DDLS - Seed testing and certification

DDLS Seed Testing and Certification (formerly AGWEST Plant Laboratories) is a service area under the DAFWA Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DDLS) - an amalgamation of DAFWA plant and animal laboratory and inspection services.

DDLS provides effective and efficient laboratory capacity, inspection, policy input, research and testing for early diagnosis of notifiable diseases and verification for market access importation protocols for the state's agricultural industries.

Articles

  • Strawberries are affected by a number of pathogens causing crown and/or root rots.  These diseases are becoming more prevalent for several reasons including the withdrawal of methyl bromide as a so

  • The most common mite pest of strawberry crops is two-spotted mite (Tetranychus urticae), also known as spider mite or red-spider mite.

  • Thrips are small slender insects (1.2mm long by 0.1mm), just visible to the naked eye.

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