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Introduction
GDG Environnement is a company based in Quebec, Canada and specialized in mosquitoes and black flies biological control. The company’s mission is to obtain a diminition of biting insects in the municipalities they develops a program with. It also offers services for ecological control of ragweed. The society also has an aviation division and an entomology laboratory.

Historical
GDG Environnement (Groupe Développement & Gestion de l’Environnement) was created in 1984. Formed by Jean-Guy Lanouette, Lise Baribeau and Roger Savignac. The three students at that time was seeking new innovating ways to treat biting insects, but also to deepens the knowledge available about them.

1984-1990 :
-First successful mandates are realized for municipalities in the provinces of Quebec and New-Brunswick. -Establishment of the company in their head quarters, in Trois-Rivieres. (Cap-de-la-Madelaine) -Development at the same time of ecological trapps for horseflies.

1990-1995 :
-The company acquires Sylvico in 1994. -In 1995, GDG Environnnement is honored by the title of “company of the year” by Trois-Rivières Chamber of Commerce.

1996-2000 :
-Christian Back, world-known specialist in the field of biting insects and vector disease *, arrival among the team. -First airplane is bought to allows the capacity of wide-surfaces treatments. Construction of a new entomologie laboratory. -Apparition of the West Nile Virus in Canada and adaptation of the company to provides services in detection and prevention of the virus in moquitoes populations.

2001-2005 :
-A first helicopter is bought in 2005 and two other follow soon after to expand the capacity of treatments in the prevention of West Nile Virus. - First West Nile Virus surveillance program in Ontario. Monitoring and treatment for preventive actions against West Nile Virus. Opening of an office in Ontario at the same time. -Construction of a hangar in Trois-Rivieres Airport. -Development of a new enthomology laboratory for the identification and detection of West Nile virus Western. Laboratory PCR to identify mosquitoes carrying the virus.

2006-2010 :
-Third helicopter is bought, buisness devloppement, pursuit of the monitoring programs etc. -In 2008, GDG Environment buy Bio-Services. -En 2010, GDG Environnement s’attaque à la problématique des algues bleues vertes mais la recherche est abandonnée quelques mois après. http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/201007/08/01-4296564-prochaine-mission-de-gdg-environnement-les-algues-bleues.php

2010-to this day:
-The company has grown to be the canadian leader in its domain.

Mosquitoes and black flies biological programs
GDG Environnement uses a biological larvicide to control mosquitoes and black flies populations in municipalities where their control programs take effects. This is done by the use of B.t.i, a biological larvicide, in water surfaces where the biting insects breed.

West Nile Virus Prevention
West Nile Virus Prevention Programs are in effect in many canadians municipalities since the arrival of the virus in Canada. The prevention programs include biological control of mosquitoes populations and surveillance of the virus propagation.

Ecological control of invasive plants
The company also provides services for the treatments of invasives plants in municipalities. This is done with the use of a product called RAGWEEDOFF.