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Pest, Natural Enemy and Crop datasheets
Pest datasheets
Detailed pest datasheets are available for approximately 2100 species of arthropods, pathogens, weeds etc, selected for their economic importance. These knowledge reviews are compiled under standard subject headings by a panel of subject experts at institutions worldwide. All input is edited to CABI's established standards and then verified by a team of world experts. Any chosen word or words in the text is available for Softlinking - through a dynamic tool that targets matching content in all other parts of the Compendium, dynamically and in real time.
Pest datasheets may be returned from a Diagnostic Search search, a Find-a-Datasheet search or a Compendium Search. You can also Softlink to these datasheets.
The pest datasheet cover page consists of a text summary, a cover picture and a world map containing recorded distribution. The cover page text contains brief information on the identity of the pest and its host range.
Further elements of the datasheet are accessible from the main Menu Bar, the composition of which will change to reflect the contents of the datasheet.
The menu choices are:
The Information dropdown menu contains textual information and tables, giving more information about the pest species. Click on an item on the list to see more. This information will appear on the screen, replacing the cover page. To return to the cover page, select that option from the Information menu. The categories used in the Information menu come from a defined list:
Distribution information is also represented graphically as Maps.
The reference list contains entries from the Bibliography, and where possible each reference is linked to a CAB Abstracts.
Further information about aspects of crop protection is found in the Library and in the Glossary.
Pictures for a pest species may be accessed from clicking the cover page picture, or by selecting Pictures from the menu bar. For more information on Pictures, see Exploring a datasheet.
Maps may be accessed by clicking on the world map on the cover page, or by selecting from the options on the Maps dropdown menu on the menu bar. Maps plot information recorded in the Distribution table supported by published references. For more information on maps, see Exploring a datasheet.
The Notepad function is available from datasheets. This allows you to record your own species-specific notes, as well as more general notes.
To generate a report in HTML from a datasheet, open the Report menu and select Generate Report. This allows you to build a report containing the sections you want. For more information, see the separate section on Reports.
Natural enemy datasheets
These have a similar layout to pest datasheets. The Information menu includes:
Crop datasheets
These have a similar layout. The Information menu includes: