| 09:00-09:30 |
Welcome session |
| 09:30-10:05 |
Keynote #1 |
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Introduction by Olivier Briet |
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Nimmo, D. - Supporting innovation to encourage the development of novel approaches to enhance vector control |
| 10:05-10:35 |
Ready for action: having the right tools and knowing how to deploy them (Olivier Briet / Ruth Müller) |
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The rising global economic costs of Aedes and Aedes-borne diseases |
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20 years containing the tiger: an achievement of policy, surveillance and mosquito control in the Netherlands |
| 10:35-11:05 |
Coffee break |
| 11:05-12:20 |
Ready for action: having the right tools and knowing how to deploy them (Olivier Briet / Ruth Müller) |
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The potential of gene drive mosquitoes in the path towards malaria elimination |
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Application of sterile male of Aedes albopictus as an integrated control measure in Switzerland (2023-24) |
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Modeling the effectiveness of different control strategies for West Nile virus in Germany |
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Effectiveness of larviciding against urban Aedes albopictus in a randomized controlled trial in Italy |
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Prediction of larvae abundance using machine learning (ML) for wide-area mosquito control |
| 12:20-13:50 |
Lunch break |
| 13:50-15:20 |
Mosquito ecology and behaviour (Isabelle Kramer / NN) |
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Flight activities of the West Nile virus vector mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens-complex in Germany, 2024 |
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Acoustic attraction and hamonic convergence in the love serenades of Aedes albopictus |
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New insights on Aedes aegypti: extreme cryptic oviposition and sugar deprivation elevates biting performance |
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Mosquito barcoding and molecular identification of blood meals in Ethiopian mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) |
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Climate change and mosquito immunity: the impact of temperature and humidity on Anopheles defence responses |
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Mating status limits swarm formation in female Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes |
| 15:20-15:50 |
Coffee break |
| 15:50-17:00 |
Poster Bazar |
| 17:00-18:00 |
One Health: Empowering public health and veterinary health partnerships (Cedric Marsboom / NN) |
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First collaborative tick surveillance in patients of the public health system of the Balearic Islands (Spain) |
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Ongoing work of VectorNet3: The third iteration of the European network for medical and veterinary entomology |
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WIMANET, a global initiative to study vector-borne disease in wildlife |
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Results of integrated surveillance for West Nile and Usutu viruses in northeastern Italy (2022-2023) |
| 18:00-19:30 |
Annual General Meeting (Sandra Gewehr) |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Keynote #2 |
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Introduction by Andreas Rose |
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Bellini, R. - The sterile insect technique against Aedes mosquitoes: An update |
| 09:30-10:45 |
Expanding larval control with bacteria, barriers, and "bugs" (Andreas Rose / NN) |
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Field test of VectoBac GR small granules against floodwater mosquito larvae in Sweden |
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Integrations of new approaches to control the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus in Europe |
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Optimal frequency of VectoMax FG applications for controlling Aedes albopictus in catch basins |
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Efficient predator = potential control agent? Aquatic insect predators against mosquito larvae |
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A Sustainable barrier against Aedes albopictus proliferation in storm/road drains |
| 10:45-11:15 |
Coffee break |
| 11:15-12:45 |
Beyond mosquitoes: Biting midges, ticks, and other vector control challenges (Francis Schaffner / NN) |
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The neglected biting midges: First evidence of human-biting behaviour of L. irritans on the Balearic Islands |
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The importance of long-term field studies for evaluating non-target effects of mosquito control |
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Side effects of Aquatain AMF on non-target atmospheric air breathing insects |
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How invasive plants influence mosquito-borne disease dynamics: evidence from Kenya |
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Advancing arthropod vector management through integrated models |
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Biting and public health importance of black flies (Simuliidae) in north-western Iran |
| 12:45-14:15 |
Lunch break |
| 14:15-17:30 |
Excursions |
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Antwerp's Best Kept Secrets: A Personalized City Tour |
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From City to Wilderness: A Waterbus Adventure and Ecological Tour |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Keynote #3 |
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Introduction by Sandra Gewehr |
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C.C. Calba - Increased risk of arbovirus es transmission in mainland France: how do we deal with this new paradigm? |
| 09:30-10:15 |
Public health sector meets vector control operator (Sandra Gewehr / Javiera Rebolledo Romero) |
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A novel methodology for assessing effectiveness and efficacy of mosquito control in the era of big data |
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Unprecedented circulation of the dengue virus in south-eastern France, 2024: a foreshadowing for Europe? |
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The tiger mosquito in Paris: adapting vector control strategies in an urban megacity |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Coffee break |
| 10:45-12:15 |
Microbes, viruses, and symbionts: Hidden players in mosquito control (Leen Delang / Marco Brustolin) |
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Insights from open field pilot trials supporting the incompatible insect technique deployment |
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Genetic diversity of Wolbachia and prophage WO in Ethiopian mosquitoes |
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Deciphering mosquito microbiome dynamics and trends to find targets for vector control |
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Harnessing Asaia bacteria for symbiotic control: insights from Aedes koreicus isolates |
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Does Densovirus infection modulate Aedes vector competence for dengue and chikungunya viruses? |
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Co-infections with West Nile virus and Usutu virus promote West Nile virus replication in Culex pipiens |
| 12:15-12:30 |
Group photo |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Panel discussion: Adapting Vector Control Strategies Across Europe - Challenges and Opportunities (Wim van Bortel) |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break |
| 16:00-16:45 |
Insecticide resistance and its growing threat (Ruth Müller / NN) |
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First detection of pyrethroid resistance in Culex pipiens and its confirmation in Aedes albopictus in Bulgaria |
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Insecticide resistance in European Culex pipiens: Insights from Belgium and implications for vector control |
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The role of metabolic pyrethroid resistance in shaping the vector competence of Aedes aegypti (L.) for DENV-2 |
| 16:45-17:30 |
Science slam (Leen Delang) |
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Larviciding intervention affects Culex mosquito distribution in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon |
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Uncovering dengue virus host factors: Paving the way for innovative antiviral strategies |
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RNAi-mediated suppression of CHIKV in Aedes mosquitoes as a novel insect vaccine concept |
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Integrated vector control strategies against Aedes albopictus in Mirepoix, France |
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Trace element contamination in the mosquito Aedes albopictus |
| 18:30-02:00 |
Gala dinner |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Keynote #4 |
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Introduction by Cedric Marsboom |
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Vanwambeke, S. - Land systems governance and vector-borne diseases |
| 09:30-10:30 |
Tech and Al in mosquito monitoring and identification (Spiros Mourelatos / NN) |
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BuzzWatch: uncovering temporal patterns in mosquito behavior through continous monitoring over weeks |
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How the Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to better understand human sensitivity to mosquito nuisances |
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Using mosquito sounds and machine learning to identify mosquito species of medical importance |
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Using artificial intelligence to identify mosquito species based on wing images |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:15 |
Vector surveillance across landscapes (Javiera Rebolledo Romero / NN) |
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Surveys of Phlebotomine sand flies across their northem distribution range limit in Westem Europe, 2024 |
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Results from the first year of the nationwide West Nile virus monitoring in Austria, 2024 |
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Systematic large-scale West Nile virus monitoring in Czechia |
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The contribution of citizen surveillance in the increasing detections of Aedes albopictus in Belgium |
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Development of adaptive mosquito surveillance design for malaria campaigns in Africa |
| 12:15-12:45 |
Closing session |
| 12:45-14:00 |
Lunch break |
