Session 50 – Insect genetics and reproduction

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Theater

Genetic diversity and improvement of the black soldier fly
C.D. Jiggins and T. Generalovic

Selection for larval weight in the black soldier fly – empirical evidence
K. Shrestha, E. Facchini, E. Van Den Boer, P. Junes, G. Sader, K. Peeters and E. Schmitt

Full-sib group records as a practical alternative to individual records in insect breeding
L.S. Hansen, A.C. Bouwman, H.M. Nielsen, G. Sahana and E.D. Ellen

Simulating breeding programs based on mass selection in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)
M. Slagboom, H.M. Nielsen, M. Kargo, M. Henryon and L.S. Hansen

Effects of artificial selection in the black soldier fly – a Pool-seq approach
E. Facchini, A. Vereijken, D. Bickhart, A. Michenet, K. Shrestha and K. Peeters

Adaptive responses of black soldier fly to simple low-quality diets
A. Gligorescu and J.G. Sørensen

Molecular sexing of black soldier flies
R.S.C. Rikkers, E. Van Der Valk, A.A.C. De Wit, L. Kruijt, E.D. Ellen, J. Van Den Heuvel and B.A. Pannebakker

Biomarker discovery for the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)
E.M. Espinoza

Improving black soldier fly genetics by CRISPR\Cas9 gene editing
I.N.Y. Nevo Yassaf, A.G. Goren, R.A. Adler and I.A. Alyagor

Expected response to selection on larval size and development time in the housefly (Musca domestica)
H.M. Nielsen, T.N. Kristensen, G. Sahana, S.F. Laursen, S. Bahrndorff, J.G. Sørensen and L.S. Hansen

ŸnFABRE: design of reference populations for genomic selection in Tenebrio molitor
E. Sellem, A. Donkpegan, Q. Li, K. Paul, A. Masseron, F. Gagnepain-Germain, K. Labadie, B. Vacherie, P. Garrabos, M.A. Madoui and T. Lefebvre

The potential of instrumental insemination for honeybee breeding
M. Du, R. Bernstein and A. Hoppe

Genetic analysis of production and behavioural traits of French honeybees
T. Kistler, C. Kouchner, C. Dumas, R. Dupain, A. Vignal>, F. Mondet, P. Jourdan, B. Basso and F. Phocas

SIMplyBee: R package for simulating honeybee populations and breeding programs
J. Obšteter, L.K. Strachan, J. Bubnič, J. Prešern and G. Gorjanc

Demonstrating the principles of genetic inheritance in honeybees using SIMplyBee
L. Strachan, J. Bubnič, G. Petersen, G. Gorjanc and J. Obšteter

Poster

Exploring the potential for artificial selection in the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens
T. Generalovic and C. Jiggins

Weight of Hermetia illucens eggs from breeding and wild individuals
J. Lisiecka, Z. Mikołajczak, M. Dudek, K. Dudek, B. Kierończyk and D. Józefiak

Paternity assignment tool in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
S. Andonov, G. Aleksovski, B. Dahle, M. Kovačić, A. Marinič, A. Moškrič, J. Prešern, B. Pavlov, Z. Puškadija and A. Uzunov

Single-step genomic BLUP allows for the genetic evaluation of commercial honeybee queens
G.E.L. Petersen, F.S. Hely, M. Araujo, P.F. Fennessy and P.K. Dearden

Deformed wing virus quantification: effect of selection and correlation with varroa related traits
M.G. De Iorio, S. Ottati, G. Molinatto, D. Bosco and G. Minozzi

Monitoring the distribution of Apis mellifera genetic resources in Italy using mtDNA information
V. Taurisano, A. Ribani, K.E. Johnson, D. Sami, G. Schiavo, S. Bovo, V.J. Utzeri and L. Fontanesi