Contacts, DPI

DPI Contacts

Mailing address: PO Box 147100 Gainesville, FL 32614-7100

Toll-Free Helpline Numbers

Citrus Canker & Citrus Greening (HLB) Information

All Florida counties:
800.282.5153
Outside of the U.S.:
352.334.0970

All other Plant Industry inquiries:

888.397.1517

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DPI Office Location Maps

Plant Inspection Office Locator - Plant inspectors
Apiary Inspection Office Locator - Honey bee inspectors
Pest Eradication & Control Office Locator - Citrus inspectors

DPI Bureaus & Section Contacts

DPI Bureau or Program	Functions	Phone number	E-mail links
APIARY INSPECTION Honey bees	Inspect and certify honey bee colonies for movement. Placement and monitoring of bait hives to prevent the establishment of African bees in Florida.	352.372.3505 x 128	Jerry Hayes hayesg@doacs.state.fl.us
BUREAU OF CITRUS BUDWOOD	Assist growers and nursery owners in production of horticulturally superior citrus nursery stock.	863.298.7712	Mike Kesinger kesingm@doacs.state.fl.us
BUREAU OF METHODS DEVELOPMENT	Develop, investigate and implement new methods for the prevention, detection, survey, control, and eradication of plant pests and diseases.	352.372.3505 x 445	Dr. Jason Byrd byrdj1@doacs.state.fl.us
BUREAU OF PEST ERADICATION & CONTROL	Support the Division's control and eradication programs against harmful plant pests and diseases.	863.298.7777	James Heidegger heidegj@doacs.state.fl.us
CITRUS HEALTH RESPONSE PROGRAM	Administer state citrus health program including surveying, pathogen analysis, and regulatory efforts.	All Florida counties 863.298.7777	James Heidegger heidegj@doacs.state.fl.us
ENTOMOLOGY, NEMATOLOGY & PLANT PATHOLOGY	Identify pests and plant diseases.	352.372.3505 x 118	Greg Hodges hodgesg@doacs.state.fl.us
FLORIDA ACCELERATOR SERVICES & TECHNOLOGY (Bureau of Methods Development)	Food irradiation. Product sterilization. Improve physical properties of plastics.	352.372-3505 x 440	Carl Gillis gillisc@doacs.state.fl.us
PERMITS & LICENSES	Aquatics Noxious weed movement Nursery and stockdealer plant registration Regulated plant index (native and commercially exploited plants).	352.372.3505 x 155 352.372.3505 x 118 North Florida 352.372.3505 x 160 Central Florida 407.884.2031 South Florida 305.252.4362 352.372.3505 x 155	Bryan Benson bensonb@doacs.state.fl.us Greg Hodges hodgesg@doacs.state.fl.us Steve Hildebrandt hildebs@doacs.state.fl.us Leo Sansoucy sansoul@doacs.state.fl.us Louis Lodyga lodygal@doacs.state.fl.us Bryan Benson bensonb@doacs.state.fl.us
PLANT INSPECTION	Pest detection/surveying/ trapping.	North Florida 352.372.3505 x 160 Central Florida 407.884.2031 South Florida 305.252.4362	Steve Hildebrandt hildebs@doacs.state.fl.us Leo Sansoucy sansoul@doacs.state.fl.us Louis Lodyga lodygal@doacs.state.fl.us
PUBLIC INFORMATION/ MEDIA INQUIRIES	Provide educational materials, and updated information about DPI programs. DPI Web site	352.372.3505 x 101 352.372.3505 x 100 352.372.3505 x 171	Denise Feiber feiberd@doacs.state.fl.us Ellen Dyck dycke@doacs.state.fl.us Scott Weinberg weinbes@doacs.state.fl.us

DPI Administration Contacts

ADMINISTRATION

Personnel
Job Opportunities

Fiscal
State contract
lists, Purchasing

Director's Office
  Administrative   procedures
    -Rule      development
    -Violation
     and fines

352.372.3505
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352.372.3505
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352.372.3505
x 106

352.372.3505
x 108

Personnel:
Kelly Shipman
shipmak@doacs.state.fl.us

Fiscal:
Riggi Torres
torresr1@doacs.state.fl.us

Director:
Richard Gaskalla
gaskalr@doacs.state.fl.us

Assistant Director:
Wayne Dixon
dixonw@doacs.state.fl.us

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