Zone de Texte: ! Keep consignment under official control until test results are available ! Zone de Texte: Suspected plants are sampled if immediate identification of harmful organism or signs of them is not possible In addition, random sampling of symptomless plants to detect hidden or latent infections Sampling should be done on a lot basis Samples for lab testing should always contain the complete plants Zone de Texte: Laboratory testing should be done as a complementary check Zone de Texte: Visual inspection alone is not considered to be sufficient Many pests may be present in a latent stage (e.g. viruses, G. acutata, X. fragariae) Plants are usually traded with few or without leaves (‚frigo‘ plants, plants in tissue culture) Zone de Texte: Sampling for laboratory testing: general aspects Zone de Texte: ! Keep consignment under official control until test results are available ! Zone de Texte: Suspected plants are sampled if immediate identification of harmful organism or signs of them is not possible In addition, random sampling of symptomless plants to detect hidden or latent infections Sampling should be done on a lot basis Samples for lab testing should always contain the complete plants Zone de Texte: Laboratory testing should be done as a complementary check Zone de Texte: Visual inspection alone is not considered to be sufficient Many pests may be present in a latent stage (e.g. viruses, G. acutata, X. fragariae) Plants are usually traded with few or without leaves (‚frigo‘ plants, plants in tissue culture) Zone de Texte: Sampling for laboratory testing: general aspects

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