They're located about 45 mins. from me. Here's what you do(from their site).
Use a clean (sterile) cutting tool for each plant sampled. THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT.
This is to protect your plants. The easiest way to transmit viruses is via contaminated cutting tools. We recommend using a new single-edge razor blade for each plant.
The blades can be reused after using one of the following methods:
# Heat in the oven @ 400 F for 3 hours
# Brush with soapy water and then soak for 15 minutes in saturated TSP or 1% lye solution
# Brush each blade in a 10% Clorox solution.
We prefer a 2 - 4 inch piece from the youngest fully developed leaf. For a large plant, select from 2 – 3 parts of the plant. We have also used flowers, green button root tips, and if a section of the plant has disturbing symptoms, send a piece of that also – especially where green borders a necrotic (blackened) area.
Place each sample in a heavy-duty plastic bag (i.e. zip-loc freezer bag). The reason we ask for a heavy-duty plastic bag is that we grind the samples in these bags. Lighter weight bags tear more easily when grinding. Don’t use paper towels or paper envelopes for samples as these allow samples to dry out or bleed across and contaminate other samples.
On the outside of each bag write an identifier of some sort—1-20, A-Z, 1050, etc. We prefer numbers or letters, but you can use names if you need to. Don’t put paper or plastic in with the samples. Who knows what kind of contaminates go in with them.
If you get any sap on your hands while handling a sample, wash in soapy water before handling the next plant.
And here's the pricing list:
The GREENHOUSE SCREENING PROGRAM offers you the chance to take advantage of ELISA's noted accuracy and our many years of ELISA experience for a very nominal fee. Samples can be fairly small and will be tested in a single well for each virus.
Prices for Greenhouse Screening
$5.00 each for 1-9 samples
$4.50 each for 10-20 samples
$4.25 each for 21 or more samples
For more valuable material and particularly for material to be used for meristemming or for stud plants, we recommend DOUBLE WELL ELISA. Each specimen is tested separately in 4 different wells-2 for each virus.
Prices for Double Well ELISA
$6.00 each for 1-9 samples
$5.50 each for 10-20 samples
$5.25 each for 21 or more samples
We will redo any questionable material before making our report, but if results are not conclusive, we will ask you to send fresh material in three weeks for retesting (without charge). If no retesting is necessary we should have a report to you within five business days of receiving the samples. We can mail, fax, or e-mail the results. Please send a check with your samples.
For Masdevallias and other allied genera, BYMV (a member of the poty-virus group) has been found in considerable occurrence.
Prices for BYMV test
$4.50 each for 1-9 samples $5.00 each for 1-9 samples double well
$4.00 each for 10+ samples $4.50 each for 10+ double well
The greenhouse screening testing is the general one that you'd use unless testing masdies.
