Welcome to NPDN
New Plant Pathogen and Insect Diagnostician at the University of Tennessee:
Eleanor (Ellie) Lopez
Dear NPDN Community,Dear NPDN Community,Online Communications & Web Portal Committee Update
By Meg Williamson and Tania Brenes-Arguedas
The Online Communications and Web Portal Committee has been hard at work updating the NPDN website and reimagining the newsletter. Our committee consists of the following members: Meg Williamson, chair; Clarissa Balbalian, vice chair; Tania Brenes-Arguedas, champion; Frank Hale; Yonghao Li; Rachel Moore; Keiddy Urrea; and Shouhua Wang.
The Online Communications and Web Portal Committee has been hard at work updating the NPDN website and reimagining the newsletter. Our committee consists of the following members: Meg Williamson, chair; Clarissa Balbalian, vice chair; Tania Brenes-Arguedas, champion; Frank Hale; Yonghao Li; Rachel Moore; Keiddy Urrea; and Shouhua Wang.
Tips for coping with PCR inhibitors
By James Woodhall (University of Idaho, Parma), Lina Rodriguez Salamanca (Iowa State University)
What's in a Name? Bark & Ambrosia Beetles
By Matt Bertone & Cynthia Music
Photo legend: Can you spot the bark vs. ambrosia beetles in the photo above? Top: an ambrosia beetle, Ambrosiodmus sp. (Scolytinae); Center: an ash bark beetle, Hylesinus aculeatus (Scolytinae); Bottom: pinhole borer or ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus compositus (Platypodinae)
Photo legend: Can you spot the bark vs. ambrosia beetles in the photo above? Top: an ambrosia beetle, Ambrosiodmus sp. (Scolytinae); Center: an ash bark beetle, Hylesinus aculeatus (Scolytinae); Bottom: pinhole borer or ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus compositus (Platypodinae)
