2009 National Meeting
Second National Meeting of the NPDN
December 6-10, 2009 Miami Florida
| Thank you for a successful second national meeting of the NPDN! |
Proceedings from the 2009 meeting
Meeting Documents
2009 Speaker Presentations
Presentations are listed alphabetical by speaker
- Bates, Cassandra- The Nematode Nemesis of Potato: Research and Diagnostics of Globodera pallida
- Bech, Rebecca- When is a Pest of Regulatory Significance?
- Boa, Eric- Global Plant Clinic: what we do and why
- Bostock, Richard- NPDN Current Status and Future (Where we might be on a international stage)
- Brambila, Julieta- Identification workshop for Spodoptera litura and Spodoptera littoralis
- Brasier, Clive- Scientific and operational flaws in international protocols for preventing entry and spread of plant pahtogens
- Bowers, John- Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey (CPSA) A national Approach to Surveying for Exotic Species
- Champoiseau, Patrice- Ralstonia solanacerearum Race 3 biovar 2- From the field to the lab
- Dixon, Wayne- Invasive Arthropods in Natural and Agricultural Systems
- Fauquet,Claude- Development of Systematic Microarrays for Broad Spectrum Plant Virus Detection
- Floyd, Joel- Domestic Diagnostics Coordination & Communication
- Hill, Michael- How NPDN IT tools help facilitate early detection of pests and pathogens
- Hodges, Amanda- Building Online Modules for First Detector Training
- Kennaway, Lisa- Using Geospatial Technology for Pest Monitoring and Detection
- Walaters, Terrence- New Lucid Resources Available to Diagnosticians
2009 Posters Presented at the Meeting
Posters are listed alphabetical by primary author in the category they were submitted
Diagnostic Identification/Diagnostic Methods
- Bienapfl- Molecular detection of Phytophthora sojae in Glycine max through conventional and real-time PCR
- Dominiak-Olson- Using molecular methods in the Plant Disease and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory (PDIDL) at Oklahoma State University
- Garneni- Use of DNA Sequences and Bioinformatic Tools as Standard Diagnostic Procedures for Regulatory or Fastidious Pathogens
- Korus- Validation of Commercially Available Serological Tests for Clavibacter miciganensis subsp.nebraskensis
- Kumashiro- Insect and plant Disease Diagnostics at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Martin-
- Mathew- Phylogenetic analysis of Rhizoctonia solani using rDNA-ITS sequences
- Ong- Importance of Adding a "Spike" control in Real-Time PCR Reactions
- Osborne- A Curious Case of Clinic Collaboration Concerning Climate & Corn
- Ristaino- A Lucid key to the common Phytophthora species
- Ryba-White- Multiplex PCR Method for Simultaneous Detection of Three Major Kansas Wheat Viruses
Information Technology
- Hill- IT Committee: Addressing the current and future needs of the NPDN Network
- Hummel- Development of "how to scout" videos for invasive species and economic pests
- LaForest- Developing the Diagnostician's Cookbook and the Plant Pathogen Media Library
- LaForest-Web resources for widely prevalent plant pathogens in the United States and territories
- Murray- Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab Programs and Affiliates
Network Information
- Blunt- GPDN in Colorado
- de Jensen- The Southern Plant Diagnostic Network in Puerto Rico: Accomplishments and Perspectives
- Dobesh- Strengthening Partnerships Through Exercises
- Fletcher- National Institute for Microbial Forensics & Food and Agriculture Biosecurity
- Hammerschmidt- The North Central Plant Diagnostic Network
- Snover-Clift- Regional Highlights from the Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network (NEPDN)
- Stack- National Plant Diagnostic Network **Governance**
- Thomas- NPDN Launches Epidemiology Analysis Program
New Pest Detections/State Updates
- Allen
- Balbalian- Mississippi State University Diagnostics andnew Pest Detections 2008-2009
- Brown- The AZPDN: a multi-institutional inter-agency Plant Diagnostic Network
- Fraley- Detection of a new Globodera species during surveys of Oregon seed potato fields for potato cyst nematodes
- French- New Mexico State University Plant Diagnostic Clinic
- Graves- Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory identifies invasive plants in new areas of Montana
- Gregory- Japanese apple rust confirmed in Eastern United States in 2009
- Hale- Exotic pest detection efforts in Tennessee
- Hansen- Freesia sneak virus (FreSV) on freesia: a first detection for Virginia and the United States
- Hummel- New invertebrate, plant disease and weed detections in Louisiana from 2007to 2009
- Kinzer- First report of Diaporthe stewartii as a pathogen of cultivated buckwheat
- May- Highlights of prominent Pennsylvania plant diseases & diagnostic training
- Moore- A Coalition of Invasive Species Attacks Guam's Native Cycads
- O'Neill- Three New Species of Plany Bug (Family Miridae) Reported in Montana
- Ong- Palm Diseases caused by phytoplasmas in Texas
- Ruhl- Occurrence and impact of Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight on corn in Indiana
- Ruhl-"The Perfect Storm" Late Blight Devastates Tomatoes in Indiana
- Sampangi- New host records of plantpathogens from Idaho
- Schlub- The state of ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia ssp. equisetifolia) decline on the Pacific Island of Gaum
- Snover-Clift- An Isolated Incident of Oak Wilt Found in an Upstate New York Neighborhood
- Snover-Clift- Late Blight: How Conducive Weather and Broad Distribution of Inoculums caused Devestating Damage in New York State in 2009
Pest Surveys
- Balbalian- Survey and Virulence Profile of he Heterodera glycines Population in Mississippi
- Burrows- Great Plains Diagnostic Network regional wheat virus survey
- Dominiak-Olson- Pierce's disease of grape detected in commercial vineyards in Oklahoma
- Dorman- Survey of viruses on perennials imported from the Netherlands
- Estep- Review of pest flies (Diptera: Tephritidae, Drosophilidae) detected in California from 2004 to present
- Franc- Pro-active Crop Surveys and Strategic Sentinal Plot Placement for Pre-emptive Cooperative Extension Programming Efforts in Wyoming
- Knodel- North Dakota Sunflower Insect Pest Survey 2006-2008
- Rondeau- Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS)
- Wall- Survey of orchid viral diseases on Guam
- Williamson- A Survey of South Carolina Nurseries for Phytophthora ramorum from Foliar and Soil Samples
Training and Education
- Bomquist- Graduate Level Diagnostics Course taught by NPDN Diagnosticians
- Creswell- Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab: Training Efforts 2009
- Hazelrigg- Northease Small Fruit Pest Issues Tour
- Hebert- Training Alaska Master Gardeners as First Detectors
- Hodges- Delivering First Detector Training through eLearning
- Hoenisch- NPDN Training: Educating First Detectors
- Kennelly- Integrated community outreach programming to prevent spread of pine wilt into western Kansas
- Markell- Preparing North Dakota for Soybean Rust
- Munster- Virtual "Plants, Pest, and Pathogens" sessions at North Carolina State University
- Putnam- Rathayibacter toxicus, select agent
- Rane- Innovative ways to educated ourselves and our clientele: examples from Montana
- Skoglund- Maryland First Detector Training: Partnerships and Innovations
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