If you’re ready to give beneficial insects a try, befriend a trustworthy bug business.
This is a partial list of recommended insectaries from Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, an ornamental entomologist and president of Buglady Consulting.
* www.insectary.com
Beneficial Insectary in
Redding,
Calif., that sells green lacewings, Trichogramma and fly parasites.
* www.biobest.be
Biobest Biological Systems in
Leamington,
Ontario,
Canada, sells a large menu of beneficial insects, mites and nematodes including Amblyseius cucumeris and Aphidius colemani.
* www.ipmlabs.com
IPM Labs in
Locke,
N.Y., offers an assortment of beneficial insects and mites such as Aphidoletes aphidimyza and Encarsia
formosa.
* www.koppertonline.com
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Koppert Biological Systems in
Romulus,
Mich., sells several types of beneficial insects, mites and nematodes including Aphidoletes aphidimyza and Steinernema spp.