Sample Chain of Custody Rachel McCarthy, NEPDN Amanda Hodges, SPDN Players designed by Molly...

Sample Chain of Custody

Rachel McCarthy, NEPDNAmanda Hodges, SPDNPlayers designed by Molly Swartwood, Cornell University

First Detectors

Garden Staff & VolunteersTrained First Detectors

Secondary Inspection

Extension Agents State Laboratories

Diagnostic Confirmation

Regional Laboratories• Five designated

laboratories throughout the US.

• Northeast Region- Cornell University

Federal Laboratories• APHIS PPQ NIS -

National Identification Service

• USDA ARS SEL CTSU- Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Communication and Taxonomic Services Unit

• APHIS PPQ CPHST- Center For Plant Health, Science and Technology

Communicating Results

State Plant Health Director (SPHD) & State Plant Regulatory Officials (SPRO)

Responsible for coordinating a response to the diagnosis and deciding how and when results are discussed between the involved parties.

• For routine samples all parties involved with sample submission are notified.

• However, if a sample is suspect to be and/or is confirmed to be positive for an organism of regulatory concern the State Plant Health Director and State Plant Regulatory Officials are notified of the results first.

Sample Chain of Custody & Communication