Crop Biosecurity
Crop Biosecurity Information
The purpose of this web page is to provide you with the best and most up-to-date information about Crop Biosecurity as it pertains to County Agents, Extension Specialists, and Plant Pathology.
Kentucky Contacts
(Phone and e-mail)
Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
Lexington
859-257-8949
Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
Princeton
270-365-7541 x 228
Harold Hempfling
State Plant Health Director, USDA-APHIS
502-543-1609
Subba Reddy Palli
State Entomologist & KY State Plant Regulatory Officer
859-257-7450
Carl Bradley
Extension Plant Pathologist
Small grains, soybeans & canola
Extension Plant Pathologist
Fruit, vegetables & hemp
Paul Vincelli
Extension Plant Pathologist
Turf & ornamentals
Kiersten Wise
Extension Plant Pathologist
Corn, sorghum & forages
Agency & Resource Links
BioTerrorism - Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey - Pests of Concern to Kentucky
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
IPM Center - Southern Regional
Kentucky’s Office of the State Entomologist
Medical Management of Biological Casualties (7th ed. Sept 2011) - US Army
Southern Plant Diagnostic Network (SPDN)
USDA - APHIS
- Agricultural Select Agent Program
- Plant Pest and Disease Programs