Colin Purrington

@colinpurrington

Photography and natural history fan.

Swarthmore, PA USA
Vrijeme pridruživanja: srpanj 2009.

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    15. sij

    WORRYING NEWS: Spartan Mosquito Eradicators are being tested and marketed in Africa. [thread]

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    This consumes specialized protein- and fat-rich nubs called Beltian bodies which are found on Acacia trees. Beltian bodies account for over 90% of their diet, along with nectar and occasionally ant larvae that are stolen from Acacia ants (Pseudomyrmex spp.).

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  3. 2. velj

    13/ You can tell that Innovative Mosquito Control, Inc., is a front just by looking at the photographs on its website — all images are from iStockphoto (which Spartan Mosquito loves). And not a *single* pic related to mosquitoes or malaria. Truly lame.

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  4. 2. velj

    12/ Note that Innovative Mosquito Control, Inc., is likely just a shell company created by Spartan Mosquito to promote its contraptions in Africa. The idea is to use this "public benefit corporation" (registered in Delaware) to masquerade as a NGO in the eyes of the public.

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  5. 2. velj
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  6. 2. velj

    So is Spartan Mosquito going to pay out this $500,000? Competition ended Feb 1, 2020.

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  7. 1. velj

    11/ To help expose this scheme, please add a review to Innovative Mosquito Control's Facebook page.

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  8. 1. velj

    10/ Spartan Mosquito has a history of falsely implying that its device is officially sanctioned. E.g., here is a photo the company features on its Facebook page. It shows the mayor of South Miami, in a company shirt, under the seal of the State of Florida, holding an Eradicator.

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  9. 31. sij

    I'm thinking this means that Spartan Mosquito will *not* open a production facility in Puerto Rico, something the company was considering.

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  10. 30. sij

    9/ I read that you're the president of the newly-created Innovative Mosquito Control, Inc. Can you reveal which NGOs are collaborating to bring Spartan Mosquito Eradicators to Africa?

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    27. sij

    Amazing: a termite track (top) and an ant track (bottom) • each travelling insect is protected by its own column of soldiers, no fights necessary | 📹 via Mehdi Moussaid

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  12. 30. sij

    8/ Spartan Mosquito has renamed its device the Pro-Tech Eradicator. Like the original contraption, the active ingredient will be borate (not sodium chloride). Company claims it kills 95% of mosquitoes and will have approval soon. Here's press release:

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  13. 30. sij

    Good news: Montana, Puerto Rico, and Utah have revoked the permit for Spartan Mosquito Eradicators. If you see it for sale in any of these places, or in states that had never approved the device (CT, ID, MT, NM, SD, and DC), report it to pesticide regulators for enforcement.

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  15. 29. sij

    To give a flavor of Spartan Mosquito's tactics, here's an advertisement in which company claimed to have helped the Mississippi Department of Health fight Zika. The next document is the cease-and-desist letter (which I obtained) sent by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office.

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    29. sij
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    29. sij

    There are zero data that these things work to control mosquitoes or any mosquito-borne disease. If you work with the public and have a responsibility to control mosquitoes or mosquito-borne disease, ask yourself what you are doing to educate the public?

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  19. 29. sij

    It's official: Spartan Mosquito will soon be marketing its products worldwide, especially in areas suffering from mosquito-borne diseases. This development will put millions of people at risk and will undermine trust in legitimate mosquito-control efforts by governments and NGOs.

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  20. 29. sij

    Donaldson Farms isn't a real place, of course. The company behind this wholesome front is apparently Tall Brothers, LLC, owned by two guys from Ukraine. They also sell sprays for attracting solitary bees, carpenter bees, honey bees, and bats.

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  21. 29. sij

    The $100 million success of Mississippi's Spartan Mosquito Eradicator has spawned a copycat: the Mosquito Eliminator.

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