Teach Me How It Works
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Bold italic type in this document indicates a button on the page being described.
For help on the app, tap the Help button on the Home Page of the app.
My Locations
The My Locations page is the start point and central core of the scouting and beneficial/pesticide application functions of this program.
You can return to this page by clicking Locations on the menu bar or All Locations or Back to List from any other page.
Add New Location
Location is meant to be a flexible system that you can adapt to your own situation. It may relate to a specific location in the greenhouse or be associated with a crop and move around with that crop.
- Some examples:
- Greenhouse = Greenhouse A, Card = Bench 1, Card 1
- Greenhouse = Poinsettia, Card = Card 1
- Choose pests ? which pests do you expect to find in this location
- Check Pests section on app for help with identification
- You can add additional pests or beneficials while scouting
- Choose beneficials ? scouting for beneficials will help you determine if they are still present in the crop
- Notes ? for any additional information you want to add
- Save ? clicking Save takes you to a page for the specific location
We recommend you create your system of locations based on your scouting plan first, then enter them all at once.
Buttons
Specific location page (identified by the location descriptors you created)
From this page you can:
- Check the information you added
- Edit or Delete buttons
- Create a QR (Quick Response) code
- Print and perhaps laminate the QR code and put it in the greenhouse location (Open In a New Tab)
- Taking a picture of the QR code with your smart device will pull up all the information associated with that location
- Add Scout Report (scroll down for more information)
- Add Application Report (scroll down for more information)
- View Reports (scroll down for more information)
Add New Scout Report
This information can be added through the app or through the website. Any information added will automatically be synchronized between the server and your device each time you log in or launch the application. You can add information even when there is no connection to the internet. The server and devices will sync automatically when a connection is made.
Help for scout reports on the app is available on the app.
Scout reports can be accessed through the My Locations page or the Specific Location page, reached by clicking View on the My Locations page.
- Report date is entered automatically
- Type numbers in boxes
- From sticky cards
- From eyeball estimates
- Created system, for example few = 1, more=10, lots=100
- Removing pests or beneficials will remove them from all future scout reports for this location.
- You can only do one scout report per location per day
- The program will warn you that you are about to overwrite a report
- This will open a Scout Report page where you can Edit or Delete the report
- After the first scout report has been completed, the page will show the data from the previous reports
- Click Back to List to add a scout report for another location.
Pests and beneficials that were originally chosen are included, alphabetically
Additional pests or beneficials can be added if needed.
Click Save
Add New Application Report
This information can be added through the app or through the website. Any information added will automatically be synchronized between the server and your device each time you log in or launch the application. You can add information even when there is no connection to the internet. The server and devices will sync automatically when a connection is made.
Help for application reports on the app is available on the app.
Application reports can be accessed through the My Locations page or the Specific Location page, reached by clicking View on the My Locations page.
- Report date is entered automatically
- Multiple applications for the same date must be reported on separate application reports
- This will open an Application Report page where you can Edit or Delete the report
- After the first application report has been completed, the page will show the data from the previous reports
- Click Back to List to add additional application reports.
- Key for pests by color is at the bottom of the graph
- Data for 1 month is displayed as default
- Filter the data by adding dates in the Filters box and clicking Apply
- Filter the data by choosing pests and/or beneficials in the Filters box
- Download as image
Cards applied
The treatment can be applied to all or selected cards within a greenhouse (Cards and Greenhouse are terms associated with creating locations)
Beneficial or pesticide applied
Choose only one beneficial or one pesticide
Pest(s) targeted
These pests are added when creating a location or scouting
Amount/quantity
Must be numerical
Rate/Units
Depending on application, for example, /bench or oz/sq ft
Click Save
View Reports
Reports shows a graph of the results of the scouting and application reports as well as the data. Reports can be viewed on the app or the website.
Pest data is shown as curves
Beneficial or pesticide applications are shown as vertical red lines
Click Show All Reports to show data for all dates
Data for all pests and beneficials included in scout reports is displayed as default
Buttons on top right of graph
You can View, Edit or Delete records
Buttons across the top allow you to:
- Export Scout Reports ? as an Excel file
- Go to Card ? return to specific location
- Add a New Scout Report
- Add a New Application Report
- Go to All Locations