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Come to one of our clinics!

Burlington/Mount Vernon Clinic:

1st Location:
Wednesdays, 10 am-2 pm, April-Oct.
WSU Skagit Co. Extension Office
11768 Westar Lane, Suite A
Burlington, WA 98233

360-428-4270, dial "0" on clinic days,
dial "228" to leave a message.

2nd Location:
Last Sat. of the month, 10 am - 2 pm, May-Oct.
WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
16650 State Route 536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Anacortes Clinic:

Thursdays, 9 am-12 noon, April-Sept.

Ace Hardware
1720 Q Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221

360-293-3535

Collecting and Packaging Plant Disease Samples

Please submit as much of the plant as possible, including roots. Samples should include both the affected and healthy tissues so
a comparison with the "normal" plant is possible. Do not send specimens that are completely dead, dried or rotted.

Vegetables, Bulbs and Annuals: Send entire affected plant, including roots.

Shrubs, Trees: Send both healthy and affected tissues. Include at least one specimen showing margin between healthy and diseased tissues.

Turfgrass: Send 4" squares including roots and soil. Take samples at the edge of affected areas and include both healthy and affected grass. For best results, send samples representing healthy, slightly affected, and severely affected areas of lawn.

Collecting and Packaging Insect Samples

Butterflies, moths and bees should be preserved by freezing, not by submerssion in alcohol (alcohol will damage many key features used in identification of these insects).

All other specimens (including spiders, mites, ticks, etc.) should be preserved in 70% ethyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol is OK), preferably in a clear vial or other glass container.

DO NOT MAIL IN LIVE INSECTS or bring in badly damaged specimens.

Collecting and Packaging Plant/Weed ID Samples

Samples for Plant and Weed ID must be alive, fresh, and undamaged. They should include leaves, buds, stems, flowers, roots, and fruits/seeds or as many of these features as possible. A single leaf is not enough!

If you plan to bring in a plant or insect sample, you can print out and complete our Clinic Form ahead of time to save time!