DPI Contacts
Mailing address: PO Box 147100 Gainesville, FL 32614-7100
Toll-Free Helpline Numbers
Plant Industry Helpline
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Homeowner Pest and Disease Control Info
As a regulatory agency, DPI cannot recommend specific pesticides or insecticides for pest and disease control. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences provides information on control methods through the local county extension offices or the UF-IFAS website.Search DOACS Telephone Listings via MyFlorida.com's 411
DPI Office Location Maps
- Plant Inspection Office Locator - Plant inspectors
- Apiary Inspection Office Locator - Honey bee inspectors
- Pest Eradication & Control Office Locator - Citrus inspectors
DPI Bureaus & Section Contacts
DPI Bureau or Program |
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APIARY INSPECTION Honey bees |
Inspect and certify honey bee colonies for movement. Placement and monitoring of bait hives to prevent the establishment of African bees in Florida. |
David Westervelt 352.372.3505 david.westervelt@freshfromflorida.com |
Assist growers and nursery owners in production of horticulturally superior citrus nursery stock. |
Mike Kesinger 863.298.7712 Michael.Kesinger@freshfromflorida.com |
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Develop, investigate and implement new methods for the prevention, detection, survey, control, and eradication of plant pests and diseases. |
Dr. Trevor Smith 352.372.3505 x 445 Trevor.Smith@freshfromflorida.com |
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Support the Division's control and eradication programs against harmful plant pests and diseases. |
Greg Carlton 863.298.7777 greg.carlton@freshfromflorida.com |
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| Administer state citrus health program including surveying, pathogen analysis, and regulatory efforts. | Greg Carlton 863.298.7777 greg.carlton@freshfromflorida.com |
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| Identify pests and plant diseases. | Dr. Greg Hodges 352.372.3505 x 118 Greg.Hodges@freshfromflorida.com |
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| Food irradiation. Product sterilization. Improve physical properties of plastics. | Carl Gillis 352.372-3505 x 440 Carl.Gillis@freshfromflorida.com |
Permits & Licenses
| Aquatics | Steve Hildebrandt 352.372-3505 x 155 Stephen.Hildebrandt@freshfromflorida.com |
| Noxious weed movement | Greg Hodges 352.372-3505 x 118 Greg.Hodges@freshfromflorida.com |
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Nursery and stockdealer plant registration |
North Florida Central Florida South Florida |
| Regulated plant index (native and commercially exploited plants). | Steve Hildebrandt 352.372-3505 x 155 Stephen.Hildebrandt@freshfromflorida.com |
Plant Inspection
| Bureau chief | Tyson Emery 352.372-3505 x 154 Tyson.Emery@freshfromflorida.com |
| Pest detection/surveying/ trapping. |
North Florida Central Florida South Florida |
Public Information/Media Inquiries
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Provide educational materials, and updated information about DPI programs. |
Denise Feiber Ellen Dyck |
| DPI Web site | Scott Weinberg 352.372-3505 x 171 Scott.Weinberg@freshfromflorida.com |
Administration
| Director |
Richard D. Gaskalla 352.372.3505 x 106 Richard.Gaskalla@freshfromflorida.com |
| Fiscal | Riggi Torres 352.372-3505 x 109 Rigoberto.Torres@freshfromflorida.com |
| Personnel | Kelly Shipman 352.372-3505 x 181 Kelly.Shipman@freshfromflorida.com |
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