"Viral infections of insects: hosts, vectors and implications for Irish agriculture/public health"








Venue:   Agri-food & Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX.

Date:      Wednesday 19 November 2008, 10:30 am to 04:30 pm.

Format: One-day meeting with platform presentations and posters.

Topics:  Insect vectors of animal, plant and human viruses, insect pathology and biological control.

Keynote: Dr Alison Blackwell, Advanced Pest Solutions Ltd. & University of Edinburgh.

“Using Midge Surveillance to Unravel Midge-Bluetongue-Livestock Interactions”

For more information contact: info@afbini.gov.uk.

Please complete the conference form at the link below to register your interest.:

Royal Entomological Society Irish Regional Meeting registration form