Pest scouting in the app: field technician guide

Pest and disease scouting in the app

Get to the field. At each stop: open, count, close.

All the points in the field on that day become a single scouting. That is what the agronomist reads on the web portal to decide whether to spray — and what you look up later on your phone, point by point.

Move forward with the arrows at the bottom or by swiping sideways. Tap a screenshot to enlarge it.

Before you go

Get your phone ready.

Install the app "Pragueiro - upCampo" from your phone's app store.
Log in with the username and password the team gave you. It is the same login as the web portal.
The first time, with internet, let the app download the farm's data. It may take a few minutes. When it finishes, the farm name appears in the menu and the fields appear in Scouting (IPM).
Turn on location (GPS) on your phone and leave it on. Each point stores where you were; without GPS, the point won't open.

In the field you don't need internet. What you record is stored on the phone and uploads by itself when the signal comes back.

No fields showed up? Talk to whoever looks after the system on the farm: the field has to be planted in the season to show up in the app.

Side menu with the farm name and the season at the top — At the top of the menu: the farm and the season

Step 0 · Get to the field

Open Scouting (IPM).

Tap ☰, in the top left corner. The menu opens.
Tap Scouting (IPM).
Or, on the Home screen (the one that opens after login), tap the big Scouting (IPM) button.

What appears on the screen

LIST — the season's fields, one below the other.
MAP — the same fields, drawn on the map.
IPM MGMT. ANALYSIS and SUMMARY — to look up what has already been done (at the end of this guide).
(+) FIELD, at the top — don't use it: it is for registering fields.

Side menu with the Scouting (IPM) item highlighted — ☰ → Scouting (IPM)

LIST tab with the fields, the crop and the last scouting — The LIST tab

Step 0 · Get to the field

Find the field in the list.

What appears on the screen

Sector and Field, at the top — filters to shorten the list. Tap and choose.
On each row: the field name, the crop planted and the Last Scouting.
Last Scouting tells you when the field was visited: Today, 7 days ago, Never. It helps you see what is overdue.

Found it? Tap the field.

LIST tab with the Sector and Field filters and the list of fields — Filters at the top, fields below

Step 0 · Get to the field

Or find it on the map.

Tap the MAP tab. The fields appear over the satellite image, with the name in the middle, and you appear on the map.
If the farm has areas far from each other, tap Sector and choose yours: the map zooms in.
Tap inside the field you are in. Its history opens, just like from the list.

Use the + and − in the corner to zoom in, and the target button to center on where you are.

MAP tab filtered by a sector, with the fields over the satellite image — The map filtered by sector

Step 0 · Get to the field

Start the New Scouting.

When you tap the field, its screen opens: the field map at the top and, below, the scoutings already done (you don't need to touch them now).

Tap the orange + button, at the bottom right.
Three options open. Tap New Scouting.

Already started today and left? Take the same path: the app continues from the next point, in the same scouting.

Field screen with the map and the history — The field screen

+ button open with New Scouting, New Observation and New recommendation — + → New Scouting

Step 1 · Open the point

Stop in the field and open the point.

Walk to the first stop. The New Scouting screen is already on the Point Opening block.

What appears on the screen

Stage — tap and choose the crop's phase.
Point — the number of this stop (it starts at 1, the app counts by itself).
Planting Date and Days After Planting — already filled in.
The plant measurements — STAND, height, nodes… Fill in the ones that appear; each farm asks for its own.
OPEN POINT — saves the opening. CANCEL clears the screen.

"Location not found"? Turn on the GPS and wait a few seconds, preferably under open sky. The point only opens when the app knows where you are.

Point Opening with stage, point, planting date, measurements and the OPEN POINT button — Point Opening

Step 1 · Open the point

Choose the stage.

When you tap Stage, the list of the crop's phases opens, each with its code (VE, V1, V2…).

Look for the phase the crop is in — scroll the list or type in Search.
Tap it. The screen goes back to the opening with the stage filled in.

Why it matters: the same number of caterpillars can be few at one stage and many at another. The wrong stage makes the web portal show the wrong color.

List of stages with the Search field — The list of stages

Step 1 · Open the point

Where you are and where you've already stopped.

At the top of the screen there are two tabs: DETAIL (where you are now) and MAP. Tap MAP to see the field:

the field outline and your position;
a red pin on each point done today — check that your stops are spread across the area;
the Distance to edge, at the top: don't place the point right at the border;
in the ⋮ menu, Show previous scouting points: the points from the last scouting, in yellow.

To go back, tap DETAIL.

Scouting screen with the DETAIL and MAP tabs at the top — The DETAIL and MAP tabs, at the top

Step 2 · Count

Choose the counting Type.

After OPEN POINT, the same screen changes: the Type and the Select a Pest/Disease field appear. The type says how you counted.

Type	How it is counted
Plant	Examine the plants at the point, one by one. Enter in Qty how many you assessed.
Beat cloth	Cloth between two rows, shake the plants, count what fell. No quantity is asked.
Meter	Count what is in the meters of row. Enter in Qty how many meters you assessed.

Which types appear, and which one comes preselected, is set by the farm. If in doubt, ask the agronomist which one to use.

Point open with Type Plant, Qty 40 and the Select a Pest/Disease field — Type and Qty, after the opening

Step 2 · Count

Tap Select a Pest/Disease.

Tap the Select a Pest/Disease field.
On the point's first pest, the app asks for the quantity assessed (for example, Number of Plants). Check the number and tap OK.
The list of pests opens (next screen).

That question appears only once per point.

Window In this 1st entry, enter: Number of Plants, with CANCEL and OK — Check the quantity and tap OK

Step 2 · Count

Find the pest in the list.

What appears on the screen

Scouting type — the type and quantity you chose (e.g.: Plant (40)).
CLOSE POINT 1 — for when you finish this stop (step 3).
Type — Pest, Disease or Weeds. Each one is a separate list.
Class — groups (Caterpillars, Stink bugs…). Leave it on All to see everything.
The magnifying glass, at the top — searches by name.
The list of pests, each with a + next to it.

Can't find it? Check the Type and leave the Class on All.

List of pests with Scouting type, CLOSE POINT 1, Type, Class and the pests — The list of pests

Step 2 · Count

Fill it in and tap Save.

Tap the pest's name (or the +). It opens and shows the fields.
Fill in what you found (see the table).
The Save button appears on the pest itself. Tap it. The app replies Saved successfully!
Repeat for each pest you found at this point.

If you see…	Do this
Value with − and +	Count: one tap on + per individual, or type the number.
Options (Present, Low, Medium, High…)	Choose the one that describes what you saw. None (clear selection) undoes it.
One row per size (Larva, Adult…)	Fill in only the sizes you found.

No Save, no record. The + and the options only change the screen. One pest, one Save. If you leave without saving, the app warns you.

Pest opened with the options Present and None and a count with − and + — A pest opened

Step 2 · Count

Diseases and weeds: same path.

At the top of the list, change the Type to Disease (or Weeds).
Open the disease and fill in the score or the option that appears.
Save.

Each disease is assessed the way the farm set it up: if a number appears, count; if options appear, choose.

Want to record it with a photo? On the point screen, the camera icon at the top (Take Photo) attaches the photo to the point. Record the pest first: an empty point doesn't accept photos.

List with the types Pest, Disease and Weeds — Change the Type to Disease

Step 2 · Count

Check what was saved.

Go back to the point screen with the ← arrow, at the top.

What appears on the screen

Found at Point — the list of what has already been saved at this point: the Point Opening and each pest, with its value.
If the pest you counted isn't there, it wasn't saved: go back and tap Save.

To record another pest, tap Select a Pest/Disease again.

Point screen with the Found at Point list — Found at Point, at the bottom

Step 3 · Close

Done with this stop? Close the point.

Tap CLOSE POINT (it shows the number: CLOSE POINT 1). It is at the top of the point screen and of the pest list.
The app asks if you are sure. Tap Yes.
The screen clears and already shows point 2. Walk to the next stop and go back to step 1.

Didn't find any pest, disease or weed? Close it anyway: with the opening done, the point already has a record. A clean point also counts in the field average.

What can't be closed is a point without an opening. If you didn't tap OPEN POINT, the app warns you: do the opening first.

CLOSE POINT 1 button at the top of the pest list — CLOSE POINT, at the top

Step 3 · Finish

Done with the field? Finish Scouting.

On the point screen, tap FINISH SCOUTING, at the bottom. (With the keyboard open it disappears: close the keyboard.)
The app closes the last point and returns to the field.
When you get signal, the phone sends everything by itself.

How to know it uploadedWhile there is still something to send, the Scouting (IPM) list shows There are items pending sync. Click here to send to the server. Tapping it forces the upload. Notice gone, data uploaded.

To go back on the same day, open the scouting again (field → + → New Scouting). The app continues from the next point, in the same scouting. A new day starts over: a new scouting begins, from point 1.

Point screen with the FINISH SCOUTING button at the bottom — FINISH SCOUTING, at the bottom

Look it up later

The field history.

Tap the field (in the LIST or on the MAP).
On the IPM HISTORY(SUMMARY) tab, each scouting has a green bar with the date, who did it, the stage and how many points.
Tap the bar to open or close the summary for that date. Only the most recent comes open.

What appears on the screen

REPORT — generates that day's report.
DRILL DOWN — opens the scouting point by point (next screen).
Below, each pest with the field result (e.g.: Score 3 - High in 20 % of points).

Field history with the date, REPORT, DRILL DOWN and the results — REPORT and DRILL DOWN

Look it up later

Each point: Point by Point.

DRILL DOWN opens with two tabs. The first, POINT BY POINT, is a table:

one column per point (Point 1, Point 2…), with who did it;
one row per pest and for the opening (the Stand, for example);
the dash - means that pest did not show up at that point.

If two technicians scouted the field on the same day, the Monitor filter separates each one's points.

POINT BY POINT tab with one column per point — The point by point table

Look it up later

The points on the map: MAP.

In DRILL DOWN, tap the MAP tab: the field and a pin on each point.
Tap Select a Pest/Size here and choose the pest.
With Values, the map shows each point's result.
With Interpolated map, the field is painted in Low (green), Medium (yellow) and High (red) — that is where you see the hotspot.

DRILL DOWN map with the points and the pest value — Values

Interpolated map with the hotspot in the corner of the field — Interpolated map

Look it up later

Several fields at once.

In Scouting (IPM), IPM MGMT. ANALYSIS tab: choose the Period (and the User, if you like) and tap APPLY FILTER. The scoutings appear, with field, date and points.
SUMMARY tab: the field-by-pest table for the same filter, with the Type (All, Pest, Disease, Weeds). Tap a value to see the detail.

IPM MGMT. ANALYSIS tab with the period and user filter — IPM MGMT. ANALYSIS

Made a mistake?

How to fix it.

Still on the pest listSet the value back to zero (or choose None (clear selection)) and tap Save. The entry is removed from the point.

On the point screenTap the item in Found at Point: it goes back to the form. Correct it and Save. To delete it: ⋮ menu → Delete.

Already uploadedLet the agronomist know: they correct it on the web portal, on the Scouting screen.

Found at Point list on the point screen — Found at Point

Quick quiz

Got it? 6 questions.

Tap the answer. The explanation appears right below.

0 of 6

1. I marked 3 caterpillars with the + and went back. Was it saved?

The + only changes the screen. One pest, one Save — and the app warns you if you try to leave with unsaved items.

2. I found rust. It doesn't show up in the list. What do I check first?

Diseases only appear with the Disease Type selected. Then check the Class (All) and the magnifying glass.

3. I stopped at a point and found no pests. What do I do?

A clean point goes into the field average. Without it, the result comes out higher than reality.

4. The app says "Location not found".

The point stores where you were. Without GPS it won't open — internet is not needed.

5. What's the difference between CLOSE POINT and Finish Scouting?

Close at each stop and move on to the next one. At the end of the field, Finish Scouting.

6. I want to see where the caterpillar hotspot was in last week's scouting. Where do I look?

The MAP tab of the menu shows the fields, not the points. A scouting's points are in DRILL DOWN — with the Interpolated map in Low, Medium and High.

The cheat sheet

From the menu to the end of the field, always the same.

Scouting (IPM) → field → + → New Scouting
Stage and measurements → OPEN POINT
Counting Type (Plant, Beat cloth, Meter) → in the list, Pest, Disease or Weeds
Fill it in → Save. One pest, one Save.
CLOSE POINT → Yes → next stop (close it even with no pests)
End of the field → Finish Scouting

To review later: field → date → DRILL DOWN. Want the full step by step, in text? How to scout for pests and diseases in the app.

The screenshots are from real farms, with names blurred. Questions: talk to the upCampo team.