Pest Management Home Page West Virginia residents may submit insect, disease, or weed specimens for identification and control recommendations. Perhaps the fastest way to have questions answered is to visit your local county Extension office. You may also mail specimens to extension specialists and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture Pest Identification Laboratory. Online identification is also available. Submission of Specimens Through the Mail Please print one of the following forms and mail it and the pest specimens to the address listed on the form. These forms give us information which might hasten the identification process. Insect Identification Request Form Insects: Insect specimens should be sent to the Pest Identification Laboratory, West Virginia Department of Agriculture, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305-0191, (304) 558-2212. Most specimens are identified within one day and results are usually sent through the mail. Insects can also be sent to the WVU Extension Pest ID Lab, G101 South Agricultural Sciences Bldg., P.O. Box 6108, Morgantown, WV 26506-6108, (304) 293-6023 Ext. 38835 Weed specimens can be sent to Rakesh S. Chandran, 1076 Agricultural Sciences Building, P.O. Box 6108, Morgantown, WV 26506-6108, (304) 293-6131 Ext. 4225. Plant Disease: Disease specimens should be sent to Dr. John F. Baniecki, WVU Extension Pest ID Lab,
G101 South Agricultural Sciences Bldg.,
P.O. Box 6108,
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 Plant specimens can also be sent to the Plant Industries Division, West Virginia Department of Agriculture, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305-0191, (304) 558-2212. Results are usually sent through the mail. Many pests can be identified through the Web. Online Insect Identification |
