Identify plant diseases and pests from photos

Farmers identify plant diseases and pests from photos

Ready to goAI Act: no extra obligationsInspecting by cameraAgriculture

Fits: Production, engineering & maintenance

During your field walk, you get a quick first assessment of what might be behind spots, feeding damage or discolouration, and you know what to look for when assessing the crop. Diagnosis and the treatment decision stay with you and your adviser.

Is this for you?

  • You walk your crops regularly and come across symptoms you cannot identify with confidence.
  • You have a mobile phone with a decent camera and network coverage on most of your fields.
  • You want to decide faster whether to call in an adviser or a laboratory.
First step today

On your next field walk, photograph a conspicuous spot: once the crop as a whole, then two or three close-ups of the upper and lower sides of the leaves. Put the photos into an AI assistant that accepts image uploads, using the template below, and compare the assessment with your own guess or what your adviser said.

How to go about it

  1. Define crops and pests
  2. Set photo rules for the field
  3. Collect your own photos with a confirmed diagnosis
  4. Test the identification and set rules for uncertain cases
  5. Build the photo assessment into field walks and crop assessment
  6. Review wrong assessments after each season

Templates to copy

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The complete guide

  • 6 steps explaining exactly what to do
  • 3 proven templates to copy into your own AI
  • Safe use: data, checking, deciding, informing
  • Pitfalls, effort and how to recognise success

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LW-01 · Legal status 08.10.2026