Primary Contact
for Home, Yard, & Garden pests |
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UConn Home and Garden Education Center |
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Toll free in CT: (877) 486-6271;
Local
number (860) 486-6271.
Home lawn and garden -
Robert Durgy,
(860) 486-6740,
Woody plant problems -
Edward Corbett (860) 486-1948.
Outreach coordinator -
Dawn Pettinelli
(860) 486-4274.
Program assistants - Carol Quish
(860) 486-3437,
Leslie Alexander (860) 486-6328. |
Insect/Disease/Weed
Diagnostic Clinic
- fees and mailing instructions.
In addition to the fee-for-service
Diagnostic Clinic, Master Gardeners at each County Extension Center assist with
pest identification and control options. See the Diagnostic Clinic web site for
county phone numbers. |
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Specific topics
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Dairy pests |
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Sheila Andrew (860) 486-0803.
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Forest tree
pests |
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Donna Ellis
(860) 486-6448. |
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Garden pests, Home horticulture |
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Mohamed Dhinbil 203- 407-3159,
Robert Durgy
(860) 486-6740. |
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Greenhouse (including bedding plants,
herbaceous perennials, poinsettias)
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Leanne Pundt
(860) 626-6240. |
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Invasive species pests |
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Aquatic plants & animals |
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Bill Hyatt
860-424-3474, CT Dept. Environmental Protection. |
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Terrestrial plants & animals |
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Greg Chasko
860-424-3011, CT Dept. Environmental Protection. |
Invasive plants
- aquatic & terrestrial |
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Donna Ellis (860) 486-6448
Peter Picone 860-675-8130,
CT Dept. Environmental Protection.
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Integrated Pest Management:
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Ana Legrand (860) 486-0869, State IPM
Coordinator, insect pest biocontrol. |
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Lawn and Turf pests |
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John
Kaminski
(860) 486-0162 (commercial turf),
Steve Rackliffe
(860) 486-1944 (towns and schools),
Robert Durgy (860) 486-6740 (home
lawns).
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Livestock pests |
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Kirby Stafford (203) 974-8485. |
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Mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases (West Nile Virus,
Eastern Equine Encephalitis etc.)
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Ted Andreadis
(203)
974-8510. |
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Nursery and Ornamental
plant pests |
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Donna Ellis (860) 486-6448,
Mark Brand
(860) 486-2930,
Edward Corbett
(860) 486-1948.
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Pesticide Safety Education
also Pesticide Applicator Certification training
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Candace Bartholomew
(860) 570-9067. |
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Poultry pests |
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Mike Darre
(860) 486-1008,
Kirby Stafford (203) 974-8485. |
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Soil testing |
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Dawn Pettinelli
(860) 486-4274. |
Ticks and tick-borne diseases
(Lyme disease etc.) |
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Kirby Stafford (203) 974-8485. |
| Tree fruit and
small fruit (berries) pests |
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Lorraine Los (860) 486-6449. |
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Vegetable pests |
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Jude Boucher (860) 875-3331
(commercial growers, also contact for Sustainable agriculture),
Robert Durgy
(860) 486-6740 (vegetables in home gardens).
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Weeds |
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Frank Himmelstein
(860) 887-1608,
Robert Durgy
(860) 486-6740 (weeds in home lawns and gardens).
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Wildlife as pests (deer, birds etc.) |
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John Barclay
(860) 486-5896 |
