Program – Day 1

26 February 2025

8:30-9:50 Registration

9:20-09:50 Coffee break

09:50-10:00 Welcome by László Zsolt Garamszegi

10:00-11:00 Plenary talk by Philip E. Hulme: Why we need a One Biosecurity approach to One Health

11:00-12:00 – Session 1 – chair: Gábor Lövei

Regular talks

Judit Sonkoly: The role of garden centres and plant nurseries in alien plant invasions

Ali Omer: Climatic suitability direct and indirect effects on naturalization success of alien plants in Southern Africa

Krisztián Katona: Wild boar rooting impact on grasslands: how much could be too much?

Speed talks

Márton Bence Balogh: Human impact on landscapes (land use change) as a driving force of biological invasion

James Dickey: The pet trade as a vector for non-native species spread: insights from Germany

12:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 – Session 2 – chairs: László Zsolt Garamszegi, Tamara Szentiványi

Regular talks

Julie Augustine: Assessing the invasive risk of medically important mosquito species in Hungary with the TAS-ISK toolkit

Péter Borza: The trophic roles of invasive Ponto-Caspian mysids (Crustacea: Mysida)

Enrico Ruzzier: Improving SDM predictive performance for global invasive species: the Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) study case.

Zsolt Biró: Population biology parameters of the raccoon (Procyon lotor) and the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Hungary

Tamara Szentiványi: Urban adaptation, host behavior, and distribution affects the presence of Dirofilaria parasites: a phylogenetic comparative study of wild carnivores

Speed talks

Lilla Szendrei: Significance of plant pathogen fungi “hitch-hiking” on imported tropical fruits to Hungary

Melinda Halassy: Reducing risks to human health by reducing invasion through ecological restoration

Ivett Kocsis: Impact of plant pollen on the early development of plant pathogen: Implications for agricultural health and food safety

Károly Erdélyi: Investigation of Flaviviruses in Invasive Mosquitoes in Hungary

Gergely Tholt: Exploiting the weirdness of aliens – how can you make a selective bait to catch invasive leafhoppers?

Botond Zsombor Pertics: Development of reliable and swift detection methods of wheat dwarf virus and identification of new virus reservoir grasses in Hungary

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Workshop – moderator: Philip Hulme

17:30- Dinner

19:00- Social evening and game night