February

2011 Fruit Fly News n.18

Fruit Fly News (February 2011) 18: 1-15

Notes from the International Fruit Fly

Steering Committee meeting Happy New - Valencia, Spain Year 2011 to all 29 September 2010

fruit fly fans!

Tephritid Workers of Brian Barnes Europe Africa and the Middle East (TEAM) Summary of decisions Second International Symposium Composition of SC Kolymbari, Crete (Greece)

 The composition of the SC should be such that it reflects a July 3 – 6, 2012 balanced geographical representation with respect to fruit fly activities.

 The number of SC members should be increased from the present 16 to 18 or 20, to include the outgoing and CONTENTS incoming representatives of the local OCs, the Chairperson of the TEAM (Tephritids of Europe, Africa & the Middle News 2 East) and TWWH (Tephritid Workers of the Western Hemisphere) Working Groups, and the outgoing Library 9 Chairperson of the SC for continuity. More.. Opportunities 9

Event Calendar 9 Source: Brian Barnes Back issues 15

Call for Contribution 15

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THE INTERNATIONAL FRUIT FLY STEERING COMMITTEE (IFFSC) 2010-2014

Continent representatives

•Continent •Member •Country

•America •Aldo Malavasi •Brazil •Kenneth Bloem •USA •Nancy Epsky •USA •Pablo Montoya •Mexico •Robert Mangan •USA

•Teresa Vera •Argentina •Europe •Anna Malacrida •Italy

•Nikos Kouloussis •Greece

•Rui Pereira •Austria •Serge Quilici •France •Asia •Abraham Verghese •India

•Yoav Gazit •Israel •Africa •Abdel Bakri •Morocco •Sunday Ekesi •Kenya •Oceania •Olivia Reynolds •Australia

Institutional members Chair of the Tephritid Workers of the Pablo Liedo Western Hemisphere (TWWH) Chair of the Tephritid Workers of Europe Nikos Papadopoulos Africa and Middle East (TEAM) Member of the Past OC Symposium Beatriz Sabater

Member of the Next OC Symposium Watchreeporn Orankanok

Past IFFSC Chairperson Brian Barnes

Source : Aldo Malavasi

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TEAM Second International Symposium Kolymbari, Crete (Greece) July 3 – 6, 2012

First Announcement

The second International Symposium of Tephritid Workers of Europe Africa and the Middle East (TEAM) will be held in Kolymbari, Crete (Greece), July 3 – 6, 2012. The program includes 3 days of plenary talks, oral and poster presentations arranged in specialized symposia, and one day excursion. Tephritidae invasion: biology, ecology and economics will be the main focus of the symposium. Nevertheless, we accept papers on all aspects of fruit fly biology, taxonomy, genetics, ecology, evolution, behaviour, natural enemies, control, quarantine regulations, and area-wide SIT programs.

All fruit fly workers and friends from Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as from all over the globe are invited to participate. The registration fee is expected to be around 100 EUROS. A restricted number of scholarships for facilitating participation might be available for a limited number of students and colleagues from developing countries. The first circular with more details will be available soon.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee and the TEAM Steering Committee,

Nikos Papadopoulos [email protected]

The Organizing Committee Nikos Papadopoulos, Kostas Bourtzis Nikos Kouloussis Kosta Mathiopoulos Penelope Mavragani-Tsipidou David Nestel Rui Pereira

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News send your news to be included. The Proceedings book of the 8th ISFFEI, Valencia, Spain

Good news fruit fly fans! International Training Courses on Fruit Flies Beatriz Sabater Muñoz (8th ISFFEI Secretariat) has indicated that good progress on the Proceedings book preparation was made and it is expected to be finalised  Curso de Capacitación en Taxonomía, during 2011. All delegates will receive a Ecología y Control de Moscas de la fruta de hard copy in the post. Importancia Económica, June 2011, Panama City, Panama. More news on this subject will be posted here in the future. Watch TWD and the 8th Contact: Cheslavo Korytkowski ISFFEI web site as well!

 VII Curso Internacional de Capacitação em Moscas das Frutas de Importância Económica e Quarentenária, 11-19 August 2011, Juazeiro (Bahia) and Petrolina, (Pernambuco), Brazil.

Contact: Aldo Malavasi [email protected] http://www.moscamed.org.br

Congratulations to Beatriz and her editorial team!  XXI Curso Internacional Sobre Moscas de la Fruta. 15-26 August 2011, Metapa de Dominguez, Chiapas, Mexico.

Contact: Pablo Montoya ([email protected]) Visit Tephritid Workers Database and the Regional Groups

www.tephritid.org

Send your news to be included in the next With more than 1150 members TEAM Newsletter issue from 105 countries and to: Nikos Papadopoulos approximately 3000 references

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Peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata Area-wide Fruit Fly Integrated Pest

(Saunders) (Tephritidae) in Management in South and Florida, USA! Southeast Asia Project

A single peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata The "Area-wide Fruit Fly Integrated Pest (Saunders) (Tephritidae), was captured in a Management in South and Southeast Asia" is a fruit fly detection trap on 10 November 2010 regional project funded by the Taiwanese in the Homestead area of Miami-Dade County. development organization ICDF (International This is the first time that this species has been Cooperation and Development Fund) and found in Florida. More>>> supported by the Global Horticulture Initiative with a focus on adaptation and adoption of Source : DPI, Florida fruit fly IPM practices amongst smallholders producing fruit and vegetables. >> Read more

Source: Global Horticultural Initiative

TAAO

The third regional group of Tephritid Workers of Asia, Australia and Oceania (TAAO) is currently under development with good progress on the website thus far. Once the final tuning is completed, TAAO will be released online.

Any comments on TAAO will be greatly received by Olivia Reynolds.

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Trapping Guidelines for Area-Wide Australian Laboratory on Fruit Fly Programmes the Move

The manual provides information on traps, lures, suppliers, The Fruit Fly Research Laboratory and on trapping density following the fruit fly survey (FFRL) at the University of Sydney objective. The aim is to provide objective information, on would like to announce a move to fruit fly survey tools to National Plant Protection the University of New South Wales, Organisations (NPPO), the fruit industry, and to be used as a also located in Sydney. Over the guide in fruit trade negotiations. years, the FFRL has researched various aspects of the biology and genetics of Australian native fruit flies, all in the Bactrocera genus. Lab members, including Alan Meats, Marianne Frommer, John Sved, Kathie Raphael, Stuart Gilchrist and Deborah Shearman have published widely on the ecology, physiology, population genetics and molecular genetics of Q-fly and its relatives. Alan Meats will continue to be based at the University of Sydney, but remains a member of the group, providing his insight and experimental expertise. The other lab members are moving to take advantage of the genomics facilities and collaborative opportunities at UNSW.

As survey techniques continue to improve and experience in fruit fly control programmes evolves, the manual of Trapping Email contacts: Guidelines is to be considered as a "working" document to be regularly updated. Alan Meats Marianne Frommer The manual was prepared by an international group of fruit John Sved fly workers and published by the Insect Pest Control Section Kathie Raphael of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division, International Atomic Energy Stuart Gilchrist Agency. Vienna, Austria, November 2003. Deborah Shearman

Source: IPCS Fruit Fly Newsletter 7

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A nice photo of Campiglossa solidaginis? (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Photo credit Michael James www.Diptera.info

The identity of the specimen cannot be confirmed as it is a female but Campiglossa solidaginis is the most likely species, as suggested by Valery Korneyev on the Diptera.info forum. He is the expert, I am just an amateur entomologist and have to rely on published keys. In this case, I only had one specimen that did not key out satisfactorily, which is why I asked for help on the forum.

Can you help? See more pictures on www.Diptera.info Regards

Michael James

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In these spaces, you can publish any formal or informal notes, pictures, alerts, your profile, events, announcements, and opportunities.

TWWH

Email your material to A. Bakri; P. Liedo; or O. Reynolds Fruit Fly Newsletter 8

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Long-term Hypoxia in Fruit Flies Results in Permanent DNA Changes

Researchers have proven that the genomes of flies exposed to long-term hypoxia, or inadequate levels of oxygen, are changed to permanently affect gene expression.

In an important study that may shed light on human ability to adapt to hypoxia, or inadequate levels of oxygen, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have proven that the genome of flies exposed to long-term hypoxia are changed to permanently affect gene expression. Their findings, to be published online by the journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) the week of January 24, 2011, may lead to new targets for development of therapies for hypoxia-induced disease in humans. More..

Source: USNEWS

Bactrocera invadens reached Botswana

PRESS RELEASE The public is hereby informed that a fruit fly of quarantine importance called Bactrocera invadens has been detected in Chobe farms and at Kazungula road ferry. This fruit fly is highly invasive, attacks different types of fruits and has a high reproductive potential. Known hosts of the pest are citrus, mango, cashew, papaya, guava, pepper, and several wild host plants including morula and the wild monkey orange (mogorogorwana). Other preferred hosts are water melons, squash, pumpkin, butternuts, tomatoes, bananas and avocado. The main pathway for fruit flies to spread from one area to another and from one country to another is through the movement of infested fruits. Of major concern is the increase in trade and tourism, as this increases the risk of infested fruit being carried across borders. Therefore, the detection of this fruit fly in Botswana calls for immediate action to prevent its spread to other fruit fly free areas outside the Chobe District. Otherwise, the export of host crops from Botswana will not be accepted by other countries unless they are subjected to treatments prescribed by the importing countries. More..

Source: Botswana Ministry of Agriculture Fruit Fly Newsletter 9

Library

 References

TWD bibliographic references can be retrieved from here. Current year references can be retrieved by clicking on the link “List current year publications” within the Find Publications search form.

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

 Newsletters

This monthly letter, published by COLEACP and CIRAD, and sponsored by WTO/STDF, intends to inform the public and private sectors on the problem of tephritid fruit flies in Africa. The aim is to provide the agricultural sector with technically sound and economically sustainable solutions.

Information letter NL#11, December 2010

Check the latest Insect Pest Control Newsletter, No. 76, January 2011 for many relevant Announcements:

http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/ipc/public/ipc-nl-76.pdf

Opportunities

For job more opportunities, check Jobs…

Event Calendar

2011

Global Conference on Entomology (GCE 2011)

05 - 09 March 2011 Chiang Mai, Thailand Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] http://entomology2011.com/ Fruit Fly Newsletter 10

4ème Conférence Internationale sur les Méthodes alternative en protection des cultures

8, 9 & 10 March 2011 Lille, France

Contact: Association Française de Protection des Plantes (AFPP) Contact : [email protected] Tél : 33 (0)1 41 79 19 80 Fax : 33 (0)1 41 79 19 81

Sixth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures, International Plant Protection Convention

14-18 March 2011 FAO Rome, Italy https://www.ippc.int/

IOBC/NTRS Joint Meeting with the International Seminar on Animal and Plant Health (SISA 2011) Exchanges of Experiences in the Mass Production and Use of Biological Control Agents

03-06 May 2011 Havana, Cuba

Contact: [email protected] First Announcement (PDF) www.sanidadagropecuaria.com

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38th Congress of the Colombian Society of Entomology

27-29 July 2011 Manizales, Colombia. First call

The Sixth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science

2 - 5 October 2011 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Web site

IOBC/WPRS INTEGRATED PROTECTION OF FRUIT CROPS 8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

07-12 October 2011 Kusadasi, Aydin, TURKEY E-Mail: F.O. Altindisli

9ème Conférence Internationale sur les Ravageurs en Agriculture 9th International Conference on Pests in Agriculture Fruit Fly Newsletter 12

October 26 th & 27 th, 2011 Montpellier – France First announcement Contact : [email protected] ______2012

7th International IPM Symposium

March 27-29, 2012 Memphis, Tennessee USA

Contact: [email protected] http://www.ipmcenters.org/ipmsymposium12/ ______

2nd Meeting of the Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and Middle East (TEAM)

July 3-6, 2012 Kolimbary, Crete,

First announcement (PDF) Contact: : [email protected]

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24th International Congress of Entomology

19 – 25 August 2012 Daegu, South Korea

Contact: [email protected] http://www.int-cong.ent.org

The Tephritid Workers of the Western Hemisphere (TWWH)

Dates (to be announced) Panama City, Panama Meeting Announcement will be posted on TWD News. ______

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2014

9th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance

We would be glad to hear about any suggestions you might have regarding the 9th ISFFEI. Please send your suggestions to Aldo Malavasi Chairperson of the Fruit Fly Steering Committee.

20-25 April 2014 Bangkok, Thailand

Contact: Mrs. Watchreeporn Orankanok [email protected]

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Other meetings which might be of relevance to you can be found at:

 International Society for Pest Information (ISPI)  International Organisation for biological and Integrated Control (IOBC)  IPMnet News

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Back issues  FFN #7_1983  FFN #8_1985  FFN #9_1987  FFN #10_1989  FFN #11_1992  FFN #12 February 2009  FFN #13 May 2009  FFN #14 September 2009  FFN #15 February 2010  FFN #16 May 2010  FFN #17 October 2010

N.B. If you have any of the following back issues of IBP-FFN and IOBC/WG-FFN that you'd like to share with the young generation of fruit fly fans, please email them to me:

*IBP Fruit Fly News n°1 (1972) *IBP Fruit Fly News n°2 (1973) *IBP Fruit Fly News n°3 (1974) *IOBC/WPRS WG R. cerasi Fruit Fly News n°4 (1977 *IOBC/WPRS WG Fruit Flies of Economic Importance Fruit Fly News n°5 (1979) *IOBC/WPRS WG Fruit Flies of Economic Importance Fruit Fly News n°6 (1981)

Call for Contribution

We welcome your feedback and contributions for future FFN editions. Submit materials, publications, notice of events, news, documents, grant or job opportunities to: A. Bakri; P. Liedo; or O. Reynolds

You can also contribute by spreading the word about the Tephritid Workers Database (TWD) and sister databases (TEAM, TWWH) and encourage your colleagues to join. With many thanks in advance for your collaboration.

FFN Editors: Pablo Liedo (Mexico)- Olivia Reynolds (Australia) - Abdel Bakri (Morocco)