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The newsletter for the NPDN First Detector Community

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         June 2008

Volume 5, Number 6

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From the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System ( www.pestalert.org ) and UF/IFAS Pest Alert:
  • Oriental fruit flies found in Orlando, Florida , Read more here .
  • LDAF Press Release: USDA test confirms citrus greening in Loui siana - Read more here .
  • New silverleaf whitefly (biotype Q) has growers concerned 06/13/2008. Read more here .   
  • Detection of Asian citrus psyllid , Diaphornia citri Kuwayama , in Louisiana - 06/09/2008. Read more here .
  • New bacterium detected in commercial greenhouses of tomato and pepper in New Zealand - 06/09/2008. Read more here .
  • Climbing Fern Lygodium microphyllum prohibited entry into the United States , 06/06/2008. Read more here .
  • Eradication of Plum Pox Virus from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada . 06/02/2008. Read more here .

Online Offerings
SPDN RSS Feed

SPDN RSS is a static feed which makes it possible for people to keep up with the SPDN website in an automated manner . On the upper right side of the SPDN home page you can click the XML button to subscribe to this feed through google reader, yahoo or just bookmark the link.

The advantage is that you do not have to load the sepdn.org website to check for updates on topics listed in this feed. You can just click on the bookmarked link and click on the topic of your choice to get the current updates.

e-Authentication and Permits Information

The APHIS e-Authentication and Permits Office will have a booth at the APS meeting in Minneapolis. They will offer on-site e-Authentication in a convenient, one-stop-shopping experience.  If you haven’t been authenticated yet, now’s the time!  Authentication is required for renewing or applying for APHIS permits, including the 526 for diagnostic labs.  Want to know more about e-permits? 

Check out the APHIS fact sheet ( http://www.sepdn.org/DesktopMod ules/ViewDocument.aspx?Document ID=2084 ) and the SPDN presentation ( http://www.sepdn.org/DesktopMod ules/ViewDocument.aspx?Document ID=2085 ).

Meetings

APS Centennial Meeting
Register today online to take part int the APS event of the century, July 26 - 30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Caribbean Food Crops Society 44th Annual Meeting
July 13-17, 2008 in Miami Beach.  http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/

Education/ Training Opportunities

Soybean Rust Identification Short Course

This Short Course has been designed with the agricultural specialist or consultant in mind; the intended audience includes soybean professionals from across the country.  This course will be registered for Pest   Management CEUs .
For more details click here . Register here .

Mite Taxonomic Training Workshop

The mite taxaonomic training workshop provides specialized training for entomologists. It is being held in Gainesville, Florida, from August 18 to 20, 2008. Read more and register here .