The illustrative embodiments provide an apparatus forperforming horticultural tasks comprising a processor unit,a first number of communication links from the processorunit to a plurality of databases stored on a number of datastorage devices, and a second number of communication linksfrom the processor unit to a diagnostic system. Theprocessor unit is configured to execute the diagnosticsystem and access the plurality of databases on the numberof data storage devices to identify a pest problem andgenerate a treatment plan to address the pest problem.