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MyPestGuide CropScout is an application designed to assist growers, consultants and other field technicians apply spray thresholds for pests in crops.
CropScout will assist inspection of field crops for pests relative to spray thresholds and easily record and visualise results on a map. This field intelligence can then be used to optimise spray timing and, where possible, to target sprays to pest infestations where they are aggregated, such as along crop edges or in a portion of a crop.
The CropScout canola aphid (winter/spring) module has integrated sequential sampling methods to reduce the number of plant inspections needed to assess cabbage and turnip aphids relative to spray thresholds. The sweep net module allows entry of sweep net results of native budworm, diamondback moth, and pea weevil and presents results relative to established threshold calculations for each crop type.
The crop scouting app works even outside of mobile or WiFi range and can be synced with your personal account when within range. Although mapped results can only be viewed on a mobile phone within range, the results are recorded for viewing later when within range elsewhere either via the mobile phone interface or by computer online through your personal MyPestGuide account. Survey results cannot be viewed by others unless indicated within your account. Crop scouting results can also be exported to an email account and viewed within Microsoft Excel, or exported as a .kml and viewed in Google Earth or Google Maps.
Further pest modules, such as for cereal aphids, are planned to be built.
MyPestGuide CropScout is part of the Boosting Grains Research and Development project, supported by Royalties for Regions.
