workshop “Arthropod–Fungal Associations: From Parasites to Pathogens”

Dr. Ibtissem Ben Fekih and Danny Haelewaters are organizing the second edition of the workshop titled “Arthropod–Fungal Associations: From Parasites to Pathogens”. It will take place on 26–28 May 2025 and consist of lectures, fieldwork, and microscopy practicals. Instructors are myself, Dr. Ibtissem Ben Fekih and Prof. Frédéric Francis from Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech – University of Liège, Dr. Enikő Csata from Université Paul Sabatier, Mr. Lee Davies from Royal Botanic Gardens, Prof. Annette Bruun Jensen from the University of Copenhagen, Prof. Oliver Keyhani from the University of Illinois, and Dr. Noppol Kobmoo from National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC).

The workshop will be organized as a mix of lectures, fieldwork, and laboratory sessions. Lectures will cover topics in conservation, ecology, and biocontrol, in addition to a taxonomic overview of major clades of insect-parasitic and pathogenic fungi. These include Entomophthorales (Entomophthoromycotina, Zoopagomycota), Hypocreales, Laboulbeniales, and Onygenales (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota). Within Hypocreales, Clavicipitaceae, Cordycipitaceae, and Ophiocordycipitaceae families will be treated.

For more information visit: https://beetlehangers.org/2025/02/25/workshop-2nd-edition/