IPM Faculty and Staff
This page contains contact information for MSU Extension IPM specialists. Each row has a link to that specialist's faculty page (when applicable) along with their office or lab location, phone number, and email address.
Please address plant-related questions and concerns to the Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory.
IPM Specialists
Dr. Tim Seipel
IPM Director
Assistant Research Professor
Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Extension Cropland Weed Ecology
Dr. Eva Grimme
Plant Disease Diagnostician
Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory
Urban and Horticulture IPM
Dr. Jane Mangold
Professor
Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Rangeland Invasive Plant Management
Dr. Uta McKelvy
Assistant Professor
Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Field Crop Pathology
Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory
Dr. Zach Miller
Professor of Horticulture
Superintendent
Western Agricultural Research Center
Noelle Orloff
Plant Identification Diagnostician
Land Resources and Environmental Studies
Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory
Marni Rolston
Crop Insect Diagnostician
Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory
Abi Saeed
Extension Horticulture Specialist
Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Integrated Pest Management
Dr. Cecil Tharp
Extension Specialist
Animal and Range Sciences
Pesticide Education Program
Dr. Tiziana Oppedisano
Assistant Professor of Entomology/Insect Ecology
Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center
Brandy Moses Straub
IPM Program Coordinator