Summary
Target pests are to materials what recommendations are to conditions — you apply a material to get rid of a pest, so each material needs a matching target pest. For example, if you use Advion Ant Gel as the material, you need Ants as the target pest. You can be as specific as you like, listing Ants – Carpenter, Ants – Odorous House, Ants – Pavement, Ants – Pharaoh, Ants – Fire, and so on.
Key Points
Create a target pest for each pest your materials treat
Be as general or specific as your business needs
Choose whether each pest shows on pre-printed service tickets
How to Get to Target Pests
From the top of the Navigation menu, click Settings (gear icon)
Under the heading Pests & Material Settings, click Target Pests
Create a target pest
Click the New Pest Type button in the upper right
Fill in the form:
Pest name — the pest (for example,
Ants (Carpenter))Abbreviation — a short code for the pest (for example,
CA)Show on pre-printed ticket — check to display this pest on pre-printed service tickets
Click the green Create Pest Type button to save
Examples
Pest name | Abbreviation |
Ants | ANT |
Ants (Carpenter) | CA |
Cockroach (German) | GCR |
Bed Bug | BB |
Mice | MS |
Rats | RAT |
Mosquitoes | MOSQ |
Spiders | SPD |
Fleas | FLEA |
Termites | TRM |
Important note: Anytime you change something in Settings, your techs must Reload
Data in the mobile app to see the change.
Need more help? Reach out to Fieldwork support, and we'll be happy to walk you through these settings.