Tennessee's Plant Pest Surveillance Network
How to Conduct a First Detector Training Session in PDF format
First Detector Training Brochure developed by NPDN, in PDF format
First Detector Educator Training Manual in PDF format, developed by NPDN
First Detector Training for the Master Gardener
First Detector On-line Training
Online First Detector Training Modules
The GPDN has recorded and streamed all of the 2008 webinars. Some are available at http://www.gpdn.org.
A list of the GPDN Seminar Series for 2008 is listed below.
The GPDN seminar series features presentations on subjects in plant pathology and entomology that are relevant to pest management specialists and diagnosticians. Contact Mary Burrows at 406-994-7766 or mburrows@montana.edu for more information.
To view the recorded seminars follow the underlined links.
Speaker-State-Date-Seminar Title-(Web-Link to recorded seminars)
Dr. Don Mathre - MT - 1/23/2008 - Dwarf Bunt and Karnal Bunt http://extn-breeze.msu.montana.edu/p39949617/
Gary Adams, APHIS - MT - 1/23/2008 - Regulatory Issues for Karnal Bunt
Gerry Snyder - KS - 1/30/2008 - Online First Detector Modules http://connect.oznet.ksu.edu/p98849376/
Dr. Eric Rebek - OK - 2/6/2008 - Emerald Ash http://connect.oznet.ksu.edu/p45458304/
Dr. Tom Isakeit - TX - 2/13/2008 - Soybean Rust - The Texas Experience http://connect.oznet.ksu.edu/p47804272/
Ronda Koski - CO - 2/20/2008 - White Pine Blister Rust http://connect.oznet.ksu.edu/p72956787/
Dr. Marie Langham - SD - 2/27/2008 - Legume viruses: Identification and laboratory practices http://connect.oznet.ksu.edu/p30952587/
Jim Kalisch - NE - 3/12/2008 - Pyemotes Itch Mite
James Obuya - WY - 3/19/2008 - Rapid Diagnostics for Detecting Fungicide Resistance in Cercospora beticola http://connect.oznet.ksu.edu/p69296421/
Neil Gudmestad - ND - 3/26/2008 - Diagnostics for Potato Viruses http://connect.oznet.ksu.edu/p33137538/
Mary Burrows - MT - 11/15/2008 - Introduction to plant virus identification http://extn-breeze.msu.montana.edu/p42312252/
Mary Burrows - MT - 11/15/2008 - Techniques for identifying plant viruses http://extn-breeze.msu.montana.edu/p85766597/
Rob Fisher, Ohio Department of Agriculture, dsRNA analysis
Joe Anderson, USDA-ARS, Purdue University, Multiplex PCR
Brian Olson, Oklahoma State University, Real time PCR
Contact Entomology and Plant Pathology
Dr. Darrell Hensley
221 Ellington Plant Sciences
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4560
Phone: (865) 974-7958
Fax: (865) 974-8868
Email: dhensley@utk.edu