Oral presentations

Oral presentations will last 20 minutes including the question time. All speakers are kindly invited to check the time and day of their presentation. Presentations must be done with current software (i.e. powerpoint) and we invite speakers to check compatibility at the beginning of the symposium.

Poster session

Please note that posters should be 80 cm (width) x 100 cm (height) maximum. We will provide the place number for each poster at the registration table. You will be able to install the poster at the beginning of the symposium and we encourage their display until the end of the symposium.

Sessions & topics

We will have sessions on a number of other topics. Acceptable talks or posters should address one or several of the following themes related to aphid natu­ral enemies:

• Systematics and phylogeny
• Morphology and physiology
• Distribution in habitats
• Behaviour
• Chemical ecology
• Voltinism and diapause
• Integrated Pest Management
• Impact of aphidophaga on aphid populations
• Impact of chemical control on aphidophaga
• Tritrophic interactions
• Aphidophaga natural enemies
• Invasive aphidophaga
• Intraguild interactions
• Mass production and release
• Climatic changes and seasonal adaptation
• Modelling and population dynamics

The Symposium program will include submitted oral presentations (20 min including the question time) and concurrent poster sessions. All submissions should be accompanied by an abstract and are subject to approval by the convenors. The official language of the Symposium is English.