Schedule

Program/ schedule

Speaker (Institution)

Moderator (Institution)

August 6^th (Tue)

08:30-09:20

Registration

09:20-09:40

Opening Session:

Opening Remarks:

Welcome Address (Dr. Junne-Jih Chen, Director-General, TARI, COA)

09:40-10:00

Tea Break and Group Photo

10:00-11:00

Keynote speech: Invasive potential of Xylella fastidiosa

Dr. Alexander H. Purcell (UC Berkeley, USA)

葉 瑩處長

Dr. Ying Yeh, Director General (Department of Science and Technology, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan)

11:00-12:00

Keynote speech: Fastidious prokaryotes and plant health

Dr. Chung-Jan Chang (University of Georgia, USA)

12:00-13:20

Lunch Break

13:20-13:50

Matsumura’s collection of froghoppers and sharpshooters (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha) of Taiwan in the Hokkaido University Insect Collection

Dr. Kazunori Yoshizawa (University of Hokkaido, Japan)

何琦琛博士

Dr. Chyi-Chen Ho (Applied Zoology Division, TARI: Retired Senior Entomologist)

13:50-14:40

Overview of the phylogeny, taxonomy and diversity of the leafhopper (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadomorpha: Membracoidea:Cicadellidae) vectors of plant pathogens

Dr. Christopher H. Dietrich (INHS, Prairie Research Institute, USA)

14:40-15:00

Tea Break

15:00-15:50

How effective is sharpshooter control at limiting Pierce's disease spread in California vineyards?

Dr. Matthew P. Daugherty (UC Riverside, USA)

蔡志偉博士

Dr. Chi-Wei Tsai (Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University (NTU))

15:50-16:40

Habitat effects on population density and movement of insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in California, USA

Dr. Rodrigo Krugner (USDA-ARS in Parlier, USA)

16:40-17:30

Panel Discussion

Dr. Chung-Jan Chang (University of Georgia, USA)

August 7^th (Wed)

08:30-09:10

Registration

09:10-10:10

Keynote speech: Xylella fastidiosa diversity

Dr. Rodrigo P. P. Almeida (UC Berkeley, USA)

高靜華組長

Cing-Hua Kao, Director  (Applied Zoology Division, TARI)

10:10-10:30

Tea Break

10:30-11:10

Xylella fastidiosa - elicited leaf scorch diseases in Taiwan

Dr. Wen-Ling Deng (NCHU, Taiwan, ROC)

11:10-12:00

Taxonomy and biology of egg parasitoids of Auchenorryncha of economic importance in Taiwan and adjacent countries, and of Proconiine sharpshooters in the New World

Dr. Serguei V. Triapitsyn (UC Riverside, USA)

12:00-13:00

Lunch Break

13:00-13:50

The occurrence of Pierce’s disease of grapevines and its control strategies in Taiwan

Dr. Chiou-Chu Su (TACTRI, Taiwan, ROC)

詹富智主任

Fuh-Jyh Jan, Director (Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University (NCHU))

13:50-14:40

Potential vectors of Pierce’s disease in Taiwan: ecology and integrated management

Dr. Hsien-Tzung Shih (TARI, Taiwan, ROC)

14:40-15:40

Understanding bacterial virulence genes and mechanisms of host response in insect-mediated citrus Huanglongbing

Dr. Hong Lin (USDA-ARS in Parlier, USA)

15:40-16:00

Tea Break

16:00-16:50

An integrated management of citrus Huanglongbing in Taiwan

Dr. Chia-Hsin Tsai (TARI, Taiwan, ROC)

安寶貞組長

Pao-Jen Ann, Director  (Plant Pathology Division, TARI)

16:50-17:30

Panel Discussion

August 8^th (Thu)

08:20-08:40

Registration

08:40-09:40

Keynote speech: The new third-generation, AC-DC EPG monitor and its usefulness for IPM research on vectors of plant pathogens

Dr. Elaine A. Backus (USDA-ARS in Parlier, USA)

楊恩誠教授  Prof.  En-Cheng Yang (Department of

Entomology, NTU)

09:40-10:00

Tea Break

10:00-10:50

Tospoviruses and thrips- is there an evolutionary relationship?

Dr. Laurence A. Mound (CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Australia)

王清玲博士 Dr. Chin-Ling Wang (Applied Zoology Division, TARI: : Retired Senior Entomologist and Director)

10:50-11:30

Tomato leaf curl disease in Taiwan and breeding for resistance against it

Dr. Wen-Shi Tsai (AVRDC- The World Vegetable Center)

路光暉主任 Kuang-Hui Lu, Director  (Department of Entomology, NCHU)

11:30-12:10

Insect transmission of tomato yellow leaf curl viruses

Dr. Chi-Wei Tsai (NTU, Taiwan, ROC)

12:10-13:10

                                         Lunch Break

13:30-14:10

Visit to the Insect Collection at TARI

李奇峰博士

Dr. Chi-Feng Lee (Applied Zoology Division, TARI)

14:30-16:30

Group Discussion for Invited Guests Only

(1)   Group 1: insect vectors and insect-borne diseases

[At Seminar Room, Taiwan Soil Museum, Agricultural Chemistry Division, TARI]

張宗仁博士；林宏博士

Dr. Chung-Jan Chang & Dr. Hong Lin

(2)   Group 2: Taxonomic workshop

[At  Room 225, Applied Zoology Division, TARI]

楊正澤博士

Dr. Jeng-Tze Yang (Department of Entomology, NTU; Department of Plant Medicine, NPUST)