The future of biocontrol is here.

Agragene's pgSIT is safe, cost-effective biocontrol that produces healthy, sterile male insects capable of successfully mating in the wild. Raised in an eco-friendly “bug farm,” these sterile male insects are shipped to growers to control wild crop pest populations. 

 

When our sterile males are released into fields and mate with female crop pests, the resulting eggs are unfertilized and no viable progeny are produced. This gives growers safe, cost-effective control of the local pest population throughout the growing season, without eradicating the crop pest species. 

 

Unlike traditional sterile insect technology (SIT) methods that use radiation to sterilize male insects, our pgSIT process affects only the male reproductive system, with no potential for damage beyond. Our resulting male insects are stronger and more acceptable to wild female insects, making them better able to compete and mate in the wild.