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, and canola
Extension Plant Pathologist
Commercial specialty crops
Paul Vincelli
Extension Plant Pathologist
Turf and forest trees
Kiersten Wise
Extension Plant Pathologist
Corn, sorghum, and 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