Acknowledgments

We acknowledge the support of the following institutions and individuals who have assisted us directly or indirectly to develop this identification and diagnostic tool:

Funding Support for this work was provided largely by the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST). Partial funding support was also provided by the USDA, CSREES, Capacity Building Grants Program.

Dr. Kenneth Bloem, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Dr. Terrence Walters, APHIS, PPQ, CPHST, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Dr. Michael Thomas, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, Florida.

Dr. Peter Kovarik, Columbus, Ohio.

Dr. Alfred Cofrancesco, Jr.,  Department of the Army, Engineer Research and Development Center, Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Dr. Michael Grodowitz, Department of the Army, Engineer Research and Development Center, Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Mrs. Sherry Whitaker, Department of the Army, Engineer Research and Development Center, Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Mr. Lavon Jeffers, Department of the Army, Engineer Research and Development Center, Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.