National Plant Diagnostic Network

😍😍😍Have you heard ‘Did you see an ALB?’ by Kenny Zane on #SoundCloud? #np soundcloud.com/kenneth-zane/d… #invasivespecies

Subscribe to the CropWatch #Podcast | Tune in to the latest episode as @UNLPlantClinic's Kyle Broderick and Kyle Koch update on #plantdiseases reported throughout #Nebraska. #NebExt @KyleKochUNL @brode182 🌱buff.ly/3kvi0jk

Sending out #laurelwilt #PCR detection kits to collaborators 👩‍🔬🧪 Thanks to @forestservice @USFSRegion8 and to @MoniNaviaU for preparing the controls' DNA! @NPDN @UFPlantPath

Ok @InsectNews what is this?

#Turf issues and diseases? The experts in PPEM and the Penn State Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic (part of the @NPDN work together to give you the Cutting Edge! news.psu.edu/story/659906/2…

Excited to share what we have learned 🤓about Laurel Wilt in our upcoming workshop! #LaurelWilt #forestpathology #plantdisease #plantdiagnostics Thanks to @forestservice @USFSRegion8 for funding! @ppparra5888 @MeherOny @TreeHealthDoc @epp_tn @NPDN

Dear Plant Diagnosticians 🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬: I am compiling a list of diagnostic clinics/labs that are currently receiving samples for #laurelwilt diagnosis (any host). Please DM me if you work in one of these clinics/labs! Please RT! @sd_aps @NPDN

Looking for a Data Scientist for the development of biology data management platforms: ambrosiasymbiosis.org/2021/03/data-s… Salary $70,000/year. Need to understand modern biology data culture and be super responsive to the needs of field researchers and students. @GBIF @iDigBio

Forest health twitterverse— anyone know what this is on holly? Several trees had it in the vicinity (Durham, NC), circular form was pretty distinctive. #foresthealth #forestpathology

Check out that camouflage! Not one but TWO #spottedlanternfly egg masses here!

Want to become a #FirstDetector (bit.ly/2lBu6i8) and help us prevent the dangerous spread of #pest species?

Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (#HWA) infected #Hemlock needles appear greyish rather than a dark or glossy green. #firstdetection bit.ly/HemlockWoolyAd…

Did you know that the #Huanglongbing disease is fatal to citrus plants, and there's no known cure? bit.ly/Huanglong #knowyourpests

It is best to burn your #firewood where you cut it. This reduces the potential for transporting invasive pest species like the Asian Longhorned #Beetle (#ALB). @dntmovefirewood

Report the pest! If you have seen Thousand Cankers (#TCD), you can report it: bit.ly/ReportthePest #invasive #pest

#MontyPython Knights who say Ni may want you to bring them a shrubbery, but if you have a European gypsy moth infestation, you may not have any shrubs left to bring. An infestation can defoliate an entire shrub or tree. #knowyourpests Image courtesy of insectimage.org

#FirstDetectors (bit.ly/FirstDetectors) help lessen the risks facing our #ecosystems today.

Did you know that Woodpecker damage is very common and may be the first symptom of Emerald Ash Borer #beetle (#EAB) because they like to eat the larva? #firstdetector bit.ly/Emeraldashborer

How much do you know about the #EmeraldAshBorer #pest? bit.ly/NPDNVideos Take this quiz to find out!

If you see hairy, buff colored egg masses on the trunk of your #hardwood tree, side of building, rock walls, or really any surface, you may have a European gypsy moth infestation. #firstdetector bit.ly/EuroGypsyMoth