Session 2 Interplay of genetics, environment and community

01 – Nir Bonda – Using artificial selection tools to increase neonates’ survival rate in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) after suspension

02 – Kriti Shrestha – Correlated response to selection for increased body weight on fecundity in Hermetia illucens

03 – Inbar Nevo-Yassaf – A novel PCR-based method for early sex identification in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae

04 – Leonard Opare – High larval density and exposure to entomopathogenic fungi adversely affect key life history traits and lead to increased immune investment in the black soldier fly

06 – Antonios Tsagkarakis – Silkworms as an alternative insect protein source: nutritional value and environmental sustainability

07 – Georgia Baliota – Comparative larval growth of Alphitobius diaperinus populations on various substrates

08 – Christina Adamaki-Sotiraki – Do strains affect insect farming efficiency? The effect of Tenebrio molitor strains on adult fecundity and larval growth

09 – Christoph Sandrock – Pervasive plasticity: Genotype-by-environment interactions for larval performance and body composition traits in the black soldier fly

10 – Irene de Carlos – Modeling the impact of non-native honey bee importation on native Apis mellifera mellifera populations

11 – Valeria Taurisano – How genetic integrity in honey bees, addressed in a regional law, can be monitored using mitochondrial DNA

12 – Joana Oliveira – A glow in the waste: advancing food safety with transgenic fluorescent black soldier fly larvae

13 – Ana Maria Silva Campos – Optimizing COI barcoding for molecular detection of hidden insect infestations in rice grains: evaluating primer efficiency and detection limits