Oak Wilt Diagnostic Kits Now Available to Academic and State Labs

Greetings Oak Wilt Testing Community, 

At PureBIoX we are excited to announce that, thanks to a recent partnership with the University of Minnesota, our oak wilt rapid detection kit -- AgroLAMP™ Oak Wilt Kit -- will be free of charge for academic and state laboratories for the 2025 season. More details can be found here.

Identifying Microfungi Under the Microscope - from Sample to Name

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Megan Romberg, National Mycologist/Plant Pathologist, USDA-APHIS
Edited and reviewed by Sara R. May* The Pennsylvania State University (NEPDN), Lina Rodriguez Salamanca* Virginia Tech (SPDN); Karen Rane** Emeritus diagnostician University of Maryland (NEPDN)
*Member of the NPDN Protocols and Validation Committee
** Member of the NPDN National Data Committee

Molecular Plant Disease and Insect Diagnostician

The Bartlett Tree Research Lab is looking to add a molecular plant disease and insect diagnostician to the Diagnostic team. Experience running, optimizing, and designing molecular assays for plant disease and pest ID is necessary. Visit this link for more info and to apply!

https://www.bartlett.com/job-opportunities-c/research-lab-nc/molecular-plant-disease-and-insect-diagnostician

Peer Review Digest

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Sara May*, The Pennsylvania State University – NEPDN, Swarnalatha Moparthi, North Carolina State University – SPDN, and Samantha Fieweger*, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection – NCPDN
*Members of the NPDN Protocol and Validation committee
 The Communicator: Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2025

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