American Bird Conservancy BNM
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Multi-agency coalition using drones to deploy ~500,000 Wolbachia-carrying male mosquitoes weekly per island to combat avian malaria threatening endangered honeycreepers
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Certifications & compliance
The operator told us each of these. Anything we matched against a public record is shown with the date we checked it, at the top of this page.
States served (1)
Aerial pesticide licensing in states served
Every state requires a pesticide applicator license with the aerial category endorsement on top of FAA Part 137. The agencies that issue these licenses in American Bird Conservancy BNM's service area:
- Hawaii — Any commercial drone spray over Hawaii fields needs Category 4: Aerial Pest Control. RUP Aerial Permit (Form P-23) also required., issued by Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal and Biocontrol (DAB).
Full agency, exam and renewal-cycle details by state are catalogued on the state pesticide licensing reference.
Verify and resources
Primary-source references for verifying credentials and looking up state-specific rules in American Bird Conservancy BNM's service area.
Frequently asked questions
American Bird Conservancy BNM should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Hawaii: an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for the pilot in command, an FAA Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate for the business, and a state aerial-category pesticide applicator license. In Hawaii the state credential is issued by Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal and Biocontrol (DAB); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. A current certificate of insurance with chemical drift coverage and the operator's Section 44807 exemption number are reasonable to request alongside the license itself.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 per acre in the region usually breaks down into three lines: (1) included — calibration, GPS-guided flight planning, machine and pilot labor to fly the field, mixing and loading farmer-supplied product, and a Part 170-compliant application record; (2) excluded — the pesticide and any adjuvants, which the farmer supplies; (3) surcharges — long travel, after-hours, difficult terrain or obstruction-heavy fields, and minimum-acreage charges below a stated threshold. Spell out which of those land on your invoice before the operator schedules.