Innovation stemming from the "mosquito extermination" problem.

Mosla's mosquito and larva trap product is participating in the exhibition as part of the 2025 Creative Startup Festival.

Vietnam is one of the dengue fever hotspots in Southeast Asia. The number of cases continues to rise annually, impacting people's health and lives and increasing societal costs.

Around 2015, during his travels to various localities, Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi, Director of Mosla Technology Co., Ltd., witnessed firsthand the dense breeding of mosquitoes in residential areas, livestock farms, damp areas, stagnant ponds, and puddles. During this period, dengue fever outbreaks also occurred in many countries around the world .

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi was previously known in the startup community for his solutions applying solar energy in drying and heat harvesting for agricultural product processing. He also participated in the Shark Tank Vietnam program in 2018 and received investment commitments from investors. His entrepreneurial spirit, coupled with his focus on solving practical problems, prompted him to shift his research towards preventing and controlling mosquito-borne diseases.

Through studying the reproductive habits of mosquitoes, Mr. Khoẻ realized that mosquitoes only lay eggs in water. Each female mosquito can lay 100 to 300 eggs at a time and produce 3 to 5 clutches throughout its life cycle. Without control from the egg and larval stages, the mosquito population can increase rapidly in a short period. Therefore, for sustainable disease prevention, it's necessary to stop the mosquito's life cycle early on, rather than focusing solely on eliminating adult mosquitoes. The Mosla mosquito trap was developed based on this approach.

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi was delighted with the award honoring his outstanding product that has had a positive impact on the locality and businesses in the economic zones.

The device has a compact, box-like design, made from recycled plastic, approximately 15cm high and 12cm in diameter. When water is added to the trap and placed in a dark location, the water and darkness attract mosquitoes to lay eggs. Mosquito eggs fall into the water chamber, but this chamber is designed with a one-way mechanism, preventing larvae and young mosquitoes from returning to the outside environment. The novelty of the solution lies in its ability to control mosquitoes throughout their reproductive life cycle using a simple engineering design that does not require electricity or chemicals.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi, simply placing traps around the house can significantly reduce mosquito density after two to three weeks of use. This approach helps people proactively prevent disease outbreaks at home, and is suitable for the living and economic conditions of many localities.

In 2024, the Mosla mosquito trap won Third Prize in the Dong Nai Province Innovation and Startup Competition. Following the competition, Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi continued to refine the product. Ahead of Techfest 2025, the device was further improved in several details to increase the darkness inside the trap, thereby enhancing its effectiveness in attracting mosquitoes to lay eggs. Mr. Khoi has now filed a patent application for Mosla at the Intellectual Property Office.

At the outdoor exhibition space on Ho Hoan Kiem pedestrian street (Hanoi) within the framework of Techfest 2025, the Mosla product attracted the attention of many visitors. Many expressed surprise at seeing a "water-based mosquito trap" for the first time, while mosquito control measures have long focused on eliminating stagnant water. According to Mr. Khoe, Mosla is fundamentally different from common methods such as spraying chemicals or using insecticidal lamps, because the device does not mistakenly kill beneficial insects, poses no risk to children and pets, and is environmentally friendly.

This solution is particularly suitable for rural areas, industrial zones, areas prone to flooding, or places where chemical spraying is limited. Controlling mosquitoes from the breeding stage helps reduce the risk of outbreaks in a sustainable, long-term way.

After nearly 10 years of investment, research, development, and testing, the Mosla mosquito trap has begun to be launched onto the market. The fact that the product was honored by the Department of Startups and Technology Enterprises (Ministry of Science and Technology) as a typical solution in addressing local challenges demonstrates the strong spread of innovation in the private sector and businesses, stemming from very specific needs of daily life.

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi stated that, in the initial phase, the company will donate 1,000 mosquito traps to units, households, and areas with high mosquito density, such as residential areas near rivers and streams, livestock farms, schools, hospitals, factories, and areas that have recently experienced flooding or storms. At the same time, he is also preparing to introduce this solution to areas and countries frequently affected by dengue fever in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

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