A reporting system collects, communicates and analyzes information from a
plurality of pest monitoring locations. The monitored locations include
activity sensing pest devices. These devices can include traps and/or
passive and active monitoring devices not having a trapping or killing
functionality. The system includes automatic reporting from the plurality
of activity sensing pest devices and also includes physical inspection
data. Preferably an automatic real-time communication system is used,
with the preferred communication system being a radio-frequency (RF) or
other over-the-air system. However, hardwired systems, use of a personal
digital assistant (PDA) as an interim data carrier, and other
technologies may also be employed. Manual input devices for providing the
additional physical inspection data on the activity sensing pest device
parameters and a computer based report generator (of the resulting
combined data) provide for a robust and efficient pest monitoring and/or
trapping tool.