Meet the Team
The PPDL could not provide the range of services we offer without the diagnostic expertise provided by specialists in other departments. As in past years, faculty and staff from the Departments of Botany & Plant Pathology, Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, and Forestry & Natural Resources very generously assisted with providing problem diagnoses involving their specialties. The PPDL team provides an ongoing point of connection between county-based Extension educators, the public and Extension specialists on campus; facilitating knowledge exchange and information about trends in lab samples to promote more informed recommendations for disease and pest management.
Contact Us
Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory
Purdue University
915 Mitch Daniels Boulevard, LSPS 116
West Lafayette IN 47907-2054
Email: ppdl-samples@purdue.edu
Voice: 765-494-7071
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Tom C. Creswell
Office: LSPS 116
As Director of the Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory (PPDL), I am responsible for overseeing daily operations and administration of the lab. The PPDL is an interdisciplinary lab, taking advantage of technical expertise from several departments in the College of Agriculture to provide diagnostic and identification services to our clients. Our lab serves as the state laboratory for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).
John Bonkowski
Office: LSPS 110
Tina Garwood
Office: LSPS 116
SUPPORT
Your generous contributions help us provide opportunities for students in the lab, training for County Extension agents, and support our work as part of the Research, Teaching, and Engagement missions of Purdue University.
DONATE NOWBotany and Plant PatholoGy
- Janna Beckerman: Commercial ornamental problems, chemical control questions
- Dan Egel: Vegetable pathology (SWPAC)
- Lee Miller: Epidemiology and management of turfgrass diseases
- Darcy Telenko: Disease management practices for agronomic crops
- Marcello Zimmer: Agronomic weed identification and control; diagnosis of herbicide injury on field crops
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Entomology
- Timothy Gibb: Invertebrate and other pest identification and control
- Cliff Sadof: Ornamentals and pest management
- Brock Harpur: Beekeeping
- Laura Ingwell: Vegetable pest management
- Elizabeth Long: Specialty crop pest management
- Doug Richmond: Turfgrass entomology and applied ecology
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
- Kyle Daniel: Identification of horticultural plants
- Aaron Patton:Turfgrass management
- Wenjing Guan: Vegetable specialist (SWPAC)
- Liz Maynard: Commercial floral and vegetable crops
- Stephen Meyers: Horticulture weed science specialist
- Karen Mitchell: Consumer horticulture extension specialist
- Krishna Nemali: Controlled environmental agriculture using hydroponic production
Agronomy
- Keith Johnson: Forage crop specialist
- Jim Camberato: Agronomic soil fertility questions
- Dan Quinn: Corn specialist
Forestry & Natural Resources
- Lenny Farlee: General forestry
- Matt Ginzel: Wood boring insects
