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NEPDN First Detector Information
NEPDN First Detector Training Information: Educate to Detect!

Growers

The NEPDN offers first detector training to those individuals who in the course of their duties are in a position to notice an unusual outbreak, a pest of concern, or symptoms of a pest of concern. This includes a wide variety of private, commercial, university and government personnel involved in plant growth or management.

 

If you are interested in finding out more about first detector training in your state, please contact the appropriate NEPDN member state contact below.

 

Information about first detector training on the national level as well as the NPDN First Detector Newsletter can be found on the NPDN First Detector Information Page.

 

Interested in participating in a first detector training? 

To find and register for upcoming first detector trainings in your area, please visit http://cbc.at.ufl.edu/.

 

State Contacts
 NameRoleOfficeCell
Joan AllenCT First Detector Training Contact860-486-6740 
Nancy GregoryDE First Detector Training Contact302-831-1390 
M. Bess DicklowMA First Detector Training Contact413-545-3209 
David ClementMD First Detector Training Contact410-531-5556 
Bruce WattME First Detector Training Contact207-581-3883 
Cheryl SmithNH First Detector Training Contact603-862-3841 
Rich BuckleyNJ First Detector Training Contact732-932-9140 
Rachel McCarthyNY First Detector Training Contact607-255-4162 
Sara MayPA First Detector Training Contact814-863-7061 
Heather FaubertRI First Detector Training Contact401-874-2967 
Ann HazelriggVT First Detector Training Contact802-656-0493 
John BanieckiWV First Detector Training Contact304-293-8835 

Advanced Training
 Title
Digital Diagnosis Presentation April 16, 2008 ( pdf, 13 MB)
Digital Diagnosis Handout: Digital Cameras ( pdf, 78 KB)
Digital Diagnosis Handout: Making a Good Exposure ( pdf, 647 KB)
Digital Diagnosis Handout: Photoshop- Basic Tools ( pdf, 1 MB)

First Detector Resources

Want to submit a plant disease or insect pest sample in your state? Check out the NEPDN Clinic Contacts page for the closest clinic to you.  

Want to learn more about significant plant diseases in the Northeast? Check out the NEPDN Plant Disease Links to learn more.

Want to learn more about significant insect pests in the Northeast? Check out the NEPDN Insect Pest Links to learn more.

Want to receive the NPDN First Detector Newsletter? Contact Carrie Harmon at CLHarmon@ifas.ufl.edu.

Need more information on taking a good digital photo of a plant sample or an insect? The Cornell Department of Plant Pathology Photo Lab offers technical information on scientific photography.

 

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