{"id":11,"date":"2015-02-05T16:24:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:11:05","slug":"samples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/samples\/","title":{"rendered":"Submitting Samples"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-1528393160003\" class=\"row single h1-header gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h1>Submitting Samples<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1423177427285\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<p>Are any of these scenarios familiar?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"no-bullet hanging\">\n<li><em>The rhododendron leaves are drooping but watering is not fixing the problem\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ants are discovered in the crawlspace and you worry about potential damage\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Large dead spots suddenly develop on your well-manicured lawn\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The apple tree fails to bear and next year you want a better crop\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Large holes are being eaten from the hosta leaves but you haven&#8217;t seen a bug\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>An unknown weed is taking over the flower bed and needs to be controlled\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are experiencing any of these problems or similar ones, then you may benefit from plant problem diagnosis and insect identification help provided by the WSU Puyallup Plant &amp; Insect Diagnostic Laboratory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1423177370262\" class=\"row thirds gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h2>How To Submit A Sample<\/h2>\n<p>The WSU Puyallup Plant and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory is a facility for receiving samples submitted for identification or diagnosis of plant and insect related problems. This laboratory provides diagnostic assistance to private businesses and the citizens of Western Washington and supports the work of Washington State University Extension programs. The diagnostic laboratory is equipped to handle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Insect Identification\" href=\"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/insect-identification\/\">Insect identification, including pest management recommendations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Plant Problem Diagnosis\" href=\"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/plant-problems\/\">Plant disease and disorder diagnosis and management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Turfgrass Diagnosis\" href=\"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/turfgrass\/\">Turf and lawn problem diagnosis and management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column two \">\n<div class=\"imageGrid\"><a title=\"Insect Identification\" href=\"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/insect-identification\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/408\/2015\/01\/bedbug.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up fly head\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>Insect ID<\/a>Identification of insect and insect-pest problems.<\/div>\n<div class=\"imageGrid\"><a title=\"Plant Problem Diagnosis\" href=\"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/plant-problems\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/408\/2015\/01\/tomato-seed-dormancy-problem-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sprouting tomato\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>Plant Problems<\/a>Diagnosis of samples related to plant damage.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column three \">\n<div class=\"imageGrid\"><a title=\"Turfgrass Diagnosis\" href=\"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/turfgrass\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/408\/2015\/01\/TurfDisease_Thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Turfgrass with damage apparent\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>Turfgrass<\/a>Diagnosis of samples related to turf damage.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1424103434148\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top contactbox\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<p class=\"nested\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-58\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/408\/2015\/01\/Cannabis1.png\" alt=\"Cannabis leaf\" width=\"77\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please Note: We cannot accept cannabis samples due to WSU compliance with Federal policy. Industrial hemp samples MUST be accompanied by Washington State Hemp Producer&#8217;s License.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nested\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-58\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/408\/2015\/01\/Cannabis1.png\" alt=\"Cannabis leaf\" width=\"77\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please Note: We cannot accept cannabis samples due to WSU compliance with Federal policy. Industrial hemp samples MUST &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/?wsu_html_snippet=cannabis-policy\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-default\">&raquo; More &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28195,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=11"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/plantclinic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}