Our Solution
Flyttr’s non-biting male mosquitoes emerge from just-add-water boxes to mate with invasive females.
Pre-determined, private property locations in the Florida Keys host Flyttr’s male Aedes aegypti boxes, that slowly release self-limiting, male mosquitoes. Like all male mosquitoes, Flyttr’s mosquitoes DO NOT BITE. Flyttr’s self-limiting gene allows the release of male-only adult mosquitoes into the environment which mate with invasive females. The self-limiting gene prevents female offspring from surviving. With sustained releases of self-limiting male mosquitoes, the number of females in the population declines, and the target invasive population declines.
Flyttr’s Mosquitoes - Quick facts
Flyttr mosquitoes do not bite;
Flyttr mosquitoes are safe, non-toxic and self-limiting;
Flyttr’s mosquitoes do not pose a threat to humans or the environment, as confirmed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016 and by the EPA in 2020 and 2022;
More than one billion Flyttr mosquitoes have been released worldwide, with no negative impacts;
More than 100 scientific studies and peer-reviewed papers have been published about Flyttr’s technology, a diverse cross-section of which can be found on Flyttr’s website;
Flyttr’s field pilot projects are small, designed to demonstrate their ability to combat invasive pest female (biting) Aedes aegypti relative to untreated control areas, as well as other operational and performance-related features;
No tetracycline will have been used with Flyttr’s mosquitoes deployed in Florida.
