Clinic Services
If you are a HOME GARDENER in Vermont, many garden problems can be quickly solved at no cost by speaking with an Extension Master Gardener.
Ask an Extension Master Gardener
If you are a COMMERCIAL GROWER in Vermont, please follow the following steps:
- Contact the PDC: (802) 656-0493 or Ann.Hazelrigg@uvm.edu. Photos can be emailed, but may need to be sent one at a time if large.
- Supply a sample of the problem plant or insect including a completed specimen form (link below). DO NOT send dry or dead plant material.
- Special instructions for collecting, preparing, and mailing specimens should be followed closely in order to make accurate identification. Be sure to include an address, phone number and email address.
- Enclose a $15.00 check for diagnosis made out to ¶¶Òõ̽̽.
- The PDC will contact you with results and may make recommendations for management of the problem.
Pest of the Week
Apple Winter Pest Management (PDF)
Magnolia Scale 9.19.24 (PDF)
Tomato Late Blight Shows Up in Vermont 8.28.24 (PDF)
Lilacs 8.8.24 (PDF)
The Striped Cucumber Beetle 8.2.24 (PDF)
Fourlined Plant Bug & Slugs 7.1.24 (PDF)
Peach Leaf Curl 6.13.24 (PDF)
Dusky Birch Sawflies 5.30.24 (PDF)
Hydrangea Leaftier 5.24.24 (PDF)
Early Defoliation of Trees and Shrubs 9.18.23 (PDF)
Dogwood Sawfly 8.23.23 (PDF)
Powdery Mildew 8.3.23 (PDF)
Blossom End Rot and Hornworms 7.26.23 (PDF)
Tomato Leaf Spot Diseases 7.17.23 (PDF)
Slime Mold 7.6.23 (PDF)
Cedar Apple Rust 6.13.23 (PDF)
Frost Damage in Vegetables and Landscape Plants May 2023 (PDF)
Fact Sheets
Annual Reports
2022 Annual Report
2022 Commodity Pest Report -Fruit
2022 Commodity Pest Report -Vegetable
2021 Annual Report
2021 Commodity Pest Report -Fruit
2021 Commodity Pest Report -Corn Soybean
2020 Annual Report
2020 Commodity Pest Report -Corn Soybean
2020 Commodity Pest Report -Tomato
2019 Annual Report
2019 Commodity Pest Report -Corn
2019 Commodity Pest Report -Tomato
2019 Commodity Pest Report -Tree Fruit
2018 Annual Report
2018 Commodity Pest Report -Apple Tomato
2018 PDC Evaluation Report -Commercial Growers
2018 PDC Evaluation Report -Home Gardeners
2017 Annual Report
2017 Commodity Pest Report -Apple Grape
2016 Annual Report
2016 Commodity Pest Report -Apple Grape
2015 Annual Report
2014 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report
2011 Annual Report
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
Contact Us
¶¶Òõ̽̽ Plant Diagnostic Clinic
201 Jeffords Hall
63 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Parking: There is pay-by-space parking located to the left of Jeffords Hall. The clinic is located on the 2nd floor on the south side of the building. If no one is in the office please leave sample and submission form in the box next to lab door.
Director
Ann Hazelrigg, Ph.D
(802) 656-0493
ann.hazelrigg@uvm.edu
This work is supported by Crop Protection and Pest Management Program [award no. 2024-70006-43502/accession no. 1033057] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
