Pest Management Unit
Insect ID Lab
- Insect identification
- Insect injury identification
- Expert management recommendations
Tick Lab
- Tick identification and disease testing
- Public outreach on tick management, personal protection, and tick-borne disease prevention
- Monitoring of Maine’s tick populations and geographic range
Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
- Plant pathogen (fungal, bacterial, viral, etc.) identification and expert management recommendations
- Use of DNA analysis to identify pathogens, offering a new level of specificity of pathogen identification, down to the level of species or strain
- Ability to be certified for testing plant samples by USDA-APHIS
Programs in Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Safety Education
- Farmer training and consultation for crop-specific management of pests
- Guidance and resources for all Mainers with pest problems or questions
- Guidance and resources about pesticide safety
Hours
Monday- Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (closed holidays)
