Wild Genomics

Supporting the future of farming

We help farmers fend off invading pests and weeds through early detection and continuous monitoring

It started with lemons...

Lemons and other citrus fruits in Florida are affected by the dreaded "greening disease", which causes the fruit to go bitter and the trees to die.

The problem is caused by a tiny insect called Asian Citrus Psyllid – or rather, bacteria that sometimes infect the psyllid. The disease has reached California and threatens to cause irreversible damage.

We are on a mission to help farmers detect this and other pests and weeds early and reliably, and at the same time reduce the need for pesticides and weed killers.

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Our Technology

– Monitoring that matters

High Precision

We sample the environment and sequence environmental DNA to monitor for invasive pests on your lands. In this way, we can separately quantify the burden of a large range of pests.

Ease of Use

Many farmers already sample their fields routinely for pests and weeds. Getting all the answers you need is as easy as mailing the samples to us.

Peace of Mind

Knowing exactly what you are dealing with helps – you can apply the pesticides and weed killers you need when and where they are needed.

Feedback from

Farmers and Field Experts

Why you should give us a try.

Citrus growers can save 50% of the pesticides applied if it becomes possible to detect pests early on.

- Quality Council Executive

There has been an accelerating influx of new pest and pathogen species to California in recent decades, with a higher fraction of species establishing permanently.

- Matt Daugherty

Researcher, University of California Riverside

A method for detecting many different pests at once would be very useful. Today, a lot of resources are spent on manual field monitoring.

- Citrus Grower