S01-01. Population genomics of Culex pipiens and Culex perexiguus reveals evolutionary and demographic processes relevant to West Nile virus transmission and vector control María José Ruiz-López, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Sevilla, Spain
09h15
S01-02. Released from predation? How salinisation can potentially influence mosquito-borne disease Risk Jordy G. Van Der Beek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands
09h30
S01-03. Multi-generational salinity adaptation in Aedes aegypti reveals phenotypic plasticity and a transcriptomic osmotic-threshold response Arokiyaraj Charles, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
09h45
S01-04. Exploring the hidden ecology of urban mosquito breeding sites: anthropogenic pollutants, microbial dynamics, and consequences for mosquito fitness Axelle Gentil,Université Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, LEM, UMR 5557, UMR 1418 Villeurbanne, France, Villeurbanne, France
10h00
S01-05. Decoding the mosquito’s metabolic language: New targets to break the malaria transmission cycle Lison L. Laroche, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
10h15
S01-06. Mosquito Microbiota as a Hidden Driver of Bti Bioinsecticide Efficacy Minard Guillaume, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
10h30
S01-07. Integrated behavioural, morphological, and reproductive responses reveal a trade-off during diapause in Culex pipiens Rosheen Mthawanji, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
10h45
S01-08. Interactions of insect-specific viruses (Bunyaviricetes) with Aedes aegypti and Rift Valley Fever Virus Swati Jagtap, Bernhard Nocht Institute For Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Coffee Break
Session 2: Insights on Aedes albopictus ecology and biology
SESSION 2 - Insights on Aedes albopictus ecology and biology
11h30
S02-01. Understanding Aedes albopictus Invasion Pathways: Synergistic Effects of Human Mobility, Climate, and Natural Dispersal Frederic Bartumeus, Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC); Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Blanes, Spain
11h45
S02-02. Air pollution shortens the survival of Aedes albopictus: evidence from a field trial in a European metropolitan área Beniamino Caputo, Università di Roma Sapienza, Roma, Italy
12h00
S02-03. Aedes albopictus and dengue transmission risk in France over the 21st century Andrea Radici, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
12h15
S02-04. Shared thermal plasticity regulates life-history responses to temperature across the European invasive range of Aedes albopictus Margo Blaha, Centre Agriculture Food Environment, University of Trento, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
12h30
S02-05. Resting site habits of Aedes albopictus in Occitania, southern France: From habitat preferences to rapid density assessment Sophie Clauzon, Mivegec, IRD, Montpellier, France
12h45
S02-06. Microhabitat diversity and interspecific competition shape interactions between Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus Maria Liliana Di Pasquale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri" (IZS Sicilia) / Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie Agroalimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Palermo, Italy
13h00
S02-07. Urban vegetation as a driver of Aedes albopictus oviposition: Implications for Nature-Based Solutions Juliana Perez Perez, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
13h15
S02-08. Progresses towards the development of a mid-infrared spectroscopy-based method for assessing the age structure of aedes albopictus populations Mattia Foti, Università di Roma Sapienza, Roma, Italy
Lunch
Session 3: Turbotalks on mosquito ecology and biology
SESSION 3 - Turbotalks on Mosquito ecology and biology
14h30
S03-01. Differential effects of green and grey spaces on urban mosquito phenology and life stage distribution in a Northern European Context Aidan Desjardins, Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
14h40
S03-02. A decade of change – urban mosquito communities of Vienna, Austria Carina Zittra, Department of Functional Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
14h50
S03-03. Mosquito breeding site colonisation and dynamics along land use gradients in Germany Carmen Villacañas De Castro, Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Oldenburg, Germany
15h00
S03-04. Who transmits Sindbis virus to humans? – an intricate example of vector incrimination Jenny Hesson, Biologisk Myggkontroll, Uppsala, Sweden
15h10
S03-05. Environmental drivers of Culex pipiens abundance and forms during the low mosquito activity period in the Mediterranean Basin. Laura Blanco Sierra, IRTA-CReSA, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
15h20
S03-06. A Tale of Two Mosquitoes: Contrasting the effects of meteorological variables on the population dynamics of Culex pipiens and Aedes aegypti in Cyprus Marco Neira, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
15h30
S03-07. Decomposing seasonal mosquito abundance data into generational cohorts: a Gaussian mixture approach Júlia Cabrera Cortada, University of Copenhagen, Copenaguen, Denmark
15h40
S03-08. Species abundance and seasonal activity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in nine different habitat types in Germany, 2024 Henrike Nehls, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
15h50
S03-09. Do pyrethroids increase the behavioural impact of chlorfenapyr nets? Pie Müller, Swiss TPH, Allschwil, Switzerland
16h00
S03-10. Genetic background shapes transgenic effector function in Anopheles gambiae: implications for gene-drive based malaria control Aayushi A. Sharma, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
16h10
S03-11. Unraveling the invasion dynamics, kinship, and Wolbachia prevalence of Aedes albopictus in the Netherlands Adolfo Ibáñez-Justicia, Centre for Monitoring of Vectors, Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive Plants and Plant health (NIVIP), Wageningen, Netherlands
16h20
S03-12. Harnessing Mosquito Proteins: A New Frontier in Disease Control Shin-Hong Shiao, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Coffee Break
17:00–19:00
Session 4: Turbotalks on mosquito ecology and biology
SESSION 4 - Turbotalks on Mosquito ecology and biology
17h00
S04-01. Combined effects of temperature and antibiotics on mosquito immunity, size and survival Paula Parra, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
17h10
S04-02. Winter oviposition activity of Aedes albopictus in Attica, Greece, 2021 to 2026. Antonios Michaelakis, Laboratory of Insects and Parasites of Medical Importance, Scientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia, Greece, ATHENS, Greece
17h20
S04-03. The many voices of mosquito courtship: Interspecific differences in acoustic mating behaviour. Laura Perigot,Insectest - Quimera Biological Systems SL, Zaragoza, Spain
17h30
S04-04. A standardized approach to assess the impact of urban greening on mosquito and sandfly populations across Europe Constantianus JM. Koenraadt, Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
17h40
S04-05. Are mosquito species present in Spain competent for Oropouche virus? Rafael Gutierrez Lopez,Laboratory of Arboviruses, National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Spain
17h50
S04-06
18h00
S04-07. Environment and vector community shape West Nile virus prevalence in Culex perexiguus vectors Ana Irina Martín López,Estación Biológica de Doñana, Seville, Spain
18h10
S04-08. Food for thought: Anopheles plant feeding preferences in Kenya and Benin Emma Collins,LSHTM, London, United Kingdom
18h20
S04-09. Mosquito Scotland: Assessing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Scotland and their response to environmental change Emilie Pondeville,MRC-University of Glasgow CVR, Bearsden, United Kingdom
18h30
S04-10. Understanding Persistent Physiological Effects of Transient Thermal Stress in Aedes aegypti Larvae Kivanc Sevim, Hacettepe University, Biology Department, Vector Ecology Research Group, Turkey
18h40
S04-11. Mosquito diversity and arbovirus circulation across ecological gradients in Colombia: an eco-entomological BG-FTA surveillance study Francesca Romana Di Maio, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
18h50
S04-12.Culex mosquito breeding sites: physicochemical characteristics and first observation of Culexsitiens in Nouakchott, Mauritania Mohamed Aly Ould Lemrabott,University of Nouakchott, Nouakchott, Mauritania
28Wednesday
28 October
Keynote Lecture
Session 5: Sandflies and biting midges ecology and biology
SESSION 5 - Sandflies and bitting midges ecology and biology
09h00
S05-01. Designing a climate-sensitive mechanistic phlebotomine sand fly model for high-resolution early warning support in Europe and the Mediterranean region Kamil Erguler,The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
09h15
S05-02. Unraveling phlebotomine sand fly taxonomy using MALDI-TOF protein profiling Petr Halada,Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BioCeV, Vestec, Czech Republic
09h30
S05-03. Vector ecology of phlebotomine sand flies present in residential settings in Southern Europe Marcos López-De-Felipe, Laboratory of Medical Entomology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III - Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Spain
09h45
S05-04. Progress on Culicoides Distribution Modelling William Wint,Environmental Research Group Oxford, c/o Dept of Biology, South Parks Road, Oxford Thomas Balenghien, CIRAD, France Cedric Marsboom, AVIA-Gis, Zoersel, Belgium, CIRAD / Zoersel, France
10h00
S05-05. Which, when, whom: species composition, seasonality and feeding patterns of sand flies as revealed by the CLIMOS project Vit Dvorak, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
10h15
S05-06. The efficacy of vector‑proof accommodation for the protection of livestock against Culicoides biting midges Melanie Nicholls,The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, United Kingdom
10h30
S05-07. New serological surveillance tools to measure host exposure to Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus tobbi Iva Kolářová,Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
10h45
S05-08. Multifunctionality and ligand-binding mechanisms of a tsetse fly salivary gland protein family with anti-hemostatic properties Eric Calvo,National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIAID), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Coffee Break
Session 6: Tick ecology and biology
SESSION 6 - Ticks ecology and biology
11h30
S06-01. Using ecological niche modeling to explore evolutionary patterns of ticks Pablo Fernando Cuervo,Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia / CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Valencia, Spain
11h45
S06-02. Importance of wolves in the dispersal of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Germany Lidia Chitimia-Dobler,Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology, Infection and Pandemic Research IIP, Munich, Munich, Germany
12h00
S06-03. Effects of Fragmented Forest Landscapes on Host Community Composition and Lyme Disease Hazard Caroline Millins,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
12h15
S06-04. Effects of thermal stress on oviposition and hatching in Dermacentor marginatus A. Sonia Olmeda,UCM, Madrid, Spain
12h30
S06-05. A first draft genome of Amblyomma variegatum and its bacterial symbionts from field-collected ticks Damien Meyer,UMR ASTRE CIRAD/INRAE – Domaine de Duclos, Prise d’eau, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France.
12h45
S06-06. Disentangling the effects of local mammal diversity on tick and tick-borne pathogen communities Víctor Luque Castro,Grupo de Investigación en Sanidad y Biotecnología (SaBio), Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain
13h00
S06-07. Hard Ticks in Lebanon: a molecular snapshot of associated pathogens. Nabil Haddad,American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
13h15
S06-08. Ticks in Czech cities: picnics, jogging, Lyme disease Martin Kulma,National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
Lunch
15:00–19:00
Field vector activities in two groups: rural and urban excursions
29Thursday
29 October
Keynote Lecture
Session 7: Vector control studies, strategies and innovations
SESSION 7 - Vector Control studies, strategies & innovation
09h00
S07-01. Challenges and successes of the vector management plan adopted during the 2025 Carpi chikungunya outbreak Alessandro Albieri,Centro Agricoltura Ambiente "G. Nicoli", Crevalcore, Italy
09h15
S07-02. Beyond surveillance dashboards: AI-assisted prescriptive decision support for operational mosquito control in Greece Sandra Gewehr,Ecodevelopment SA, FILYRO, Greece
09h30
S07-03. Attractive toxic sugar bait and insecticide resistance alter West Nile virus vectorial capacity traits in Culex quinquefasciatus Limarie Reyes Torres,University of Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, United States
09h45
S07-04. Operational Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Aedes albopictus Control in Small-Scale (12 ha), Non-Isolated Urban Areas in Canton Ticino, Switzerland Eleonora Flacio,SUPSI, Mendrisio, Switzerland
10h00
S07-05. Results of the first large-scale IIT trial in Europe involving Aedes albopictus males with manipulated Wolbachia infection Maurizio Calvitti,Italian National Agency for New Technolgies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rome, Italy
10h15
S07-06. 8 different municipalities, 1 regional unit: A KAP study on mosquitoes as a Public Health concern in the Regional Unit of Islands of Attica, Greece Christina Maniatakou,Msc in Public Health, Specialization: Public Health Science and Policy, Department of Public Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of West Attica & Region of Attica, Department of Sanitary Inspections and Environmental Hygiene in the Regional Units of Piraeus & Islands, PIRAEUS, Greece
10h30
S07-07. Spatially Structured Optimization of Mosquito Control Effort in Urban Storm Drain Networks Jesús Bellver-Arnau,Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes, Spain
10h45
S07-08. Comparing Efficacy Estimates Across Experimental Hut Designs: A Bayesian Analysis of Insecticide-Treated Net Trials in Tanzania Emma L Fairbanks, Department of mathematics, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Coffee Break
Session 8: Vector Surveillance
SESSION 8 - Vector Surveillance
11h30
S08-01. Smart surveillance: new insights into mosquito activity in urban areas María González-Pérez,CEAB-CSIC, Blanes, Spain
11h45
S08-02. Application of honey-baited FTA traps for arbovirus surveillance across heterogenous climatic setting. Cristiana Poggi,Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
12h00
S08-03. Automating Wing Geometric Morphometrics for robust Species Identification in Diptera via Deep Learning Renke Lühken,Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
21h15
S08-04. Enhancing Citizen Science Surveillance of Invasive Aedes through Field Work: insights from the Monitoring of Exotic Mosquitoes in Belgium (MEMO+) Emma Vandenberghe,Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
12h30
S08-05. Assessing the feasibility of field deployment of a portable qPCR assay for detecting Aedes aegypti Carolina Molina-Tabares,University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
12h45
S08-06. Accuracy assessment of the VECTRACK system for automatic real-time mosquito counting and identification and circadian rhythms characterization for Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens in Italy Alessandra Della Torre,Università di Roma SAPIENZA, Roma, Italy
13h00
S08-07. Detection of mosquito-borne pathogens in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in zoo and wildlife parks in northeastern Germany Nihal Telli,Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Riems-Greifswald, Germany
13h15
S08-08. Modelling, modelling, modelling? Pursuing better data before better models to tackle the challenge posed by vector-borne Diseases Daniele Da Re,Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
Lunch
Poster Session + Coffee
16:00–18:00
Session 9: Turbotalks on vector surveillance and control
SESSION 9 - Turbotalks on Vector Surveillance & Control
16h00
S09-01. Operational deployment of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against Aedes albopictus in France: insights from contrasted urban contexts Clelia Oliva,Terratis, Montpellier, France
16h10
S09-02. CulexCost: A global economic analysis of the impacts and management of Culex mosquitoes and associated pathogens Aidan Desjardins,Institute of Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
16h20
S09-03. Spatial dynamics and integrated control of Aedes albopictus: From single-commune pilot to multi-municipal scaling in France Hamza Leulmi,Vector Control Department, Rentokil France, Marseille, France
16h30
S09-04. Chlorfenapyr restores net efficacy against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus but not for some Anopheles gambiae populations: evidence of emerging chlorfenapyr tolerance in Cameroonian Agro-ecosystems Natchema Soh Fonkou Brice,Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaounde, Cameroon
16h40
S09-05. Decoding regulatory architecture to advance functional studies and innovative vector control approaches Roberto Galizi,Keele, Keele - Staffordshire, United Kingdom
16h50
S09-06. Evaluation of lethal and sublethal effects of blue light exposure on Aedes albopictus Isabella Mercuri,Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
17h00
S09-07. Barrier effects of perimeter mosquito trapping in a floodplain environment: evaluation of a BG-Mosquitaire trap wall using BG-Counter monitoring Juliane Liesche,Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V., Müncheberg, Germany
17h10
S09-08. Identifying mosquito-borne pathogen transmission in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Doñana National park Josué Martínez-De La Puente,Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD, CSIC) & Ciber de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Sevilla, Spain
17h20
S09-09. Pushing the Boundaries of AI: Explainable Models in Multi-Vector Surveillance Roy Faiman,Vectech, Baltimore, United States
17h30
S09-10. Hidden diversity in Europe: description of new species and habitat suitability modelling of the genus Leptoconops (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Dumitru Ionut Paun-Tanase,Departamento de Biología de la Conservación y Cambio Global, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD, CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
17h40
S09-11. One Health SURVector – Cross-border monitoring of West Nile virus in mosquitoes Karin Bakran-Lebl,Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna, Austria
17h50
S09-12. Thirty years of tick dynamics in the Basque Country: long-term vegetation surveys reveal changes in Ixodes ricinus dominance, density, phenology and population structure Aitor Cevidanes,NEIKER, Derio, Spain
Gala Dinner
30Friday
30 October
ECP Session
Session 10: Eco-epidemiology of vector-borne diseases
SESSION 10 - Eco-epidemiology of Vector-borne Diseases
09h30
S10-01. Towards an operational model for predicting dengue and chikungunya outbreaks in Europe Steven White,UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
09h45
S10-02. One Health-based screening of Leishmania spp. in sand flies and dogs across Europe and neighbouring regions Gioia Bongiorno,Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
10h00
S10-03. Integrated laboratory approach to assess West Nile virus lineage 1 and 2 transmission potential in UK Culex pipiens Estela Gonzalez, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Addlestone, United Kingdom
10h15
S10-04. Escalating human exposure to mosquito-borne viruses in Europe Kyla Serres,Spatial Epidemiology Lab, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
10h30
S10-05. Permethrin resistance enhances disseminated dengue virus Infection in Aedes aegypti Barry Alto, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, Vero Beach, United States
10h45
S10-06. Environmental detection of arboviruses in water and mosquito excreta: a decision-support tool for vector control and an early-warning system for arboviral surveillance. Antoine Mignotte,Altopictus, Pérols, France
11h00
S10-07. Deciphering mosquito determinants of arbovirus vertical transmission in Aedes aegypti Gladys Gutierrez-Bugallo,W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
11h15
S10-08. Applied modelling for emerging mosquito-borne disease risk in the United Kingdom: case studies in West Nile Virus, Usutu and malaria Robert Paton,UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
Coffee Break
Session 11: Neglected vectors and emerging vector-borne diseases
SESSION 11 - Neglected vectors and emerging Vector-borne Diseases
12h00
S11-01. Global pathogen burden in invasive rats around the world, and the ecological and social factors linked with infection risk Jonathan Richardson,University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States
12h15
S11-02. Vector-borne infectious diseases and extreme climatic events within the WHO One Health agenda: prevention and control framework in the Valencia 2024 flash flood zone Santiago Mas-Coma,Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia y CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
12h30
S11-03. Flea hemocytes at the interface of physiology and pathogen transmission Agustin Rolandelli,INSERM, Lille (Institut Pasteur Lille - CIIL), France
12h45
S11-04. Investigating the microbiome: Climate, fire, and reconstruction impact Francisella tularensis presence Skylar Ciccolini,University of Missouri, Columbia, United States
13h00
S11-05. Bulinus vectors in the circum-mediterranean region: Risks of schistosomiasis introduction from Africa into Southern Europe Maria Dolores Bargues, Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia y CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Av. Vicent Andres Estellés 22, Burjassot, 46100, Valencia, Spain
13h15
S11-06. Sand flies, dogs, and low human disease: revisiting Mediterranean Leishmania infantum transmission Zarima Jumakanova, University of Murcia, Veterinary Faculty, Animal Health Department, Murcia, Spain
13h30
S11-07. Ecology of fleas in wild rodents: The key role of host taxonomy Maria Cecilia Fantozzi,Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia / CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Burjassot. Valencia, Spain
13h45
S11-08. Integrated one health surveillance of Toscana virus in sand flies, dogs, and humans across Europe and neighboring regions Nazli Ayhan,Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE : Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA), Marseille, France
