Plant disease/pest scouting + NPDN clinic referral — garden & cropland / national.

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 — and makes sure a reportable pest or disease is never sat on.

Where

At the garden or cropland site / national (any NPDN-member state diagnostic clinic) · Open the map

Pay

$145 proposed

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Proof

A dated scouting record listing affected plants with symptoms and signs explicitly distinguished, a sample or photo set submitted to a named NPDN-member clinic when ID is uncertain, and any reportable finding reported to the state department of agriculture the same day

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-11-28

Posted by

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• The affected planting(s), viewed in daylight
• A phone camera for whole-plant, close-up, and both-leaf-side photos
• A clean bag/container and labels if a physical sample will be shipped
• The state's NPDN-member diagnostic clinic contact info (npdn.org lab directory)

Steps

1. 1. Walk the planting and note every affected plant, its species/variety if known, and the pattern of affected plants (isolated, spreading from one point, whole row/bed).
2. 2. Record SYMPTOMS observed on the plant itself: leaf-spot shape/color/margin, wilting pattern, cankers, galls, chlorosis, stunting, dieback.
3. 3. Record SIGNS observed — actual physical evidence of the causal organism: fungal fruiting bodies/mycelium, bacterial ooze, insect life stages/eggs/frass, mite webbing — kept explicitly separate from the symptom list.
4. 4. Photograph per clinic guidance: whole plant/planting, a close-up of a representative symptom, both sides of an affected leaf, and a healthy-tissue comparison shot.
5. 5. If a specific reportable pest or disease is suspected (see decision rules), report to the state department of agriculture THE SAME DAY before doing anything else.
6. 6. For a non-reportable but uncertain case, submit a physical sample (fresh, double-bagged, kept cool) or the photo set to a named NPDN-member state clinic per its current submission instructions; record the clinic name and submission date.
7. 7. Record the clinic's or state ag department's response when it returns; route any recommended action to the appropriate professional (licensed applicator, arborist, extension agent) rather than acting on it directly.

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

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.