MUSEO CIVICO DI STORIA NATURALE
Ferrara - Italy

P R O G R A M

General Time table of the training
From Monday to Friday, from 9.00-12.30, 14.00-17.30, with a lunch break (in general, in the own responsibility of participants).

Provisional program
Date
1-5 July 2019, from Monday to Friday
9:00-13:00 and 14:00-18:00

Course description
Practical exercises
• Sampling and preserving techniques
• Identification of specimens to genus and species level using dicotomous keys and entomological collections
• Management of entomological collections
• Hoverfly rearing
• Application of Syrph the Net in environmental evaluation

Lectures
• General information about Syrphidae
• General information about Apoidea
• Morphology of adult and larvae of Syrphidae
• Morphology of adult of Apoidea
• The use of bioindicators to evaluate habitat state for conservation
• Hoverflies as bioindicators with particular reference to the Syrph the Net method
• The role of Syrphidae as organic pest control
• The ecosystemic role of Apoidea

Activities day by day

• Monday 1st July
9-13: Introduction to wild bees
14-18: Introduction to hoverflies

• Tuesday 2nd July
8.00 - 18.00: field work, Sorting and preparation of specimens. The lunch and the travel to the sampling location are offered by the organizers.

• Wednesday 3rd July
9-13 and 14-18: Wild bees

• Thursday 4th July
9-13: Wild bees
14-18: Hoverflies

• Friday 5th July
9-13, 14-18: The Hoverflies and the Syrph the Net method.

Final Evaluation
Participants will be required to perform a final test in order to assess their skills gained during the course. The test consists in a report about the activities done during the course and the skills gained. The deadline for the submission of the report is Thursday 11 July 2019, at 23.59.

Upon successful completion of the test, participants will receive a "Certificate of Attendance" by DEST.

Course language
English

Target audience
MSc students, PhD students as well as early career researchers and environmental technicians. Highly-skilled amateur taxonomists may be considered.

Location
Museum of Natural History, Ferrara
Via Filippo De Pisis 24
44100 Ferrara
Italy

Coordinator
DEST

Teachers
Dr. Carla Corazza - Museum of Natural History, Ferrara
Dr. Marino Quaranta - Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economy Analysis
Dr. Daniele Sommaggio - University of Padua

This course is co-organised by the Museum of Natural History, Ferrara and the Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economy Analysis.

Participant quota
Min. 4 people
Max. 10 people
**Course will be cancelled if the minimum of 4 participants is not reached.

Fee
€ 250
Travel, accommodation, and meals are not included.

Registration
Please fill in the online application here.

Application deadline
1 May 2019

Payment
Payment deadline and details will be provided upon acceptance to the course.


Venue

You can arrive in Ferrara:
- by car: Motorway A13 Bologna-Padova, the recommended exit is "Ferrara Nord".
- by train: many trains connect Ferrara to Bologna Centrale or Padova and Venezia
- by plane: the "Guglielmo Marconi" international airport in Bologna is the closest one. A bus connects the airport directly to Ferrara in 40-50 minutes, the bus-stop is in front of the main exit of the airport. The last stop of the bus in Ferrara is the useful one, in the center of the city, near our Museum.

Suggested accomodations
Hostels http://it.ostelloferrara.it/
Camping http://www.campeggioestense.it/
Suggested hotels:
Hotel Touring
Hotel De Prati
Those hotels are really close to the Museum and have discounted prices for people who participate in events organized by the Municipality of Ferrara, please specify that you wish to participate in a stage at the Municipality on booking. Of course, you are free to choose any other accomodation. The Touring hotel is in front of the stop of the bus to the airport.


Final test
Participants will be required to submit by e-mail to c.corazza@comune.fe.it a report about the activities done. The report tests the abilities gained during the training. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a 'Certificate of Attendance'.

​Some adjustement to the program could be decided during the week.​

PDF program
dest-2019-taxonomy-of-pollinators.pdf

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Sono già 10 le persone iscritte al nostro corso DEST - Distributed European School of Taxonomy sugli impollinatori.

Dal 1° al 5 luglio 2019 al Museo di Storia Naturale di Ferrara ospiterà il corso Taxonomy of Pollinators dedicato alle api selvatiche ed ai ditteri sirfidi: entrambi i gruppi svolgono l'importantissimo ruolo di impollinatori per piante e raccolti. Inoltre, i sirfidi sono ottimi indicatori di biodiversità, che consentono di valutare la conservazione degli ecosistemi naturali e di quelli gestiti dall'uomo, grazie al metodo Syrph the Net.

Il corso è rivolto a studenti universitari e giovani ricercatori, ai tecnici ambientali ed agli appassionati di entomologia desiderosi di migliorare le proprie competenze.

Le domande di iscrizione vanno presentate direttamente a DEST - Distributed European School of Taxonomy.
Tutor del corso saranno Carla Corazza, ricercatrice del Museo, Daniele Sommaggio, esperto di Sirfidi, e Marino Quaranta, esperto di api. Il corso è organizzato con il CREA - Ricerca in Agricoltura di Bologna e con il Consorzio Futuro in Ricerca di Ferrara.

Tutte le informazioni per partecipare al corso 2019 si trovano alla pagina web http://taxonomytraining.eu/courses/2019/pollinators

Per info: 0532.203381, c.corazza@comune.fe.it Programma in PDF:
dest-2019-taxonomy-of-pollinators.pdf

Con l'edizione di quest'anno, il Museo celebra vent'anni di attività nella formazione tassonomica ad alto livello: il primo corso, sugli invertebrati del terreno, venne organizzato nel 1999.

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