Fighting mosquitoes
with mosquitoes
Keep your customers yard free of biting mosquitoes without using pesticides and harming the environment.
no
chemicals
no genetic
modification
No
license required
Asian tiger mosquitoes rapidly expanding their range, spreading north.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Asian tiger mosquitoes invade the US
In addition to being an aggressive daytime biting mosquito, the Asian tiger can also transmit viruses like Zika, Dengue, Yellow Fever and chikungunya.
Existing solutions don’t work
Pesticides are toxic to humans and the environment and they’re losing effectiveness over time. Minimizing breeding sites (standing water) is not enough because Asian tiger mosquitoes can reproduce in small hidden containers.
Asian tiger mosquitoes invade the US
In addition to being an aggressive daytime biting mosquito, the Asian tiger can also transmit viruses like Zika, Dengue, Yellow Fever and chikungunya.
Asian tiger mosquitoes rapidly expanding their range, spreading north.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Existing solutions don’t work
Pesticides are toxic to humans and the environment and they’re losing effectiveness over time. Minimizing breeding sites (standing water) is not enough because Asian tiger mosquitoes can reproduce in small hidden containers.
How it works?
Mosquito females only mate once. Overwhelming an area with sterile males (males don’t bite) leads to a population suppression of up to 95%. This is called the Sterile insect technique (SIT) – a highly effective & eco-friendly mosquito control method.
Professional applicators release sterile Asian tiger male mosquitoes weekly during the warm season. Female mosquitoes that mate with the sterile males, lay eggs that do not hatch, as a result, the natural population is suppressed.
The science isn’t new, but the technology is
Invented in the 1950’s the Sterile insect technique is being used by the US GOV for decades to control agricultural pests.
Despite its effectiveness and sustainability, SIT implementation has thus far been limited due to high costs.
Diptera.ai’s proprietary technology makes SIT affordable to everyone.
The science isn’t new, but the technology is
Invented in the 1950’s the Sterile insect technique is being used by the US GOV for decades to control agricultural pests.
Despite its effectiveness and sustainability, SIT implementation has thus far been limited due to high costs.
Diptera.ai’s proprietary technology makes SIT affordable to everyone.
Asian tiger sterile males
Don’t bite and
don’t transmit disease.
Ultra local.
Flight range is typically
up to 100 yards.
Invasive species in the US.
Exploded in population
over the past decade.
Feed on nectar and other
sweet plant juices.
Asian tiger sterile males
Don’t bite and don’t transmit disease.
Invasive species in the US. Exploded in population over the past decade.
Ultra local. Flight range is typically up to 100 yards.
Feed on nectar and other sweet plant juices.
Pricing
Single property
$950/year
For single residential properties starting at less than 1/4 acre.
Neighbours
$650/year
For two or more neighbors purchasing a treatment plan together. (Price per property).
FAQs
We use the local natural mosquitoes with no genetic manipulation. The males are sterilized using X-ray. We only release sterile males. Male mosquitoes do not bite and are not interested in humans they spend their life feeding on nectar and seeking females.
Our treatment only affects specific species (aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus) both of which are invasive to the US. An invasive species is a species not local to the ecosystem. As such, lowering their numbers is important for maintaining the local ecosystem
Our treatment only affects specific species – aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus, these are aggressive day biters. The Aedes species are the ones making your garden uninhabitable during the summer. Our treatment will not affect other insects.
In order for the Sterile insect technique to work efficiently there need to be weekly releases throughout the mosquito season. Our technicians will come by once a week and spend a few minutes spreading the sterile males in the property.
Neighbors working together to solve a problem is always a good thing. Those who live side by side or in front / behind one another can purchase individual plans at a cost savings. Releasing more sterile males across a larger area will increase your protection zone and reduce or render more breeding sites ineffective, therefore, reducing your biting females. Everybody wins.
You may come across some of our males, but in general they are not interested in you. The males will seek out the mosquito breeding sites in order to mate. Aedes breeding sites are small bodies of water around dense vegetation.
As opposed to traditional pesticides SIT does not spread any harmful materials so it is perfectly safe for all.
Because we release only males, they will not bite. Our males are sterile so when they mate with the local females (those biting you and yours), the eggs the females lay will not hatch and the population will crash.
We differ from barrier spray in several aspects. Barrier sprays include the dispersal of chemical pesticides, these are toxic not only to mosquitoes but also to beneficial insects. The Sterile insect technique stops the breading of harmful mosquitoes while pesticides kill the adults, so pesticides are fast and short lived while SIT needs to be done regularly but it gives continuing protection.
The larger the continues treatment area, the fewer mosquitoes can come from the outside. This makes the Sterile insect technique much more efficient on large continues patches of land.
About us
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