Sanitation

Pest and disease monitoring, verified tree by tree

Spray on this week's counts, not on the calendar.

Your monitors walk scheduled routes on the phone, tree by tree, even without signal. Every sample keeps its GPS point, photo, and time. When the route uploads, Arlo tells you which lot crossed its threshold.

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AI summary of a sanitation route in Arlo, each indicator against its threshold, with the route map and GPS quality

AI Debrief Summary

AI Generated

29 trees were checked in lot 20. Rust mite rose to 8.17% and crossed its 8% threshold, with a hot spot in the north of the lot. Mites per lens and phenology remain low.

Key Findings

rust mite Medium

Went from 3.10% to 8.17% in two weeks and crossed the 8% threshold; positives cluster in 6 trees in the north.

Increasing threshold 5%; 8%
2.17% 2026-09-09 3.10% 2026-09-23 8.17%
# of mites per lens Low

The average holds at 0.21 mites per lens, well below the 0.4 threshold; the single highest count was 3 mites.

Decreasing threshold 0.4 mites per lens
0.37 2026-09-09 0.28 2026-09-23 0.21
sprouting phenology Low

96.6% of trees are at fruit set and 3.4% in open flower, below the 20% open-flower threshold.

Stable threshold 20% open flower
4.10% open flower 2026-09-23 3.45% open flower

Data Quality

Confidence: High

29 of 29 trees with a precise location and photo.

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Leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, Imagery © Mapbox

Results

Totals
Total trees1920
target percentage1.50%
percentage sampled1.51%
GPS quality
100% of points have a reliable location
Precise location 116 100%
Approximate location 0 0%
No location 0 0%
Trees

Sprouting phenology

fruit set96.55%
open flower3.45%

Monitoring happens when someone remembers. And spraying goes by the calendar.

Today

  1. The route gets walked when someone remembers.

    No date per lot, and no monitor responsible for each route.

  2. The count arrives on Friday, in a notebook.

    By the time someone types it into Excel, the hot spot has moved to the next lot.

  3. Nobody knows if the monitor actually walked the lot.

    There's no point or time for each tree, just a number on a sheet.

  4. Hot spots get reported late, as a loose photo on WhatsApp.

    No lot, no location, and no earlier route to compare against.

  5. So you spray every lot, every time, and still lose kilos.

    You spend product and jornales on lots that didn't need it, and the pest gets away on the lot that did. In banana, spraying on a warning system instead of the calendar cut sprays and their cost 31% (FAO, 2012).

With Arlo

  1. Every lot has its scheduled route, with its monitor and its date.

  2. The monitor uploads the route from the phone as soon as signal returns.

  3. Every tree keeps its GPS point, its photo, and its time.

  4. Arlo compares with the earlier route and alerts you when a lot crosses its threshold.

  5. You spray in time, on the lots that crossed their threshold.

How monitoring works in Arlo.

  1. The monitor walks the route, without signal

    On the phone, Arlo tells them which tree is next and what to check. The phone saves every answer with its GPS point, its accuracy, and a photo when the form asks for one.

    Form: mite monitoring

    Tree questions # 17

    Route progress

    Tree: 17 / 29

    Tree questions
    sprouting phenology
    # of mites per lens 3
    tree photo IMG_4417.jpg
    ±3m
    The route on the monitor's phone · Sample data

  2. It uploads when signal returns

    The phone keeps finished routes until there's a connection, and the monitor uploads them with one tap.

    Your local routes

    Resync local routes

    Pending upload

    Lot 20

    Mite monitoring

    Completed
    100%

    Ready to upload

    JP

    Monitor

    J. Pérez

    Upload Route

    In progress

    Lot 14

    Mite monitoring

    In progress
    26%

    Tree 8 of 31

    JP

    Monitor

    J. Pérez

    Started

    Oct 9, 1:05 PM

    Continue
    Routes saved on the phone, without signal · Sample data

  3. Arlo tells you what it found

    With the Smart plan, the AI sums up every indicator against its threshold when the route uploads, and you can ask Arlo about it on WhatsApp.

    Arlo online
    Today
    Asking Arlo on WhatsApp · Sample data

Arlo compares every route with the last one and puts every sample on the map.

Every route a monitor uploads goes into the lot's history. There you see what changed since the last one, which lots went unmonitored, and which alerts fired.

Compare this route with the last one

Put two routes of the same lot side by side: trees, samples, and every indicator with its change. On the map, the difference shows in red where it got worse and in green where it got better.

  • Positive percentage, average, and maximum for each field
  • Heatmap of the earlier route, the current one, or the difference
  • The hot spot located tree by tree on the map
arloagro.com / sanitation-routes / compare

Route comparison

Exit comparison
Compare with SR-4812 · September 23, 2026

Earlier route

SR-4812
September 23, 2026

29 trees inspected

Current route

SR-4931
October 9, 2026

29 trees inspected

Sampling

MetricEarlier routeCurrent routeChange
Trees inspected29290
Percentage sampled1.51%1.51%0%
Samples1161160

Trees

# of mites per lens

MetricEarlier routeCurrent routeChange
Average0.280.21-0.07
Max43-1

Samples

Rust mite

MetricEarlier routeCurrent routeChange
Positive percentage3.1%8.17%+5.07%
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Earlier Current Both Diff
Worse
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Leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, Imagery © Mapbox

See which lots went unmonitored

Route coverage by lot counts the routes completed each week and flags lots that have gone two weeks without an inspection. Every point on every route also shows its GPS quality.

  • Coverage gaps in view, lot by lot
  • Precise, approximate, or no location on every point
  • Monitor efficiency: trees checked and time per tree
arloagro.com / sanitation-routes / reports

Route Coverage by Lot

Coverage Gaps Detected

These lots haven't been inspected recently: 11

Routes Completed
Gap
0
1-2
3-5
6+
Lot
 W37 (Sep 7)W38 (Sep 14)W39 (Sep 21)W40 (Sep 28)W41 (Oct 5) Total Status
11!
2
1
-
-
-
 3 Needs Attention
14
1
2
1
2
2
 8 On Track
20
2
1
2
1
3
 9 On Track
23
1
2
1
1
-
 5 Monitor
2B
3
2
3
2
3
 13 On Track
7A
1
1
2
1
1
 6 On Track
7C
2
2
2
3
2
 11 On Track
Total 1211111011 55

Get alerted when a lot crosses its threshold

Set the alert on any field of the form, for example more than 8% of trees with rust mite. When a route triggers it, Arlo emails whoever you choose, with the value, the threshold, and a link to the route.

  • Numeric or percentage threshold, evaluated per route, daily, or weekly
  • Recipients per alert
  • A history of every evaluation, triggered or not
arloagro.com / alerts

Alert Details

Rust mite above 8%

Alerts when more than 8% of a route's trees have rust mite.

Edit Enabled
Evaluation Mode
Real-time
Condition Type
Percentage Threshold
Monitoring
Mite monitoring
Custom Field
rust mite
Aggregation Method
Tree presence %
Operator
Greater than
Threshold Value
8%
Last Evaluated
October 9, 2026 12:05

Recipients

[email protected][email protected]

Evaluation History

Evaluated AtStatusDetailsActions
Oct 09 12:055 hours ago
 Triggered
Value: 8.17%
Condition: Greater than 8%
29 data points
 View Route->
Sep 23 11:4816 days ago
 Not Triggered
Value: 3.10%
Condition: Greater than 8%
29 data points
Sep 09 12:2030 days ago
 Not Triggered
Value: 2.17%
Condition: Greater than 8%
29 data points

Sanitation routes walked on real estates.

Figures as of August 2026. At Navelinas SAS (228 ha of citrus), completed routes went from 7 in the first month to 813 in the busiest month, over 23 straight months.

“Arlo changed how we manage plant health. Sanitation data, GPS-tracked inspections, and supply records give us a clearer view of what is happening in the field.”
Jorge Gómez General Manager, Navelinas SAS

Sanitation in Arlo

August 2026

sanitation routes completed
7,187
trees inspected on routes
415k+
datapoints captured in the field
827,563
of those points with a valid GPS location
99.9%
monitors walking routes
64
alert notifications sent when a lot crossed its threshold
16,792

The rest of the estate, in the same record.

What your team records in any module goes into the lot's record and adds to its cost per kilo and margin.

Find out what spraying by the calendar is costing you.

In 20 minutes we go over your monitoring routine: who walks, how often, what gets recorded, and how a hot spot escalates. Then we tell you straight whether Arlo fits.

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Frequently asked questions

How often should orchards be monitored for pests and diseases?
It depends on the crop, the pest, and the season, and your agronomist sets the frequency. Arlo doesn't impose one. You schedule each lot's routes at its own frequency, and route coverage by lot shows which lots have gone weeks without a route.
What tools do you need for pest monitoring on a large estate?
A fixed monitoring form, a sampling plan per lot, monitors with a schedule, and a record of where and when each sample was taken. In Arlo you build the form and set the share of trees to check. Monitors walk the route on their phone, even without signal, and every sample keeps its GPS point, photo, and time. You can add as many monitors as you need, because Arlo is priced per farm, not per user.
How does pest monitoring fit into an integrated pest management program?
Monitoring is the base of IPM. Without reliable counts you can't apply a threshold or tell whether a spray worked. Arlo keeps the record of that monitoring, route by route and tree by tree. Management decisions stay with your agronomist.
What's the difference between pest scouting and a monitoring route?
Scouting is often a walk with notes. A monitoring route is a scheduled pass over a set share of a lot's trees, with the same questions at every tree and every sample. Because the questions repeat, you can compare this week's route with the last one, lot by lot.
How do you set action thresholds for pests and diseases?
Your agronomist sets them per pest, crop, and stage. In Arlo each field on the form can carry its threshold, and an alert notifies whoever you choose when a route crosses it.
Can monitoring routes work without cell signal?
Yes. Forms download to the phone, the whole route is walked offline, and it stays saved on the phone until there's signal to upload it.
How do you know a scout actually walked the block?
Every point carries its GPS location, accuracy, time, and a photo when the form asks for one. Arlo flags points with an approximate or missing location, warns about location jumps and trees recorded at the same spot, and route coverage by lot shows which lots went without a route.
Does this replace pest traps or sensor networks?
No. Traps and sensors tell you pressure is building. Arlo records what your monitors found at each tree and proves they walked the route. Arlo uses no sensors or satellite imagery, so you can use both.