Guide for submitting DDDI samples for arthropod identification

Click on the link above to find a nice tutorial on how to choose and take appropriate images for submitting DDDI samples for arthropod identification.

Viewing insects after enlarging images in DDDI

When I attempted to enlarge an insect shown on the Submitted Samples, the size of the view exceded the view screen. Since there was no right side bar, it was not possible to scroll down to see the insect body. Can you provide assistance so that viewers in our office can see all parts of the enlarged view.

Identify Client & Master Gardener

In the WSU Benton County Extension office, we would like the ability to collect both the name of the person who brought in a sample plus the name of the Master Gardener who entered the sample into the DDDI. Would the Company Contact serve this purpose? If so, then the re-occurring customer dropdown, which contains the "Client" name (sample owner) will become unmanageable rapidly. If the Client name is the Master Gardener, then the Company Contact would not be captured (and title seems inappropriate). How may this be handled?

P. ramorum stream find and using DDDI to screen samples

Under the Monitoring section in this months California Oak Mortality Task Force newsletter (www.suddenoakdeath.org.) there is an announcement of a recovery of P. ramorum from a King County waterway. With this new development it is more important than ever that if a high-risk foliar sample with P. ramorum-like symptoms is brought to your county office that you have it sent to the WSU Puyallup Plant Clinic for free diagnostic testing.

High-risk foliar samples include:
1)All rhododendrons and camellias purchased during or after 2003.
2)All known hosts directly along urban waterways 3)All known hosts that may have been irrigated with non-municipal water sources that have run through urban areas.

A host list is available at: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/pram/downloads/pdf_files/usdaprlist.pdf

To learn what P. ramorum-like symptoms look like visit: http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/ppo/resources.html

For a pamphlet on how to package suspect samples for shipping and where to ship the samples to please visit: http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/ppo/pdf/Guide%20for%20Submitting%20Samples%20in%20Washington.pdf

If you are not sure whether a sample displays P. ramorum-like symptoms and if it meets other criteria qualifying it as “high-risk” you are encouraged to send preliminary digital samples via DDDI for an initial screening before you send it by mail.

Host index for pathogenic fungi

This may be a good resource for some aspiring plant pathologists who use the DDDI network. Type in a pathogen name to find all its known hosts or type in a plants name to find all its known pathogens...