Visual reference slot
Needed asset: Leaf Pest Inspection Card comparing stippling, webbing, eggs, frass, trails, silvering, chewing, and distorted tips.
Field checklist
- Inspect leaf tops, undersides, veins, petioles, nodes, and growing tips.
- Look for insects, eggs, webbing, frass, trails, and cast skins.
- Use magnification and repeat inspection over multiple days.
Measurements to pair
- Canopy density, humidity, airflow, sanitation notes.
- Location of first symptoms and spread pattern.
- Quarantine, introduction, or outdoor exposure history.
Common mistakes
- Spraying before identifying the pest.
- Only inspecting leaf tops.
- Calling stippling a deficiency.
Grow Doc prompt
Inspect for pest damage using tops, undersides, veins, nodes, tips, media surface, magnification, symptom pattern, spread, airflow, humidity, and sanitation history.