Scout Master for Cotton

What is the Scout Master Program?	Scout Master, formerly C.D.E.A. (Cotton Data Entry Analysis tool), is a database management program used primarily to record Scouting data, but also Crop Management information. Scout Master provides many useful graphing options in order to evaluate insect populations throughout the growing season.
Operating System	Windows 95/NT
Domain Experts	R.L. Huffman, L.T. Wilson, T.W. Fuchs, B. A. Baugh, R. R. Minzenmayer, J.W. Norman, Jr., M. Wallace, and R. D. Oefinger
Programmers	Mark A. Mathews and Zhe Wang
Program Information

Input Data

In order to provide optimal benefits, ScoutMaster requires both scouting and crop management data along with information about each individual field. Information such as the field’s name, area, state, county and owner is used to distinguish each field. The following is an example data input screen.

Input date form

Scouting data estimates the quantity of beneficial as well as harmful insects for any given field. Examples of this form are: number of Lady Beetles, number of Spiders, number of Aphids, number of Thrips, number of Small Armyworms, etc.

Sampliing Data

Crop management data involves herbicide, pesticide, fertilizer and irrigation applications. Scout Master uses this data to provide cotton producers with information that will allow them to determine the effectiveness of their pest management system. Examples of this form are: Date of Pesticide Application, Pesticide Name, Applicator’s Name and License Number, Weather Data, Amount of Mix Applied, etc.

Insect Data

Program Output

Graph of insect data for one field- This graph plots the estimated number of a specific insect in one field over several sampling dates. The user selects the insect, the field and up to 20 sample dates. The graph may be printed or copied to the computer’s buffer.

Graph of an insect on a sample day for many fields- This graph plots the estimated population of a specific insect on one day for many fields. The user selects the insect, up to 20 fields and the sample date. The graph may be printed or copied to the computer’s buffer.

Graph of an insect for all fields on many sampling dates- This graph plots the estimated average population of a certain insect over all fields for each selected sample date. The user selects the insect and the sample dates. This graph may also be printed or copied to the computer’s buffer.

Download Scout Master

Scout Master will be available in three forms: full version, short trial and long trial. Each of these will be accessible for different institutions/people through password protection. We are currently in the process of preparing these versions.

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When downloading is complete, unzip the file in a temporary folder. Click on setup.exe which will guide you through the installation process.

Document Author:	Mark A. Mathews
Send mail to	Mark A. Mathews
Revised:	January 29, 1999
Copyright © 1998 AgroEcoSystems Research Group, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

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