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Our smart monitoring solution for the Red Palm Weevil has undergone rigorous testing in both lab and arena environments. The destructive Red Palm Weevil To find out why it is one of the world’s most destructive agricultural pests, take a look at our blog post announcing our early warning system for Red Palm Weevil. To ensure our smart monitoring solution is fit for purpose, it was key to rigorously test it with real Red Palm Weevils, a pest unavailable for testing in our own

We are changing the world with our sustainable detection and monitoring solutions of insect pests. Damage caused by insects has a huge impact on the way we live our lives, influencing everything from food production to forestry. Despite the vast damage they cause, insects are usually only detected when the damage is already done. Manual inspections - which determine the presence of insect pests by the damage they’ve caused - are often too late to control an infestation with l

Spotta has been crowned one of this year’s #21toWatch innovations. Selected in ‘The Things’ category for our Pod to detect bed bugs, Robert collected the trophy in a virtual ceremony on Thursday 4 March. Hosted by Cofinitive, the event was attended by entrepreneurs, developers and other business leaders. About the #21toWatch Awards The awards showcase the people, companies and ‘things’ at the cutting-edge of innovation and entrepreneurship. Around 250 nominations were receive

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has identified Red Palm Weevil as one of the most destructive agricultural pests. Spotta is working with international partners to deploy a monitoring system which will revolutionise the industry and minimise the losses caused by this pest to the date palm industry. About the Red Palm Weevil The Red Palm Weevil is the single most destructive pest for over 40 palm tree species worldwide. It burrows into palm trunks and devours the tre

Insect pests cost the world around £320 billion each year, affecting industries as diverse as hospitality, farming and forestry. From bed bugs in hotels to flies in restaurants, these small pests can devastate businesses, causing financial damage as well as destroying reputations. Who wants to stay in a bed at a hotel reported to have bed bugs? Who wants to buy their sandwich from a fly-infested cafe? How to stop pest infestations You can’t prevent all potential pest threats

We headed back to Scotland for the latest stage of our Forest Pod trial with Forestry and Land Scotland. Forest Pod development Details of the first part of our Forest Pod trial were announced in October 2020. Neil and Aidan returned to the installation sites to collect the Pods and return them to Spotta HQ. They have been assessing the trial data to further enhance Forest Pod before the next trial stage begins. “The data so far has been positive, we’re seeing better sensitiv

We're excited to announce that we have been shortlisted for two categories at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2020! Following the successful first year of the Bed Pod and trials of our new Forest Pod, we’ve been named as finalists in the CleanTech Company of the Year and the hotly-contested One to Watch category at this year’s awards. CleanTech Company of the Year Our Bed Pod is a natural fit with this category, and the judges who selected the finalist

Following the successful launch of Bed Pod for accommodation providers, we’ve turned our attention to the great outdoors as we develop our next smart pest system - the Forest Pod. Spotta co-founder and CTO, Neil, and our entomologist, Aidan, headed north to Scotland for a real-world trial of the new system. Forest Pod testing Working with Forestry and Land Scotland, Neil and Aidan set up the eight-week trial of Forest Pod, installing 25 units each of two different designs in

Investors have rewarded the commercial success of Spotta's smart pest systems with a $1.18 million seed funding round. This investment reflects Spotta's huge potential in global markets in farming, forestry, hospitality, and other sectors to solve the £320bn ($400bn) problem of insect pests while dramatically reducing pesticide use. Representatives of Cambridge Angels and REMUS, a US-based VC firm, will join Spotta's board as part of the £934,000 ($1,184,287*) investment deal