Zyzzle Limited

Zyzzle is a British R&D-based company that develops chemical-free insect control solutions for agricultural, public health and other pests. We give growers urgently needed sustainable alternatives to chemical insecticides, boosting biodiversity and improving control of challenging pests. Zyzzle addresses the challenges of scaling up sterile male insect pr...

Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is the number one invasive pest species damaging soft fruit crops worldwide. Without intervention, crop losses can reach 90%. Current control is very reliant on conventional pesticides which, in the UK, are sought through increasingly difficult emergency approvals every year. Sterile insect technique (SIT) uses the regular re...

Control of spotted wing drosophila (SWD), which attacks high-value soft fruit, a £2.7bn market in Europe and North America, relies on chemical insecticides. This project will develop and validate Zyzzle's innovative farm-focused sterile insect technique (SIT) SWD solution by conducting trials in controlled and commercial settings. SIT can improve crop yie...