Airspore provides preventive fungal disease detection services for agricultural operations through advanced spore trapping and monitoring technology. Our AIR Program helps farmers optimize pesticide management and protect crops from airborne pathogens before visible symptoms appear.

## About Airspore

Airspore specializes in the capture, identification, and analysis of airborne fungal spores that cause crop diseases. Using proprietary spore trapping technology and real-time weather monitoring, we provide early detection services that enable targeted interventions and sustainable agriculture practices.

Our service combines on-farm weather stations, systematic spore capture (3 times per week per 50-acre parcel), and rapid laboratory analysis to deliver actionable reports within 24-48 hours of sampling.

## Geographic Coverage

**United States**: Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, Maine

**Canada**: Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island

**Quebec**: All administrative regions including Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Capitale-Nationale, Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Côte-Nord, Estrie, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Laval, Mauricie, Montérégie, Montréal, Nord-du-Québec, Outaouais, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

## Target Crops & Diseases

### Primary Crops

- **Potatoes** (Solanum tuberosum) - Late blight (Phytophthora infestans), early blight (Alternaria solani)

- **Onions** (Allium cepa) - Downy mildew (Peronospora destructor), purple blotch (Alternaria porri)

- **Grapevine** (Vitis vinifera) - Downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola), powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator)

- **Strawberry** (Fragaria × ananassa) - Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea), anthracnose (Colletotrichum acutatum)

- **Lettuce** (Lactuca sativa) - Downy mildew (Bremia lactucae), bottom rot (Rhizoctonia solani)

## Key Services

### Spore Trapping & Capture

- Systematic airborne spore collection using proprietary capture technology

- Real-time meteorological data collection via on-farm weather stations

- Coverage of 50-acre parcels with tri-weekly sampling schedule

- The sampling is done 3 times a week on the selected field by our sampler

- Advanced pathogen identification and quantification

### Disease Detection & Analysis

- Early detection of fungal pathogens before visual symptoms appear

- Identification of disease pressure levels and infection risk

- Pathogen resistance monitoring and strain identification

- Integration with weather-based disease models for enhanced forecasting

### Reporting & Decision Support

- Real-time access to results via smartphone, tablet, or computer platforms

- Results are transmitted within 24 to 48 hours of sampling

- Historical data tracking and trend analysis

## Technology & Innovation

- **US Patent**: 10,947,604 - Spore capture and analysis methods

- **Canadian Patent**: 2,969,282 - Biosurveillance technology

- Winner: 2022 Chief Innovator Award

- Winner: 2024 Innovation, Technology and Communication Award

## Common Fungal Diseases Monitored

- **Mildew & Blight**: Late blight, early blight, downy mildew, powdery mildew

- **Rot Diseases**: Gray mold (Botrytis), white mold (Sclerotinia), black rot

- **Leaf Spot Diseases**: Alternaria leaf spot, bacterial spot, septoria leaf spot

- **Vascular Diseases**: Fusarium wilt, verticillium wilt

- **Root & Crown Diseases**: Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Phytophthora root rot

- **Rust Diseases**: Common rust, stripe rust, leaf rust

## Benefits

- **Optimized Pesticide Management**: Reduce unnecessary applications while maintaining crop protection

- **Sustainable Agriculture**: Support IPM principles and environmental stewardship

- **Cost Reduction**: Decrease labor, machinery, and input costs through targeted interventions

- **Resistance Management**: Prevent pathogen resistance through strategic product rotation

- **Yield Protection**: Maintain crop quality and marketability through early intervention

## Applications & Use Cases

- **Commercial Vegetable Production**: Large-scale operations requiring precise disease management

- **Specialty Crop Growing**: High-value crops with narrow disease tolerance windows

- **Organic Farming**: Minimizing synthetic inputs while maintaining disease control

- **Greenhouse Operations**: Controlled environment disease monitoring and prevention

- **Research & Development**: Agricultural research institutions and breeding programs

## Contact Information

**Phone**: +1 877-348-5215

**Email**: info@airspore.com

**Website**: https://airspore.com

**Platform Access**: https://app.airspore.com

**Business Hours**: 8 AM – 5 PM, Monday – Friday

## Documentation & Resources

- [Benefits of Spore Capture](https://airspore.com/benefits-of-spore-capture/)

- [Microscopy vs PCR Methods](https://airspore.com/microscopy-vs-pcr/)

- [Sample Collection Schedule](https://airspore.com/sample-collection-schedule/)

- [Crop-Specific Information](https://airspore.com/crops-types/)

- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://airspore.com/faq/)

- [Press Coverage](https://airspore.com/press-review/)

## Service Areas Note

Airspore provides comprehensive spore trapping and fungal disease detection services across major agricultural regions in North America, with specialized expertise in humid continental and maritime climates where fungal pressure is typically highest during growing seasons.';