Commercial Biological Commercial Biological Control of Florida PestsControl of Florida Pests

Norm LepplaNorm LepplaUF, IFAS, IPM ProgramUF, IFAS, IPM Program

Biological Control is the use Biological Control is the use of living predators, parasites, of living predators, parasites, pathogens, antagonists and pathogens, antagonists and competitors to reduce the competitors to reduce the damage caused by pestsdamage caused by pests

Predaceous mites- S.I. Rondon Fly parasites-Hydro-Gardens

Suppliers Located in FloridaSuppliers Located in Florida

• EcoSolutions

• Florikan

International Commercial International Commercial Biological ControlBiological Control

North AmericaNorth America EuropeEurope

California California Environmental Environmental Protection Protection Agency, Dept.Agency, Dept.of Pesticide of Pesticide RegulationRegulation

Suppliers of Beneficial Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North AmericaOrganisms in North America

http://cdpr.ca.gov

Pesticides Compatible Pesticides Compatible with Natural Enemieswith Natural Enemies

Quality Control StandardsQuality Control Standards for Natural Enemies for Natural Enemies

ISO 9000 Series (International Standards Organization)

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)

IOBC Guidelines (International Organization for Biological Control

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To facilitate and advance To facilitate and advance cost-effective rearing of high-cost-effective rearing of high-quality insects and other quality insects and other arthropods in support of arthropods in support of biological control and biological control and integrated pest managementintegrated pest management

Commercial Natural Enemies Commercial Natural Enemies in Floridain Florida

DPI

DPI

Information on CommercialInformation on Commercial Biological Control is Biological Control is

availaible atavailaible at http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu