4th International Bemisia Workshop
December 3-6, 2006

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International Whitefly Genomics Workshop
December 7-8, 2006


Hawk's Cay Resort l Duck Key, Florida USA


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Bemisia Workshop Abstracts to be Published  in Journal of Insect Science
AND Coming Soon...Bemisia 2006: THE BOOK

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l Structure l Final Program Agenda l Bemisia 2006: The BOOK
l Who Should Attend l Speaker Instructions l Field Trip Information
l Why Should You Attend l Poster Directory l Organizing Committee
l Programmatic Topics l Poster Presenter Instructions  
l REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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l Who Should Attend l Program Agenda  
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4th International Bemisia Workshop
December 3-6, 2006

Bemisia Workshop Objective & Overview


Tomato Irregular Ripening Disorder

The University of Florida/IFAS and the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service will organize the 4th International Bemisia Workshop. The objectives of this workshop are multifaceted. First and foremost is to maintain the established global forum for sharing information and progress on research and management of Bemisia spp. and the viruses they transmit. The workshop will provide a framework to promote teamwork between private and public sector scientists in conducting research and in technology development so as to maximize synergy and minimize duplication of effort. The workshop forum will allow participants to review advances, review and recommend research priorities, develop strategies for accelerating work, and provide guidance for future efforts. The workshop will foster national and international networking to achieve these goals and we invite you to attend.

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Bemisia Workshop Structure


Bean Golden Mosaic Virus

Invited and volunteer speakers will address programmatic topics over the course of the symposium during plenary sessions. The workshop will consist of keynote presentations by recognized authorities in each of the subject areas with plenty of time for shorter presentations.  Poster presentations are welcome and everyone will have opportunity to present their findings. Adequate time will also be allotted for interaction during Q&A, topical discussion periods and during many networking functions.

 

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Who Should Attend the Bemisia Workshop?


Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus

Participation will be open to all those interested in addressing the problems caused by Bemisia spp and the challenges faced in controlling this world wide pest. Workshop participants will come from: 

  • University, government and private research institutions

  • Federal, state and regional regulatory agencies

  • The agrochemical industry

  • Growers and other interested parties

 

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Why Should You Attend the Bemisia Workshop?


Internal TIR Symptoms

With the recent detection of the "Q" biotype (Dec 2004) in the United States discussion of this and other biotypes, some of which may be very difficult to control with key insecticides, will
be very timely. The workshop will provide the opportunity for workers from around the world to share experiences, from the basic to the applied. The value of the Bemisia Workshop will be enhanced for many workers by the association with the Whitefly Genomics Workshop described below.

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Bemisia Workshop Programmatic Topics


Squash Silverleaf Disorder

Biology and Ecology

Life history

Behavior

Population dynamics

Sampling

Session Leaders:

  Steve Naranjo
 
Email: SNaranjo@wcrl.ars.usda.gov

  James Legg
 
Email: j.legg@cgiar.org

 

Damage Potential and Vector Relations

Epidemiology of whitefly borne viruses    

-Virus Movement and host determinants

-Virus transmission

-Virus-vector relationships

Emerging viruses

Plant resistance

Disease and damage expression

Plant disorders

Session Leaders:

  Jane Polston
 
Email: jep@ufl.edu

   Moshe Lapidot

  Email: lapidotm@volcani.agri.gov.il

 

Chemical Control and Resistance Management

Susceptibility and tolerance among populations

Strategies for impeding selection for resistance

Mode of action and selectivity

Integration with other management practices

Session Leaders:

  Rami Horowitz
 
Email: hrami@agri.gov.il

  Tim Dennehy
 
Email: tdennehy@Ag.arizona.edu

 

IPM and Biological Control


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Credit: Koppert Biological Systems

Conservation and augmentative biological control

New biological control agents

Other non-chemical control methods

-Plant resistance

-Insect netting and UV absorbing plastics

Session Leaders:

  Dan Gerling

  Email: dangr@post.tau.ac.il

  Jesusa (Susie) C. Legaspi
  Email: jlegaspi@saa.ars.usda.gov

 

Biotypes and Genomics

Systematics

Geographic ranges and distribution of biotypes

Biological distinctions

Methodology for characterization and identification

Session Leaders:

  Judy Brown
 
Email: jbrown@Ag.arizona.edu

  Bob Shatters
 
Email: rshatters@saa.ars.usda.gov

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Call for Abstracts

Individuals conducting research on all aspects related to Bemisia are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract representing an oral or poster presentation. Some oral presentations will be chosen from submitted abstracts by session chairs based on relationship to programmatic topics. Those not selected for oral presentation are encouraged to present their work in poster format. ALL abstracts, both oral and poster, will be published in the book of abstracts and will also be posted on the Bemisia website following the conference.

If you wish to make an oral presentation or present a poster, please submit an abstract no later than September 4, 2006. Abstracts MUST be submitted ONLINE via this web site. Notification of oral/poster format selection will be provided by September 27, 2006.
 

The abstract submission deadline has passed.

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Bemisia Workshop Final Program Agenda 

Printable Final Program Agenda (PDF format)

Workshop Abstract Book (PDF format)


Sunday
, December 3, 2006 (Pre-Workshop)

5:00pm–8:00pm

Registration Office Open

5:00pm–8:00pm

Early Bird Social & Poster Presenters Set-up Displays

 

Monday, December 4, 2006 (Day I)

8:00am–5:10pm

Registration Office Open

8:00am–9:30am

Early Morning Refreshments

9:00am–9:15am

Official Workshop Opening — Phil Stansly, Professor of Entomology, University of Florida/IFAS, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC), Immokalee, FL, USA – and – Cindy McKenzie, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL, USA

9:15am–9:30am

University of Florida Welcome — Mark R. McLellan – Dean for Research, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, USA

9:30am–9:45am

USDA WelcomeCalvin Arnold, Laboratory Director, USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL, USA

9:45am–10:30am

Bemisia Research: Past, Present & Future Dan Gerling, Professor, Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel – and Paul De Barro, Stream Leader, Preparedness, CSIRO Entomology, Queensland, Australia

10:30am–11:15am

Invasion and Response: Impacts of Bemisia on Worldwide Agriculture Lance S. Osborne, Associate Center Director, Professor, IPM-Biological Control of Insects & Mites, Mid-Florida Research & Education Center, Apopka, FL, USA

11:15am–11:45am

US Actions – Osama A El-Lissy, Director, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Riverdale, MD, USA

11:45am–12 noon

Sponsor Recognition and Housekeeping Remarks

12noon–1:30pm

Group Luncheon

1:30pm–3:10pm

SESSION I– Biotypes and Genomics

MODERATOR: Judith K. Brown, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Department of Plant Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA

1:30pm–1:40pm

Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator

1:40pm–2:10pm

Can Molecules Solve the Bemisia Conundrum When Morphology Cannot? A Taxonomist’s Perspective — Raymond J. Gill, Insect Biosystematist, Emeritus-California Dept. Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA, USA

2:10pm–2:30pm

Limited but Persistent Genetic Differentiation Among Biotype Q of Bemisia tabaci, the Only Biotype Detected in Protected Crops in Southern France A. Dalmon1, F. Halkett2, M. Granier2, and M. Peterschmitt2; 1 INRA-LNPV, Plant Pathology Department, Montfavet, France; 2 CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Montpellier, France

2:30pm–2:50pm

Characterization and Distribution of the Biotypes of the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci in Japan by Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I Sequence Analysis — Shigenori Ueda1, Toshio Kitamura2, Ken-ichiro Honda2, and Kenkichi Kanmiya3. 1National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kumamoto, Japan; 2National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Mie, Japan; 3Kurume University, School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan

2:50pm–3:10pm

Population Genetics of Bemisia tabaci Biotypes B and Q from the Mediterranean and the U.S. Inferred Using Microsatellite MarkersRobert G. Shatters, Jr.1, L.M. Boykin1, R.A. Bagnall2, R.C. Rosell2, D.R. Frohlich2, C.L. McKenzie1. 1Subtropical Insects Research Unit, U. S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Fort Pierce, FL, USA; 2Biology Department, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, USA

3:10pm–3:30pm

Refreshment Break and Networking

3:30pm–5:10pm

Session I continued – Biotypes and Genomics

MODERATOR: Robert G. Shatters, Jr., Research Molecular Biologist, USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL, USA

3:30pm–3:50pm

Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Phenotypes from Reciprocal Crosses of Three Biotypes of the Bemisia Tabaci Complex are Associated with Cardinium (Bacteroidetes) and Wolbachia, and Apparent Partial Rescue of CI Yielding Sex Bias — J.K. Brown1 and Rafael De J Caballero1,2  1Department of Plant Sciences and 2Department of Entomology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

3:50pm–4:10pm

Gene Expression in Pyriproxyfen Resistant Bemisia tabaci Q Biotype — Murad Ghanim and Svetlana Kontsedalov, Institute of Plant protection, Department of Entomology, the Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel

4:10pm–4:30pm

The Involvement of Glutathione S-Tranferases from Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Plant-Insect Interactions — Shai Morin1, Fishel Alon1, and Michal Alon1. 1Department of Entomology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot, Israel

4:30pm–4:50pm

Analysis of Bemisia tabaci Gene Expression Using Drosophila Microarrays — Henryk Czosnek1, Murad Ghanim2 1Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel 2 Institute of Plant protection, Department of Entomology, the Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel

4:50pm–5:10pm

Session Recap and GROUP DISCUSSION

7:00pm–10:00pm

WELCOME RECEPTION - POOLSIDE

 

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 (Day II)

7:30am–5:10pm

Registration Office Open

7:30am–8:30am

Early Morning Refreshments

7:30am–5:00pm

Posters on Display

8:30am–10:10am

SESSION II – Biology & Ecology

MODERATOR: Steven E. Naranjo, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ, USA

8:30am–8:35am

Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator

8:35am–8:55am

The Inside Story: Bacteriocyte-Associated Endosymbionts of Whiteflies — Rosemarie C. Rosell, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, USA

8:55am–9:15am

Ultrastructural Characteristics of Bemisia Adult and Nymph Feeding — Thomas P. Freeman1, James S. Buckner2, Chang C. Chu3, Scott A. Payne1, and Jayma A. Moore1, 1Electron Microscopy Center, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, 2Biosciences Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, 3USDA-ARS, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

9:15am–9:35am

Dynamics of Digestive Enzymes of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B-Biotype and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) During Plant Species Switching — Fang-Hao Wan1,2, Gui-Fen Zhang1,2 and Fang Lei1, 1State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, 2Center for Management of Invasive Alien Species, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China

9:35am–9:55am

A Comparative Study on Mating Behavior between the B Biotype and a Non-B Biotype of Bemisia tabaci from Zhejiang, China — Lian-Sheng Zang1,2 and Shu-Sheng Liu1, 1Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2College of Agriculture, Jilin Agricultural University, Jilin, China

9:55am–10:15am

Refreshment Break and Networking

10:15am–12:10pm

SESSION II continued - Biology & Ecology

MODERATOR: James Legg, Vector Entomologist, IITA, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

10:15am - 10:35am

Nutritional Factors Influencing Whitefly Development and Flight Behavior: the Search for a Suitable Bioassay to Test Hypotheses — Jackie L. Blackmer and Linda L. Lee, USDA-ARS, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

10:35am–10:55am

Bemisia tabaci, a Top 100 Invader — Paul De Barro, CSIRO Entomology, Queensland, Australia

10:55am–11:15am

Mortality Factors Affecting Populations of Bemisia tabaci on Cassava in Uganda — Peter Asiimwe1,2, Justin Ecaat1, Michael Otim2, Dan Gerling3, Moshe Guershon3, Samuel Kyamanywa2 and James P. Legg4,5, 1International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Uganda, Kampala, Uganda, 2Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 3Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel, 4International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 5Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK

11:15am–11:35am

Mortality and Population Dynamics of Bemisia tabaci within a Multi-Crop System — Steven E. Naranjo1, Peter C. Ellsworth2 and Luis Cañas3, 1USDA-ARS, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona, USA, 2Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Maricopa Agricultural Center, Maricopa, Arizona, USA, 3Department of Entomology, Ohio State University, OARDC, Wooster, Ohio, USA

11:35am–11:55am

Changes in the Biology of Bemisia tabaci on Cassava in Africa and Their Impact on Virus Disease Pandemics — James P. Legg1,2, Peter Asiimwe3, Peter Sseruwagi4 and Judith K. Brown5, 1International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2Natural Resources Institute, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK, 3International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Uganda, Kampala, Uganda, 4Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda, 5University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

11:55am–12:10pm

Session Recap and GROUP DISCUSSION

12:10pm–1:20pm

Group Luncheon

1:20pm–3:10pm

SESSION III –Damage Potential & Vector Relations

MODERATOR: Moshe Lapidot, Plant Virologist, Volcani Center, ARO Institute of Plant Sciences, Bet Dagan, Israel

1:20pm–1:30pm

Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator

1:30pm–1:50pm

Vector Specificity of Criniviruses in Tomato and Virus Competitiveness During Mixed Infection — W. M. Wintermantel, USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA, USA

1:50pm–2:10pm

Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) Transmitted Squash Vein Yellowing Virus (SqVYV): A Component of Watermelon Vine Decline in South Florida — Pamela D. Roberts1, Philip A. Stansly2, Scott Adkins3, Susan Webb4, Carlye Baker5, Benny Bruton6, Rosa Muchovej1, Diann Achor7, C.S. Kousik8, Alicia L. Whidden9, Gene McAvoy10, and Phyllis Gilreath11. 1University of Florida, Department of Plant Pathology, SWFREC, Immokalee, FL, USA; 2University of Florida, Department of Entomology & Nematology, Immokalee, FL, USA; 3United States Department of Agriculture-ARS, USHRL, Fort Pierce, FL, USA. 4 University of Florida, Department of Entomology & Nematology, Gainesville, FL, USA; 5 Florida Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, FL, USA; 6 United States Department of Agriculture-ARS, Lane, Oklahoma, USA. 7 University of Florida, CREC, Lake Alfred, FL, USA;  8 US Vegetable Lab, USDA, Charleston, SC, USA; 9 University of Florida/IFAS, Hillsborough County Extension Service, Seffner, FL, USA; 10University of Florida/IFAS, Hendry County Extension Service, LaBelle, FL, USA; 11University of Florida/IFAS, Manatee County Extension Service, Palmetto, FL,USA

2:10pm–2:30pm

Squash Vein Yellowing Virus, a Novel Ipomovirus, Isolated from Squash and Watermelon in Florida — Scott Adkins1, Susan E. Webb2, Diann Achor3, Chandrasekar S. Kousik4, Pamela D. Roberts5, and  Carlye A. Baker6; USDA-ARS, 1Fort Pierce, FL and 4Charleston, SC; University of Florida, 2Gainesville, 3Lake Alfred, and 5Immokalee, FL; and 6FDACS-DPI, Gainesville, FL

2:30pm–2:50pm

The Effect of Begomoviruses on Whitefly Fitness — J. E. Polston1 and M. Toapanta2; 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and 2 Bayer Cropscience, Tampa, FL

2:50pm–3:10pm

Tomato Plants and Whitefly Interactions: Can It Be a Love Story? — M. Lapidot1 and D. Levy2. 1Institute of Plant Sciences, Volcani Center, ARO, Bet Dagan, Israel; 2Hazera Genetics, Mivhor, Israel

3:10pm–3:30pm

Refreshment Break and Networking

3:30pm–5:10pm

SESSION III continued – Damage Potential & Vector Relations

MODERATOR: Jane E. Polston, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, USA

3:30pm–3:50pm

Squash Leaf Curl Virus Localizes in Primary Salivary Gland Compartments, and at Midgut and Filter Chamber Brush Border Cells In Viruliferous Bemisia tabaci — J. M. Cicero and J. K. Brown, Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

3:50pm–4:10pm

Determining the Role of Ethylene Biosynthesis in the Development of Tomato Irregular Ripening Disorder Using Microarray Technology and rt-Real Time PCR — C. L. McKenzie1, X. H. Sinisterra1, J. P. Albano1, C. A. Powell2, Scot E. Dowd3, R. G. Shatters, Jr. 11Subtropical Insect Research Unit, U. S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce, FL, USA; 2 Indian River Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, USA; 3Livestock Issues Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX, USA

4:10pm–4:30pm

Association of the ‘Distortion-Recovery Phenotype’ in ‘Anaheim’ Pepper Systemically Infected With the Non-Whitefly Transmissible PepGMV-Distortion Strain (Di), With the BC1/Promoter Region — A. M. Idris and J. K. Brown, Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

4:30pm–4:50pm

Identification of Bemisia argentifolii Resistant Loci from Solanum habrochaites Accession LA1777 Aliya Momotaz, Jay W. Scott and David J. Schuster, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL, USA

4:50pm–5:10pm Making a Friend from a Foe: Expressing a GroEL Gene from the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci in the Phloem of Tomato Plants Confers Resistance to Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus F. Akad1, A. Eybishtz1, D. Edelbaum1, O. Dar-Issa2, N. Iraki2 and H. Czosnek1; 1The Otto Warburg Minerva Center for Agricultural Biotechnology & The Robert H. Smith Institute for Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel; 2UNESCO Biotechnology Center, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestinian Authority

5:10pm–5:30pm

Session Recap and GROUP DISCUSSION

5:30pm–8:00pm

Poster Session & Networking Reception

 

Wednesday, December 6, 2006 (Day III)

7:30am–5:30pm

Registration Office Open

7:30am–8:30am

Early Morning Refreshments

8:30am–10:10am

SESSION IV - Chemical Control & Resistance Management

MODERATOR: Rami Horowitz, Director, Research Scientist, ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel

8:30am–8:40am

Opening Remarks and Session Overview by Moderator

8:40am–9:10am

Insecticide Resistance in Bemisia tabaci: A Global Perspective — Ian Denholm, Kevin Gorman, and Martin Williamson; Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England

9:10am–9:30am

Management of Bemisia, TYLCV, and Insecticide Resistance in Florida Vegetables David J. Schuster1, Philip A. Stansly2, Phyllis R. Gilreath3, and Jane E. Polston4; 1Univeristy of Florida/IFAS, Gulf Coast Research & Education Center, Wimauma, FL, USA; 2University of Florida/IFAS, Southwest Florida Research & Education Center, Immokalee, FL, USA; 3University of Florida/IFAS, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL, USA; 4University of Florida/IFAS, Department of Plant Pathology, Gainesville, FL, USA

9:30am–9:50am

Imidacloprid Resistance of Bemisia tabaci in Crete, Greece — Emmanouil Roditakis1, Nikos E. Roditakis1, Maria Grispou1, John Vontas2 and Anastasia Tsagkarakou1; 1Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Plant Protection Institute of Heraklion, National Agricultural Research Foundation, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; 2Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece

9:50am–10:10am

Management of Bemisia Resistance: Cotton in the SW USA – Timothy J. Dennehy; Dept. Entomology, UA, Tucson, AZ, USA