About Us

Bioconservation Inc.( formally VectorTech Inc.) is an Adirondack, New York based company that  provides safe and effective black fly control programs. We have used use the microbial pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelenis (Bti.) for over twenty years. 

We offer a turnkey service that includes; educational presentations, program outlines, black fly habitat surveys, submission of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) permit application to apply pesticides, pesticide technician certification course, and the monitoring treating and assessing of black fly larvae.

We specialize in using only safe and effective pest management controls.

Black Fly The Target

Broad spectrum chemicals such as DDT, Dibrom, and Scrourge, have been used to control black fly populations sense the 1940’s. With the discovery  of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelenis (Bti.) in the 1980’s, a safe and effective alternative became available.  Bti. is applied directly to the streams hosting the black fly larvae.  The larvae ingest the bacteria’s protein crystal, which destroys their stomach lining and kills the insect within twenty-four hours. Black flies, mosquitoes, and water midges are unique in that they have an alkaline ( basic)  stomach condition, which allows the protein crystals to brake down into harmful compounds that cause the ulcers. The majority of the animal kingdom has an acidic stomach condition where this reaction is unable to occur. This makes Bti one of the safest and most selective microbial insecticide available.