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34th Annual Meeting
October 18 - 22, 2010 |
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SAMs | NAPPO Technical Director | NAPPO Executive Director Award | |
| Faces of NAPPO | NAPPO Award | The Green Menace | ||
| Meetings | NAPPO/EPPO Meeting | Plant Risk Assessment Workshop |
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NAPPO Smile |
How do you repair a broken tomato? - With Tomato Paste! |
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The 34th NAPPO Annual Meeting will be held October 18 - 22, 2010, at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and Convention Centre in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Kelowna is located mid-way along Okanagan Lake in a corridor known as the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia. This area is surrounded by beautiful mountains and pine forests and is renowned for its pristine lakes, sandy beaches, abundant orchards, and vineyards producing award-winning wines. Kelowna is also the home of Ogopogo, a legendary monster said to live in the deep waters of Lake Okanagan, so bring your binoculars and cameras! Plans for the meeting are well-underway and we are looking forward to an informative and entertaining week. Though details of the agenda and speakers are still being confirmed, the theme of the week will be Pathways for the International Spread of Plant Pests. |
Presentations by industry experts and phytosanitary officials on October 19-20 will prepare meeting participants for a one day interactive workshop on October 21 where challenges and opportunities for industry and plant protection officials to work effectively together will be the focus of discussions. The week will close with a choice of field trips which will profile the area’s agriculture and forestry sectors, and provide participants with a chance to visit some of the area’s renowned vineyards.
Daily,
non-stop, direct flights to Kelowna are available from Vancouver,
Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto, Canada; and Seattle, Washington,
USA. Further information will be posted on the NAPPO website as it
becomes available.
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Rob Favrin received a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture from the University of Guelph in 1982 and a Master's degree in Pest Management (Plant Pathoogy) from Simon Fraser University in 1987. Following graduation he worked for three years in the nematology lab at the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Vancouver. Following that, he accepted a position as biologist in charge of the nematology diagnostic lab in the regulatory branch |
of Agriculture Canada, which later became the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. From 1992 to the present, he has been the National Manager responsible for Plant Health Surveys involved in providing science/survey support on a wide variety of files related to plant health pest and disease issues. He is currently the Chairperson of the NAPPO Potato Panel, Technical Advisory Group – Nematodes. |
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Sylvia Miller is chief of the Nematology Unit at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Ottawa Plant Laboratory (Fallowfield) where she is responsible for establishing and implementing phyto-nematode detection and recovery methods, and performing definitive identifications of phyto-nematodes as part of the Agency’s national plant quarantine pest identification service for Canada’s Plant Health and Protection Programs. This service includes phyto-sanitary assessment of imported plants, plant products, and soil, export certification of plants and plant products, and domestic monitoring and surveillance activities. Sylvia also provides expert scientific advice regarding phyto-nematodes of concern to national plant health, as required for policy |
development, import permit assessment and biocontainment, quarantine issues, and program delivery, and including training delivery. After graduating from the University of Guelph with an Honours degree in Biological Science, she worked for Agriculture Canada in research in entomology, bacteriology, and theriogenology, until in 1991 she joined the Nematology Diagnostics Unit for the Plant Health and Protection, under Dr. Barry Ebsary, received specialized training in phyto-nematology at the University of California, Davis, and Clemson University, South Carolina, and shortly thereafter took over the position as Identification Nematologist for CFIA. She has served on the NAPPO TAG for Potato Nematodes and Grapevine Nematodes. |
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Leila Minea Vásquez-Siller es Profesor-Investigador en el Centro de Capacitación y Desarrollo en Tecnología de Semillas de la Universidad Agraria Antonio Narro (UAAAN). En dicho Centro realiza investigación en patología de semillas, imparte cursos a nivel licenciatura y posgrado, en el cual es académico de Sanidad de Semillas; provee capacitación en determinación de calidad fitosanitaria de semillas a profesionistas, estudiantes y tecnólogos de semillas; vincula transferencia de tecnología con los agricultores de la región.Leila obtuvo su Doctorado en Fitopatología en Washington State University con la tesis “Molecular Detection of Cephalosporium gramineum in Winter Wheat Seed and Cultural Factors Affecting Seed Infection”.
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Previamente obtuvo su Maestría en el Departamento de Parasitología de la UAAAN con la tesis “Determinación de Patotipos del Nematodo Dorado (Globodera rostochiensis) en una Población de Navidad, N.L. y sus Efectos en los Rendimientos de Tres Variedades de Papa”. Fue contratada por el Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT), donde laboró en el área de Sanidad de Semillas como asistente de investigación analizando los recursos fitogenéticos manejados en el CIMMYT. También trabajó en el Departamento de Fitopatología de la Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal, efectuando servicios de coordinación y diagnóstico fitosanitario. Actualmente es miembro de la Sociedad Mexicana de Fitopatología y de la American Phytopathological Society. |
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Fengcheng Sun is a nematologist with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Fengcheng has been working in nematology laboratory since he joined CFIA in 2004. As the head of nematology Lab, he provides nematology diagnostic service, technical advice, and scientific research on |
nematode pests in support of plant health and quarantine programs of CFIA. Fengcheng is a member of the NAPPO Potato Panel Technical Advisory Groups in Nematodes & Ralstonia Solanacearum. |
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Sean Li graduated from Huazhong Agriculture University of China, and obtained a PhD in Science from the Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, Australia in 1993. After completion of a postdoctoral fellowship at the former Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Vancouver Research Center, he joined the Department of Microbiology and Immunology of the University of British Columbia. Dr. Lee also conducted research on soil and marine microbial diversity and streptomyces genetics for pharmaceutical
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applications in the private sector and as a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.As a member of the Canadian and American Phytopathological Societies and the American Society for Microbiology, he has made significant contributions in classification and diagnostics of plant diseases caused by Ralstonia, Burkholderia, Pseudonomas, Pectobacterium, Clavibacter and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’. Sean is currently the Chairperson of the Technical Advisory Group on Ralstonia solanecearum of the NAPPO Potato Panel. |
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Russ Bulluck earned his Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University in 1999. He specialized in the areas of plant pathology, soil ecology and nematology. In December 2002, Russ was hired as a Plant Pathologist with the Center for Integrated Pest Management, working in concert with the Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST, part of USDA APHIS PPQ). Russ began his USDA career as the National Program Staff Scientist for the Integrated Pest Management and Eradication Program within CPHST. |
His primary duties included providing scientific input to regulatory officials regarding plant health emergencies. Russ has served as the Acting Team Leader for Emergency Planning and Preparedness and is now the National Science Program Leader for Emergency Response with CPHST. He is currently involved with numerous emergency programs from citrus health, to Phytophthora ramorum and Potato cyst nematode. |
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Alberto Flores Olivas obtained a Master in Plant Health at the Monterrey Technical Institute for Advance Studies in Monterrey N.L., a PhD in Plant Biotechnology at the Research Centre for Advance Studies in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. Previously, Alberto worked as a researcher for the National Institute for Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research. He was part of the Plant Health General Directorate Committee for negotiations Mexico-Canada for the importation of seed potatoes. |
He participated in the NAPPO Bacterial Ring Rod (BRR) Technical Advisory Group. Presently, he is a research professor at the Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro in Saltillo Coah. and responsible for the area of agricultural biotechnology. Alberto does research on potato diseases, mainly, late bight and molecular characterization of pathogens related to purple top disease. |
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Seeds March 3 - 4, 2010 Mexico City, Mexico |
Executive Committee & Working Group |
Fruit April 20 to 22, 2010 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
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Citrus March 16-18, 2010 Miami, Florida, US |
Forestry April 13 to 15, 2010 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Authorization June 2010 Charlottetown, PEI, Canada |
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Other Meetings |
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Commission on Phytosanitary Measures |
ICGPP |
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World Seed Congress 2010 Calgary, Alberta, Canada May 31 to June 2 For more information visit: www.worldseed2010.com/
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Congress Host Canadian Seed Trade Association 505-39 Robertson Rd. Ottawa, ON Canada K2H 8R2 Telephone: + 1 613 829 9527 Fax: + 1 613 829 3530 Email: isf2010@cdnseed.org
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Congress Registration ISF Secretariat Chemin de Reposoir 7 1260 Nyon Switzerland Telephone: + 41 22 365 4420 Fax: + 41 22 365 4421
Email:
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d American Lumber Standards Committee d Agricola Piav, S.P.R. de .R.L. d Agropecuaria J.V. S.A de C.V. d American Seed Trade Association d California Citrus Quality Council d California Dept. of Food & Agriculture d California Tree Fruit Agreement d Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association d Canadian Seed Trade Association d Canadian Horticultural Council d Fernando Cardenas Davila d Foothills Landscaping Ltd. |
d Ganadera y Agricola del Noreste d Jose Refugio Padilla Quezada d Las Correas, S.P.R. de R.L. d Makike, S.A de C.V. d National Plant Board d National Potato Council d Society of American Florists d Syngenta d Productores de Papa de los Mochis, Sinaloa d Vikingo 90 S.P.R. de R.L.
d Xavier Aguirre Farias |
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Paul Bartlett of the
Food and Environment Research Agency
of the United Kingdom receives a NAPPO Award for his contribution to plant
protection. The award was presented by Ian McDonell, NAPPO Executive
Director at the NAPPO/EPPO Meeting held in Savannah, Georgia, USA, January
18 to 21, 2010. |
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Paul Bartlett graduated in Applied Biology from Liverpool Polytechnic having specialised in crop protection. His course included two work placements; one with the Ministry of Agriculture extension service in South Wales and the other at Rothamsted Experimental station. He subsequently joined the UK Plant Health Service and has had a long (37 year) career based firstly at the “Plant Path Lab” in Harpenden, which became part of the Central Science Laboratory, and latterly at Fera (which CSL forms the bulk of) in York. His early experience was to become the national expert on Colorado beetle, the flagship quarantine pest for the UK. Being part of a very successful eradication effort his career developed and he became the UK’s principal entomologist providing advice on exclusion and eradication of quarantine pests, many of them originally from the Americas! Notable campaigns included actions against Frankliniella occidentalis, Liriomyza spp. and Bemisia tabaci. In 1992 the European Union created the single market and Paul became part of the UK negotiation team, subsequently attending many hundreds of meetings in Brussels.
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An early job, under the then Danish Presidency was on regulation of Tephritid fruit flies, and similar specialist roles followed including chairing a technical working group for the European Commission. Paul attended his first EPPO panel in 1976 and became a permanent member of several Panels including the Panel which prepares for the FAO Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) and also attending the Rome meetings. Through NAPPO-EPPO joint meetings and evening working groups at the CPM Paul has successfully worked with NAPPO colleagues in getting some common, crop protection, sense into discussions. Paul is a robust, sometimes outspoken, defender of plant quarantine and will be missed by his many UK, European and international friends and colleagues, both for his extensive specialist knowledge and experience, as well as his diverse passions including British railway wagons, rock (including progressive!) and blues music and parrots! Joint Collaboration: Paul Bartlett, Steve Ashby & Jane Chard, UK |
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The 10th joint EPPO/NAPPO meeting took place in Savannah (Georgia, USA) at the kind invitation of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Department of Agriculture of the State Georgia. The 44th meeting of the Panel on CPM Affairs was also held in Savannah during the same week. The meeting was attended by 12 European countries (Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, European Commission) and the 3 NAPPO countries (Canada, USA and Mexico). Mr. Ian McDonell, director of NAPPO, welcomed the participants and recalled that this is the tenth joint meeting. The joint meeting is very important for consulting on issues on the agenda of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (2010-03-22/26, Rome). The joint meeting considers also phytosanitary issues of general interest for both regions and the programme of activities of both organizations were presented The Panel on CPM Affairs discussed in detail the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) which will be presented for adoption during the 5th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-5), which will meet on 2010-03-22/26 in Rome. The Panel agreed on some recommendations (which are sent to NPPOs) to amend these ISPMs but was quite satisfied with these ISPMs and did not anticipate major difficulties with the adoption of these standards for the EPPO region. The Panel briefly discussed other issues which will be on the agenda of the CPM-5, in particular development of technical manuals by FAO, requirements for the new business plan (2012-2017) for IPPC and priorities in the standard setting programme. |
The Panel discussed four specifications for new ISPMs which are currently in country consultation. The Panel considered that an ISPM to be developed which should address pest movement by sea containers in international trade potentially may have a huge impact. Therefore, the Panel recommended strengthening stakeholder consultation while developing this standard. In connection with this issue the joint meeting was able to visit the container port of Savannah and considered how phytosanitary inspections are integrated in the official procedures for import of containers.
During the
joint EPPO/NAPPO meeting the participant’s views regarding the draft ISPMs
and other main items on the agenda of CPM-5 were generally quite
consistent, although not in all countries stakeholder consultation was
finalized. The joint meeting discussed the need for developing ISPMs
regarding seeds moving in trade. NAPPO had in particular concern about how
to communicate official declarations in view of re-export of seeds. EPPO
would like to clarify on a global level, pests which are seed
transmissible for major crops and what are appropriate treatments to
address these pests. The joint meeting considered also issues of general
and strategic interest in both regions. In particular the new US
procedures for implementing official control were discussed in depth and
the EU explained the terms of reference, planning and evaluation process
of the EU Plant Health regime. Mr. Fieselmann (USDA, Centre for Plant
Health, Science and Technology) presented the LucID project for pest
identification. The joint meeting identified challenges for plant health
where collaboration between the two regions would be important. |
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Rebecca Lee, a Canadian citizen, obtained her undergraduate degree in Plant Science (Plant Protection) at McGill University, her Masters in Science from the department of Rural Extension Studies of the University of Guelph and her doctoral degree from the University of Wageningen (The Netherlands) in social sciences and ecological agriculture. She has experience in rural development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In over 18 years in Colombia, she has worked in agriculture production for the private industry, and in research and rural extension with the Horticulture Research |
Centre of the University of
Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano. In 2003, she joined the Association of
Colombian Flower Exporters, Asocolflores, where she led in the design and
implementation of the Colombian Centre for Innovation in Floriculture,
Ceniflores, of which she has been the Executive Director since foundation
in 2004. She has vast experience in the coordination of plant health
campaigns, research and knowledge management, coordination of
multi-disciplinary teams, negotiation and the preparation of scientific
documents for different audiences. |
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Emerald ash borer (EAB) is a non-native wood-boring pest of North American ash trees. This devastating pest was first found in 2002 in North America where it was discovered in southeastern Michigan and adjacent areas in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is thought to have been introduced in the 1990’s on solid wood packing material originating from Asia. This extremely destructive beetle poses an enormous threat to all of North America’s ash resources. Unlike many other wood boring beetles, EAB aggressively kills healthy and stressed trees; many dying within two to three years after becoming infested. If it is not contained or its effects mitigated, this pest will continue to infest and kill all species of trees in the genus Fraxinus.
The average length for an adult emerald ash borer is 7.5 to 13.5 mm long and 4 mm (1⁄6 in) wide. The larvae are approximately 1 mm in diameter and 26 to 32 mm long, and are a creamy white color. The eggs turn to a yellow brown color prior to hatching. Adults lay eggs in crevasses in the bark. The larvae burrow into the bark after hatching and consume the cambium and phloem, effectively girdling the tree and causing death within two years. The average emerging season for the emerald ash borer is early spring to late summer. The females lay around 75 eggs, but up to 300 from early May to mid-July. The borer's generally exhibits a one year life cycle in the United States, but can have a two year life cycle in healthy, vigorously growing trees or in colder regions.
The economic impact of this pest could have a great impact on the eastern United States, which produces nearly 114 million board feet of ash saw timber with a value over $25 billion. White, Black, and Green ash make up over 7 percent of all hardwood species and 5.5 percent of all tree species in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The wood is used for a variety of applications including tool handles, baseball bats, furniture, solid wood packing materials, pulp, and paper. The continued spread of this pest threatens these resources and may permanently alter landscape ecosystems of the Midwest, which consists of up to 20 to 40 percent ash in some areas. There is potential for extensive negative economic effects if this wood boring pest were to become widespread in the United States. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a difficult pest to detect during early stages of infestation. |
Following introduction, visual signs or symptoms of infestation are often not observed for several years. When obvious visual signs of infestation are observed, (ex. D-shaped holes, bark splits, crown die back) the possibility of eradication is remote. It is imperative for the State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO), State Plant Health Director (SPHD), and local officials to understand the initial steps to be taken when a new state detection is confirmed. During the identification and confirmation cycle, discussions regarding possible regulatory actions and operational activities should be held with the National Program Coordinator and the appropriate Regional Program Manager in order to coordinate all involved parties on these issues.
In 2002, shortly after EAB was confirmed as the cause of significant ash tree mortality observed in Detroit, Michigan, five counties were found to be infested and were placed under quarantine. Since that time, APHIS, U.S. Forest Service, state, and local cooperators have conducted survey, control, and eradication activities. Efforts have included imposing quarantines, conducting surveys, delimiting areas around confirmed infested sites, and removing ash trees. EAB is currently regulated in 13 states with one or more quarantined counties within the regulated states. Four states are quarantined for EAB in their entirety, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia.
The Emerald Ash Borer Program has transitioned from an eradication program to an integrated pest management (IPM) program. Effective and cost efficient control and eradication technologies are not currently available. In the future, additional tools and strategies may become available to suppress the dispersal of this pest. Program partners are conducting extensive research to provide additional integrated pest management (IPM) tools and methodologies. Continued regulation and outreach are currently the most effective tools to prevent the dispersal of EAB. In the near future, bio-control agents may be available to reduce and manage EAB populations. Ongoing research into promising new tools will help to prevent dispersal through the development of more effective traps, more attractive lures, and one/or more effective pesticides.
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Enhancement of North American Countries Plant Health Risk Assessment Workshop |
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A workshop was held on February 10th, entitled “Enhancement of North American Countries Plant Health Risk Assessment” organized by the Plant Health Risk Assessment Unit (Plant Health Science Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency) at the Sheraton Ottawa Hotel. The purpose of this symposium was to explore the concept of beginning an enhancement project for North American plant health risk analysis, building on the European PRATIQUE project on improving EU analyses under EPPO, to work towards improving the approaches to plant health risk assessment in Canada, the US and Mexico. Speakers from the PRATIQUE project, as well as from the US and Canada, described the work already in progress in both |
Europe and North America to make plant health risk analysis processes more accurate and more useful to plant health regulators. Discussions focussed on the easiest and quickest enhancements which could be made and there was agreement that such a project is worth initiating. An international steering committee will be struck, to develop a work-plan and find commitment for the project. The participation of NAPPO as a partner and sponsor of the project was widely supported.
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Sue McCombs was recognized for her outstanding contribution to NAPPO during the Annual Meeting held in October 2009 in Chicago. Sue was a pleasure to work with and her leadership, work ethic, intelligence and dedication contributed to the development of several NAPPO standards. To top it off, she is diplomatic, personable and fun and we will surely miss her on the NAPPO Fruit panel. Picture Credit: Dr. Lyle Wong |
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