I also had 12 out of a package of 50 seed packets from one SRGC shipment destroyed for the presence of "fungi," and some for "debris" which I have never had happen before. This was with the Seattle station. It was stated that the fungi could pose a threat to U.S. agriculture, which seems extremely unlikely. On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 3:30 PM Eric Duma via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Thanks everyone. I didn't realize that the US seed went out so late in > January. It does make sense to post all the US shipments, donor and > otherwise, at the same time. > > I'm just impatient, to see what I have been sent. > > Eric Duma > > -----------------------------------------From: "Jan Jeddeloh via > pbs" > > > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" > Cc: "Jan Jeddeloh" > Sent: Monday February 21 2022 6:10:28PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Best Aphis station for small seed lot > > Not everyone has had good luck with Seattle lately. David Palmer, in > our local NARGS, chapter had 16 packets pulled for alleged > “fungus” contamination this year. in contrast Terry Laskiewicz, in > our group, got all her AGS seed and is still waiting on her SRGC seed. > It really seems to depend a lot on the inspector you get and how much > coffee they had that morning and what side of the bed they got up on. > > Jan Jeddeloh > > > On Feb 21, 2022, at 3:03 PM, R Hansen via pbs wrote: > > > > On the West Coast, I've had really good luck with Seattle APHIS > office. > > > > Robin Hansen > > Coquille, Oregon USA > > Cold, wet, hail, wind, snow coming then sunny frigid temps. Such > fun! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > /> > Unsubscribe: > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > /> Unsubscribe: > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>