Contact

Regulatory Services: 

Phone: (864) 646-2120
FAX: 864-646-2178

511 Westinghouse Road, Pendleton, SC 29670

Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic:

Phone: (864) 646-2133
Email: ppclnc@clemson.edu

Contact Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic with inquiries about the following:

• Identification of insects, weeds, diseases, viruses, and nematodes harming plants
• Honeybee pest identification
• Commercial Turfgrass samples (expedited processing)
• Questions about what might be harming your plants

Ag Service Lab:

Phone: (864) 656-2068
Email:   agsrvlb@clemson.edu
Business hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday

Contact the Ag Service Lab with inquiries about the following:

• soil-testing – nutrients, pH, organic matter, nitrates, sulfur, salts, heavy metals
• agricultural/horticultural samples – plant tissue, animal feed/pet feed, animal waste, irrigation water, compost
• research projects

Plant Industry:

Phone: (864) 646-2140
Email: plantindustry@clemson.edu

Contact the Plant Industry with inquiries about the following:

• License to sell or move live plants
• Permit/certificate to move live plants, plant-based material, or honeybees from SC to another state or country
• Questions about invasive plants, insects or honeybee pests
• Organic Certification

Fertilizer Regulatory and Certification Services: 

FRCS Office Staff

Jeniffer Cooley, cooley4@clemson.edu

• Seed/Turf Applications
• Seed Tags
• Turfgrass Certificates

Lauren Bramlett, lbramle@clemson.edu 

• Fertilizer/Lime/License
• Fertilizer/Lime/Soil Amendment Product Registrations
• Fertilizer Deficiency Refunds
• Fertilizer/Lime/Soil Amendment Tonnage

Pesticide Regulation :

Phone: (864) 646-2150

Please visit our Territory Map and Field Investigators

The Department of Pesticide Regulation staff is available during normal business hours. The most efficient way to contact our team is by email. If you have specific questions concerning one of our programs listed below, please email our staff. If you have a complaint or issue regarding a pest control company or pesticide application, please click on the Territory Map to find the Investigator in your area.

• Commercial/Business Licensing, dprca@clemson.edu
• Insurance Certificate, dprInsurance@clemson.edu
• Non-Commercial Licensing, dprnca@clemson.edu
• Pesticide Dealer Licensing, dprpd@clemson.edu
• Private Licensing, dprpa@clemson.edu
• Recertification Credits, dprrecert@clemson.edu
• Exam Registration, dprexams@clemson.edu
• Product Registration, pestproducts@clemson.edu

Dr. Stephen Cole, Director
Regulatory and Public Service Programs;
Department Head, Department of Plant Industry
511 Westinghouse Rd, Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.2120
Fax: 864.646.2178
scole3@clemson.edu 

Sandy Head, Administrator Coordinator I
Regulatory and Public Service Programs
511 Westinghouse Rd, Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.2122
Fax 864.646.2178
sandyh@clemson.edu 

Khristy Glover, Assitnt Director of Operations and Strategic Developement
Regulatory and Public Service Programs
511 Westinghouse Rd, Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.2152
Fax 864.646.2178

Dr. Mike Weyman, Deputy Director
Regulatory and Public Service Programs
Interim Department Head, Department of Pesticide Regulation
511 Westinghouse Rd, Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.2120
Fax: 864.646.2178
mweyman@clemson.edu 

Dr. Xiao Yang , Manager
Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic
511 Westinghouse Rd, Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.2142
Fax: 864.646.2133
xyang7@clemson.edu 

Dr. Shannon Alford , Director
Agricultural Service Laboratory
171 West Cherry Road Clemson, SC 29634
864.656.2068
sralfor@clemson.edu

Dr. Stephen Cole, Department Head
Department of Plant Industry
511 Westinghouse Rd, Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.2120
Fax: 864.646.2178
scole3@clemson.edu 

Steven Long,  Assistant Director
Department of Plant Industry
511 Westinghouse Rd, Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.2140
Fax: 864.646.2178
slong2@clemson.edu 

Brad Stancil
Assistant Director
864.646.2147
bstanci@clemson.edu 

Dr. Tim Drake, Assistant Director
Department of Pesticide Regulation
864.646.2153
Pendleton, SC 29670
tdrake@clemson.edu 

Ryan Okey, Assistant Director
Department of Pesticide Regulation
511 Westinghouse Road
Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.2151
Fax 864.646.2178
rokey@clemson.edu 

Leslie Crawford, Information Systems Business Analyst III
Department of Pesticide Regulation
511 Westinghouse Road
Pendleton, SC 29670
864.646.4004
leslie@clemson.edu