1. A Consortium of Regional Networks Sample Submission: Quality and Security Sample Submission: Quality and Security

3. Foliage diseases Sample Quality: Diseases may be on any plant part Lesions / Damage on trunk?

4. Sample Quality Avoid dead plants Dead Plants Tell No Tales!

5. ►Put your samples in a cold box! ►Have Ziploc baggies ►Bring several Sharpies

6. 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

7. Sample Quality: Packaging Mistakes Don’t add water or wrap in wet paper towels Sample “soup”

8. Sample Quality: Good Packaging Dry paper to protect leaves from contact with plastic bag Plastic bag to keep soil on roots

9. 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.

10. Quality and Secure Sample Submission: INSECTS Most insects can be preserved in a vial with 70% isopropyl alcohol

11. 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

12. Digital Diagnosis 12 Take at least 5 photos – close up and at a distance

13. Digital photos of damage and insect assist with identification. Describe the level of infestation on the plant. Quality and Secure Sample Digital photos Cycad Scale in Florida

14. 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

15. ►Notify the agent Submitting the Sample  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

16. 16 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