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Please note that our diagnostic fees have been adjusted to reflect the rising costs of materials and reagents.

Basic Plant Health Analysis (Physical Samples) - $30

Services covered by this fee include:

  • Visual Examination
  • Moist Chamber
  • Culturing
  • Microscopic Examination

Additional Tests & Fees -  Cost is added to basic sample fee

  • Serological testing (viral testing and Phytophthora) ImmunoStrip: $20.00
  • Bacterial Leaf  Scorch: $35.00 (after the 5th sample the cost is 20.00 $ per additional sample)
  • Oak wilt     $40.00 (after the 5th sample the cost is 20.00 $ per additional samples)
  • General Phytoplasma  $ 40.00 (after the 5th sample the cost is 20.00 $ per additional samples)
  • Rose Rosette Virus  $50.00 (after the 5th sample the cost is 30.00 $ per additional samples)
  • Electron microscopy $100.00

Contact PPDC for availability and ordering of specific tests

  • Out-of-State Service Charge----$50.00

Insect Identification 

Microscopy $30.00

Nematode Analysis

  • Soybean Cyst Nematode $30.00
  • Other (Vermiform) Nematode $40.00
  • Pine Wood Assay Nematode $20.00

Turfgrass and Lawns

  • Ohio General Turf Samples $30.00
  • Commercial Turf Samples $50.00
  • Turf Nematode Assay $60.00
  • Out-of-State Turf- 100.00
  1. What’s happening with the spicebushes in the region ??

    Dec 12, 2024

    Spicebush is a valuable native plant in Ohio, known for its aromatic leaves and vibrant fall color. However, recent observations have identified several significant health issues, including dieback, wilting, thrips damage and viral symptoms. This article provides an overview of the current concerns on spicebush in the region.

    Read the full article - What’s happening with the spicebushes in the region ?? | BYGL

  2. Updated Diagnostic Fees 2025

    Apr 4, 2025

    Please note that our fees have been adjusted slightly to reflect the rising costs of supplies, reagents, and salaries.

    Basic Plant Health Analysis (Physical Samples) - $30

    Services covered by this fee include:

  3. Pest Alert: Spotted Lanternfly

    Aug 30, 2024

    What is the Spotted Lanternfly? How do I identify SLF and how do I report a sighting?

    Department of Entomology at the Ohio State University published a new article about the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF). Here is the link to the article: https://entomology.osu.edu/news/pest-alert-spotted-lanternfly

     

  4. Burying Beetles – Remarkable parents!!

    Sep 27, 2023

    Suranga Basnagala

    September 2022 the entomology department received a voicemail from Christian Centa in Doylestown OH. He said seeing a mating pair of burying beetles in his backyard trying to bury a mouse carcass. He was aware of the rarity of the Burying beetles, recorded the scene without disturbing them, and sent me the videos.

  5. Purple Carrot-Seed Moth from OH - NEW STATE RECORD

    Sep 6, 2023

    By Suranga Basnagala   Depressaria depressana (Fabricius) - (Depressariidae), Common names – Blunt’s flat-body, purple carrot-seed moth  Native range - Palearctic region (Western Europe through Russia – China)  
  6. Important Sample Submission Update

    Aug 15, 2023

    Good afternoon, clients of the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic. We are excited to announce that we are now accepting credit card payment for  diagnostic samples processed by the Clinic, CFAES Wooster campus.

    Credit card payment

  7. Where to Send Your Sample

    Mar 1, 2019

    The Ohio State University faculty and staff within the Departments of Plant Pathology and Entomology are dedicated to serve stakeholders and clientele in the state of Ohio.

  8. The Clinic will no longer accept any samples that contain any material that does not originate from plants or insects

    Feb 12, 2019