Collin Wamsley
State Entomologist & Program Administrator
Department of Agriculture
Collin Wamsley has been with the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Plant Pest Control Program since 2000, serving as State Entomologist and Program Administrator since 2007. The Program’s mission is to safeguard Missouri agriculture and facilitate trade. The Program’s work includes inspection of nurseries and greenhouses, conducting surveys for invasive plant pests, and certification of interstate and international shipments of agricultural commodities to meet the importing state or country’s pest freedom standards. Collin is a Missouri native, having grown up on a multi-generation farm in the Mississippi river hills of Pike County. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and a master’s degree in agriculture with an entomology emphasis, both from Northwest Missouri State University.
