Integrated Pest Managment

Recording pests

To insert a new recording or edit an existing one, click in the correspondig cell of the table. A window as shown below will open where you can enter the number of observed pests, their state (provided the state is present) and any notes.

Subsections of Integrated Pest Managment

Integrated Pest Managment

Bycatch

Along with the pests you may find organisms that are no threat for the collection but should be monitored anyway. To include these organisms, click on the Bycatch button in the IPM form or choose Administration - Collection tasks - IPM - Taxa, Settings from the menu. A window will open where you can choose the organisms that should be recorded. See chapter Settings for details.

Integrated Pest Managment

Outside traps

ToDo

Ausarbeitung erst wenn Verwendung klar ist

To record pests on specimen, choose the in the display options. If the tab Pests on specimen is not shown in the IPM form, click on the Settings button to open the settings. See chapter Settings for details.

If pests are observed outside traps, e.g. in a room this can be documented in the Pests ouside traps tab. With the Add a collection where pests had been detected button you can add the corresponding part of your collection. A table column for the selected collection will be inserted and you can enter your data. With the Details button you can inspect the details of the selected collection.

Integrated Pest Managment

Specimens

ToDo

Ausarbeitung erst wenn Verwendung klar ist

To record pests on specimen, choose the in the display options. If the tab Pests on specimen is not shown in the IPM form, click on the Settings button to open the settings. See chapter Settings for details.

If pests are observed on a specimen this can be documented in the Pests on specimem tab. With the Add a specimen where pests had been detected button you can add the corresponding specimen. A table column for the selected specimen will be inserted and you can enter your data. With the Details button you can inspect the details of the selected specimen.

Integrated Pest Managment

Specimen groups

ToDo

Ausarbeitung erst wenn Verwendung klar ist

If pests are found in groups of specimens like convolutes, fascicles etc. and you do not want to document this for every single specimen, you may use the option to document it for the fascicles etc. instead. If the tab Pests on groups of specimen is not shown in the IPM form, click on the Settings button to open the settings. See chapter Settings for details.

If pests are observed on a group of specimens this can be documented in the Pests on groups of specimem tab. With the Add a group of specimen where pests had been detected button you can add the corresponding groups of specimens. A table column for the selected group of specimen will be inserted and you can enter your data. With the Details button you can inspect the details of the selected group of specimens.