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A Consortium of Regional Networks. Sample Submission: Quality and Security. Foliage diseases. Sample Quality: Diseases may be on any plant part. Lesions / Damage on trunk?. Sample Quality. Avoid dead plants Dead Plants Tell No Tales!. Put your samples in a cold box!
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A Consortium of Regional Networks Sample Submission: Quality and Security
Foliage diseases Sample Quality: Diseases may be on any plant part Lesions / Damage on trunk?
Sample Quality Avoid dead plants Dead Plants Tell No Tales!
Put your samples in a cold box! Have Ziploc baggies Bring several Sharpies
Sample Quality:Packaging & Shipping • Strong crush-proof box • All seams taped • Keep soil on roots • Plastic bag on roots, closed around stem • Do not add extra water • Wrap in dry paper then double bag in plastic • Zip-able lock bags are highly preferred • Disinfest exterior of bags
Sample Quality:Packaging Mistakes Don’t add water or wrap in wet paper towels Sample “soup”
Sample Quality:Good Packaging Plastic bag to keep soil on roots Dry paper to protect leaves from contact with plastic bag
Packaging a sample • Place sample on a paper towel. Do not wet the towel. • Double bag and seal the sample in zip-able bags. • If shipping, use a crush proof box with seams sealed completely with tape. • Be sure to include the sample submission form required by your state ( PDR) and place outside the bagged sample.
Quality and Secure Sample Submission:INSECTS Most insects can be preserved in a vial with 70% isopropyl alcohol
Quality and Secure Sample Submission: INSECTS • Caterpillars should be placed in boiling water for 1 minute prior to preservation in 70% alcohol Don’t Microwave
Digital Diagnosis Take at least 5 photos – close up and at a distance
Quality and Secure SampleDigital photos • Digital photos of damage and insect assist with identification. • Describe the level of infestation on the plant. • Cycad Scale in Florida
Quality and Secure Sample Submission • Furnish all relevant information, including: • your contact information • location, name of grower/owner, date found • extent of damage, incidence and severity data • more information means faster, better diagnosis • Site conditions and history of sample
Submitting the Sample • Notify the agent • That you have a suspect sample • whether you will be delivering or shipping the sample • give estimated time and date of arrival • if shipping, give all relevant shipping info: • - carrier • - tracking number • - expected time of delivery
Rick Bostock WPDN Regional Director UCD 530-752-4269 rmbostock@ucdavis.edu Carla Thomas WPDN Deputy Director UCD 530-304-0689 cthomas@ucdavis.edu Susan McCarthy CDFA Laboratory Chief smccarthy@cdfa.ca.gov Martin Draper NPDN Project Leader mdraper@nifa.usda.gov Richard Hoenisch NPDN Education Coordinator UCD 530-754-2255 rwhoenisch@ucdavis.edu