Pest Identification

Tips for Home Plant Pest Management

WVU Extension Service plant and pest management experts have combined resources to create an illustrated chart to help you combat pest problems at home.

Download the PDF of the Plant Pest Management chart.

Submit your Specimens for Identification

West Virginia residents may submit insect, disease, or weed specimens for identification and control recommendations. The fastest way to have questions answered is to visit your local county Extension office. You may also mail specimens to extension specialists at WVU Plant Diagnostic Clinic or the West Virginia Department of Agriculture Pest Identification Laboratory.

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.

• WVU Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Form
• WVU Weed Identification Request Form
• WVU Insect Identification Request Form

W.Va. Department of Agriculture Pest Identification Laboratory

• Farm or Commercial Plant Disease Identification Request Form
• Insect Identification Request Form
• Ornamental Plant Disease Identification Request Form

Insect

Weeds

Plant Disease

Results are usually sent through the mail.
For ornamental specimens, use this form .
For farm or commercial specimens, use this form .