TOOL TIME
Tools assisting growers to monitor pests TOOL
WHAT DOES IT DO
MYPESTGUIDE REPORTER APP FOR SMART PHONE
REPORT PESTS TO EXPERTS TO GET HELP AND ADVICE
YELLOW STICKY TRAPS
SURVEILLANCE OF PESTS
WHO WOULD USE IT
HORTICULTURE GROWERS AND GARDENERS
THE COST
MORE INFORMATION
FREE
www.agric.wa.gov.au/apps/ mypestguide-reporter
LESS THAN $1/PIECE
www.agric.wa.gov.au/news/ media-releases/adopt-trapsupport-surveillance-effortsagainst-insect-pest
BY TRUYEN VO | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, VEGETABLESWA
MANAGEMENT OF PESTS and diseases on a vegetable farm requires regular inspections to determine signs of infection or pest population levels to improve management decisions. Monitoring and surveillance across a farm involves looking for and recording the presence, absence and population levels of pests. Conducting regular monitoring is a fundamental part of farm management practice and gives the best chance of spotting a new pest soon after it arrives. Surveillance at the farm level contributes essential information to regional biosecurity efforts and ultimately to the national status (presence/absence) of a pest. There are two useful tools that effectively help growers monitoring and surveillance across a farm which are also either free or not expensive and easy to apply. These tools complement each other in helping growers monitoring and surveillance of both flying insects and diseases.
MyPestGuide Reporter MyPestGuide Reporter is a tool for everyone to report pests1. The MyPestGuide family of free support tools includes a dedicated Reporter App plus three (3) pest identification field guides (iOS Apple and Android), which operate alongside the community website. MyPestGuide helps bring people together who have similar pest problems in their local area creating a collaborative network. 1 www.agric.wa.gov.au/apps/mypestguide-reporter
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MyPestGuide Reporter lets you quickly report your observations to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
By using the MyPestGuide suite of apps you will be supporting your local community and helping to defend Western Australia’s primary industries and environment. This is an important step in managing invasive species, stopping disease outbreaks, supporting our quality food producers and accessing trade markets.
Helping to defend Western Australia’s primary industries and environment.
Everyone can help map pests by using their phone to make reports with up to four photos from their camera or gallery including gps coordinates with accuracy. Experts at DPIRD will attempt to identify your pest and reply back to your device. The report may be return to you within hours. You can then share report to social media. You can also create reports online using the MyPestGuide website.
This app available at https:// apps.apple.com/au/app/mypestguidereporter/id1032560930
