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Click on a contact person's name to send them an email message. A key to the abbreviations is at the bottom of the list.  The contact persons listed work for University of Maine Cooperative Extension unless noted otherwise.

 


Primary Contacts

Home, Yard, & Garden pests
Insect Diagnostic Clinic
Indoor, structural, yard and garden insect pests
  Clay Kirby 207-581-2963.
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
Indoor, yard and garden, and commercial plant disease problems. 
  Bruce Watt 207-581-3883.

Additional contact for
forest & shade tree pests -->

 

  Charlene Donahue MDC 207-287-2431.
Home yard and garden weeds   Lois Stack 207-581-2949.
 
 
Specific topics

BioTechnology in pest management
Genetically modified crops   John Jemison 207-581-3241;  Gary Anderson 207-581-3240.
 

Human health pests
Mosquitoes
West Nile Virus/EEE/Avian flu - dead bird reporting.

For local mosquito control issues contact your town office.
 
  Kathy Gensheimer MDHS 800-821-8821.
 

MDHS 1-888-697-5846 (reports taken beginning in late June).

Ticks and Lyme disease   Kathy Gensheimer MDHS 800-821-8821.

Integrated Pest Management
Extension IPM programs   Jim Dill 207-581-3879.
 
State government IPM programs
School IPM
  Kathy Murray MDA 207-287-7616.
 

Invasive pests
Insects and other animals   Terrestrial and freshwater species - Karen Coluzzi MDA 207-287-7551; John Crowe USDA 207-848-5199.
Marine species - Russel Danner MDIFW
207-287-2813.
 
Aquatic plants   Freshwater - Paul Gregory MDEP 207-287-3901.
Marine -  Robin Hadlock Seeley SML 607-539-7897
 
Terrestrial plants   Lois Stack 207-581-2949;  Don Cameron MDC 207-287-8041.
 
Pest quarantine regulations  

Patsy Hartley USDA, 207-848-5199;  Ann Gibbs MDA 207-287-3891.


Organic pest management*
Certification   Mary Yurlina MOFGA-CS 207-568-4142.
 

Technical support

  Eric Sideman MOFGA 207-568-4142.
   *Contacts listed for specific topic areas also provide information on organic methods.
 

Pesticide issues
Pesticide Poisoning   For Emergency, call 911 first.
Northern New England Poison Control Center: 1-800-222-1222. 
For Hearing impaired:  TTY/TTD 877-299-4447.
 
Pesticide applicator license   Gary Fish MDA 207-287-7545.
 
Pesticide applicator training manuals   Donna Buckley 207-581-3878;  Don Barry 207-581-3884.
 
Pesticide safety training sessions   Gary Fish MDA 207-287-7545;  Jim Dill 207-581-3879.
 
Pesticide use complaint   Henry Jennings MDA 207-287-2731;  Bob Batteese MDA 207-287-2731.
 
Pesticide registrations   Wes Smith MDA 207-287-2731.
 
Pesticide toxicity   Lebelle Hicks MDA 207-287-2731.
 
Pesticide registrations - Emergency and Special Local needs registrations  (IR4 Program)   Dave Yarborough 207-581-2923.

Poisonous Plants
Identification   Lois Stack 207-581-2949.
Northern New England Poison Center   1-800-222-1222, TTY/TTD 877-299-4447.

Weeds
Crop weeds  

Rick Kersbergen 207-342-5971;  Dave Yarborough 207-581-2923;  John Jemison, 581-3241. 

Lawn and Landscape weeds   Lois Stack, 207-581-2949.
Roadside vegetation problem   Bob Moosmann MDOT 207-624-3100.
 

Vertebrates and Wildlife as pests
(Deer, Raccoons, etc.) - See separate list
 

Commercial categories - These contacts are for use by commercial farmers, landscapers, greenhouse operators etc.  Contacts for home and garden pest queries are shown in the "Primary Contacts" section at the top of this page.

Commercial - Crop, Landscape, and Livestock pest management
Aquaculture   Paul Anderson 581-1422.
 
Christmas trees   Charlene Donahue (MDC) 207-287-2431
 
Cranberries   Charles Armstrong 207-581-2940.
 
Lowbush blueberries   Dave Yarborough 207-581-2923.
 
Dairy cattle   David Marcinkowski 207-581-2740; Gary Anderson 207-581-3240; Craig Leonard MDA 287-1132.
 
Forage and feed crops   Rick Kersbergen 207-342-5971;  Matt Williams 207-532-6548.
 
Forest insects   Charlene Donahue (MDC) 207-287-2431; Dee Potter
 
Greenhouse   Lois Stack 207-581-2949.
Livestock   Extension livestock contact list by species; Craig Leonard MDA 287-1132.
 
Ornamental & Nursery   Lois Stack 207-581-2949,
Ann Gibbs MDA 207-287-3891.
 
Poultry   Kathy Murray MDA 207-287-7616 (flies).
 
Small fruit (strawberries, raspberries, highbush blueberry)
 
  David Handley 207-933-2100.
 
Tree fruits   Glen Koehler 207-581-3882;  Renae Moran 207-933-2100.
 
Turf   Lois Stack 207-581-2949.
 
Vegetables  

Mark Hutton 207-933-2100;
Kathy Murray MDA 207-287-7616.

Potatoes and Broccoli - Jim Dwyer
207-764-9215 Jim Dill 207-581-3879; Steve Johnson 207-764-9215.

Sweet corn - David Handley 207-933-2100;  Jim Dill 207-581-3879

 

Abbreviations:
MDA = Maine Department of Agriculture   MOFGA = Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc.
MDC = Maine Dept. of Conservation   MOFGA-CS = MOFGA Certification Services LLC
MDEP = Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection   SML = Shoals Marine Lab
MDHS = Maine Department of Human Services   UMPSE = UMaine Dept. Plant Soil and Environmental Sciences
MDIFW = Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife   USDA = US Department of Agriculture
MDOT = Maine Department of Transportation    

 

 





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