Diagnostic And Other Services

Resources are available online and across the state via your local Extension office, nearest Research and Education Center, or by shipping your sample to on campus UF/IFAS labs. See our Pests and Pollinators and Organic Agriculture pages for additional Integrated Pest Management information.

• Insects and Mites
  

  Insects and Mites

  • UF Insect ID Lab – Send samples for official ID
  • Distance Diagnostic and Identification System (DDIS)
  • Featured Creatures - Identify and learn about beneficial and harmful insects
• Plant Diseases
  

  Plant Diseases

  • UF/IFAS Plant Diagnostic Center - Send samples to identify biotic and abiotic disease and treatment recommendations for a fee.
  • U-SCOUT - Database of hundreds of high-quality pictures of plant disease damage to help with identification in the field. 
• UF/IFAS Research and Education Center Diagnostic Plant Clinics
  

  Diagnostic Plant Clinics

  • UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center Plant Clinic, Wimauma 
  • UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center Plant Clinic, Apopka
  • UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center Plant Clinic, Immokalee
  • UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic, Quincy 
  • UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center Everglades Soil Testing Laboratory, Belle Glade
  • UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center Plant Diagnostic Clinic, Homestead
  • Coming Soon! Diagnostics available at UF/IFAS Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, Hastings. 
• UF/IFAS Playlists on IPM Services And Sampling
  

  YouTube Links

  • UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises You Tube Channel
  • IPM Playlist
  • Diagnostic Sampling Playlist
• Soils
  

  Soils

  • UF/IFAS SOIL TESTING LABORATORY (ESTL) – Samples analyzed for nutrient concentrations and fertility recommendations for a fee
• Nematodes
  

  Nematodes

  • UF/IFAS NEMATODE ASSAY LAB - Send samples to identify and estimate nematode concentrations with management recommendations for a fee.
• Pesticides
  

  Pesticides

  • Pesticide Training and Licensing
  • UF/IFAS Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida
  • Pest Recommendations by Crop
  • Pesticide applicator Continuing Education Units (CEUs) 
  • Pesticide Exams in Your County
• Livestock
  

  Livestock

  • UF/IFAS Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories
  • UF/IFAS Meat Processing Center
  • UF/IFAS Forage Evaluation Support Laboratory (FESL)
  • UF/IFAS Forage Extension Laboratory
  • UF/IFAS Livestock Waste Testing Laboratory (LWTL) 
  • Fish Disease Diagnostics Lab - 
  • Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
• Weather and Irrigation
  

  Weather and Irrigation

  • Mobile Irrigation Labs
  • UF/IFAS Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) 
  • AgroClimate
  • Smart Irrigation Apps
• Other UF/IFAS Extension Resources
  

  Other UF/IFAS Extension Resources

  • UF/IFAS Research and Education Centers 
  • EDIS: UF/IFAS Publications Database - 
  • County Grower Permit