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A mosquito program your whole community can support

Biological control for common areas, yards and trails. Safe for every household, with a plan the board can present.

Neighborhood greenbelt at dusk with a walking trail beside a retention pond
SMF provides HOA mosquito control in Dallas-Fort Worth by releasing sterile male mosquitoes across a whole community. Nothing is applied to common areas, ponds or yards, which removes the usual reason residents object. The board gets a one-page proposal and regular check-ins, and residents should start to feel the difference within 7 to 14 days.

Why mosquito control splits a community

Every board hears both sides: residents who want mosquitoes gone and residents who don't want chemicals near their kids, dogs or gardens.

Chemical treatments create opt-outs. Some residents refuse chemical treatments outright. When a contractor treats the common areas anyway, the board fields the complaints.
Opt-outs leave gaps. Skip a few yards or a greenbelt, and the mosquitoes raised there repopulate the streets around them.
Treatments wear off. A contract spray fades within weeks and only hits what it touches, so the board pays for the same visit again next month.
Sterile males end the argument. Each release removes a generation, and nothing goes on lawns, playgrounds or ponds, so the usual objection doesn't come up. One program covers the whole community, street by street.

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Why an HOA is the right size

Released across every street at once, sterile males reach yards, greenbelts and common areas together, so no household's effort is undone by the one next door. They find wild females in the backyards between common areas too, in the flowerpots, kids' toys and clogged gutters a contractor never sees.

Here is what happens between our facility and your greenbelt

1 Raise and sort We raise mosquitoes and remove the females, using AI vision from our technology partner, Senecio. Only males move on.
2 Sterilize We sterilize the males with X-rays in-house, the last step before they leave our facility.
3 Release Our team can handle every release on site, or your staff can release the plates themselves with our instructions. Every week or two in the warm months, as your plan sets, and monthly in winter.
4 Check in We adjust the plan with you through the year.
Why it works: wild females mate once. When one mates with a sterile male, her eggs don't hatch. Each generation is smaller than the last, until the population collapses. How it works →

What the program covers

Common areas are where residents gather and where mosquitoes breed. We plan releases around both.

Community trail and pond where releases cover common areas
  • Pool and clubhouse. The amenity residents pay for and complain about first.
  • Playgrounds and athletic fields. Where parents are most wary of chemicals.
  • Trails, greenbelts and dog parks. Shaded, damp and busy at dusk.
  • Pond edges. Nothing goes in the water, and fish and wildlife are unaffected. (Pond and drain mosquitoes are mostly night-biting mosquitoes, which releases don't affect; see the FAQ.)
  • Residential streets. Releases reach the yards between common areas, so the whole community benefits.

Getting it through the board

We'll give you what you need to present, vote and explain the decision to residents.

  1. 1 Assessment. Free, with no obligation: about an hour on site, or a short remote review. We walk the community with your manager and map breeding sites. The board gets a written summary and a release plan.
  2. 2 Board proposal. A one-page proposal with scope, release schedule, cost per door and the guarantee terms. Written for a board packet, not a sales deck.
  3. 3 Board Q&A. We'll join a board meeting, in person or by video, to answer questions about safety, regulation and results.
  4. 4 Resident rollout. You send the resident kit. Releases start, handled on site by our team or by your community staff.
  5. 5 Year-round check-ins. Releases run every week or two in the warm months, as your plan sets, and monthly in winter. We adjust the plan with your manager, timed for your board calendar.

Resident communication kit

Residents trust what they understand. We write the explanation so your manager doesn't have to.

FlyerFor mailboxes, the clubhouse and the pool, explaining the program and why nothing goes on residents' yards.
Email templateYour manager can send it as is. It covers what residents will notice and when.
FAQ sheetAnswers "Do they bite?", "Are they safe for my dog?" and "Are they genetically modified?"

Who pays, and how

Typically, the HOA covers the common areas it owns and maintains. Your governing documents decide the details.

Most communities fund the program as a common-area expense in the annual budget, shown to the board as a cost per door in your quote. Some add it mid-year from reserves or a landscaping line. Because releases reach the yards between common areas too, every household benefits from the same line item. We'll size the proposal to fit the budget cycle you're in. Management companies running several communities can use our multi-site program.

Not legal advice. Check your declaration and bylaws, or your association's attorney, for your community's obligations.

93%
fewer wild female mosquitoes after six weeks Harris County, Texas study of sterile-male releases (related method). Boards hear complaints first, and a California district logged 44% fewer resident service requests about the day biters after its releases. Evidence for the method, not SMF's own results. CDC and Harris County Public Health. Lozano et al., PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022. West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, California: service requests fell from 656 to 367, 2024 compared with 2023. Birhanie et al., Insects, 2025.
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Safe for every household

Parents and dog owners will ask first, so here is the short answer:

Males don't bite, and they're not genetically modified.1 Regulation details, with sources, are on our safety page. Safety and regulation →

1. CDC, "Irradiated mosquitoes," cdc.gov, May 14, 2024.

HOA questions

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1. CDC, "Irradiated mosquitoes," cdc.gov, May 14, 2024.

Who pays for mosquito control in an HOA?
Usually the association, for the common areas it owns and maintains, funded through the annual budget. Individual lots are typically the owner's responsibility, but a sterile-male program reaches them anyway because releases spread across the community. Check your governing documents.
How do we get board approval?
Start with a free site assessment. We provide a one-page proposal with scope and cost per door, and we'll attend a board meeting to answer questions.
Can residents opt out?
Releases happen on common areas, and nothing is applied anywhere, so most residents who refuse chemical treatments are comfortable with it. Residents with concerns can talk to us directly or at a board meeting.
Is it safe for kids, dogs and the pond?
Yes. The males don't bite and only mate with their own species. The CDC says irradiated mosquitoes can't make people or animals sick, including fish, birds and pets.1
What about mosquitoes from the storm drains?
Those are mostly night-biting mosquitoes, and sterile males don't affect them. Our releases target the Asian tiger and yellow fever mosquitoes that bite on trails and patios by day and at dusk. The assessment shows the mix in your community.
What should an HOA board ask a mosquito control company?
What goes on common areas and water, which species it targets, how residents are told, and what happens if the board isn't satisfied. Our one-page proposal answers all four.

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