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FRUIT FLY NEWS

FFN#41-December 2020

In this issue...

Guest of Honour: Professor Keng Hong Tan

Prof Ken Hong Tan ("Hong" as his friends called him), is the Guest of Honor of the Fruit Fly News (FFN#41_December 2020). He agreed to share with us his walk of life which took him to many places in the world and get him to meet many fruit fly workers. He kindly accepted to share his experience and some of his personal photosl. More

New Fruit Fly Projects:

National Fruit Fly Strategy 2020–2025

The Australian National Fruit Fly Strategy 2020–2025 (NFFS) has been developed by the National Fruit Fly Council (the Council) to provide a framework for ongoing stakeholder cooperation to support a contemporary, viable, cost-effective and coordinated national approach to fruit fly management. More.

FruitFlyNet-ii

FruitFlyNet-ii is a Strategic Project for Open Innovation funded by ENICBCMED/EU program. It involves 5 countries: Greece (The Applicant), Spain, Italy, Lebanon and Tunisia.

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Project ^F3Fruit Fly Free

A new project, funded by the World Trade Organization through their STDF programme and involving partners from South Africa, Mozambique, and Belgium, has recently been launched.
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Fruit Fly IPM-Horizon 2020

The Fruit fly Integrated Pest Management project, funded by the European Commission, shows resilience and innovation during Covid-19 times.
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Past Events:

4th TEAM 2020

The Fourth International Symposium of TEAM (Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and the Middle East) took place, in a new hybrid style, in La Grande Motte, France from 5 to 9 October 2020. More

10th TWWH 2020

The tenth International Symposium of TWWH (Tephritid Workers of the Western Hemisphere), took virtually place in Bogota, Colombia from 2 to 6 November 2020. More

Comming Event:

11th ISFFEI Sydney 15-20 May 2022

Save the link, and save the date!

The website of the 11th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance (11ISFFEI) is ready and online now: It will be the Symposium platform for news and communication, with links to announcements and abstract submission during 2021, so please keep an eye from time to time, and save to the favourites of your web browser!

https://www.11isffei.com/

For more information, contact the symposium chair polychronis.rempoulakis@dpi.nsw.gov.au

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2nd TAAO 2021 - Beijing- China

Will keep you posted soon a decision has been made by the Tephritid Workers of Asia, Australia and Oceania (TAAO) Steering Committee.

Report:

Introducing Medfly SIT to fruit growers – 'convincing the inconvincible'; a personal perspective.

by Brian Barnes

Lesson learned from the SIT for Medfly control in the Western Cape, South Africa, in the period 1997 to 2001. More.

Hex-Valley-RSA

Announcement
Book Sterile Insect Technique Principles and Practice in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Edited By V. A. Dyck, J. Hendrichs, A. S. Robinson. 2nd Edition published in 2021 DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003035572	Journal Insect Environment Insect Environment is a quarterly journal to popularize insect study, conservation, and watching. Insect Environment subscription is free, copies can be downloaded from the website or sent right to your inbox if you make a request by providing your Name, Designation and Address to einsectenvironment@gmail.com More
IPC-NL The January 2021 edition of the IPCS newsletter is out now: Insect Pest Control Newsletter No. 96, January 2021 \| IAEA https://www.iaea.org/…/insect-pest-control-newsletter-no-96	Fruit Fly Webinar The Centre for Fruit Fly Bosecurity Innovation, under the direction of the Macquarie University’s Professor Phil Taylor, has launched monthly online seminar series on fruit flies. The invited speakers are tephritid experts selected from different part of the world. The Centre is also publishing the monthly Australian Fruit Fly News.More
icipe Jubilee icipe Golden Jubilee was celebrated on Friday, 20th November 2020 with highlights of achievements and video greetings from partners across the world – watch the YouTube recording here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mtHn-OT3wk	TWD Newsflash Newsflash is a new information service provided by IPCSto the Tephritid workers community and members of TWD (see map). Newsflash willdeliver notifications to your mail box on the latest news updates. You may wish to subscribe If you are not already on TWD/Fruit Fly News mailing-list. Subscribe and unsubscribe links will be soon available at TWD News and Member Areaspages. Check it lateron! IPCS continues working to improve the databases including the TWD and we take this opportunity to send our good wishes for the Holiday Season and the New Year 2021. From Rui, Walther and Abdel & from FFN editors Pablo Liedo, Brian Barnes, Olivia Reynolds and Abdeljelil Bakri
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