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My Locations

Add New Scout Report

View Reports

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.

Locations

The Locations button is located on the top menu bar of the website. This is the starting

point and central core of the scouting function of this program. By clicking on Locations a drop-down menu will appear with the option to view All locations (all the locations you have entered), each specific individual location, and the option to Add New Location.

All Locations – this will open up the My Locations page. Here you will be able to 

add anew location or view any of your existing locations.

 

Add New Location – this will take you to the Add New Location page where you will enter in the information for your new location. Location is meant to be a flexible system that you can adapt to your own situation. On this page you can either choose an existing location and add a new field name to that location or create a brand-new location.

Choose a Location - If you just want to add a new field to an existing location you can use the drop down box.

Add New Location - If adding a new location, enter the name of the location in box.

Field # -  Here you would add the name or number of the specific field at that location (if you have multiple plantings at one location).

Some examples:

• Location = Smith Farm, Field # = Maple Street Field
• Location =Maple Street, Field # = Field 3

We recommend you create your system of locations based on your scouting plan first, then enter them all at once. 

Choose pests: select which pests you expect to find at this location

• Check Insect pest section on app for help with identification
• You can add additional insect pests while scouting

 

Choose beneficials: select the beneficials you will keep track of while scouting

• Check Beneficials section on app for help with identification
• You can add additional beneficials while scouting

 

Choose weeds: select the weeds you will keep track of while scouting

• Check Weeds section on app for help with identification
• You can add additional weeds while scouting

Choose diseases: select the diseases you will scout for at this location

• Check Diseases section on app for help with identification
• You can add additional diseases while scouting

Notes: enter any additional information about this location

Save: clicking Save takes you to a page for the specific location

Specific location page (identified by the location descriptors you created) From the example above you would see Smith Farm/Maple Street Field as one of your specific locations.

From this page you can:

• Check the information you added for that specific location
• Use the Edit or Delete buttons if needed
• Add Scout Report (scroll down for more information)
• View Reports (scroll down for more information)
• All Locations view a list of all your locations

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 but can be changed to reflect a different date.

 

Note is a place for you to enter any notes you wish for that scouting report.

Pests/Beneficials that were originally chosen are included.

• Enter the total number of plants you scouted that had the insect pest and/or beneficial.
• For example – you would enter in 5 next to European corn borer if 5 of the plants that you scouted had European corn borer eggs, larvae or damage.
• Additional pests or beneficials can be added if needed.

Crop - enter the total number of plants scouted and the crop stage (Pre-silk or silking)

• You can only do one scout report per location per day
• The program will warn you that you are about to overwrite a report

Weeds that were originally chosen are included.

• Enter the total number of plants you scouted that had the selected weed present.
• Additional weeds can be added if needed.

 

Diseases that were originally chosen are included.

• Enter the total number of plants you scouted that had the disease present.
• Additional diseases can be added if needed.

Click Save

• This will open a Scout Report page where you can Edit or Delete the report
• You can enter additional locations by selecting Back to List or view the report including previous entries by selecting Report
  
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View Reports shows a graph of the results of the scouting reports as well as the data. Reports can be viewed on the app or the website. 

Pest data is shown as curves

• Key for insect pests, beneficials, weeds and diseases by color is at the bottom of the graph

Click Show All Reports to show data for all dates

• Filter the data by adding dates in the Filters box and clicking Apply

Data for all pests and beneficials included in scout reports are displayed as default

• Filter the data by choosing pests and/or beneficials in the Filters box

Buttons on top right of graph

• Print
• Download as image

You can View, Edit or Delete records

Buttons across the top allow you to:

• Add a New Scout Report – for that location
• Go to All Locations
• Go to Location return to specific location to view selected pests
• Export Scout Reports -  as an Excel file