Tel: (802) 656-0493
Fax: (802) 656-4656
Internet: ann.hazelrigg@uvm.edu

Plant Diagnostic Clinic Services

A good source for home gardening pest and disease information (symptoms, descriptions, causes, life cycle, control) can be found at UVM Extension Publications. Many of the publications are posted on the site while others must be ordered. Of note are popular posted publications: Garden Disease Control and Entomology leaflets. Most diseases and insect pests common in Vermont are covered in these leaflets.

Access over 60,000 pages of Extension fact sheets and bulletins from 46 different universities and government institutions across the US and Canada at the Factsheet Database.

Many garden problems can be quickly solved at no cost by speaking with a Vermont Master Gardener at 1-800-639-2230.

If the above information doesn't answer your problem, one of the services provided by the PDC is identification of diseases, plants, weeds, and plant insects encountered by Vermont agricultural operations. Please follow the following steps if you think you have a problem that we may address.

1. Contact the PDC: (802) 656-0493 ann.hazelrigg@uvm.edu
2. Supply a sample of the problem plant or insect including a completed Plant Diagnostic Clinic Specimen Form (Adobe Acrobat document).
3. Special instructions for collecting, preparing, and mailing specimens should be followed closely in order to make accurate identification.
4. Enclose a $15.00 check for diagnosis made out to UVM.
5. Due to climatic and geographic variations, differences in state pesticide regulations, and the volume of requests, we are only able to serve clients in the state of Vermont.
6. The PDC will contact you with results and may make recommendations for rectifying the problem.