We build airborne spore monitoring for high-value crops. Our BioScout units sit in your field, capture spores in near real-time, and identify the pathogens driving disease pressure on your block.

Growers use that data to spray when conditions actually warrant it, not on a fixed calendar.

Broadacre, viticulture, and horticulture growers running operations where disease losses and fungicide costs both matter. We often work with farm managers, agronomists, and researchers.

Our headquarters are in Sydney, Australia, with field operations across Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Africa, and Europe.

The unit samples the air, visually identifies what it captures, and uses AI to report daily spore levels so you can see disease pressure building around your crop before it shows up on the plant. 

We’re constantly adding new services and improving existing ones.

Check out our capabilities in the Disease Catalogue today.

Data is typically on your dashboard within 4 hours of the daily scan completing. 

Our threshold value provide context for the spore concentration levels on the graph:

• Green — low or background levels
• Yellow — elevated, worth monitoring closely
• Red — high levels; infection risk is elevated if weather is also favourable

The threshold values are a guide, not a hard rule. Field scouting, growth stage and weather conditions should always factor into your decision-making too. Every operation varies, however, so your graph thresholds can be adjusted in consultation with our in-house science team if required.

It combines spore concentrations with temperature and humidity data to estimate how likely an infection event is. Risk ranges from Low (conditions not aligned) through to Severe (high spores and favourable weather coincide). Unlike weather-only models, we include real-time spore data specific to your farm — not just generic forecasts.

• At least 1.5 m clear radius from buildings, hedgerows, and dense vegetation
• Inlet height ~10 cm above the mature crop canopy
• Full sun for most of the day, away from machinery paths

Manual visits are often required once a year.

A solid 4G/LTE signal. If your phone gets reasonable reception at the site, the unit will too. The unit stores data onboard during outages and uploads when connection resumes. We don't recommend sites with no 4G coverage.  

Yes — units run on mains power indoors instead of solar. Greenhouses also offer better source attribution, since the controlled airflow means detected spores are much more likely to be originating from within your structure.

One BioScout unit covers approximately 50 to 100 hectares, depending on factors such as terrain, prevailing wind patterns, and crop variety. Because every property is different, our agronomy team will assess your operation and recommend the optimal number of units and placement locations before deployment — ensuring you get the most accurate disease pressure data for your specific blocks.