United States Inspection Services
Alabama
Dennis Barclift
State Apiarist
Department of Agriculture & Industries
Apiary Section
P.O. Box 3336
Montgomery, AL 36193-0336
334-240-7225
drbarclift@otelco.net
http://www.agi.alabama.gov/plant-industries
Alaska
Doug Warner
Development Specialist
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Agriculture
1800 Glenn Highway, Suite 12
Palmer, AK 99645
907-745 7200
douglasw@dnr.state.ak.us
Arizona
Brett Cameron
IPM Program Manager
Arizona Department of Agriculture
1688 West Adams St.
Phoenix, AZ
602-542 0984
bcameron@azda.gov
Arkansas
Ed Levi
Apiary Inspector
Arkansas State Plant Board
#1 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
501-231 0537
ed.levi@aspb.ar.gov
http://www.plantboard.org/plant_apiary.html
California
California Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street, Room A-370
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-653 1440
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/
Colorado
Jerry Cochran
Colorado State Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry
Apiary Programs
700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215-5894
303-239 4142
jerry.cochran@ag.state.co.us
http://www.ag.state.co.us/DPI/SeedandApiary/apiary.html
Connecticut
Kirby Stafford
State Entomologist
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
P.O. Box 1106
New Haven, CT 06504
203-974-8474
Kirby.Stafford@po.state.ct.us
http://www.caes.state.ct.us/InspectandRegandGeneral/inspecti.htm
Delaware
Robert Mitchell
Delaware Department of Agriculture
Division of Production & Promotion
2320 South DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
302-739 48ll
Robert.Mitchell@state.de.us
http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/plantind/honeybee.shtml
Florida
Jerry Hayes
Assistant Chief, Plant & Apiary Insp.
Florida State Dept. of Ag. & Consumer Service
Division of Plant Industry
P.O. Box 147100
Gainesville, FL 32614-7100
352-372-3505 ext. 128
hayesg@doacs.state.fl.us
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/plantinsp/apiary/apiary.html
Georgia
Barry Smith
Agriculture Manager
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Division
P.O. Box 114
Tifton, GA 31793
229-386-3464
bsmith@agr.state.ga.us
http://agr.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,38902732_0_41530473,00.html
Hawaii
Mohsen M. Ramadan
Entomologist
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry
1428 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
808-973 9526
mohsen.m.ramadan@hawaii.gov
Idaho
Michael E. Cooper
Chief, Bureau of Feed and Plant Services
Idaho Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 790
Boise, ID 83701
208-332 8620
mcooper@idahoag.us
http://www.agri.idaho.gov/Categories/PlantsInsects/Bees/indexapiary.php
Illinois
Steve Chard
Apiary Inspection Supervisor
Illinois Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Natural Resources
P.O. BOX 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
217-785-4233
schard@agr.state.il.us
http://www.agr.state.il.us/programs/bees/index.html
Indiana
Kathleen M. Prough
Chief Apiary Inspector
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology
402 West Washington Street, Room W290
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2649
317-232 4120
kprough@dnr.state.in.us
http://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/apiary/apiarynews.htm
Iowa
Maury Wills
Bureau Chief
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Wallace Building
502 E. 9th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281 5783
maury.wills@idals.state.ia.us
http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/agdiv/agdivApiary.htm
Kansas
Glenn Salsbury
Plant Protection Program Supervisor
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Section
901 South Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1281
785-862-2180
gsalsbury@kda.state.ks.us
http://www.ksda.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=461
Kentucky
Philip Craft
State Apiarist
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
107 Corporate Drive
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone 502-573-0282, Ext. 244
phil.craft@kyagr.com
http://www.kyagr.com/statevet/bees/index.htm
Louisiana
Allen Fabre
Apiary Programs
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
P.O. Box 3596
Baton Rouge, LA 70821 3596
225-925 7772
allen_f@ldaf.state.la.us
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/divisions/aes/apiaryprograms.asp
Maine
Tony Jadczak
State Apiarist
Maine Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry
Station #28
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287 3891
Anthony.M.Jadczak@maine.gov
http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pi/apiary/index.htm
Maryland
Jerry E. Fischer, Sr.
State Apiary Inspector
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Section
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-5920
FischeJE@mda.state.md.us
http://www.mda.state.md.us/plants-pests/plant_protection_weed_mgmt/apiary_inspection/index.php
Massachusetts
Alfred R. Carl, Jr.
Bureau of Farm Products
Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture
251 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone 617-626-1802
al.carl@state.ma.us
http://www.mass.gov/agr/farmproducts/apiary/index.htm
Michigan
Michael G. Hansen
State Apiarist
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Pesticide & Plant Pest Management Division
717 St. Joseph Drive, #186
St. Joseph, MI 49085
1-800-292-3939, extension 2
hansenmg@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Daniel Pasche
Apiary Program Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
32736 180th Street
Starbuck, MN 56381
320-239-4725
daniel.pasche@state.mn.us
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/apiary/default.htm
Mississippi
Harry Fulton
State Apiarist
Bureau of Plant Industry
P.O. Box 5207
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-7765
harry@mdac.state.ms.us
http://www.mississippi.gov/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdac.state.ms.us%2Findex.asp
Missouri
Michael E. Brown
State Entomologist
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Plant Industry Division
P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751 5505
Michael.Brown@mda.mo.gov
http://www.mda.mo.gov/Plants/bees.htm
Montana
Ian Foley
State Apiarist
Montana Department of Agriculture
303 Roberts
Helena, MT 59620
406-444-9454
ifoley@mt.gov
http://agr.mt.gov/crops/beekeepers.asp
Nebraska
Julie van Meter
Acting State Entomologist
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
P.O. Box 94756
Lincoln, NE 68509-4756
402-471-2394
jvanmeter@agr.ne.gov
http://www.agr.state.ne.us/division/bpi/ent/bee1.htm
Nevada
John O’Brien
Administrator
Nevada Division of Agriculture
350 Capitol Hill Avenue
Reno, NV 89502
775-688-1182 extension 241
jobrien@agri.state.nv.us
http://www.agri.state.nv.us/OldAgricultureWebsite/pl_ind2.htm
New Hampshire
Thomas Durkis
State Entomologist
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture
Markets & Food
6 Hazen Drive, Lab D
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2561
tdurkis@agr.state.nh.us
http://agriculture.nh.gov/divisions/plant_industry/index.htm
New Jersey
Paul Raybold
State Apiarist
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry
P.O. Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625 0330
609-292 5440
paul.raybold@ag.state.nj.us
http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/beeinspection.html
New Mexico
Greg Watson
Assistant Bureau Chief
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology & Nursery Industries
P.O. Box 30005
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
505-646 3207
gwatson@nmda.nmsu.edu
http://www.nmda.nmsu.edu/DIVISIONS/AES/ent.html
New York
Robert J. Mungari
Director
New York Department of Agriculture & Markets
1 Winners Circle, Capital Plaza
Albany, NY 12235
518-457 2087
bob.mungari@agmkt.state.ny.us
http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/PI/PIHome.html
North Carolina
Donald I. Hopkins
Apiary Inspection Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Plant Industry Division
P.O. Box 27647
Raleigh, NC 27611
919-233-8214
don.hopkins@ncagr.gov
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/plantind/plant/apiary/apiary.htm
North Dakota
Judy Carlson
State Apiary Inspector
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
600 E. Boulevard, Department 602
Bismarck, ND 58505-0020
701-328-4997
jcarlson@state.nd.us
http://www.agdepartment.com/Programs/Plant/Apiary.html
Ohio
Barbara Bloetscher
State Apiarist
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Plant Industry and Consumer Services
8995 East Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 3399
614-644-5839
apiary@agri.ohio.gov
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/plant/curr/ap/plnt-ap-index.stm
Oklahoma
Sancho M. Dickinson III
Director
Oklahoma Dept. of Ag., Food, & Forestry.
Consumer Protection Services
P.O. Box 528804
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
405-521 3864
http://www.oda.state.ok.us/cps-apiaryhome.htm
Oklahoma
Sandra Wells
Oklahoma Dept. of Ag., Food, & Forestry.
Consumer Protection Services
P.O. Box 528804
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
405-521 3864
sandyw@oda.state.ok.us
http://www.okbees.org/
Oregon
Jim Cramer
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Commodity Inspection Division
Agriculture Building, 635 Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0110
503-986-4620
jcramer@oda.state.or.us
http://oregon.gov/ODA/CID/bees.shtml
Pennsylvania
Dennis vanEnglesdorp
Apiary Inspector
State Department of Agriculture
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-772-5204
c-dvanengl@state.pa.us
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=128075
Rhode Island
James R. Lawson
State Apiary Inspector
Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Man.
Division of Ag. & Resource Marketing
235 Promenad Street, Room 370
Providence, RI 02908 5767
401-222-2781, ext. 4519
James.lawson@dem.ri.gov
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.htm
South Carolina
Fred Singleton
State Apiarist
Department of Plant Industry
204 B North Gum Street
Summerville, SC 29483
843 821-3234
fsngltn@clemson.edu
http://dpi.clemson.edu/PI_Index.htm
South Dakota
Robert Reiners
State Apiarist
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
Foss Building
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3182
605-773 3796
bob.reiners@state.sd.us
http://www.state.sd.us/doa/das/hp-apiar.htm
Tennessee
Michael Studer
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Ellington Agricultural Center
Box 40627
Nashville, TN 37204
615-837-5338
Mike.Studer@tn.gov
http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/regulatory/apiary.html
Texas
Paul Jackson
Chief Apiary Inspector
Texas A & M University
Apiary Inspection Service
College of Agriculture
College Station, TX 77843-2475
979-845-9713/9714
mellifera@neo.tamu.edu
http://tais.tamu.edu/
Utah
Edward J. Bianco
State Entomologist
Utah State Department of Agriculture
Box 146500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
801-538-7184
UDAF-Insects@utah.gov
http://ag.utah.gov/plantind/quarantine.html
Vermont
Stephen G. Parise
Apiculturist
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
Plant Industry Division
116 State Street, Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-2901
802-828-2431
steve.parise@state.vt.us
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/Bee1.htm
Virginia
Keith R. Tignor
State Apiarist
Virginia State Department of Agriculture
Office of Plant & Pest Services
P.O. Box 1163
Richmond, VA 23218
804-786-3515
Keith.tignor@vdacs.virginia.gov
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant&pest/apiary.shtml
Washington
Eloise Rudolph
Washington Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42560
Yakima, WA 98504-2560
360-902-2070
PestProgram@agr.wa.gov
http://agr.wa.gov/PlantsInsects/default.htm
West Virginia
Wade Stiltner
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Marketing and Development Division
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0178
304-558-2210
wstiltner@ag.state.wv.us
http://www.wvagriculture.org/Division_WebPages/marketing.html
Wisconsin
Elizabeth Meils
State Apiary Inspector
Wisconsin Dept. of Ag., Trade and Cons. Protection
ARM Division, Plant Industry Lab and Apiary Prog.
P.O. Box 8911
Madison WI 53708-8911
608-224-4572
elizabeth.meils@datcp.state.wi.us
http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/arm/environment/insects/apiary/index.jsp
Wyoming
Henry R. Uhden
Manager
Wyoming Department of Agriculture
Division of Plant Industry
2219 Carey Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0100
307-777-6574
huhden@state.wy.us
http://wyagric.state.wy.us/divisions/techserv/sections/plant.htm