EPPO - Database on Diagnostic Expertise

LABORATORY INFORMATION

LabID
BFW

Department of Forest Protection

Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8
Wien ( 1131 ) Austria
+43-1-878381155
+43-1-878381250

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?	NO

Last update on 2026-01-28

Expertise

Expert	Level	Organism	Techniques used	Years of experience
BRANDSTETTER Martin	genus	Bursaphelenchus	Morphological	27
BRANDSTETTER Martin	species	Bursaphelenchus mucronatus	Morphological	27
BRANDSTETTER Martin	species	Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	Morphological	27
Hinterstoisser Werner	species	Agrilus anxius	Morphological	5
Hinterstoisser Werner	species	Agrilus planipennis	Morphological	5
Hinterstoisser Werner	species	Bursaphelenchus mucronatus	Morphological	7
Hinterstoisser Werner	species	Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	Morphological	6
HOCH Gernot	species	Agrilus planipennis	Morphological	5
HOCH Gernot	species	Ips acuminatus	Morphological	15
HOCH Gernot	species	Ips duplicatus	Morphological	10
HOCH Gernot	species	Monochamus galloprovincialis	Morphological	14
HOCH Gernot	species	Monochamus saltuarius	Morphological	15
HOCH Gernot	species	Monochamus sutor	Morphological	15
HOYER-TOMICZEK Ute	genus	Anoplophora	Morphological Molecular	27
HOYER-TOMICZEK Ute	species	Anoplophora chinensis	Morphological Molecular	26
HOYER-TOMICZEK Ute	species	Anoplophora glabripennis	Morphological Molecular	26
HOYER-TOMICZEK Ute	species	Monochamus sutor	Morphological Molecular	27
HüTTLER Christine	genus	Phytophthora	Morphological Serological Bioassay	20
PERNY Bernhard	genus	Monochamus	Morphological	32
PERNY Bernhard	species	Dendroctonus micans	Morphological	30
PERNY Bernhard	species	Dryocosmus kuriphilus	Morphological	18
Schwanda Katharina	genus	Fusarium	Morphological	6
Schwanda Katharina	genus	Phytophthora	Morphological Molecular Bioassay	6
Schwanda Katharina	species	Chalara fraxinea	Morphological	12
Schwanda Katharina	species	Dothistroma pini	Morphological Bioassay	7
Schwanda Katharina	species	Dothistroma septosporum	Morphological Bioassay	7
Schwanda Katharina	species	Eutypella parasitica	Morphological	6
Schwanda Katharina	species	Geosmithia morbida	Morphological	6
Schwanda Katharina	species	Lecanosticta acicola	Morphological Bioassay	7
Schwanda Katharina	species	Phytophthora ramorum	Morphological	7

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