Traps & Pest Events modules

EMu 6.3 improvements to Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

In response to a collaborative request from EMu IPM users including staff from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the Natural History Museum, London the functionality of the Trap Events module has been extended to allow capturing additional data relating to pest issues associated with museum collections. Changes include:

Renaming the Trap Events module to Pest Events to better reflect the extended role of the module.

Two new record types (giving a total of three):

Type	Details
Trap	The original Trap Events record type for recording details of what was found in a trap on a given date. Some changes have been made to labels and field layout for consistency with the two new record types.
Visual Inspection	A new record type intended for recording planned environment or specimen inspections.
Incident	A new record type intended for recording casual pest sightings. A casual pest sighting is one that occurs outside of a planned Visual Inspection.

A new Objects tab to record objects or specimens involved in an infestation. The Catalogue module now includes a reverse attachment tab that displays pest events associated with an object / specimen.
A new Actions tab to record any immediate and long term measures taken to resolve a reported pest presence or issue.

Two modules, Traps and Pest Events, provide pest management support:

The Traps module records information about the type and location of traps used by an institution to capture pests.
The Pest Events module records details about pests found at a specific location from different pest events, including trapping, planned inspections or casual pest sightings. The collection objects / specimens involved in an infestation and any mitigatory actions can also be recorded.

A comprehensive set of reports provides graphical data about the prevalence of pests within your institution.

Tip: See Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for details.

Typical Traps tabs and their purpose

Tab	Description
Trap	Holds details about the type (Trap Details) and location (Placement Details) of a trap used by an institution to capture pests. The Trap Events table at the bottom of the window provides a history of pest incidents for this trap.
Tasks	See Tasks tab for details.
Notes	See Notes tab for details.
Multimedia	See Multimedia tab for details.
Security	See Security tab for details.
Audit	See Audit tab for details.
Admin	See Admin tab for details.

Typical Pest Events tabs and their purpose

Tab	Description
Trap	Displays when Type = Trap: Records details relating to the monitoring of a specific trap on a given date. In the Traps module, a complete history of trap events is maintained for each trap in the Trap Events table.
Incident	Displays when Type = Incident. Records the date and location of a casual pest sighting. A casual pest sighting is one that occurs outside of a planned Visual Inspection.
Visual Inspection	Displays when Type = Visual Inspection. Records the date and location of a planned environment or specimen inspection.
Pests	Records detailed pest information for all pest events.
Actions	Details about any immediate and long term measures taken to resolve a reported pest presence or issue.
Objects	Displays when Type = Incident or Visual Inspection. Records objects / specimens involved in an infestation. A reverse attachment tab in the Catalogue module displays pest events associated with an object / specimen.
Tasks	See Tasks tab for details.
Notes	See Notes tab for details.
Multimedia	See Multimedia tab for details.
Security	See Security tab for details.
Audit	See Audit tab for details.
Admin	See Admin tab for details.