It’s the end of the week again.  A review of the events and happening in the lab with my staff brought some some concerns.  One that turned to a request is ” Please write a blogpost on oak wilt submission”.  Apparently, we have been getting quite a number of samples for oak wilt but some of them have not been “good” samples or arrived in proper packaging to give us the best chance for recovery of a potential pathogen.  So the following is a short primer on oak… Read More →

We at the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The TPDDL will be closed from December 24, 2010.  We will resume operations on January 3, 2011.