Plant Protection and Weed Control Program

Plant Protection and Weed Control staff work to ensure the health of the state’s native and cultivated plants by excluding or controlling destructive pests, diseases and weeds. Staff examine and analyze pest conditions in crop fields, rangelands, greenhouses and nurseries. Action taken to control potential infestations of new pests, whether they are insects, plants diseases or weeds, is beneficial to the economy and the environment.

Our Mission is to: 

  • Exclude or control harmful insects, plant diseases and weeds;
  • Ensure Kansas plants and plant products entering commerce are free from quarantine pests;
  • Provide customers with inspection and certification services.