Hortsense Acknowledgements

The Hortsense website was developed and revised cooperatively by the following contributors from Washington State University and other institutions:

Ms. Carrie R. Foss is the project leader for the Hortsense website. She is responsible for review of technical information and coordinating the team of specialists involved in the development and revisions of the website. She also contributed images and made integrated pest management recommendations for the plant disease and common cultural problem fact sheets. Urban IPM Coordinator, WSU Puyallup

Ms. Kathleen F. Duncan programmed the Hortsense database as a relational database and recreated the website. Information Systems Coordinator, WSU Pullman

Mr. Jim Boyer programmed the Hortsense database as a relational database and recreated the website. Information Systems Coordinator, WSU Pullman

Ms. Lenora Jones wrote the majority of fact sheets and revised the database. Urban IPM & Pesticide Safety Education, WSU Puyallup

Mr. Brett M. Johnson contributed, modified, and organized images; reviewed and edited all technical information; and coordinated revisions and imagery enhancement with all photographers and specialists. Urban IPM & Pesticide Safety Education, WSU Puyallup

Ms. Jenny Glass contributed images and technical expertise for several fact sheets, and made recommendations for the website. Plant Clinic Diagnostician, WSU Puyallup

Dr. Ralph S. Byther contributed images and reviewed technical information for the plant disease fact sheets. Plant Pathologist, Emeritus, WSU Puyallup

Dr. Arthur L. Antonelli contributed images, reviewed technical information, and made integrated pest management recommendations for the insect problem fact sheets. Extension Entomologist, WSU Puyallup

Dr. Timothy W. Miller contributed images and reviewed technical information and integrated pest management recommendations for the weed fact sheets. Extension Weed Specialist, WSU Mt. Vernon

Dr. Robert Parker III contributed images and reviewed technical information and integrated pest management recommendations for the weed fact sheets. Weed Scientist, WSU Prosser

Mr. James A. Kropf contributed images and reviewed technical information for the weed fact sheets. Northwest District Director, WSU Puyallup

Dr. Gwen K. Stahnke contributed images and reviewed the technical information and integrated pest management recommendations for the lawn & turf fact sheets, in addition to some of the weed fact sheets. Extension Turf Agronomist, WSU Puyallup

Ms. Carol A. Ramsay provided support for the Hortsense database and website as part of the WSU Pesticide Education program. Pesticide Education Coordinator, WSU Pullman

Dr. Catherine H. Daniels supervised the pesticide label review for revisions of the Hortsense database. Pesticide Coordinator, WSU Tri-Cities

Dr. Ray R. Maleike contributed images and technical expertise for the common cultural problem and herbicide damage fact sheets. Horticulurist, Emeritus, WSU Puyallup

Dr. Peter R. Bristow contributed images and technical expertise for some small fruits disease fact sheets. Plant Pathologist, Small Fruits, WSU Puyallup

Dr. Gary A. Chastagner contributed images and technical expertise for some ornamental disease fact sheets. Plant Pathologist, Ornamentals, WSU Puyallup

Mr. Donald D. Tapio contributed images and technical expertise for some weed fact sheets. Agriculture & Community Horticulture Agent, Grays Harbor & Mason Counties

Several images from the collection of the late Dr. Dean G. Swan were contributed for weed fact sheets. Former Weed Scientist, WSU Prosser

Several images from the collection of the late Dr. Ken Gray were contributed for insect problem fact sheets. Former Entomologist, Oregon State University

Dr. Jay W. Pscheidt, Dr. Robert C. Linderman, Dr. Robert R. Martin, Dr. Richard P. Regan, Dr. Chal G. Landgren, and Melodie L. Putnam contributed images for several plant disease fact sheets. Faculty and staff, Oregon State University

Dr. Elizabeth H. Beers, Dr. Jay F. Brunner, and Dr. Everett C. Burts, Emeritus provided images for tree fruit insect problem fact sheets. Entomologists, WSU Wenatchee

Dr. Lindsey J. du Toit and Dr. Debra A. Inglis contributed images for vegetable disease fact sheets. Plant Pathologists, WSU Mt. Vernon

Dr. Niklaus J. Grunwald and Dr. Philip N. Miklas contributed images for vegetable disease fact sheets. Plant Pathologists, United States Dept. of Agriculture

Tonie J. Fitzgerald, Dr. Gary G. Grove, Dr. Dennis A. Johnson, Todd A. Murray, Nancy R. Ness, David J. Pehling, Gary Q. Pelter, Laurel M. Shiner, and Timothy J. Smith contributed images for fact sheets. Faculty and staff, WSU Extension

Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board Education Specialist Dana F. Coggon and Pierce County Weed Board Program Coordinator Thomas A. Bertram contributed images for several weed fact sheets.

Ms. Jane M. Thomas reviewed pesticide label information and provided labels during the Hortsense revision process. Pesticide Notification Network, WSU Tri-Cities

Ms. Geri Leonard made certain that pesticide recommendations were consistent with label information in the current revision. Special Project Assistant, WSU Tri-Cities

Dr. Arlen Davison provided the start-up computer for the Hortsense project. Interim Associate Director, WSU Pullman

Dr. Phil Crawford provided Extension support for the revision of the Hortsense database and website. CSANR Director, Emeritus, WSU Pullman

Mr. Tony Wright allocated computer personnel for programming and troubleshooting the Hortsense database and website. Computer Coordinator, WSU Pullman

Ms. April Lawrence imported biological and cultural information into the Microsoft Access Hortsense database. She reviewed pesticide labels and revised the chemical database. Clerical Assistant, WSU Puyallup

Ms. Lenora Jones researched references for biological information and current cultural management strategies for each problem fact sheet. She wrote and revised all of the fact sheets for the first Hortsense web site. Clerical Assistant, WSU Puyallup

Dr. Gary Thomasson developed the first Hortsense database and website. Pesticide Education Specialist, Emeritus, WSU Puyallup

Ms. Suzanne Palmer made certain that pesticide recommendations were consistent with label information in one revision. Special Project Assistant, WSU Tri-Cities

We would like to acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for contributing images and information to enhance fact sheets relating to their specialties:

The late Dr. Roger D. Akre, the late Dr. Edward P. Breakey, Dr. Sharon J. Collman, Pedro R. Corpuz, Dr. Sheila M. Fitzpatrick, the late Dr. Louis W. Getzin, Rufus LaLone, Roland Portman, Patrick Rainsberger, Charles A. Rice, Dr. Helmut Riedl, Dr. Lynell K. Tanigoshi, Dr. Roy Van Denburgh, W. Willis, Kansas State University, Michigan State University, Purdue University Forage Information, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, USDA Agricultural Research Service.