Training Resources

In addition to using the resources below to engage staff and volunteers, we also need you to help educate your community members about the impact of serious plant pests and diseases, the importance of early detection and the role of citizen science. Sentinel Plant Network gardens should regularly offer classes that provide this overview, introduce attendees to the First Detector Network and encourage them to become involved by creating an account, completing their training online and become a certified First Detector.

To order (at no-cost) a Sentinel Plant Network Educator’s Kit and printed copies of our regional guides to Significant Plant Pests and Diseases, email Plant Protection Network Assistant, thale@publicgardens.org.

Resources

• Threat-specific presentations

  • Asian longhorned beetle

  • Oak splendor beetle

  • Rosy moth

  • Scots pine blister rust

  • Siberian silk moth

  • Tremex wood wasp

• Additional presentations

  • Introduction to the Sentinel Plant Network

  • Submitting Samples to the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)

  • Simplified Illustration of NPDN's Chain of Custody and Communication Protocols

  • Digital Photography for Diagnosis

  • NPDN First Detector Training Modules and other presentations on specific pests and their look-alikes!