First Detector Online Courses
Our e-learning program brings First Detector training directly to your phone or computer. Each digital, multimedia module is followed by a ten question post-test, passable with a score of 70% or higher. Upon completion of the six-module First Detector Training course, you will be able to print a First Detector Training Certificate of Completion. Congratulations, you are now a First Detector!
First Detector Training Course
- Mission of the NPDN
- Monitoring for High Risk Pests
- Diagnosing Plant Problems: Arthropods
- Diagnosing Plant Problems: Plant Diseases
- Submitting Diagnostic Samples
- Photography for Diagnosis
Looking for more? Special topic modules are available on Asian longhorned beetles, emerald ash borers and boxwood blight!
If you are interested in authoring content for an e-learning module, please contact Rachel McCarthy at rachel.mccarthy@cornell.edu.
Photo credit - Asian longhorn beetle: Joe Boggs, Ohio State University