At the garden or cropland site / national (any NPDN-member state diagnostic clinic)
Plant disease/pest scouting + NPDN clinic referral — garden & cropland / national.
Survey affected plants and separate disease signs from symptoms for an NPDN clinic referral. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $145 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofAffected plants listed with symptoms, signs distinguished + Photos matched to clinic submission guidance + Sample or photo set submitted to a named NPDN clinic + Clinic name, submission date recorded + Reportable finding reported same day to state agriculture department
- Open until2026-11-28
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Survey affected plants and separate disease signs from symptoms for an NPDN clinic referral. Home gardeners and small growers see plant symptoms as a blur and reach for whatever product is nearest, often on the wrong problem entirely. Scouting that separates SIGN from SYMPTOM and routes a real sample or photo set to a National Plant Diagnostic Network-affiliated state clinic gets an actual identification. It also makes sure a reportable pest or disease is never sat on.
Fund it for $145. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- camera with macro capability
- nitrile gloves
- resealable plastic bags for a plant sample
- a cooler with ice packs for a live sample
- a plant identification or extension symptom reference guide
- GPS-capable phone
Steps
- 1. Walk the planting and record every plant or area showing abnormal appearance, noting its species and exact location.
- 2. For each affected plant, record the SYMPTOM: the plant's own response, such as leaf-spot shape and color, wilt pattern, canker, gall, or chlorosis.
- 3. Separately record any SIGN: physical evidence of the causal organism itself, such as fungal fruiting bodies, bacterial ooze, insect life stages, or mite webbing; never merge sign and symptom into one entry.
- 4. Photograph each affected plant per the receiving clinic's stated guidance: whole plant, close-up of the symptom or sign, both leaf sides, and a healthy-tissue comparison from the same or a nearby plant.
- 5. If the ID is uncertain, collect a fresh sample per the clinic's submission instructions (double-bagged, kept cool, shipped promptly) rather than diagnosing from photos alone.
- 6. Submit the sample or photo set to a named National Plant Diagnostic Network member clinic (npdn.org lab directory), recording the clinic name and submission date.
- 7. Check every finding against the reportable-pest list; a spotted lanternfly at any life stage or egg mass, or citrus greening/HLB symptoms on citrus, is reported to the state department of agriculture or the USDA APHIS portal/hotline the same day the sign is found.
- 8. Never move plant material, firewood, or citrus budwood or fruit out of the area before a reportable finding is confirmed clear; hold it in place pending guidance from the state department of agriculture.
What counts as done
- Every affected plant/area scouted with symptom pattern recorded (leaf-spot shape/color, wilt pattern, canker, gall, chlorosis) and any observed sign (fruiting bodies, ooze, insect life stages) explicitly separated from the symptom list
- Photos taken matching the receiving clinic's stated submission guidance (whole plant, close-up, both leaf sides, healthy-tissue comparison)
- Sample or photo set submitted to a named NPDN-member state clinic (npdn.org lab directory), with the clinic name and submission date recorded
- Any reportable pest/disease sign reported the same day it was found, with the state department of agriculture (or USDA APHIS route) named
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