We are pleased to announce the organization of the 12th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, to be held from 10 – 15 May 2026, in Agadir, Morocco.

The meeting will be conducted in a presential format to stimulate innovation, create new synergies, and strengthen links within the scientific community.

Since the first symposium in Athens, Greece (1982), the aim of these meetings is to gather scientists, researchers, and those involved in plant protection agencies and phytosanitary operational programs to share their knowledge, technologies and experiences regarding tephritid fruit flies. It is with great satisfaction that in the past 40 years, these symposia have contributed to the development and improvement of environmental-friendly control methods and management strategies that minimize the negative effects of fruit fly pests worldwide, as well as the formation of a very strong and friendly community of tephritidologists.

The symposium sessions will be in English and the program will cover all relevant disciplines ranging from basic knowledge to applied research such as Area-wide Integrated Pest Management and Social, Economic and Policy Issues in Action Programmes, Biology, Ecology, Physiology, Behavior, Taxonomy, Genetics, Biotechnology, Chemical Ecology, Sterile Insect Technique, Biological Control and other disciplines.

Participants are welcome to present their work as an oral presentation or as a poster. The Fruit Fly Steering Committee and the Organizing Committee will evaluate all the abstracts and organize the agenda of the Symposium.

We look forward to seeing you all in Morocco.