How to diagnose a pest problem using the diagnostic tool

The Plantwise Knowledge Bank unites plant wellbeing data from across the world. It incorporates an indicative instrument, factsheet library, pesticide records and vermin cautions. For those looking to analyze a vermin issue, the Plantwise Knowledge Bank's Pest Diagnostic Tool is especially valuable, giving data to assist with recognizing the side effects saw on a yield.

Diagnosing a nuisance issue

To have the option to give viable answers for a plant medical issue, it's first critical to analyze a vermin issue precisely. The symptomatic device permits you to analyze a harvest issue through the manifestations noticed and the piece of the plant impacted.

From the Plantwise Knowledge Bank landing page, explore to the analyze a nuisance issue tile and snap 'recognize a vermin'.

Narrow down cause

The first step in narrowing down the cause of a plant health problem is to determine which part of the plant is affected by the pest. In some cases, several parts of the plant can be damaged, but to help diagnose the problem, the main part of the affected plant needs to be determined. The options provided in the tool include leaves, stems, whole plant, seeds, fruit, growing point, inflorescence, roots and vegetative organs.

Main part of affected plant selection

If the type of problem is already known it will help to narrow down your search further, otherwise a user would select ‘unsure’. The types of problems in the tool include mites, insects, fungi, nematodes and weeds.

The steps in the diagnostic tool mirror the plant clinic prescription form found on the data collection app.

Type of problems

Pest and disease results

Results from the diagnostic search are given as a list of possible pests or diseases, each with an image, and a link to a technical factsheet further describing the problem. The technical factsheet provides information on crop symptoms, preventative methods and effective solutions to the problem.

Sources: Pest Problems