajon area of San Diego County as a fruit fly quarantine area for Medfly and applied restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area to prevent the spread of Medfly to non-infested areas of the United States.

Subsequent to its establishment, the quarantine area was expanded twice, first on December 22, 2008, and then again on February 19, 2009, to include greater portions of San Diego County including the Spring Valley area. Subsequent to the expansion, the quarantine area was reduced to include only the Spring Valley area on July 28, 2009. Since that time, APHIS has worked cooperatively with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner to eradicate the transient Medfly population from the Spring Valley quarantine area through various population control actions, including the application of sterile insect technique by inundating the area surrounding the detection sites with millions of sterile male Medflies and the application of foliar spinosad bait sprays near the detection sites.

Removal of the 93-square mile quarantine area was warranted after sufficient time passed without finding additional Medfly in the specified area. Specifically, an intensified fruit fly trap surveillance system was deployed and monitored for three life cycles, calculated through a modeling process specific for Medfly. Accordingly, the Medfly quarantine was lifted from the Spring Valley area in San Diego County on August 24, 2009.

On September 9, 2009, one adult mated female Medfly was detected on a residential property in the Escondido area of San Diego, California. APHIS, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the San Diego County Department of Agriculture, is responding to this confirmed Medfly finding. This confirmed finding triggered the establishment of the new quarantine area, which encompasses approximately 77-square miles of San Diego County. This new, distinct Medfly quarantine area is northeast of two previously established Medfly quarantine areas in San Diego County. There is approximately 1,600 acres of commercial production of host commodities within this new quarantine area including mostly avocados and citrus, plus small amounts of acreage in persimmons, peaches, plums, pears, and guavas.

More information at: http://www.nationalplantboard.org/docs/spro/spro_medfly_2009_10_05.pdf http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/fruit_flies/index.shtml

For additional information on this Medfly Eradication program, you may contact Wayne Burnett, APHIS Exotic Fruit Fly Director, at (301) 734-6553.

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Library

References -year 2009

TWD bibliographic references with abstracts of year 2009 were grouped here. References of previous years can be retrieved from http://www.tephritid.org/twd/srv/en/references.search.form

Please try to contact the authors first for full paper request.

Books

Fruit Fly (Diptera: ) Host Status Determination: Critical Conceptual, Methodological, and Regulatory Considerations.

Abstract

Annual Review of Entomology 2008, Vol. 53: 473-502

Martín Aluja, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México; email: [email protected]

Robert L. Mangan, Kika de la Garza ARC, USDA-ARS, Weslaco, Texas; email: [email protected]

Biorational Tree Fruit Pest Management

Description Emphasizing the importance of environmentally sustainable approaches, this book evaluates tree fruit pest management from the evolution, ecology and behaviour of insect pests to the implementation of applied biorational programmes in an agroecosystem. Both experimental and applied topics are discussed, including the conceptual framework of integrated pest management, functional and behavioural ecology of a pest, host detection mechanisms and monitoring tool development as well as pest management case studies.

Edited by M Aluja, Instituto de Ecologica, Mexico; T Leskey, USDA, USA; C Vincent, Horticultural Research and Development Centre, Canada Hardback, 9781845934842, 320 pages, £85.00/$170.00/Eur130.00

Main Contents 1. Conceptual Framework for the IPM of Tree Fruit Pests M Kogan 2. The Evolution of Key Tree Fruit Pests G Bush, S Berlocher and J Feder 3. Functional and Behavioural Ecology of Key Tree Fruit Pests B Roitberg, D Papaj, C R Lauson and S Opp 4. How do Key Fruit Tree Pests Detect their Hosts S Dorn and J Piñero 5. Managing the Maggot Fly and the 6. Implementation of Tree Fruit Pest and Disease IPM D Cooley and W M Coli 7. Managing Key Fruit Tree Pests Through Environmental Manipulation M Aluja, J Rull and P L Phelan 8. , Consumer and the Market T Green and S White

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Citrus Fruit: Biology, Technology and Evaluation Description Citrus rank among top three fruits of the world with respect to area and production. Grown commercially in more than 140 countries around the world, world production of citrus fruit has experienced continuous growth in the last decades of the twentieth century with total annual citrus production over 105 million tons between 2000 and 2004. These fruits are commercially important contributing $6-8 billion (US) annually to the world economy and providing jobs to millions of people around the world in harvesting, handling, transportation, storage and marketing. Post harvest biology and technology of citrus fruits is gaining importance as the therapeutic value of citrus fruits is realized and supported by the increase in health awareness among the general public. The purpose of this book is to provide the most comprehensive reference on citrus fruit biology, biotechnology and quality. Basic and applied scientific information is interwoven to serve the researcher, marketer, scientist, nutritionist, or dietician. With discussions of fruit morphology, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry and chapters on growth phases, maturity standards, grades and physical and mechanical characteristics of citrus trees, this book provides the foundation for understanding growth, harvest and post harvest aspects of these important plants. Insect-pests and diseases, irrigation, nutrition and rootstocks are also explored.

* Provides practical tips for post harvest management. * Includes all aspects of citrus fruit biology, technology and quality evaluation. * Discusses biotechnological applications and potential fresh citrus fruit quality improvement * Evaluates medicinal and therapeutic applications and recent clinical findings * Exhaustive glossary included

Table of Contents

Hardcover: 576 pages Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (December 3, 2007) , Copyright 2008 Language: English ISBN-10: 0123741300 ISBN-13: 978-0123741301

Author Milind Ladaniya, Principal Scientist, ICAR, India

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Check Insect Pest Control latest Newsletter, No. 73, July 2009 for many relevant Announcements:

http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/ipc/public/ipc-nl-73.pdf

Opportunities

Project Funding Funding available from the Standards and trade Development Facility (STDF) for Opportunities projects on tephritids fruit flies. For more information follow the link: http://www.standardsfacility.org/Funding_Opportunities.htm .

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Coordinated Research Project Call for Submission of Research Proposals for New Coordinated Research Funding Project (CRP).

Project title: Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Overcome Constraints to SIT Application and International Trade.

Duration: 2010-2015 The 1st Research Coordination Meeting (RCM) is tentatively planned in Vienna from 14- 18 June 2010. Deadline to receive proposals for research agreements and research contracts is of early January 2010. The forms can be found under: http://www-crp.iaea.org/ Sponsored Research Centre for Cooperation in Science & Technology among Developing Societies (CCSTDS). Training and Travel Fellowship programmes India CCSTDS is a Centre, functioning under the patronage of Prof. M. Vijayan, FNA President, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi and Dr. T. Ramasami, FNA Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST). The Centre is mandated to spread the spirit of Science and Technology co-operation among developing societies. The CCSTDS Centre was established in May 2005, to promote S & T related activities for the mutual benefit of scientific community of the developing countries. The Centre was formerly functioning as a secretariat for Committee on Science and Technology in Developing Countries (COSTED) which played a catalytic role in International Co-operation in Science and Technology.

Application forms may be downloaded from this website and completed forms to be sent to the Honorary Director, CCSTDS.

http://www.ccstds.tn.nic.in/html/current_activities.html

Two PhD Assistantships in Entomology - Download (pdf 109 Kb) University of Idaho Source: Juan Manuel Alvarez, Ph.D. Associate Professor PSES, University of Idaho Aberdeen R&E Center 1693 S 2700 W Aberdeen, Idaho 83210 [email protected]

PhD Opportunity Project title: Post-copulatory sexual selection of tephritid fruit flies. Australia The project would be carried out in the Behavioural Biology Research Group under the supervision of Prof Phil Taylor (http://galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au/~phil/).

For further information about this project, applicants should contact A/Prof Phil Taylor.

For more opportunities, check Jobs…

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Photo: Tyrone and Olivia Reynolds The Elandra, Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia

We are delighted to inform that our FFN collaborator, Dr Olivia Reynolds (née Kvedaras), was married on the 30 May 2009. All our best wishes to the young couple. Her new email address is Olivia Reynolds

Event Calendar (Updated)

October 2009

Fifth Asia Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology, 26-30 October 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

The Second Announcement of the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology is now available

APACE Hawaii 2009 second announcement (pdf 332 Kb) This meeting marks the 10th anniversary of our society. This meeting's theme will be "Exploring Diversity in Life's Workings: A Celebration of Chemical Ecology". Please join us in this celebration Oct 27-30, 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Dr. Eric B. Jang (Chair APACE 2009 Hawaii Organizing Committee) Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, Hi 96720 USA

Tel: 808.959.4340 (Voice) 808.959.4319/5470 (Fax) [email protected]

Ritsuo Nishida President Fruit Fly Newsletter 12

The association website is www.apace-news.org

APACE Hawaii 2009 second announcement (pdf 332 Kb)

Curso Especializado sobre el Acuerdo sobre la Aplicación de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias (MSF)

Fifth Specialized SPS Course (in Spanish) OMC, Ginebra 12 to 30 October 2009

http://www.wto.org/spanish/tratop_s/sps_s/sps_flyer_oct09_s.pdf

November 2009

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Fuzhou, CHINA, 02-06 November 2010. Contact: mailto:[email protected]

Http://www.icbi2009.org

March 2010

IOBC/WPRS Working Group “Integrated Control in Citrus Fruit Crops”

Agadir (Morocco) 1-3 March 2010 Please complete the registration form and send it preferably by e-mail to the local organizer, Pr Ahmed Mazih ([email protected]) before December 1st, 2009, with a copy mailed directly to the Secretariat of the meeting ([email protected]).

More information at: http://www.iavcha.ac.ma/iobc2010citrusipmwg/

Tel: 34-958-181600. ext. 233.

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May 2010

4TH IOBC/WPRS WORKING GROUP MEETING, GMOS IN INTEGRATED PLANT PRODUCTION,

Rostock, GERMANY, 14-16 May 2010. Contact: J. Romeis,

mailto:[email protected].

INTERNATIONAL COURSE: INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) AND FOOD SAFETY,

Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS, 18 May-12 June 2010. Contact: H. Stoetzer, Wageningen International, PO Box 88, 6700 AB, Wageningen,

THE NETHERLANDS.

Mailto:[email protected] Fax: 31-317-486801. Tel: 31-317-481396.

Http://tinyurl.com/3offft.

61ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CROP PROTECTION,

Gent, BELGIUM, 19 May 2010. Contact: P. Spanoghe, Dept. of Crop Prot., Univ. of Gent, Gent, BELGIUM.

Mailto:[email protected] Fax: 32-926-46249. Tel: 32-926-46009.

Sptember 2010 ______8th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance (ISFFEI), Valencia – Spain

September 26th to 1st October, 2010 Find out more at:

http://www.fruitflyvalencia2010.org

Contact: Beatriz Sabater Fruit Fly Newsletter 14

8th ISFFEI Secretariat

[email protected]

November 2010

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, Fuzhou, CHINA, 02-06 November 2010. Contact: mailto:[email protected]

Http://www.icbi2009.org

Call for Contribution : We welcome your feedback and contributions for future editions. Submit materials, publications, notice of events, news, documents, grant or job opportunities to: [email protected]; [email protected]; or [email protected]

You can also contribute by spreading the word about Tephritid Databases (www.tephritid.org) and encourage your colleagues to join. With many thanks in advance for your collaboration.

Acknowledgments: Special thanks to all contributors for their valuable input.

Editors’ team: Abdel Bakri, Pablo Liedo and Olivia Reynolds.