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This project aims to establish a forest pest and disease database and reference collection, provide training on pest surveillance and risk assessment, and establish a network of observat

Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development

023/07VIE

Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through

improved health surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations

MILESTONE 4 REPORT

Date: 5 December 2008

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6 Report on Cross-Cutting Issues _ 5

6.1 Environment 5 6.2 Gender and Social Issues 5

7 Implementation & Sustainability Issues _ 5

7.1 Issues and Constraints _ 5 7.2 Options 5 7.3 Sustainability 6

8 Next Critical Steps _ 6

9 Conclusion _ 6

10 Statuatory Declaration 6

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Institute Information

Project Name Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health

surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations

Vietnamese Institution Forest Protection Research Division, Forest Science Institute of

Vietnam

Vietnamese Project Team

Leader

Dr Pham Quang Thu

Australian Organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Office of the Chief

Plant Protection Officer

Australian Personnel Dr Ian Naumann

Completion date (original) June 2010

Completion date (revised) Feb 2010

Reporting period 8 months to November 2008

Contact Officer(s)

In Australia: Team Leader

Name: Dr Ian Naumann Telephone: +61 2 6272 3442

Position: Director SPS Capacity Building

Program

Fax: +61 2 6272 5835

Organisation Department of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Forestry Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer

Email: Ian.Naumann@daff.gov.au

In Australia: Administrative contact

Position: Program Coordinator SPS

Capacity Building Program

Fax: +61 2 6272 5835

Organisation Department of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Forestry Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer

Email: Wendy.Lee@daff.gov.au

In Vietnam

Name: Ass Pro Dr Pham Quang Thu Telephone: 84 4 836 2376

Position: Head of Forest Protection Research

Organisation Forest Protection Research

Division, Forest Science Institute

of Vietnam (FSIV)

Email: phamquangthu@fpt.vn

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Project Abstract

The rapid expansion of Vietnam’s forest coverage, provides opportunities for new international export markets for timber products However, it also represents new and increased risks from forestry pests Comprehensive surveillance and a database of pest and disease records are critical

to detecting incursions, managing outbreaks of pests and diseases, and producing pest lists

This project aims to establish a forest pest and disease database and reference collection, provide training on pest surveillance and risk assessment, and establish a network of observation centres supported by linkages with relevant national and regional organisations The project outputs will support forest pest detection and management, as well as provide the expertise and records to

underpin market access opportunities

Key achievements during the reporting period include:

• Assessment of insect collections in Vietnam and commence identification of pest

specimens

• Deployment of database at FSIV and training of staff in database use

• Development of plan for delivery of Forest Health Surveillance training workshop in

• Assessment of insect collections in Vietnam and commence identification of pest specimens

• Deployment of database at FSIV and training of staff in database use

• Development of plan for delivery of Forest Health Surveillance training workshop in

Brisbane, February 2009; and

• Procurement of equipment

Key challenges during the next 6 months include organising and delivering the training workshop to Vietnamese field staff involved in Forest Health Surveillance, and summarising the results of the Baseline Survey

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Introduction & Background

Project objectives and outputs expected are as follows:

Objective 1 To establish a forest pest and disease database and reference collection

Output 1.1 Operational specimen-based forest pest and disease database

Output 1.2 Identify key pests and diseases for each of the main plantation species grown in

Vietnam; reference material of these pests and diseases assembled

Objective 2 To provide training on forest health surveillance, damage assessment, pest risk analysis,

collection, preservation, identification and curation and to increase awareness and understanding of forest health surveillance among stakeholders

Output 2.1 Surveillance training program for staff from regional research centres

Output 2.2 Monitor awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices of key stakeholder groups

towards forest health surveillance in Vietnam

Output 2.3 Extension material produced detailing symptoms and management options for key

pests and diseases

Objective 3 To establish and equip a pilot network of observation centres based on FSIV regional

centres supplemented by provincial Departments of Crop Protection

Output 3.1 Network of suitably equipped surveillance centres established at 3 regional

centres throughout Vietnam

Output 3.2 Ongoing Forest Health Surveillance and Static trapping Programs initiated in each

regional centre

Output 3.3 Forest Health Guide developed from existing data and data collected during

training

Objective 4 To create linkages between Forestry, Agriculture and Quarantine agencies within

Vietnam and with regional and international organisations

Output 4.1 Joint training in surveillance and diagnostics for FSIV and MARD

Output 4.2 Information routinely exchanged between MARD and FSIV

Objective 5 Manage and report on project

The approach and methodology to achieve these objectives and outputs includes:

• Developing and deploying a Forest Health Surveillance database, incorporating existing material from FSIV collections and incorporation of new FHS records

• Accessing and identifying relevant material in existing insect collections in Vietnam

• Providing practical training in forest health surveillance skills in Australia and Vietnam supported by training materials

• Preparing extension material and Forest Health Guide for FSIV staff and tree growers

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• Unknown material has been brought to Australia for identification which is ongoing

(Appendix 2)

• Deployment of Forest Health Surveillance database at FSIV and training of staff in database use (Appendix 3)

Objective 1

Output 1.1 Operational specimen-based forest pest and disease database

• FSIV Forest Health database developed and deployed on single computer at FSIV, Hanoi

• FSIV insect collection accessioned and entered into Excel spreadsheet

• Two FSIV staff responsible for data entry trained in use of database, and workshop manual provided for on-going reference

• FSIV insect collection curated and transferred to new storage cabinet Specimens identified where possible and approximately 50 specimens returned to Australia for identification These specimens will be returned to the FSIV collection following identification

Output 1.2 Identify key pests and diseases for each of the main plantation species grown in Vietnam

• Preliminary pest list collated from available resources, including MARD listing of pests, ACIAR Acacia and Eucalypt database, and FSIV insect collection (Appendix 4)

• The curated FSIV Hanoi pest collection comprises 760 accessioned specimens, of which 401 have been identified to genus or species The majority of specimens (710) have associated host data

Objective 2

Output 2.1 Surveillance training program for staff from regional research centres

• Training workshop dates confirmed for 16-24 February 2009 and letter requesting nomination

of delegates and CV details sent to FSIV and MARD (Appendix 5 and 6)

• Venues determined – workshop sessions to be held at QDPI&F laboratories, Indooroopilly and field days to be held at Beerburrum, Traveston, Imbil and Gympie, Queensland

• Preliminary program prepared (Appendix 7)

• Course training materials and equipment purchased

Output 2.2 Monitor awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices of key stakeholder groups towards

forest health surveillance in Vietnam

• The baseline surveys have been prepared, distributed, completed and returned to Hanoi Relevant sections are being translated back to English; this has taken longer than expected The completed surveys and translations will be forwarded to Australia as soon as possible Refer to the attached Progress Report Logframe for further details

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Report on Cross-Cutting Issues

1 Environment

There have been no major (negative) environmental issues associated with the Project to date

2 Gender and Social Issues

There has been no opportunity to assess gender or social impacts in the project to date Female nominees will be encouraged amongst the workshop nominations

Implementation & Sustainability Issues

1 Issues and Constraints

To date, the only significant delay in the project has been in obtaining results from the Baseline survey The surveys have been completed but there have been delays in the translation of the survey questions to Vietnamese and then the responses back to English FSIV staff have been carrying out this work themselves and it has taken longer than expected Summary results should be available by late December The delays have not impacted on any other aspect of the project

2 Options

Nothing to report at this stage

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3 Sustainability

Nothing to report at this stage

Next Critical Steps

Next critical steps in the project are:

• Continuing identification of material from the FSIV insect collection

• Preparing and delivering the Forest Health Surveillance Training Workshop in Brisbane in February 2009

STATUTORY DECLARATION

COLLABORATION FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CARD Project Title: - Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health

surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations

CARD Project Number: - 023/07VIE

We the undersigned hereby declare that during the period /03/2008 to /08/2008 we have delivered the following inputs to assist in implementation of the above project

Australian Personnel Provided

(Name)

Days in Vietnam

Days in Australia

Trips to Vietnam

Total 99

Field and Laboratory equipment ‐ for distribution at workshop  $1205.05

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Ass Pro Dr Pham Quang Thu

Head of Forest Protection Research Division

Forest Science Institute of Vietnam (FSIV)

Mr Tran Thanh Trang Forest Protection Research Division, FSIV

Project Progress Against Proposed Objectives, Outputs, Activities And Inputs

Project Title: Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations

Vietnamese Implementing Institution: Forest Protection Research Division, Forest Science Institute of Vietnam:

Narrative Information Required Performance

Measures

Assumptions Information Required

Objective 1 To establish a forest pest and disease

database and reference collection Database developed and being used by project

participants; voucher specimens routinely added to collection and collection maintained

Training gives participants confidence to use and maintain database and reference collection

Project objective still relevant

No need to modify logframe

Output 1.1 Operational specimen-based forest pest

and disease database Forest pest and disease database developed,

tested and being used operationally by FSIV participants

Specimens can be identified reliably Output still relevant and achievable

Activity 1.1.1 Development of forest health database for

Vietnam: development and planning/training workshop

Database suitable for forest health surveillance data developed

Planning/training meeting takes place

Compatibility can be achieved between forest health surveillance database and National Phytosanitary Database

• FSIV Forest Health database developed using existing DPI&F Forest Health Surveillance database as a model with modifications to suit Vietnamese situation, including:

o Incorporation of all province, district and commune names to locality fields

o Incorporation of host list and agent list collated from records provided by MARD and from ACIAR project database

o Capacity to record location of all accessioned specimens to keep track of specimens sent for identification

o Modification of fields to ensure relevance to Vietnamese situation,

in particular the host situation, original vegetation and site treatment fields

• Specimens from the FSIV collection accessioned and all available data entered into an Excel spreadsheet by FSIV staff, for transfer into the Forest Health Surveillance database

• Two staff at FSIV Hanoi identified for data entry and trained in use of database including input of data, searching and summarising records production of reports and administrative features Database capabilities demonstrated to three additional staff during visit A training manual

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(Appendix 3) was provided for ongoing reference and training of future staff

Activity 1.1.2 Collation, examination and validation of

existing forestry collections in Vietnam

Existing collections examined and validated

by QDPI&F and other international experts

Existing collections are sufficiently representative of pests and diseases to provide reasonable basis for planning diagnostic training

• The insect collection at FSIV was assessed and curated during the visit

by Drs Judy King and Manon Griffiths, 20-25 October 2008 (Appendix 1) The collection had received little attention in recent years and was in poor condition The pinned collection was heavily infested with Psocoptera with resulting severe damage Some specimens were incorrectly mounted or were without adequate labels The collection was sorted into taxa, disinfested and the specimens remounted and relabelled

as required In some situations badly damaged specimens or those with

no labels were discarded The entire collection was not curated due to lack of time and the unexpectedly large scale of the task

• In total 50 specimens were brought back to Australia for further identification (Appendix 2) These specimens will be returned to the FSIV collection following identification

• Ongoing maintenance of the collection was discussed and FSIV staff received some training in collection curation This training will continue during the February 2009 workshop

Activity 1.1.3 On-going entry of records into forest

health database

Additional taxonomic, spatial and temporal data added to database

Surveillance undertaken by staff

of regional centres

Not addressed during current reporting period

Output 1.2 Identify key pests and diseases for each of

the main plantation species grown in Vietnam; reference material of these pests and diseases assembled

Target list of key pests and diseases developed for future training workshops and production of extension material Reference collections established

Pest and diseases are tractable for diagnostic training given facilities in Vietnam

Output still relevant and achievable

Activity 1.2.1 Identify key pests and diseases based on

narrative data from field staff data and existing records

List includes organisms

to account for most known damage and outbreaks

Narrative data from field staff can be collated

Preliminary pest list (Appendix collated from available resources including:

• FSIV collection

• ACIAR project Acacia and Eucalypt pest lists

• MARD forestry pest lists

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) database records

Activity 1.2.2 Establish voucher collections of key pests

and diseases at FSIV, Hanoi

Reference collections meet modern curatorial standards

Appropriate facilities (e.g space and climate control) available for storage

of pest and disease specimens

The FSIV Hanoi pest collection now comprises 760 accessioned specimens collected between 1987 and 2008 Of the specimens present 401 have been identified to genus or species The majority of specimens (710) have associated host data Material brought back to Australia for identification will

be returned to add to this collection

Objective 2 To provide training on forest health

surveillance, damage assessment, pest risk analysis, collection, preservation, identification and curation, and to increase awareness and understanding of forest

Vietnamese participants trained in surveillance techniques and identification of key pests and disease and

Turnover and movement of staff prevents acquisition and utilisation of required skills

Project objective still relevant

No need to modify logframe

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health surveillance among stakeholders awareness and

understanding of benefits of surveillance enhanced among stakeholders

Comprehensive pest lists may not be achievable within the time frame of the project

Output 2.1 Surveillance training program for staff

from regional research centres Training workshops in years 1 (Australia) & 2

(Vietnam) delivered for total of 70 Vietnamese participants

Appropriate participants selected for training

Output still relevant and achievable

Activity 2.1.1 Surveillance Training Workshop 1

(Australia)

Representatives of FSIV, Hanoi and two regional centres participate in training workshop covering key pests and diseases (in Australia)

Training in Australia

is relevant to Vietnamese forest systems

• Training workshop dates confirmed for 16-24 February 2009

• Letter calling for nomination of delegates sent to FSIV and MARD, including information form to be completed by nominees to aid in selection of nominees and development of workshop program FSIV delegates to include staff from two regional centres (Appendix 5 and 6)

• Venues determined – workshop sessions to be held at DPI&F laboratories, Indooroopilly allowing access to insect and pathogen collections, laboratory facilities and equipment and lecture rooms Field days to be held at Beerburrum, Traveston, Imbil and Gympie

• Course training materials and equipment purchased including laboratory tool kits, field collecting equipment, manuals and guides

• Preliminary program prepared (Appendix 7)

Output 2.2 Monitor awareness, knowledge, attitudes

and practices of key stakeholder groups towards forest health surveillance in Vietnam

Enhanced awareness and knowledge, more appropriate responses from key stakeholders

Survey results are not confounded by desire among stakeholders

to please Survey during final year of project reflects durable changes in attitudes

Output still relevant and achievable

Activity 2.2.1 Baseline survey of knowledge, attitudes

and practices among key stakeholders Responses from all major stakeholder

groups

Key stakeholders participate in survey • Baseline surveys prepared, forwarded to Vietnam, translated and

distributed to FSIV staff and growers in three regional centres: Eastern North Vietnam Forest Scientific and Production Centre, Vinh Phuc province; North Central Vietnam Forest Scientific and Production Centre, Quang Tri province; Tropical Forest Research Centre, Gia Lai province In total 60 surveys of field staff have been completed from three regional centres and 60 grower surveys from the same regions FSIV staff delivered the surveys to growers and waited with them while they were completed

• Completed surveys returned to FSIV and currently being translated back

to English for return to Australia Translation and distribution of the surveys has taken longer than expected The translated surveys should

be returned to Australia by the end of November and the results summarised by end of December 2008

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Objective 3 To establish and equip a pilot network of

observation centres based on FSIV regional centres supplemented by provincial Departments of Crop Protection

Pilot observation centre network established &

equipped appropriately according to regional needs

Regional centres have resources to undertake on-going surveillance

Project objective still relevant

No need to modify logframe

Output 3.1 Network of suitably equipped surveillance

centres established at 3 regional centres throughout Vietnam

Pilot regional surveillance network operational

Output still relevant and achievable

Activity 3.1.1 Equipment purchased and provided to

regional centres

Research centres equipped with necessary apparatus to enable surveillance and trapping activities to be undertaken

Appropriate facilities and resources for housing and maintenance of equipment

Not addressed during current reporting period

Output 3.2 Ongoing Forest Health Surveillance and

Static trapping Programs initiated in each regional centre

Appropriate facilities

and equipment available for collection, rearing and storage of specimens

Output still relevant and achievable

Activity 3.2.1 Ongoing Forest Health Surveillance

Program initiated in each regional centre Following surveillance training workshops a

surveillance program established for each region during year 2

Regional centres and SFEs maintain commitment to plan after end of project

Not addressed during current reporting period

Activity 3.2.2 Establish static traps at each of the

regional centres

System provides early detection system for exotic forest pests established in each regional centre and trapping carried out for

at least one block period during Year 2

Traps effective for major pest groups in Vietnam

Not addressed during current reporting period

Output 3.3 Forest Health Guide developed from

existing data and data collected during training

Forest Health Guide includes: all significant pest and disease species, diagnostic information (illustrations, text), and information on hosts and phenology

Complete and translated into Vietnamese by end

of year 2

Printed medium suitable for diagnostics of all significant pests and diseases

Output still relevant and achievable

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Activity 3.3.1 Assembly of data, including field images Field images suitable

for publication available

Images can be obtained for key species

Not addressed during current reporting period

Objective 4 To create linkages between Forestry,

Agriculture and Quarantine agencies within Vietnam and with regional and international organisations

Linkages established between MARD and FSIV regional centres and SFEs

Linkages persist beyond life of project

Project objective still relevant

No need to modify logframe

Output 4.1 Joint training in surveillance and

diagnostics for FSIV and MARD

Key officers from MARD and FSIV participate in training in Vietnam

Key staff available Output still relevant and achievable

Activity 4.1.1 Joint training in surveillance and

diagnostics in Vietnam

Training includes risk analysis

Adequate information available

to undertake credible risk analysis

Not addressed during current reporting period

Output 4.2 Information routinely exchanged between

MARD and FSIV

Pest and disease information consistent with ISPM 8 exchanged between MARD and FSIV

Comprehensive information available

Output still relevant and achievable

Activity 4.1.1 On-going entry of data to forest health

database Records provided electronically to

National Phytosanitary Database

Compatibility achieved between forest health database and National Phytosanitary Database

Not addressed during current reporting period

Activity 4.1.2 Vietnam reports on invasive forest species

to regional invasive species network

Credible report on invasive species present

in Vietnamese plantations provided to meeting of APFISN

Vietnam sends delegate to APFISN

Not addressed during current reporting period

Objective 5 Manage and report on project Six monthly and annual

reports provided Reports accepted by CARD Program

Manager

Project objective still relevant

No need to modify logframe

Appendix 1: Report on the visit to the Forest Sciences

20 October Forest Science Institute of Vietnam (FSIV)

21 October Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD); FSIV

The objectives were to:

• curate the forest pest insect collection at FSIV and identify the insects therein, and transfer them to the insect storage cabinet provided by this project

• develop a data base of insect pests of trees, particularly plantation trees, in Vietnam Data base development and insect identification will be ongoing as the Forest Health

surveillance and training components of this project are put in place

Activities

The first morning at FSIV we discussed the project generally, and what we hoped to achieve during this visit, with Professor Thu and his staff All of our time was spent at FSIV except for two short meetings – see ‘Other Institutions’ below

Assessment and curation of collection

The insect collection at FSIV has received little attention in recent years and was in very poor condition The pinned and alcohol-preserved collections were held in a general purpose laboratory which has not been continuously air conditioned The pinned collection, comprising approximately 3,500 specimens, was kept in more than 50 wooden store boxes, in a

laboratory oven at 400C This prevented the development of mould but gave no protection from Psocoptera (book lice, major collection pests), and the collection was heavily infested, with resulting severe damage (Fig.1) Some specimens were mounted on entomological pins which were too fine, or on sewing pins, and in some the pins had rusted and/or broken Some specimens were without labels or had inadequate labels

The first two days were spent sorting the store boxes, discarding seriously damaged

specimens, and relabeling specimens as required After sorting the boxes were sprayed with insecticide and placed in a deep freeze for 24 hrs to kill the Psocoptera infestation Retained specimens were sorted into taxa, relaxed and repinned or carded as necessary All

specimens were re-sprayed with insecticide and placed in labelled unit trays in the insect cabinet provided as part of this project (Fig 2) Specimens were labelled with FSIV accession numbers (Fig 3.) and all available data entered into an Excel spreadsheet by FSIV staff These records will now be transferred into the Forest Health Surveillance database

The collection now comprises 760 accessioned specimens collected between 1987 and 2008

Of the specimens present 401 have been identified to genus or species The majority of specimens (710) have associated host data In total 50 specimens were brought back to Australia for further identification, as per attached list (Appendix 2) Identification of these is ongoing Prior to the Hanoi trip a pest list was compiled from pest records provided by

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and from a previous ACIAR project This provided a valuable resource in identifying some specimens Judy King did not curate the entire collection due to lack of time and the unexpectedly large scale of the task Five store boxes of ants and one store box of European insects, mainly small beetles, were disinfested, but were not sorted and stored in the cabinet The alcohol collection was briefly examined Ongoing maintenance of the collection was discussed An FSIV staff member will ensure that the alcohol levels in vials are sufficient for preservation, and that the remaining boxes are properly stored and periodically checked Naphthalene levels will be checked regularly in the insect cabinet and topped up as required Specimens will be monitored closely for signs of mould Professor Thu explained that new laboratory facilities were to be constructed during the next year adjacent to the existing building The collection will be housed in these air conditioned facilities In the meantime the existing facilities are very secure and always locked when staff are not present Security of project equipment is not a concern

During this period FSIV staff received some training in collection curation, and were provided with a guide to collecting and preserving insects This training will continue during the

February 2009 Workshop

Fig 1: FSIV insect collection in store boxes prior to curation

Fig 2: FSIV insect collection in cabinet drawers following curation

Fig 3: Specimens with new labels and FSIV Accession numbers

Deployment of database

The newly developed Forest Health Surveillance database was loaded onto a single

computer at FSIV Professor Thu and Mr Dao Ngoc Quang were identified as the FSIV staff who would be in charge of data-entry and were trained in the use of the database, including input of data, production of reports and administrative features A training manual (Appendix 3) was provided for ongoing reference and training of future staff The full listing of Provinces, Districts and Communes was provided by FSIV for input into the database and a number of modifications suggested to improve relevance to the Vietnamese situation Professor Thu was particularly interested in the ability to incorporate photographic images into the database and sees this as a very important element of the project

Prior to the Hanoi trip 470 accessioned data records from an earlier ACIAR project “Potential insect threats to plantations of Acacias and Eucalypts in tropical Asia” were entered into the new database These records contain comprehensive collection and diagnosis information Unfortunately only 101 of these specimens were still present in the collection, with the

remainder missing, destroyed or no longer labelled with Accession data Additional

accessioned records were entered in an Excel spreadsheet awaiting transfer to the database (Fig 4)

Fig 4: Data entry by Ms Thu, FSIV

Baseline survey

Baseline surveys have been returned to FSIV Hanoi but are still awaiting translation of relevant sections from Vietnamese to English In total 60 surveys from FSIV staff and 60 from tree growers from three regional centres have been returned The three centres included in the survey are:

• Eastern North Vietnam Scientific and Production Centre – Vinh Phuc Province

• North Central Vietnam Scientific and Production Centre – Quang Tri Province

• Tropical Forest Research Centre - Gia Lai Province

Other Institutions

National Institute for Plant Protection (NIPP) arthropod collection

We visited the NIPP collection with Dr Thu and Mr Quang from FSIV The collection, begun in

1967, has mainly arthropod pests of agriculture and horticulture, with a small proportion of tree and timber insects The extensive collection is curated by Dr Quach Thi Ngo It is housed

in wooden insect storage cabinets in a dedicated air conditioned collection room There is also an alcohol-preserved component which we did not see The insect drawers we were shown (Coleoptera and Hemiptera) contained insects which were identified and labelled (Fig 5) The specimens appeared to be in very good condition, with no evidence of damage by Psocoptera, although we were not allowed to remove the drawer tops for closer inspection Unfortunately Dr Ngo was only able to spend one hour with us on the day of the visit due to prior commitments The material at NIPP would assist greatly with the identification of FSIV specimens and it is hoped this can be followed up in future visits

Fig 5: Cerambycid drawers at National Institute of Plant Protection

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Plant Protection Department

We were accompanied by Mr Quang and met with Mr Khuong Quang Viet, Chief of the Forest Pest Management Division, Mr Tang and Miss Hanh Mr Viet explained that his division of the Agriculture Ministry provides information and advice to the provincial offices of the Agriculture Ministry Departmental inspectors conduct pest surveys in all 64 provinces, some of which have forests and plantations, and reports are produced Forest pests are sent to FSIV for identification In the plantations new methods of insect control are being introduced, for example the use of biological insecticides Mr Viet and Miss Hanh were very interested in developing new survey methods and undertaking trapping and monitoring of specific pests

Scheduled visits to the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources and the CARD offices were cancelled due to the unavoidable absence of Professor Thu

Emerging pest problems:

Hardwood plantations: In the last two years a native moth, Phalera grotei Hübner

(Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), (Fig 6) has become a serious pest of Acacia auriculiformis

plantations in Central Vietnam, particularly Quang Tri province The pest is now moving into

other areas and onto other Acacia species Larvae defoliate the trees, in one area damage

was so severe that 145ha of 8yo trees were cleared The species is distributed from India

through SE Asia, and is recorded from lowland forests Host records are unavailable but other

Phalera spp are recorded from Leguminosae The moth is present and active all year There

are three generations per year, resulting in a very rapid population increase; the

September-October generation is the most destructive Management is extremely difficult; methods

include the use of Bt insecticides and destruction of badly infested trees

Fig 6: Defoliation of Acacia auriculiformis by larvae of Phalera grotei larvae

Softwood plantations: Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) has

damaged 40,000ha of Pinus massoniana plantations in Central Vietnam, and is now moving

north Spread of this pest is being monitored

Appendix 2: List of FSIV insect specimens brought to Australia for identification

Appendix 3: FSIV Forest Health Database Training Manual

CARD Forest Health Surveillance Database

(Version 2)

User Guide (Oct 2008)

Introduction

These notes provide a guide to using the FSIV FHS database The database was developed under the CARD project “Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health surveillance of Vietnams plantations” to store Health

Surveillance records It is designed for data entry from the Forest Health

Surveillance Field Form

The database was developed at the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Gympie, Queensland Australia by Mr Bruce Hogg The database was developed in Access 2003 These notes do not contain instructions on the general use of Access Users are referred to software manuals, online help and Microsoft website for such information

If you have any problems using the database or generating reports or any

suggestions for improving use of the database please contact Manon Griffiths

(manon.griffiths@dpi.qld.gov.au) or Simon Lawson (simon.lawson@dpi.qld.gov.au) including a full description of the problem or suggestion We will consult with Bruce Hogg and get back to you as soon as possible with any solutions

Logging onto the database

On first opening the database you will see the FSIV Forest Health Database Login

window, requesting User name and Password The Database Administrator will enter this information at commencement of the project and update it as required during the course of the project Each user can change their own password at any time

Individual user names and passwords are important as this information is stored by the database to record data entry details

After logging in the available functions of the database depend on the level of access

of each user There are three levels of database users: