PROGRAM
Saturday September 15
19.00 Welcome buffet
Sunday September 16
Symposium 1 Molecular aspects of chemosensory reception
Chair: Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly
9.00-9.40 Richard Newcomb – Hort Research, Auckland, New Zealand
Characterisation of odorant receptors from moths and flies. Abstract: R.D. Newcomb, A. Kiely, M.D. Jordan, D. Begum, A.R. Anderson, A. Law, C.J. Carraher , A. Authier , D. Christie , C. Warr, S.C. Trowell , A.V. Kralicek
9.40-10.00 Walter Leal – University of California, Davis, USA
Reception of Semiochemicals in Lepidoptera and Diptera. Abstract: W. Leal
10.00-10.20 Isabelle Brigaud – INRA, Versailles, France
Identification and molecular characterization of genes encoding candidate pheromone receptors in the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis.
Abstract: I. Brigaud, S. Malpel, M.-C. François, E. Jacquin-Joly
10.20-10.40 Alisha Anderson - Food Futures Flagship and CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australia
Functional analysis of female specific olfactory receptors in Bombyx mori. Abstract: A.R Anderson, K. Wanner, M. de Bruyne, S. Trowell, C. Warr, R. Newcomb
10.40-11.10 Coffee
Symposium 1 continued
Chair: Richard Newcomb
11.10-11.30 Richard Vogt - University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
The Olfactory SNMP / CD36 Gene Family of Insects. Abstract: R. Vogt, N. Miller, R. Litvak, J. Sparks
11.30-11.50 Jackson Sparks - University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
Characterization of Bombyx mori Sensory Neuron Membrane Protein (SNMP). Abstract: J. Sparks, K. Touhara, R. Vogt
11.50-12.10 Julien Pelletier – INRA, Versailles, France
Antennal enzymes of moths. Abstract: J. Pelletier, F. Bozzolan, M. Solvar, E. Jacquin-Joly, M. Maïbèche-Coisné
12.10-12.30 Sylwester Chyb – CSIRO Entomology Canberra, Australia
Drosophila norpA-encoded phospholipase C: Role in taste?
Abstract: S. Chyb
13.00 Lunch
Poster presentations Symposia 1 & 2
Chair: Stéphane Debernard
15.00-15.40 Oral poster presentations (5 minutes)
Marjorie Liénard – Lund University, Lund, Sweden (Poster 21)
Functional analysis of ∆11-desaturase genes involved in the biosynthesis of conjugated pheromone components in primitive and advanced moth species. Abstract: M. Liénard, T. Johansson, J. Piskur, C. Löfstedt
Jürgen Krieger - University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany (Poster 20)
Molecular basis for pheromone reception by antennal neurons of Heliothis virescens.Abstract: J. Krieger, E. Grosse-Wilde, T. Gohl, E. Bouché, H. Breer
Maike Forstner - University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany (Poster 10)
Candidate pheromone receptors of the two silkmoth species Antheraea pernyi and Antheraea polyphemus. Abstract: M. Forstner, H. Breer, J. Krieger
Gabriela De Brito Sanchez - University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (Poster 9)
New explorations of honeybee taste. Abstract: G. de Brito, J. Ramalho Ortigao Farias, I. Massou, M. Gauthier, M. Giurfa
Gerard Carot-Sans - Department of Biological Organic Chemistry, Barcelona, Spain(Poster 5)
Peptide identification and cDNA cloning of a putative odorant-degrading esterase from the corn borer S. nonagrioides. Abstract: G. Carot-Sans, G. Rosell, F. Bozzolan, A. Guerrero, M. Maïbèche-Coisné
Karl-Ernst Kaissling - Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Seewiesen, Germany (Poster 16)
Do receptor molecules function as odorant deactivating enzymes? Abstract: K.-E. Kaissling
Yuqiao Gu – INRA, Versailles, France (Poster 14)
A dynamical model of the receptor potential and its electrode-recorded counterpart in moth pheromone-sensitive sensilla. Abstract: Y. Gu, J.-P. Rospars
Birgit Greiner – Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (Poster 13)
Electron tomography of Drosophila synapses. Abstract: B. Greiner, Y. Hamanaka, N. Butcher, N. Delaney, R. Marshall, I.A. Meinertzhagen
15.40-16.40 Poster visits
16.40-17.10 Coffee
Symposium 2 Olfactory transduction
Chair: Walter Leal
17.10-17.30 Linda Kennedy – Clark University, Worcester, USA
Blocking the IP3 pathway permits typical sugar receptor cell firing in response to Na-saccharin in the blowfly, Phormia regina. Abstract :S.E. Miller, K.-L. Best and L. M. Kennedy
17.30-17.50 Stéphane Debernard – Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Molecular cloning and expression patterns of olfactory diacylglycerol kinase from Spodoptera littoralis.
Abstract: B. Chouquet, F. Bozzolan, M. Solvar, L. Duportets, E. Jacquin-Joly, P. Lucas, S. Debernard
17.50-18.10 Philippe Lucas – INRA, Versailles, France
Calcium activates a chloride current in moth olfactory receptor neurons. Abstract: P. Lucas, A. Pézier
18.10-18.30 Jean-Pierre Rospars – INRA, Versailles, France
An integrated view of sexual pheromone transduction in moths. Abstract: J.-P. Rospars, Y. Gu, P. Lucas
19.00 Dinner
Monday September 17
Symposium 3 Peripheral chemosensory coding
Chair: Frédéric Marion-Poll
9.00-9.40 Marien de Bruyne - Monash University, Clayton, Australia
Behavioural and physiological responses to carbon dioxide and vinegar odours. Abstract: M. de Bruyne, C. Faucher
9.40-10.00 Klemens Störtkuhl - University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Olfactory behavior of Drosophila larvae induced by photo activated neurons. Abstract: D. Bellmann, A. Richardt, M. Köper and K. Störtkuhl
10.00-10.20 Michael Domingue - Center for Chemical Ecology, Penn State University, USA
Altered olfactory receptor neuron responsiveness in rare European and Asian corn borer males that exhibit cross-specific behavioral responses. Abstract: M.J. Domingue, C.J. Musto, C.E. Linn Jr., W.L. Roelofs, T.C. Baker
10.20-10.40 Andreas Reinecke - Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
Perception of host plant volatiles by Manduca sexta females: Do they guide oviposition behaviour? Abstract: A. Reinecke, M. Schuman, S. Anssour, I.T. Baldwin, B.S. Hansson
10.40-11.10 Coffee
Symposium 3 continued
Chair: Joop van Loon
11.10-11.30 Sharon Hill - Swedish Agricultural University, Alnarp, Sweden
Odour coding in antennal sensilla of the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus. Abstract: S.R. Hill, R. Ignell, B.S. Hansson
11.30-11.50 Thomas Kröber - University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
A ligand assay for studies on Anopheles gambiae olfaction. Abstract: T. Kröber, P.M. Guérin
11.50-12.10 Yu Tong Qiu - Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Functional studies of ORN populations on the antennae and maxillary palps of Anopheles gambiae. Abstract: Y.T. Qiu, J.J.A. van Loon, W. Takken.
13.00 Lunch
Poster presentations Symposium 3
Chair: Martine Maïbèche-Coisné
15.00-15.20 Oral poster presentations (5 minutes)
Marie-Jeanne Sellier - INRA, Versailles, France (Poster 23)
Effect of quinine and 20-hydroxyecdysone on the bitter receptors of Drosophila melanogaster. Abstract: M.-J. Sellier, M. Makam, F. Marion-Poll
Majid Ghaninia – Swedish Agricultural University, Alnarp, Sweden (Poster 11)
Gas chromatography coupled single sensillum recordings from female yellow fever mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti. Abstract: M. Ghaninia, M. Larsson, B.S. Hansson, R. Ignell
Jonas Bengtsson - Swedish Agricultural University, Alnarp, Sweden (Poster 4)
Response of olfactory receptor neurons in the sorghum chafer, Pachnoda interrupta, to plant and fruit odours. Abstract: J. Bengtsson, M.C. Larsson, Y. Hillbur
Martin Andersson - Swedish Agricultural University, Alnarp, Sweden (Poster 1)
Single-cell responses to host, non-host, and pheromone compounds in the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus). Abstract: M. Andersson, M.C. Larsson, F. Schlyter
15.20-16.20 Poster visits
16.20-16.50 Coffee
Symposium 3 continued
Chair: Marien de Bruyne
16.50-17.10 Marit Stranden - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
The same functional types of plant odorant receptor neurones in male and female heliothine moths. Abstract: M. Stranden, B. Andersen, A.K. Borg-Karlson, H. Mustaparta
17.10-17.30 Joop van Loon - Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Deriving coding principles from multineural responses to leaf saps in caterpillars of two species of Helicoverpa. Abstract: J.J.A.van Loon, H.L. Wang, Q.-B. Tang, C.-Z. Wang, H.M. Smid
17.30-17.50 Joseph Dickens – USDA, Beltsville, USA
Specialized receptor neurons for aggregation pheromone and host plant volatiles in Colorado potato beetle. Abstract: J. Dickens
19.00 Dinner
Tuesday September 18
Symposium 4 Central coding and functional anatomy of the antennal lobe
Chair: Nicholas Strausfeld
9.00-9.40 Giovanni Galizia - University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Transforming olfactory information across neurons in the Drosophila antennal lobe. Abstract: G. Galizia, A.F. Silbering
9.40-10.00 Silke Sachse - Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
Role of neural circuits in odor coding and processing in Drosophila. Abstract: S. Sachse, M. Schubert, B.S. Hansson
10.00-10.20 Peter Kloppenburg - University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Physiological and morphological characterization of interneurons in the insect olfactory pathway. Abstract: H. Demmer, S. Hess, A. Husch, M. Paehler, P. Kloppenburg
10.20-10.40 Christophe Pouzat - Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France
Residuals and statistical tests for spike train models: Applications to odour responses of antennal lobe neurons recorded from Periplaneta americana. Abstract: C. Pouzat, A. Chaffiol
10.40-11.10 Coffee
Symposium 4 continued
Chair: Jean-Pierre Rospars
11.10-11.30 Christina Zube - University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Organization of glomeruli and pheromone processing in the ant antennal lobe. Abstract: C. Zube, C.J. Kleineidam, S. Kirschner, J. Neef, W. Rössler
11.30-11.50 Louise Couton – INRA, Versailles, France
Mapping the antennal lobe of male Spodoptera littoralis. Abstract: L. Couton, S. Anton, K. Kiêu, J.-P. Rospars
11.50-12.10 Bente Berg - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Neurochemical organization of the primary olfactory centre of the heliothine moth. Abstract: B.G. Berg, S. Utz, J. Schachtner, U. Homberg
13.00 Lunch
Poster presentations Symposium 4
Chair: Sylvia Anton
15.00-15.40 Oral poster presentations (5 minutes)
Claudio Lazzari – University François Rabelais, Tours, France (Poster 2)
Antennal pathways in the central nervous system of Rhodnius prolixus. Abstract: R.B. Barrozo, L. Couton, T. Insausti, N. Fresquet, S. Minoli, J.-P. Rospars, S. Anton, C. Lazzari
Nélia Varela – University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain (Poster 25)
Three-dimensional antennal lobe map of the oriental fruit moth, Cydia molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Abstract: N. Varela, L. Couton, S. Anton, C. Gemeno, J. Avilla, J.-P. Rospars
Sebastian Minoli – INRA, Versailles, France (Poster 22)
Morphology of an aphid brain: comparison between asexual and sexual morphs. Abstract: S.A. Minoli, S. Jaubert, D. Tagu, S. Anton
Keshava Subramanya Myosore - National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India (Poster 24)
Antibodies against the synaptic molecules Synapsin and Bruchpilot reveal distinct organization of the antennal lobes of polymorphic ants of Camponotus sericeus and Camponotus compressus. Abstract: K. Subramanya, K.A. Subramanian, K. VijayRaghavan, V. Rodrigues
David Jarriault - INRA, Versailles, France (Poster 15)
Sex pheromone coding in projection neurons in the antennal lobes of Agrotis ipsilon. D. Jarriault, J.-P. Rospars, S. Anton
Zsolt Kárpáti - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Alnarp, Sweden (Poster 18)
Putative swap of pheromone receptors along sensory neurons underlies existence of reversed pheromone blend preference in Ostrinia nubilalis males. Abstract: Z. Kárpáti, T. Dekker, B.S. Hansson
Antoine Chaffiol - Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France (Poster 7)
Quantitative analysis of odor responses in the cockroach Periplaneta americana. Abstract: A. Chaffiol, C. Pouzat
15.40-16.40 Poster visits
16.40-17.10 Coffee
Symposium 5 Development
Chair: Richard Vogt Symposium 5 Development
17.10-17.30 Natalie Miller - University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
Investigation of the mechanism of sensillar development. Abstract: N.E. Miller
17.30-17.50 Lynne Oland - University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Regulation of olfactory receptor axon sorting and targeting by signaling between axons and glial cells in the sorting zone of the developing moth olfactory pathway. Abstract: L.A. Oland, N.J. Gibson, L.P. Tolbert
17.50-18.10 Joachim Schachtner , Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Neuropeptides in the developing antennal lobes: Identification, localization, developmental regulation and possible functions. Abstract: J. Schachtner
19.00 Dinner
Wednesday September 19
09.30 Excursion Ile de Batz
Thursday September 20
Symposium 6 Plasticity in the olfactory system
Chair: Christophe Gadenne
9.00-9.40 Wolfgang Rössler - University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Smell and society: olfactory plasticity in social Hymenoptera. Abstract: W. Rössler
9.40-10.00 Claudia Groh - University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Caste-specific development of the olfactory pathway in the female honeybee brain. Abstract: C. Groh, W. Rössler
10.00-10.20 Aurélie Bodin - University of Tours, Tours, France
Chronobiology of insect odour perception: adaptive control by endogenous and exogenous mechanisms. Abstract: A. Bodin.
10.20-10.40 Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly – INRA, Versailles, France
Evidence for a circadian clock in moth antennae. Abstract: C. Merlin, M.-C. François, P. Lucas, M. Maïbèche-Coisné, E. Jacquin-Joly
10.40-11.10 Coffee
Symposium 6 continued
Chair: Giovanni Galizia
11.10-11.30 Jean Marc Devaud - Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
Glomerular plasticity associated to olfactory long-term memory in the honeybee. Abstract: J.-M. Devaud, B. Hourcade, E. Perisse, J.-C. Sandoz
11.30-11.50 Peter Anderson - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
Experience modulates male response to female pheromone in a moth. Abstract: P. Anderson
11.50-12.10 Marianna Zhukovskaya - Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersbourg, Russia
Perception of pheromone versus general odours in American cockroach is modulated differently. Abstract: M. Zhukovskaya
12.10-12.30 Markus Knaden - Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
Do ants use olfactory landmarks? Abstract: M. Knaden, K. Steck, B.S. Hansson
13.00 Lunch
Poster presentations symposia 6
Chair: Philippe Lucas
14.50-15.30 Oral poster presentations (5 minutes)
Olga Korbu - Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersbourg, Russia (Poster 19)
Context dependent hexan-1-ol responses in Periplaneta americana cockroaches. Abstract: O.V. Korbu, A.A. Barabanova, M.I. Zhukovskaya
Blanka Kalinova - Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic (Poster 17)
Age-dependent structural and physiological changes of male labial gland in Bombus terrestris. Abstract: B. Kalinová1, J. Sobotník1, V. Ptácek4, I. Valterová1
Romina B. Barrozo – INRA, Versailles, France (Poster 3)
Olfactory plasticity in insects: the role of biogenic amines on pheromone sensitivity. Abstract: R.B. Barrozo, X. Simeone, C. Gadenne, S. Anton
Didier Rochat - INRA, Versailles, France (Poster 6)
Mating modifies responsiveness to aggregation pheromone in Red Palm Weevil (Coleoptera Curculionidae). Abstract: J. Castelli, V. Colson, M. Renou, D. Rochat
Dongsheng Zhou - Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands (Poster 26)
Mechanism of acquired insensitivity to deterrent plant chemicals in the specialist Pieris rapae and the generalist Helicoverpa armigera. Abstract: D. Zhou, J.J.A. van Loon, C.-Z. Wang
Violaine Colson – INRA, PISC, Versailles, France (Poster 8)
Appetitive and aversive learning of odors in Spodoptera littoralis caterpillars: methodological adjustments. Abstract: V. Colson, M. King, F. Marion-Poll
Joaquin Goyret - Cornell University, Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior, Ithaca, USA
(Poster 12)
Interaction of olfactory and visual cues in the foraging behavior of Manduca sexta. Abstract: J. Goyret, P. Markwell, R. Raguso
15.30-16.30 Poster visits
16.30-17.00 Coffee
Symposium 6 continued
Chair: Jean-Marc Devaud
17.00-17.20 Andrew Dacks - University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Serotonergic modulation of olfactory processing in the antennal lobe of Manduca sexta. Abstract: A. Dacks, T. Christensen, J. Hildebrand, A. Nighorn
17.20-17.40 Rickard Ignell - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
Peptidergic signalling in the antennal lobe modulates olfaction in Drosophila. Abstract: R. Ignell, D. Nässel, A. Winther
17.40-18.00 Alan Nighorn - University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Neuromodulation by nitric oxide in the antennal lobe of Manduca sexta. Abstract: A. Nighorn, A. Ostrovsky
18.30-19.30 Concert
20.00 Banquet
Friday September 21
Symposium 7 Evolution
Chair: Rickard Ignell
9.00-9.40 Nicholas Strausfeld - University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Homology versus convergent evolution of insects and malacostracan olfactory neuropils. Abstract: N. Strausfeld
9.40-10.00 Isabella Urru- Max Planck Institute Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
Evolution of complex pollination systems. Abstract: I. Urru, M. Stensmyr, B.S. Hansson
10.00-10.20 Irene Ibba - University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Superspecialism of the olfactory system of Drosophila sechellia. Abstract: I. Ibba, B.S. Hansson, A.-M. Angioy, T. Dekker
10.20-10.40 Jean-Marc Lassance - Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Male pheromone mediates female preference and contributes to female pheromone evolution in a moth. Abstract: J.-M. Lassance, C. Löfstedt
10.40-11.10 Coffee
Symposium 8 Chemical Ecology
Chair: Didier Rochat
11.10-11.30 Marcelo Lorenzo - Laboratory of Triatomine and Epidemiology of Chagas Disease, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Chemical communication in triatomine bugs’ sexual context. Abstract: G. Manrique, A.C. Renna de Vitta, G. Barcelos Pontes, C.A. Zacharias, M.G. Lorenzo
11.30-11.50 Blanka Kalinova - Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Sex pheromone in Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) identified using GC-EAD. Abstract: B. Kalinová, R. Hanus, J. Sobotník, A. Luxová, P. Jiros, I. Valterová
11.50-12.10 Vincent Harraca - University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Sensing resources in tsetse flies. Abstract: V. Harraca, P.M. Guérin
13.00 Lunch
Symposium 8 continued
Chair: Michel Renou
14.30-14.50 Ruthann Nichols - University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor USA
Members of the sulfakinin peptide family affect Drosophila melanogaster larval odor preference. Abstract: R. Nichols
14.50-15.10 Dieter Wicher - Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany Activity regulation in hunger and satiety: how adipokinetic hormones and perisulfakinin modulate neuronal activity. Abstract: D. Wicher
15.10-15.30 Daniela Büsser - University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Attraction of the European grape berry moth to its pheromone is affected by plant volatiles. Abstract: D. Büsser, P.M. Guérin
15.30-15.50 Martin von Arx - University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Host plant volatiles affect the behavioral responses of male grapevine moths, Lobesia botrana, to their sex pheromone. Abstract: M. von Arx, P.M. Guérin
15.50-16.10 Announcement of ESITO XI
16.10-16.40 Coffee