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Please refer to the pages "Submitting Pest Specimens for Identification" to determine where to ship insect, weed, and disease samples for identification.
Problem |
Specialist and contact information (in no particular order) |
| County Extension Offices | Local help in every West Virginia county |
| Identification of Specimen Needed | County Extension Office, or Pest ID information online (WVDA and Extension) |
| Insects, Turfgrass | |
| Insects, Agricultural | John F. Baniecki |
| Insects, Potato | Thomas Basden |
| Insects, Horticultural | John F. Baniecki, John Jett |
| Insects, Garden | John F. Baniecki, John Jett |
| Insects, Tree Fruit | Henry Hogmire |
| Insects, Livestock | Phillip Osborne |
| Insects, in the Home | John F. Baniecki, |
| Weeds (Any) | Rakesh Chandran, Ed Rayburn |
| Plant disease (General) | John F. Baniecki |
| Disease, Tree Fruit | Alan Biggs |
| Other problems | John Baniecki |
Questions concerning pesticides, pesticide regulation, or pesticide certification exams should be addressed to West Virginia Department of Agriculture Plant Industries Division, Pesticide Regulatory Programs Crop or pest questions can be addressed to Charles Coffman, Plant Industries Division, (304) 558-2212 (ccoffman@ag.state.wv.us). |
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