EPPO - Database on Diagnostic Expertise

LABORATORY INFORMATION

LabID
WSL

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)

Zurcherstrasse 111
Birmensdorf ( 8903 ) Switzerland
+41 447392248
+41 44 7392215

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.	NO
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 2026-01-22

Expertise

Expert	Level	Organism	Techniques used	Years of experience
Beenken Ludwig	genus	Coleosporium	Morphological Molecular	19
Beenken Ludwig	genus	Melampsora	Morphological Molecular	19
Cornejo Carolina	species	Fusarium circinatum	Molecular	9
Hölling Doris	species	Agrilus anxius	Morphological	6
Hölling Doris	species	Agrilus planipennis	Morphological	7
Hölling Doris	species	Anoplophora chinensis	Morphological	16
Hölling Doris	species	Anoplophora glabripennis	Morphological	16
Hölling Doris	species	emerald ash borer	Morphological	7
Orbach Jana	species	Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani	Molecular	3
Orbach Jana	species	Fusarium circinatum	Molecular	4
Orbach Jana	species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Molecular	4
Prospero Simone	genus	Armillaria	Molecular Classical microbiology	22
Prospero Simone	genus	Bursaphelenchus	Molecular	16
Prospero Simone	species	Cryphonectria parasitica	Morphological Molecular Classical microbiology	26
Queloz Valentin	genus	Dothistroma	Morphological Molecular	16
Queloz Valentin	species	Bretziella fagacearum	Morphological	6
Queloz Valentin	species	Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani	Morphological	9
Queloz Valentin	species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Morphological Molecular Classical microbiology	21
Queloz Valentin	species	Mycosphaerella dearnessii	Morphological Molecular Classical microbiology	16
Ruffner Beat	genus	Phytophthora	Molecular	8
Ruffner Beat	species	Agrilus planipennis	Molecular	5
Ruffner Beat	species	Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	Molecular	9
Ruffner Beat	species	Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani	Molecular	8
Ruffner Beat	species	Cryphonectria parasitica	Molecular	6
Ruffner Beat	species	Dothistroma pini	Morphological Molecular	9
Ruffner Beat	species	Dothistroma septosporum	Morphological Molecular	9
Ruffner Beat	species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Molecular	6
Ruffner Beat	species	Mycosphaerella dearnessii	Morphological Molecular	9
Ruffner Beat	species	Phytophthora cambivora	Molecular Classical microbiology	6
Ruffner Beat	species	Phytophthora cinnamomi	Molecular Classical microbiology	6
Ruffner Beat	species	Phytophthora ramorum	Molecular Classical microbiology	9
Ruffner Beat	species	Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi	Molecular Classical microbiology	9

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