EPPO - Database on Diagnostic Expertise

LABORATORY INFORMATION

LabID
BENAKI

Benaki Phytopathological Institute

8, St. Delta str.
Kifissia, Athens ( 14561 ) Greece
+30-2108180202
+30-2108077506

Quality Programme The diagnostic work of the laboratory is based on a quality programme following quality assurance principles.	YES
Laboratory accredited (ISO 17025) for certain activities? If yes, the laboratory is accreditated according to ISO 17025. The pests and methods for which the laboratory is accredited is indicated unless the laboratory is accredited for a large number of pests and methods. In that case, a standard phrase 'contact the laboratory' is indicated.	YES
Laboratory participates in test performance studies? Test performance study (also referred to as ring tests or collaborative trials): Evaluation of the performance of one or more tests by two or more laboratories using defined samples (evaluation of a test).	YES
Laboratory participates in proficiency-testing Proficiency testing (evaluation of the competence of the laboratory): Establishing the competence of a laboratory in analysing defined samples using their established test.	YES
Laboratory offers training in diagnostics?	YES

Last update on 2026-02-02

Accreditation certificate number :

ELOT EN ISO 17025: 2017 Laboratory of Bacteriology
ELOT EN ISO 17025: 2017 Laboratory of Mycology
ELOT EN ISO 17025: 2017 Laboratory of Virology
EN ISO 17025:2017 Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology
EN ISO 17025:2017 Laboratory of Nematology
EN ISO 9001:2015 (TB-030-02-100-01000)

Expertise

Expert	Level	Organism	Techniques used	Years of experience
ANTONATOS Spyridon	species	Bactrocera dorsalis	Morphological	18
ANTONATOS Spyridon	species	Bactrocera zonata	Morphological	18
ANTONATOS Spyridon	species	Hishimonus phycitis	Morphological	18
ANTONATOS Spyridon	species	Popillia japonica	Morphological	18
BERIS Despoina	species	Citrus tristeza virus	Molecular	7
BERIS Despoina	species	Tomato brown rugose fruit virus	Molecular	8
BERIS Despoina	species	Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus	Molecular	6
CHANOPOULOU Thaleia	species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Morphological	3
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Agrilus planipennis	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Aleurocanthus spiniferus	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Anoplophora chinensis	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Anoplophora glabripennis	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Aphis citricidus	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Aromia bungii	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Bactrocera dorsalis	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Bactrocera zonata	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Globodera pallida	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Globodera rostochiensis	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Meloidogyne chitwoodi	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Meloidogyne fallax	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Scirtothrips aurantii	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Scirtothrips dorsalis	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Thaumatotibia leucotreta	Molecular	9
EVANGELOU Vasiliki	species	Thrips palmi	Molecular	9
HOLEVA Maria	species	Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli	Morphological Serological Molecular Bioassay Biochemical Classical microbiology	15
HOLEVA Maria	species	Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus	Morphological Serological Molecular Bioassay Biochemical Classical microbiology	20
HOLEVA Maria	species	Erwinia amylovora	Morphological Serological Molecular Bioassay Biochemical Classical microbiology	20
HOLEVA Maria	species	Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae	Morphological Molecular Bioassay Biochemical Classical microbiology	13
HOLEVA Maria	species	Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum	Morphological Serological Molecular Bioassay Biochemical Classical microbiology	5
HOLEVA Maria	species	Ralstonia solanacearum	Morphological Serological Molecular Bioassay Biochemical Classical microbiology	20
HOLEVA Maria	species	Stolbur phytoplasma	Molecular	15
HOLEVA Maria	species	Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni	Morphological Serological Molecular Bioassay Biochemical Classical microbiology	5
HOLEVA Maria	species	Xylella fastidiosa	Serological Molecular	12
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Colletotrichum acutatum	Morphological Molecular	5
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Elsinoe citricola	Morphological Molecular	3
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Monilinia fructigena	Morphological Molecular	7
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Monilinia laxa	Morphological Molecular	7
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Phyllosticta citricarpa	Morphological Molecular Classical microbiology	11
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Phytophthora cinnamomi	Morphological Molecular Classical microbiology	9
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Phytophthora ramorum	Morphological Molecular Classical microbiology	11
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Plenodomus tracheiphilus	Morphological	9
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Pseudocercospora angolensis	Morphological Molecular	4
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Synchytrium endobioticum	Morphological	11
KALOGEROPOULOU Eleni	species	Tilletia indica	Morphological Molecular	5
KAPAXIDI Eleftheria	family	Eriophyidae	Morphological	26
KAPAXIDI Eleftheria	family	Phytoptidae	Morphological	26
KAPAXIDI Eleftheria	family	Tarsonemidae	Morphological	26
KAPAXIDI Eleftheria	family	Tetranychidae	Morphological	26
KIZIS Dimosthenis	species	Monilinia fructicola	Molecular	10
KIZIS Dimosthenis	species	Monilinia fructigena	Molecular	10
KIZIS Dimosthenis	species	Monilinia laxa	Molecular	10
KIZIS Dimosthenis	species	Phytophthora ramorum	Molecular	10
KIZIS Dimosthenis	species	Synchytrium endobioticum	Molecular	10
KONTODIMAS Dimitrios	species	Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	Morphological	20
KORMPI Maria	species	Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	Morphological Molecular	11
KORMPI Maria	species	Globodera pallida	Morphological Molecular	11
KORMPI Maria	species	Globodera rostochiensis	Morphological Molecular	11
KORMPI Maria	species	Meloidogyne chitwoodi	Morphological Molecular	11
KORMPI Maria	species	Meloidogyne fallax	Morphological Molecular	11
KRITIKOS Christos	species	Phyllosticta citricarpa	Morphological	7
KRITIKOS Christos	species	Phytophthora ramorum	Morphological Molecular	4
KRITIKOS Christos	species	Synchytrium endobioticum	Morphological Bioassay	9
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Agrilus planipennis	Morphological	16
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Bactrocera dorsalis	Morphological	16
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Bactrocera zonata	Morphological	16
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Popillia japonica	Morphological	16
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Scirtothrips dorsalis	Morphological	16
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Morphological	16
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Spodoptera litura	Morphological	16
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Thaumatotibia leucotreta	Morphological	16
LYTRA Ioanna	species	Thrips palmi	Morphological	16
MALANDRAKI Ioanna	species	Apple mosaic virus	Molecular	17
MALANDRAKI Ioanna	species	Apple scar skin viroid	Molecular	17
MALANDRAKI Ioanna	species	Apple stem grooving virus	Molecular	17
MALANDRAKI Ioanna	species	Apple stem pitting virus	Molecular	17
MALANDRAKI Ioanna	species	Pear blister canker viroid	Molecular	17
MARKELLOU Aimilia	species	Glomerella gossypii	Morphological	5
MARKELLOU Aimilia	species	Monilinia fructicola	Morphological	7
MARKELLOU Aimilia	species	Phytophthora cinnamomi	Morphological	5
MARKELLOU Aimilia	species	Phytophthora ramorum	Morphological Classical microbiology	7
MARKELLOU Aimilia	species	Plenodomus tracheiphilus	Morphological	5
MARKELLOU Aimilia	species	Synchytrium endobioticum	Morphological	5
MARKELLOU Aimilia	species	Tilletia indica	Morphological	5
MILONAS Panagiotis	species	Epitrix cucumeris	Morphological	25
MILONAS Panagiotis	species	Lopholeucaspis japonica	Morphological	25
MILONAS Panagiotis	species	Thaumatotibia leucotreta	Morphological	25
MILONAS Panagiotis	species	Unaspis citri	Morphological	25
PAPACHRISTOS Dimitrios	species	Anoplophora chinensis	Morphological	20
PAPACHRISTOS Dimitrios	species	Anoplophora glabripennis	Morphological	20
PAPACHRISTOS Dimitrios	species	Anthonomus grandis	Morphological	20
TSIROGIANNIS Dimitrios	species	Glomerella gossypii	Morphological	11
TSIROGIANNIS Dimitrios	species	Monilinia fructicola	Morphological	9
TSIROGIANNIS Dimitrios	species	Synchytrium endobioticum	Morphological Bioassay	9
TSIROGIANNIS Dimitrios	species	Tilletia indica	Morphological	4
VARVERI Christina	species	Citrus tristeza virus	Serological Molecular	31
VARVERI Christina	species	Pepino mosaic virus	Serological Molecular	20
VARVERI Christina	species	Plum pox virus	Serological Molecular	39
VARVERI Christina	species	Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus	Serological Molecular	10
VASSILAKOS Nikon	species	Citrus tristeza virus	Serological Molecular	16
VASSILAKOS Nikon	species	Potato spindle tuber viroid	Molecular	17
VASSILAKOS Nikon	species	Tomato brown rugose fruit virus	Molecular	7
VASSILAKOS Nikon	species	Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus	Molecular	7
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Glomerella gossypii	Morphological Bioassay Classical microbiology	23
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Monilinia fructicola	Morphological Classical microbiology	16
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Phyllosticta citricarpa	Morphological Classical microbiology	23
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Phytophthora cinnamomi	Morphological Bioassay	12
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Phytophthora ramorum	Morphological Classical microbiology	16
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Plenodomus tracheiphilus	Morphological Classical microbiology	27
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Pseudocercospora angolensis	Morphological	13
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Synchytrium endobioticum	Morphological Bioassay Classical microbiology	16
VLOUTOGLOU Irene	species	Tilletia indica	Morphological Classical microbiology	30

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