Plum Pox Virus

Information on the laboratory testing program to eradicate plum pox virus in the stone fruit industry.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

PPV Facts

Lab Services will be testing 775,000 samples this summer.

Previous year's numbers are as follows:

2005: 950,000
2004: 490,000
2003: 350,000
2002: 240,000
2001: 100,000

Number of employees working on plum pox in previous years:

2005: 100
2004: 60
2003: 52
2002: 33
2001: 16