This proposal is to develop a series of short courses and workshops that hone the diagnostic and identification skills of first detectors in hawaii, the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands,…

This proposal is to develop a series of short courses and workshops that hone the diagnostic and identification skills of first detectors in hawaii, the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, guam, american samoa, the federated states of micronesia (FSM), the republic of the marshall islands (RMI), and the republic of palau. 2) activities to be performed: the cooperator will develop 15 specific pest-based modules. Specific modules on insects will include the asiatic rice borer (chilo suppressali), ambrosia beetle (megaplatypus mutates), christmas berry webworm (cryptoblabes gnidiella), citrus fruit borer (gymnandrosoma aurantianum), new guinea sugarcane weevil (rhabdoscelus obscurus), and the south american palm borer (paysandisia archon). Modules on chickpea cyst nematode (heterodera cicero), potato cyst nematode (globodera pallida and G. Rostochiensis), and the red ring nematode (bursaphelenchus cocophilus) will be made. Fungal and fungal-like modules will cover java downy mildew (peronosclerospora maydis), panama disease (fusarium oxysporum F.SP. Cubense), and philippine downy mildew (peronosclerospora philippinensis). One module will be for diagnosis of bacterial pathogens focusing on bacterial blight and leaf streak caused by xanthomonas oryzae. Modules will also be developed for coconut cadang-cadang (cocadviroid coconut cadang-cadang viroid) and palm lethal yellowing (candidatus phytoplasma palmae 16SR-IV). 3) deliverables and expected outcomes: completion of the training and assessment will earn the frist detectors a micro-credential in pest diagnosis from the university of hawaii. Project success will see faster clearance of goods based upon plant pest risk analysis and enhanced observational skills of first detectors. 4) intended beneficiary(IES): stakeholders THR oughout the pacific. 5) subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: kadooka videography to film and edit workshop videos.