Two decades of Aedes koreicus in Europe:
Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Ecology and Vector Role

February 10, 2026 - Trento, Italy

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10 February 2026 — MUSE, Trento (Italy)

Morning Session

TimeTopicSpeaker
08:30 – 09:00Registration—
09:00 – 09:10Institutional welcomeMUSE and FEM Directors
09:10 – 09:30Alien Aedes species: from monitoring to dissemination with a participatory approachValeria Lencioni
09:30 – 10:00Aedes koreicus in Europe: invasion history, dispersal, and perspectives from ongoing researchKornélia Kurucz
10:00 – 10:30Temperature as a central driver of Aedes koreicus biology, ecology and vector potentialMaria Vittoria Mancini
10:30 – 11:00What do we know about Aedes koreicus' vector competence?Federica Gobbo
11:00 – 11:30☕ Coffee break
11:30 – 11:55Monitoring and surveillance of Aedes koreicus spreadFabrizio Montarsi
11:55 – 12:20Challenges related to the optical recognition of the eggs of four Aedine mosquito speciesEleonora Flacio
12:20 – 12:45Modelling Aedes koreicus: overview of correlative and mechanistic approaches — what we know, what we can do, and what is missingDaniele Da Re & Giovanni Marini
12:45 – 13:00TurboTalks
Short updates and methods in Ae. koreicus research
12:45 — Friend or foe? Asaia as a paratransgenic tool in Aedes koreicusRomina Bahrami
12:50 — Detection of Aedes koreicus in Vienna Central Cemetery: overcoming misidentification through multiplex PCRTanto Situmorang
12:55 — Revealing swarming behaviour in Aedes koreicus using 3D trackingRoberta Spaccapelo
13:00 – 14:30🍴 Lunch & poster session

Afternoon Session

TimeTopicSpeaker
14:30 – 15:45Group discussion: research and surveillance priorities for Aedes koreicusAll participants
15:45 – 16:00☕ Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30Plenary feedback and synthesisSession moderators
16:30 – 17:00Wrap-up and closing remarksOrganising Committee