Meet our Extension Plant Pathology Staff

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Dr. Daisy Ahumada
Assistant Professor and Extension Field Crop Pathology Specialist
(919) 515-7020 daisy_ahumada@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Lee Butler
Extension Coordinator
(919) 513-3878 elbutler@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Bill Cline
Extension Specialist (Small Fruit Production & Pathology)
(910) 620-4502 bill_cline@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Christina Cowger
USDA-ARS Small Grains Pathologist
(919) 513-7388 Christina.Cowger@usda.gov Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Dr. Adrienne Gorny
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist (Nematology)
(919) 515-0776 agorny@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Dr. Jim Kerns
Turfgrass Pathology Specialist & Professor
(919) 513-4820 jpkerns@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Dr. Frank Louws
Department Head, Horticultural Science
(919) 515-6689 fjlouws@ncsu.edu Horticultural Science
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Dr. LeAnn Lux
Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor
(919) 515-6928 lrlux@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Mike Munster
Plant Disease Diagnostician for Commercial Ornamentals
(919) 515-3619 mike_munster@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Dr. Dave Ritchie
Professor and Extension Plant Pathology Specialist (Peaches)
(919) 515-6809 david_ritchie@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology
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Dr. Sara Villani
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist-Fruit and Ornamental Pathology
(828) 585-3535 sara_villani@ncsu.edu Entomology & Plant Pathology