Primary Contacts |
Home, Yard, & Garden pests |
Insect
Diagnostic Clinic
Indoor, structural, yard and garden
insect pests |
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Clay Kirby
207-581-2963. |
Plant Disease
Diagnostic Clinic
Indoor, yard and garden, and commercial plant disease problems. |
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Bruce Watt
207-581-3883. |
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Additional contact for
forest & shade tree
pests -->
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Charlene Donahue MDC 207-287-2431. |
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Home yard and garden weeds |
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Lois Stack
207-581-2949.
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Specific topics |
BioTechnology in pest management |
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Genetically modified crops |
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John Jemison 207-581-3241;
Gary Anderson 207-581-3240. |
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Human health pests |
Mosquitoes
West Nile
Virus/EEE/Avian flu - dead bird reporting.
For local
mosquito control issues contact your town office.
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Kathy
Gensheimer MDHS 800-821-8821.
MDHS
1-888-697-5846 (reports taken beginning in late June). |
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Ticks and Lyme disease |
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Kathy
Gensheimer MDHS 800-821-8821. |
Integrated Pest Management |
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Extension IPM
programs |
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Jim Dill
207-581-3879.
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State
government IPM programs
School IPM |
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Kathy Murray MDA 207-287-7616.
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Invasive pests |
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Insects and other animals |
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Terrestrial and freshwater species -
Karen Coluzzi MDA 207-287-7551;
John Crowe USDA 207-848-5199.
Marine species - Russel Danner
MDIFW 207-287-2813.
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Aquatic plants |
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Freshwater -
Paul Gregory MDEP
207-287-3901.
Marine -
Robin Hadlock Seeley
SML 607-539-7897
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Terrestrial plants |
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Lois Stack
207-581-2949;
Don Cameron MDC 207-287-8041.
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Pest
quarantine regulations |
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Patsy Hartley USDA,
207-848-5199;
Ann Gibbs MDA 207-287-3891. |
Organic pest management* |
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Certification |
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Mary Yurlina MOFGA-CS 207-568-4142.
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Technical
support |
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Eric Sideman MOFGA 207-568-4142. |
*Contacts
listed for specific topic areas also provide
information on organic methods.
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Pesticide issues |
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Pesticide Poisoning |
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For Emergency, call
911 first.
Northern New England Poison Control Center: 1-800-222-1222.
For Hearing impaired: TTY/TTD 877-299-4447.
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Pesticide
applicator license |
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Gary
Fish MDA 207-287-7545.
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Pesticide applicator training
manuals |
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Donna
Buckley 207-581-3878;
Don Barry 207-581-3884.
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Pesticide
safety training sessions |
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Gary
Fish
MDA 207-287-7545;
Jim Dill 207-581-3879.
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Pesticide use
complaint |
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Henry Jennings MDA 207-287-2731;
Bob Batteese MDA 207-287-2731.
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Pesticide
registrations |
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Wes Smith MDA 207-287-2731.
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Pesticide
toxicity |
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Lebelle
Hicks MDA 207-287-2731.
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Pesticide registrations - Emergency and Special
Local needs registrations (IR4 Program) |
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Dave Yarborough
207-581-2923. |
Poisonous Plants |
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Identification |
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Lois Stack
207-581-2949. |
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Northern New England Poison Center |
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1-800-222-1222, TTY/TTD 877-299-4447. |
Weeds |
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Crop weeds |
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Rick
Kersbergen 207-342-5971;
Dave Yarborough 207-581-2923;
John Jemison, 581-3241.
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Lawn and
Landscape weeds |
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Lois Stack,
207-581-2949. |
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Roadside
vegetation problem |
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Bob Moosmann
MDOT 207-624-3100.
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Vertebrates and Wildlife as pests
(Deer, Raccoons, etc.) -
See
separate list |
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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 |
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Aquaculture |
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Paul Anderson
581-1422.
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Christmas trees |
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Charlene Donahue (MDC) 207-287-2431
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Cranberries |
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Charles
Armstrong 207-581-2967.
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Lowbush
blueberries |
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Dave
Yarborough 207-581-2923.
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Dairy cattle |
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David
Marcinkowski 207-581-2740;
Gary Anderson 207-581-3240;
Craig Leonard MDA
287-1132.
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Forage and
feed crops |
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Rick
Kersbergen 207-342-5971;
Matt Williams 207-532-6548.
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Forest insects |
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Charlene Donahue
(MDC) 207-287-2431; Dee Potter
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Greenhouse |
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Lois Stack 207-581-2949. |
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Livestock |
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Extension livestock
contact list by species;
Craig Leonard MDA
287-1132.
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Ornamental & Nursery |
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Lois Stack
207-581-2949,
Ann Gibbs MDA 207-287-3891.
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Poultry |
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Kathy Murray MDA 207-287-7616 (flies).
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Small fruit
(strawberries, raspberries, highbush blueberry)
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David
Handley 207-933-2100.
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Tree fruits |
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Glen Koehler
207-581-3882;
Renae Moran 207-933-2100.
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Turf |
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Lois Stack
207-581-2949.
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Vegetables |
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Abbreviations: |
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MDA = Maine
Department of Agriculture |
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MOFGA = Maine
Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc. |
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MDC = Maine Dept. of Conservation |
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MOFGA-CS =
MOFGA Certification Services LLC |
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MDEP = Maine
Dept. of Environmental Protection |
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SML = Shoals Marine Lab |
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MDHS = Maine
Department of Human Services |
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UMPSE = UMaine Dept. Plant Soil and Environmental
Sciences |
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MDIFW = Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife |
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USDA = US
Department of Agriculture |
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MDOT = Maine
Department of Transportation |
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