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Instructions for Collecting, Preparing and Mailing Specimens:

     1.   GIVE COMPLETE INFORMATION on reverse side.  See SP370D,
     "Plant and Pest Diagnostic Center," for more information.

     2.   SEND GENEROUS AMOUNTS of material; ENCLOSE plant material IN
     PLASTIC BAGS; NEVER ADD WATER to any sample; NEVER mix
     several host species in a single bag; AVOID LOOSE SOIL.

     3.   SEND specimens IMMEDIATELY after collecting.  If holdover
     periods are encountered, keep specimen cold.  Mail packages
     to arrive on weekdays (Monday through Friday) rather than
     during weekend.

     4.   Protect specimens from being crushed in the mail. Place
     insects in a vial of alcohol and send in a mailing tube.

     5.   If general decline or dying of plants is observed, send
     WHOLE PLANTS showing EARLY SYMPTOMS, with roots and adjacent
     soil intact.  DIG UP CAREFULLY.  If a field crop, send
     several plants.  DEAD PLANTS ARE USELESS for examination.

     6.   When not possible to send whole plants, always send generous
     samples of above-ground portions (showing early symptoms),
     at least a PINT of SOIL, and a good handful of FEEDER ROOTS. 
     This especially applies to large ornamentals, shrubbery,
     evergreens and small trees.  Be sure to enclose all
     materials in plastic bags.

     7.   When localized infections, such as cankers, leaf spots and
     rots, are involved, send specimens representing early and
     moderate stages of disease.  For cankers, include healthy
     portions from above and below disease area.

     8.   DEAD PLANTS, material that is DRY or DECOMPOSING on arrival
     and specimens arriving WITHOUT NECESSARY INFORMATION CANNOT
     BE DIAGNOSED.

     9.   Specimens should be mailed to:

     Soil, Plant, and Pest Center
     The University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
     5201 Marchant Drive
     Nashville, TN  37211-5112




          DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

Pesticides recommended in this publication were registered for
the prescribed uses when printed.  Pesticide registrations are
continuously being reviewed.  Should registration of a     
recommended pesticide be cancelled, it would no longer be
recommended by the University of Tennessee.

Use of trade or brand names in this publication is for clarity
and information; it does not imply approval of the product to the
exclusion of others which may be of similar, suitable
composition, nor does it guarantee or warrant the standard of the
product. 


                    PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT
                                
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safely.  This is everyone's responsibility, especially the user.
Read and follow label directions carefully before you buy, mix,
apply, store or dispose of a pesticide.  According to laws
regulating pesticides, they must be used only as directed by the
                             label.
                                
                                
                                
                                                
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