(1) The cooperative extension service shall conduct investigations pertaining to insects and other arthropods affecting plants and animals. When an injurious infestation of an insect or other arthropod occurs in any part of the state, the authorized employees of the cooperative extension service shall go to the scene of the infestation, shall determine the extent and seriousness of the infestation, and shall make public the best remedies to be employed.
(2) The cooperative extension service shall cooperate with the agricultural experiment station in providing annual reports required under 80-7-814.