Aquatic Plant Specialist Joins WSU Plant and Pest Diagnostic eNetwork

Several PPDEN members have expressed the need for assistance with aquatic plant id in the past so I wanted to get the word out that Jenifer Parsons from the Washington Department of Ecology has joined the network and now receives all samples marked as “Aquatic Plants and Weeds” on the PPDEN electronic submission form. Below this message is the current list of all PPDEN evaluators who are currently assigned a commodity. Email any commodity assignment /reassignment requests as well as evaluator recruitment suggestions to normdart@wsu.edu.

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WSU Plant and Pest Diagnostic eNetwork Evaluators (11/30/07)

Insect Identification
Todd Murray/WSU King County/Ornamentals, Home & garden (western Washington), Other
Mike Bush/WSU Yakima/ Tree fruits, Fruit and nut trees
Gwen Hoheisel/WSU Prosser/ Small fruits & grapes
Dave Bragg/Pomeroy/ Field crops, Vegetables, Home & garden (eastern Washington)
Jenny Glass/WSU Puyallup/Christmas trees
Eric LaGasa/WSDA Olympia/ Not formally assigned any commodities but frequently consulted

Plant/Weed Samples
Phil Petersen/WSU Pasco/ Weed or plant identification (eastern Washington)
Tim Miller/WSU Mount Vernon/ Weed or plant identification (western Washington)
Jenifer Parsons/WSDOE Yakima/ Aquatic weed or plant identification
Jenny Glass/WSU Puyallup/Other

Commercial Plant Disease Identification Discipline Management
Jenny Glass/WSU Puyallup/ Field crops, Herbaceous ornamentals, Fruit or nut trees, Small fruits, Vegetables, Woody ornamentals, Other

Ornamental Landscapes and Home Gardens Plant Problem Discipline Management
Jenny Glass/WSU Puyallup/ Herbaceous ornamentals, Fruit or nut trees, Small fruits, Vegetables, Woody ornamentals, Other

Lawn and Turfgrass Problem Discipline Management
Jenny Glass/WSU Puyallup/All