How to Apply

1. Applicants should visit the ministry of agriculture headquarter office or the nearest District Crop Production Office or District Animal Production Office {see address details below}.
2. Collect the Plant Pests Diagnostic Application Form or use this link to download, Link
3. Head to the Plant Pathology Laboratory office {see address details below} and Submit the completed form with the plant pest sample {please refer to instruction section below} on how to collect the plant pest sample.
4. The laboratory technician will verify, record the plant pest sample and issue an acknowledgement receipt indicating the date of the withdrawal of the result. Note the receipt should be carried, when collecting the result if it’s in person.
5. After the sample test analysis and evaluation of the test results, a report finding will be issued/send to the applicant inform of a form either by mail, letter or in person.
6. If you require the test results to be explained, please contact/request the Laboratory officer to explain it and advise you on how to manage and control the pest.

• Valid National Identity Card (Omang).

Head of Plant Pathology Laboratory
Department of Agricultural Research
Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security
Private Bag 0033
Gaborone
Botswana 97
Fax.(+267) 3928965/ 3190783
Call Centre:Tel. 17755
  Email. moa17755@gov.bw

District Crop Production Office Link
District Animal Production Office Link
Opening hours: 07:30 to 12:45 then 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Any person, citizens or non-citizens interested in crop disease identification and control is welcomed to apply for this service including:

• Horticulture farmers
• Arable farmers
• Researchers
• Other Institutions

• No fees associated with the service

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• Processing period is within Fourteen to Twenty-one (14 to 21) working days depending on the purity of samples received.

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Important Information
COLLECTING INSECT SPECIMENS FOR IDENTIFICATION

• Be very careful in collecting insect specimens or plant material connected with insect specimens.
• Send along as much of the affected plants, trees, etc., connected with the insect pest as possible. If the insect is abundant, send more than one individual (up to 5)
• Place insects in a container, then pack the container gently with a soft material such as cotton or layers of tissue paper/paper towel and then package in a squash‐proof container in such a way to keep damage to the insects to a minimum.
• Soft‐bodied insects (grubs, caterpillars, mites) and spiders will lose their coloring very quickly after death. These should be sent in as quickly as possible.
• Submit immediately after packing.

If large plant specimens are to be shipped with the insect pests:

• Send as much of the plant as possible.
• Explain where pests were found if separated from plant specimen.
• Wrap plant roots or soil in plastic bag to prevent their drying out.
• Put specimens inside a small, squash‐proof container (vial, Tupperware), then into a box or strong envelope with padding and/or packing material so that they will arrive in good shape.

• Full name of the applicant
• When the pest was first noticed
• Where was it found (indoor, kind of plant, food)
• what part of plant (roots, leaves, stem, flower)
• Distribution of the pest: (entire field, a few of the plants, dry or wet areas, single houseplant)
• Weather conditions previous week (rainy, cloudy, windy)
• Contact details
• Address of the farm

• This service provides applicants with a means by which to identify plant diseases and to receive recommendations on control measures.

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