Jill Ploetz

A woman standing in a lab looking at a fungal culture in a petri dish.

Research Technician

Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology
1575 Varsity Drive - Module 6
Campus Box 7616
Raleigh, NC  27606
Email: jnploetz@ncsu.edu

Jill lived in Homestead, FL before moving to Raleigh, NC. She worked at the University of Florida, Tropical Research & Education Center for 6 years. During her time there Jill worked in the Plant Diagnostic Lab & worked on research trials on avocados. Jill now manages turfgrass fungicide/nematicide field and greenhouse research trials within Dr. Jim Kerns' lab.