So I'm a new scout on a 44 acre greenhouse (grape tomatoes). I find that I can scout 20-40 rows a day (out of 950 rows) depending on how busy the rows are. Do you have any tips on how to make this more efficient? I feel like by the time I get to an area it's already infested. I know industry standard for a greenhouse my size (experienced scout) is around 185 rows a day. I know I lose a lot of time stopping to flag plants and to look with the hand lens, how could I do this quicker? Are there systems in place for flagging plants or a threshold for when an area is considered a hotspot?
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So I'm a new scout on a 44 acre greenhouse (grape tomatoes). I find that I can scout 20-40 rows a day (out of 950 rows) depending on how busy the rows are. Do you have any tips on how to make this more efficient? I feel like by the time I get to an area it's already infested. I know industry standard for a greenhouse my size (experienced scout) is around 185 rows a day. I know I lose a lot of time stopping to flag plants and to look with the hand lens, how could I do this quicker? Are there systems in place for flagging plants or a threshold for when an area is considered a hotspot?