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
Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
Lexington
859-257-8949
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
Nicole Gauthier
Extension Plant Pathologist
Fruit, Vegetables & Hemp
Paul Vincelli
Extension Plant Pathologist
Turf & Ornamentals
Kiersten Wise
Extension Plant Pathologist
Corn, Sorghum & Forages
Agencies & Resources
- 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