“There’s life before QISTA and life after QISTA”. From the foot of Mont Ventoux, Didier Parakian, an entrepreneur and councillor for the district of Aix-Marseille Provence, explains why he turned to Qista to control mosquitoes…

Jean-Sébastien Dehecq, entomologist for the Regional Health Agency, highlights the advantages of Qista mosquito traps compared to the usual mosquito control techniques using insecticides..

Here at Qista, our customers are happy and want to shout about it!
“Today, we have a new lease of life” – Mosquito Prevention Solutions for the village of Le Sambuc.
The village of Le Sambuc, in the heart of the Camargue Regional Nature Park, is the pilot village used for the large-scale testing of the QISTA insecticide-free mosquito elimination solution (in partnership with the Tour du Valat research centre).
Phillipe Martinez, you called on QISTA to fight the spread of mosquitoes in your village, can you tell us more? “You are in a village called Le Sambuc, in the heart of the Camargue Regional Nature Park, in the municipality of Arles.
I represent the Mayor, here in this village. A village with an immediate population of 350, 500 if you include the surrounding areas – the farms. In 2015, QISTA installed 11 mosquito traps. In 2016, we added 5 more.
So the village of Le Sambuc is equipped with 16 mosquito traps strategically installed in populated areas, especially where there are children.
The QISTA anti-mosquito machine has no impact on the environment. Zero environmental impact because it doesn’t release any chemicals, only recycled CO2 and a pheromone in the form of an essential oil.
So anyone can go near the machine. Children can go near the machine; there is absolutely no risk.
We currently believe that the machine reduces the problem by about 80% This has been validated by the biological station researchers working on the population’s perception in this test village. This test village is Le Sambuc.”

QISTA in a few words?

Intelligence, Innovation, Environment, Future Generations, Entrepreneurial Spirit.

Personally, I can say that friends can now come back to mine in the evening for a meal or drinks, something they didn’t do before because we couldn’t dine on the patio as we were devoured by mosquitoes. We have been given a new lease of life.

Thank you Philippe Martinez for this convincing testimonial which has already inspired other local authorities, for example in Quebec, to install Qista traps in Saint-Martin-de-Kamouraska.

Find out more about the village of Le Sambuc

Mosquitoes, especially Tiger mosquitoes, are a real problem in towns and villages and have an impact on the comfort of both the local population and tourists, as well as posing a health risk by spreading diseases. The Qista mosquito trap solution can combat the inconveniences and risks caused by mosquitoes in a sustained and effective manner, without any danger to people and ecosystems.

Full transcript of the video testimonial (bold):

“You are in a village called Le Sambuc, in the heart of the Camargue Regional Nature Park, in the municipality of Arles. I represent the mayor, here in this village of 350 inhabitants, 500 if you include the surrounding area, the farms.

In 2015, QISTA installed 11 mosquito traps. In 2016 we added 5 more, so the village of Le Sambuc is equipped with 16 mosquito traps strategically installed in populated areas, especially where there are children.

The Qista machine does not impact the environment, zero environmental impact because it doesn’t release any chemicals, only recycled CO2 and a pheromone in the form of an essential oil. So anyone can go near the machine, children can go near without any risk.

We currently believe that the machine reduces the problem by about 80%. This has been validated by the biological station researchers working on the population’s perception, in this test village of Le Sambuc.

Intelligence, Innovation, Environment, Future Generations, Entrepreneurial Spirit.

Personally, I can say that friends can now come back to mine in the evening for a meal or drinks, something they didn’t do before… Because we couldn’t dine on the patio as we were devoured by the mosquitoes. We have been given a new lease of life.”

Here at Qista, our customers are happy and want to shout about it!
“We have stopped getting complaints”: A mosquito prevention solution for the Oustau de Baumanière Hotel
To protect its customers from mosquitoes, this luxury hotel in Provence chose QISTA. Roland Arnaudet, maintenance manager on the estate tells us more: “We are in Baumanière, in the Baux-de-Provence, in a 5 star Relais Château and two star Michelin hotel and restaurant. The two QISTA mosquito traps are currently installed on two sites: the old Cabro D’Or site and the old Baumanière site.
They are installed close to the patios and rooms. Their very discrete aesthetics and lack of noise are important for the comfort of the guests. The mosquito traps are very easy for us to use and operate on a daily basis.
The very big advantage of the QISTA solution was that we were able to stop chemical treatmentsto provide protection from mosquitoes. This is very important to us, to our guests and to our beehives: the protection of the environment!
On the maintenance side, it’s very simple. We can always call QISTA, they are always there, attentive and available.
Currently we have no more guests complaining about the mosquitoes, previously they were really bothered by the bites, etc. during meals or in the rooms. In my opinion it’s a highly effective solution”.

QISTA in a few words?
“Effectiveness, Simplicity, Modernity”
Find out more about the Hôtel Oustau de Baumanière
Whether you have a café or restaurant terrace, a camp site, open-air theatre, apartments…don’t let mosquitoes invade them! Discover the only eco-friendly insecticide-free solution that can protect large surface areas from mosquitoes without bothering your customers.

Full transcript of the video testimonial:
“We are in Baumanière, in the Baux-de-Provence, in a 5 star Relais&Château and two star Michelin hotel and restaurant. My name is Roland Arnaudet, I’m the maintenance manager for the estate.
The two mosquito traps are currently installed on two sites: the old Cabro d’Or site and the old Oustau de Baumanière site. The installations are near the patios and rooms and are aesthetically very discrete, noiseless and very easy to use and operate on a daily basis. Currently, the traps have a very big advantage which is the complete elimination of chemical treatments against the pests and the protection of our beehives and organic environment which is very important to our customers.
On the maintenance side, everything is very simple, but we can always call them, they are always available and attentive.
It’s the end of customer complaints, they were really bothered by bites during meals and in the rooms. It’s an effective solution.
Effectiveness, Simplicity, Modernity”

Discover the Testimonial of Jean-Charles Laroche

Manager of l’Oliveraie & Gîte de Paul – 30220 Aigues Mortes – Petite Camargue

L’Oliveraie & Gîte de Paul consists of an olive grove with the sale of the estate’s olive oil and 6 fully equipped luxury apartments for holiday letting. The mosquito issue is straightforward! The property is located in Petite Camargue, mosquito country.

« To put things in context, here we are at the Oliveraie de Paul, in Aigues-Mortes, in Petite Camargue. My name is Jean-Charles Laroche and with my wife, we manage these apartments and the olive grove.

The issue with mosquitoes is simple: we are in Petite Camargue, mosquito country. We have customers coming from all over Europe who are not used to the problem and we protect them from the mosquitoes by using Qista services. We have equipped our vast property with two traps, each covering a diameter of about 120 metres. They were both installed by the Qista managers who directed us on where to place the boxes so that they provide the best mosquito treatment.

Another interesting aspect at Qista is the Made in France side, the growing start-up side of things… They contacted us at their very beginnings and the French Tech aspect of things made us want to encourage this local company.

What was also a determining factor was the completeness of the offer. This means all the technical part we already spoke about, but also the service and after-sales aspects. I don’t have to do anything. They call to tell me “we’re coming over to replace the consumables”, I open the door, they do what they have to do and then leave. Goodbye. For me, that offer is ideal because I have no hassle at all.

Professionalism, Mosquito killers, After-sales, Maintenance. Its excellent.

In terms of objectives, we can say they were largely achieved. Both at our level because we noticed customer renewal, they come back. And at our communication level, we are able to sell Camargue and say “come to Camargue, there are not just mosquitoes. We managed to get rid of them, so come and spend a relaxing vacation”.