Pest - Fall Armyworm Maize
AI detects FAW holes in leaves
Mission briefing
Pest - Fall Armyworm Maize sits in the growth-scout stage of the crop cycle. It runs on a m3m carrying rgb ai faw model, and in Bihar the window is v3-v8 maize at a frequency of weekly. Expect roughly 100ha/hr per sortie, and stand the drone down outside the morning envelope — flying past it wastes chemical and risks drift onto neighbouring plots. Readings are interpreted through AI detection, so the payload has to output those bands rather than plain RGB. AI detects FAW holes in leaves On a hard-difficulty mission like this, the cost driver is not the drone — it is the number of return trips and the pilot hours around them, which is what the payback maths on the economics page turns on.
What you need
- Payload
- RGB AI FAW model
- Drone class
- M3M
- Vegetation indices
- AI detection
When to fly (Bihar)
- Timing
- V3-V8 maize
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Coverage
- 100ha/hr
- Weather envelope
- Morning
What this pass costs to buy in
Custom-hire rates operators actually charge for field work. Use these as the benchmark before you decide whether to own a drone or hire one for pest - fall armyworm maize.
| State | Job | ₹/acre | ₹/ha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar | Spraying Rice | ₹450 | ₹1111 |
| Bihar | NDVI Scout | ₹150 | ₹370 |
| Bihar | Spreading Urea | ₹400 | ₹988 |
| Bihar | DSR Seeding | ₹800 | ₹1976 |
| Punjab | Spraying Rice | ₹500 | ₹1235 |
| Haryana | Spraying | ₹500 | ₹1235 |
Before you fly this mission
- DGCA rules for agricultural flying →
Green-zone limits, 120 m ceiling and the paperwork a spray sortie needs.
- Kisan Drone subsidy 2026 →
Up to 100% support for FPOs and CHCs buying the drone that runs this pass.
- Agri drone price list India →
What the machines capable of this mission cost, ex-showroom.
- Pilot licence cost & RPTO list →
You cannot fly this commercially without a DGCA remote pilot certificate.