Jeffco Plant Lab Services and Costs

We serve everyone who has bug, landscape, or garden questions!

We specialize in plants, insects/arachnids, and horticultural problems in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region. We receive questions from home gardeners and plant enthusiasts, as well as professionals including arborists, nurseries, garden centers, and greenhouse producers. We also serve landscape professionals and turf specialists who maintain the grounds for HOAs, golf courses, private lawns, and sod growers, and pest control companies. If you have a plant, insect, tree, or lawn problem, we are your local resource to find solutions for healthier landscapes, gardens, and plants.

Phone and email consultations are offered free of charge. No charge to investigate or identify beetles sent out for Emerald Ash Borer confirmation.

Diagnosis of diseases and disorders

• $7/sample, Jefferson County resident
• $10/sample, non-resident
• $15/sample, commercial                

Identification of Plants and Insects

• $7/species, Jefferson County resident (Additional samples $3 each)
• $10/species, non-resident  (Additional samples $5/each)
• $15/species, commercial

Specialized Laboratory Tests

Culture, Isolation, and Identification of Plant Pathogens

• Fungi, $20/sample
• Bacteria, $20/sample
• Nematodes, $20/sample

Serological Detection ($35/sample)

Viruses:

• Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
• Cucumber Mosaic Virus
• Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus
• Tobacco Mosaic Virus

Bacteria:

 • Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovora)

Select Fungi:

• Rhizoctonia spp.
• Pythium spp.
• Phytophthora spp.

Lawn Check

$75/hr + mileage.

Call 303-271-6620 or visit  lawncheck.colostate.edu for information and scheduling.

Payment Method

Cash, check, or charge accepted.  Make checks payable to Jefferson County Treasurer.