Services and
Fees
The Purdue University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory works
for you to identify many types of plant problems and related issues. We work
with both physical samples and digital images.
We accept both commercial samples of all types and homeowner samples. This
service is available to anyone in the continental United States. However, if
you reside outside of Indiana we suggest you contact your local |Extension
Service office or a diagnostic lab in your region for assistance.
Follow
this link for University Related Plant
Disease and Soil Testing Services located
in the United States.
Services
Identification and control
recommendations for:
- Plant
diseases
- Insects
- Mites
- Spiders
- Identification
of unknown plants, including weeds
- Nutritional
problems*
- Other
non-infectious problems
- Vertebrate
pests
* The PPDL does not provide soil or
tissue testing. You may wish to refer to this abbreviated list of
certified soil and plant analysis testing labs (pdf file) for these services. Michigan
State University runs a Soil and Plant Nutrient Laboratory. You may access
submission and testing fee information at the following website:www.spnl.msu.edu/
Questions pertaining to Nematode
identification should be addressed to the Nematology Laboratory
Fees
Per Sample Handling Fee: Includes routine
isolations, microscope exam and diagnosis of physical samples and/or digital images:
From within Indiana: $11.00
Outside of Indiana: $22.00
·
Additional
fees:
·
Virus
testing (individual serological tests, up to 5 viruses): $25
·
Bacterial
Identification via sequencing: $25
·
Molecular
tests for specific pathogens: $50
o
Soybean
brown stem rot/Soybean sudden death syndrome
o
Wheat
viruses screen
·
Sequencing
to identify pathogen to species: $25-100 depending on pathogen group.
·
In
rare cases samples requiring extensive laboratory time may be charged
additional fees. These will be determined in consultation with the submitter
Per Sample
Fee for Herbicide Resistance Testing in Weeds
From within Indiana: $11.00
Outside of Indiana: $72.00
We accept payment in the form of
cash, money orders, or personal checks. We can’t accept credit card payments.
Diagnostic responses are sent by email
(or by US mail or fax upon request).
There will be no additional
handling for any follow-up samples that might be requested by diagnosticians
who require additional samples for a more accurate identification or diagnosis
of the problem.