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Colin PurringtonIn my quest to bring down Spartan Mosquito, I'll report even the smallest thing if it might make their day unpleasant. Yesterday I alerted various officials in Mississippi that the company was doing open burning, something you can't do without a permit. My evidence was from Google Street View. In 2022 you could see a pile of boxes in the field, and in 2024 you can see the area smoking. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a>

Colin PurringtonAs some of you know, a Mississippi pesticide company sued me in 2019 over my negative review of its scam device, the Spartan Mosquito Eradicator. That litigation ended this year when the judge threw out the case on the merits. But given the legal system in the United States, the company wasn't forced to pay the substantial legal fees I'd racked up. So I filed a malicious prosecution claim. Well, this week I received a settlement check that fully covers my costs. Next on my to-do list: get the EPA and FTC to investigate the company for fraud. I will get this product off the shelves someday, somehow. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/slapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slapp</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hattiesburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hattiesburg</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a>

Colin PurringtonYears ago I submitted a FOIA request for EPA emails relating to the Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech (a tube filled with water, sucrose, yeast, & boric acid). I was interested in how the device managed to secure an EPA registration even though it doesn't kill mosquitoes. I now have the documents and they confirm that (1) EPA scientists knew the device didn't work but (2) political pressure was sufficient to bury those concerns. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticide</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOIA</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a>

Colin PurringtonAside from providing the EPA with fraudulent data in support of a pesticide registration application (that's a crime for which one can get jail time, fyi), Spartan Mosquito *withheld* critical data: evidence that the CO2 produced by the tubes is far below the level needed to attract mosquitoes. I.e., the tubes have ZERO efficacy because mosquitoes don't even go near the tubes. I've alerted the EPA but they apparently don't care. I'm not sure what the next step should be. Anyone? <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/epa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epa</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticide</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fraud</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CO2</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/CarbonDioxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarbonDioxide</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a>

Colin PurringtonJust how bad is Spartan Mosquito's efficacy data? Every single experiment lacked proper controls and replication, plus many were clearly designed/rigged in a way to produce the desired outcome. In my opinion, Spartan Mosquito *knowingly* provided misleading and false information to the EPA and state agencies. I've posted some of their data on my blog for those who are curious. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/epa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epa</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticide</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fraud</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2022/11/spartan-mosquito-efficacy-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2022/11/spartan-mosquito-efficacy-data/</a>

Colin PurringtonSeveral years ago I submitted a FOIA to the EPA for documents relating to the registration of the Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech. In particular, I wanted to know what data the company had submitted and how on earth the EPA approved the scam device. Yesterday I finally got the files, 1219 of them. And it's pretty much as I imagined: EPA scientists fully understood that the device doesn't attract mosquitoes, and viewed the efficacy experiments as so poorly done that statistical tests couldn't even be performed. But political pressure was so great that they approved the product anyway. And EPA still allows it to be sold to Americans, which is shameful. I'll do a full blog post soon. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/foia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foia</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticide</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/epa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epa</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fraud</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a>

Colin PurringtonIf anyone would like to see my blog posts about Spartan Mosquito, here you go. I've spent thousands of hours researching the owners, filing FOIAs, reading articles, doing experiments, and emailing scientists. I have more updates coming soon. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2021/01/posts-about-spartan-mosquito/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2021/01/posts-about-spartan-mosquito/</a>

Colin PurringtonI was interviewed by science journalist Brooke Borel about Spartan Mosquito, the Mississippi company that sells a popular but ineffective mosquito-control device ... and that sued me for publicizing the scam. Her investigation was published today in Undark Magazine. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/slapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slapp</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticide</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/epa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epa</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#malaria</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#africa</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ClassAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassAction</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a> <a href="https://undark.org/2024/06/12/biologist-blog-spartan-mosquito-eradicator/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://undark.org/2024/06/12/biologist-blog-spartan-mosquito-eradicator/</a>

Colin PurringtonExcited to announce I'm suing Spartan Mosquito for using the courts to retaliate after I reviewed its scam product on my blog and notified regulators. I.e., after company's SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) was dismissed, I can use a Dragonetti Act claim (in Pennsylvania) to get my legal fees reimbursed. Stay tuned. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/slapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slapp</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hattiesburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hattiesburg</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mississippi</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticides</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpartanMosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpartanMosquito</a>

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