Better crop scouting

Better pest and disease management

Scarab

We’re changing how the world targets crop pests and diseases . .

. . . your crop next!

“It’s given us control. It’s given us real-time information, so we’ve been able to react and it’s given us historical data, so we’ve been able to learn from the past and apply that to the future… and it’s definitely saved us significant amounts of money.”

Billy Coulson, Owner,
Nini Farm

“With our pests and diseases under control, above all powdery, head botrytis, and downy, we were able to increase our exportable stems by 7.5% in the first year.”

Enrique León, Production Manager
,Naranjo Roses

“The training involved the scouts, and included the supervisors, the sprayers and the farm’s management team.”

Peter Mureithi, Production Manager,
Lamorna Limited

“We, as a team, we feel that everyone is important in this way of scouting.”

Margaret Mwangi, Scout,
Lamorna Limited

“… and it makes my life much easier.”

Ruth Vaughan, Production Manager,
Nini Farm

Scarab Precision

Scout

Using Scarab’s quick data collection software, scouts spend their time looking for pests and .

Map

Maps show you precisely where your pests and diseases are located allowing you to …

Support

And we are with you all the way. We train your people on how …

Scarab Action

Plan

The creation of a plan that responds to the dynamic situation of pests and …

Act

The results are obtained in the field. Action plans well communicated …

Evaluate

With a clear record of all interventions, as well as the status of pests …

Benefits

Reduced Crop Losses

Decrease in the Cost of Pesticides and Biological Control

Faster Establishment of Biological Control

Reduction of Time between Monitoring and Control Actions

Reduced Crop Losses

Decrease in the Cost of Pesticides and Biological Control

Faster Establishment of Biological Control

Reduction of Time between Monitoring and Control Actions

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News

Humans still crucial as AI image analysis for crop pest and disease management has a long way to go

Feb 17, 2021

Humans still crucial as AI image analysis for crop pest and disease management has a long way to go Effective pest and disease management is not only time consuming, as many know, it often comes at a price. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

How to keep control of your greenhouse to combat Downy Mildew on rose stems

Jan 29, 2021

How to keep control of your greenhouse to combat Downy Mildew on rose stems Few diseases strike more fear into industrial rose growers across the highland tropics than downy mildew, Peronospora sparsa. The disease can appear quickly when cool temperatures (10-18°C),...

How to wage war on the two-spotted spider mite in rose growing – lessons learnt from biological control

Feb 17, 2020

How to wage war on the two-spotted spider mite in rose growing – lessons learnt from biological control It has taken time for rose growers to learn crucial lessons on biological control of the two-spotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae[1]. These lessons have taught...