Pest & Disease Tracker

Track and manage garden pests and diseases with treatment tracking.

Quick Start

Add a pest or disease

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Record treatment

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List all issues

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Show problem details

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Search issues

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Get treatment recommendations

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Export data

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Usage Patterns

For pest identification and tracking

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For disease management

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For preventive planning

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Problem Types

Common Pests

• - Aphids - Small sap-suckers, distort new growth
• Slugs - Eat leaves, leave slime trails
• Caterpillars - Eat foliage and fruit
• Cucumber Beetles - Chew leaves, spread wilt disease
• Japanese Beetles - Skeletonize leaves
• Squash Bugs - Pierce stems, cause wilting
• Spider Mites - Webbing, yellow stippling
• Thrips - Scarring, distorted growth
• Whiteflies - Yellow leaves, sticky honeydew

Common Diseases

• - Early Blight - Dark spots on tomatoes
• Late Blight - White fuzzy growth
• Powdery Mildew - White powdery coating
• Downy Mildew - Yellow patches, purple growth
• Blossom End Rot - Blossoms fall off
• Verticillium Wilt - Plants wilt and die
• Bacterial Spot - Water-soaked spots
• Anthracnose - Sunken lesions

Treatment Recommendations

Organic/Natural Treatments

• - Neem Oil - Broad-spectrum insecticide, safe for beneficials
• Insecticidal Soap - Kills soft-bodied insects on contact
• Diatomaceous Earth - Mechanical insect control
• Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt for caterpillars
• Copper Fungicide - Organic disease control
• Sulfur Fungicide - Powdery mildew control
• Compost Tea - Boosts plant immunity
• Beneficial Insects - Ladybugs, lacewings, parasitic wasps
• Barriers - Row covers, collars, netting

Chemical Treatments

• - Pyrethrin - Synthetic insecticide
• Imidacloprid - Systemic insecticide
• Chlorothalonil - Broad-spectrum fungicide
• Mancozeb - Multi-site fungicide
• Captan - Seed treatment and fungicide

Always follow label directions and safety precautions.

Severity Levels

Level	Description	Action Timeline
low	Minor annoyance, limited damage	Treat within 7 days
moderate

Noticeable damage, spreading | Treat within 3-5 days | | high | Significant damage, severe impact | Treat within 1-2 days | | critical | Plant death or total crop loss | Treat immediately |

Examples

Aphid outbreak on tomatoes

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Early blight on tomatoes

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Slug problem on lettuce

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Search Features

• - Search by problem name
• Filter by type (pest/disease)
• Search by affected plants
• View treatment history
• Track treatment effectiveness

Security

Path Validation

The export function validates output paths to prevent malicious writes:

• - ✅ Allowed: ~/.openclaw/workspace/, /tmp/, and home directory
• ❌ Blocked: System paths (/etc/, /usr/, /var/, etc.)
• ❌ Blocked: Sensitive dotfiles (~/.bashrc, ~/.ssh, etc.)

Data Storage

• - Pest data stored in: INLINECODE8
• Each problem tracks: type, name, affected plants, severity, treatments, status
• Treatment history includes: method, product, date, effectiveness, notes
• JSON format makes it easy to backup or migrate

Best Practices

1. 1. Identify early - Treat problems before they spread
2. Monitor regularly - Check plants daily during growing season
3. Use IPM - Integrated Pest Management combines methods for best results
4. Document treatments - Track what worked and what didn't
5. Prevent first - Barriers and beneficials reduce need for treatments
6. Rotate treatments - Prevent pest resistance
7. Follow labels - Chemical treatments need proper application
8. Improve conditions - Many problems thrive in stressed plants

Prevention Tips

Prevent Pests

• - Crop rotation - Breaks pest life cycles
• Barriers - Row covers, netting, collars
• Beneficial insects - Ladybugs, lacewings, praying mantises
• Clean garden - Remove debris that harbors pests
• Companion planting - Repel pests with specific plants

Prevent Diseases

• - Water correctly - Avoid wetting foliage
• Improve airflow - Space plants properly, prune regularly
• Clean tools - Disinfect between plants
• Use disease-resistant varieties - When available
• Sanitize soil - Solarization, crop rotation

Related Skills

• - plant-tracker - Track individual plants and care schedules
• seasonal-planting-guide - What to plant when, by zone
• garden-layout-planner - Design gardens with companion planting

Use together for complete garden management!