SAMPLING ʻŌHIʻA TREES FOR INFECTION WITH CERATOCYSTIS
See a short video on how to take samples from ʻōhiʻa suspected of having Ceratocystis wilt or Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (video updated December 2017). WARNING: Injuring ʻōhiʻa trees like this may kill them. *Be sure the tree you are cutting is already dead or dying.
CLICK HERE for Landowner's Guide to Collecting a Sample and Sampling Report Form
Collecting Samples from ʻŌhiʻa trees suspected of being infected with Ceratocystis (Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death) – posted 12/14/2016
HAWAIʻI ISLAND
Samples may be submitted to Dr. Lisa Keith, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agriculture Research Center; Lisa.Keith@ars.usda.gov; 808-959-4357.
NEIGHBORING ISLANDS
Please work with the local Invasive Species Committee on your island: Kauaʻi 808-821-1490 (kisc@hawaii.edu), Oʻahu 808-266-7994 (oisc@hawaii.edu), Molokaʻi 808-553-5236 ext. 6585 (lbuchanan@tnc.org), and Maui 808-573-6472 (miscpr@hawaii.edu). They will submit samples through the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB). (August 2019).
Nate Friday from BIISC demonstrates how to sample for ROD. Click the photo.
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