Ornamental Plant Disease Identification Request
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DATE ________________________

Name _____________________________________________Telephone __________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________

County ________________________________ Extension Agent _________________________

Control recommendation? _____Yes_____No   Identification only? ______ Yes

Describe the problem and complete the following section: Circle all that apply

Ornamental location: Street or terrace Flower bed Landscape In the house Shaded area
Plant ________ Variety _______________ Year established ________________________
Approx. age and size ________________________ Soil type ___________________________
Cropping or pruning history ____________________________________________________________
Plant part injured: Stems or canes Leaves Roots Fruit  
  Limbs or twigs Lower Trunk Entire plant  
General appearance: Wilted Bleached Leaf mottle Deposit or excretion Plant part gone
  Holes Stunted Dead areas Leaf spot or blight Abnormal growth
  Bronzed Yellowed Insect presence Curled or distorted Other
Insects observed on average single plant
Yes ____No_____		 Estimated count ________________________
What is the watering schedule? ________________ When were symptoms first noticed? _______________________________
Environment: % Moisture __________________ Temperature _____________  
Full Sun ____ Partial Sun _____ Shade ________ Relation of injury to exposure to wind and sun ______________________
What were the weather conditions of the previous week? ________________________________________
At the time of outbreak of symptoms? ______________________________________________________
Chemicals applied, rates and dates: Fertilizers _____________________________ Fungicides ________________
  Herbicides _____________________________ Insecticides ________________
  Other _________________ Possible drift? Yes ______ No _______

Print this form and mail it and the disease specimens to WVU Extension Pest ID Lab, 414 Brooks Hall, P.O. Box 6057, Morgantown, WV 26506-6057, or to the Plant Industries Division, West Virginia Department of Agriculture, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305-0191.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PACKING AND SHIPPING SPECIMENS

  • Plant specimens should be placed in a plastic bag (sealed or zip-locked) and shipped immediately in a mailing tube or strong carton. Do not add moist paper or toweling in the plastic bag.
  • Collect the whole diseased plant, plus healthy plant, if possible, including roots. Collect more than one plant if they show various stages of decline.
  • For plant identification, collect the whole plant, if possible, including flowers and fruit.