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Commercial Biological Control of Florida Pests. Norm Leppla UF, IFAS, IPM Program. Biological Control is the use of living predators, parasites, pathogens, antagonists and competitors to reduce the damage caused by pests. Predaceous mites- S.I. Rondon . Fly parasites-Hydro-Gardens.
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Commercial Biological Control of Florida Pests Norm Leppla UF, IFAS, IPM Program
Biological Control is the use of living predators, parasites, pathogens, antagonists and competitors to reduce the damage caused by pests Predaceous mites- S.I. Rondon Fly parasites-Hydro-Gardens
Suppliers Located in Florida • EcoSolutions • Florikan
International Commercial Biological Control North America Europe
Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America California Environmental Protection Agency, Dept. of Pesticide Regulation http://cdpr.ca.gov
Quality Control Standards for Natural Enemies • ISO 9000 Series (International Standards Organization) • ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) • IOBC Guidelines (International Organization for Biological Control
f To facilitate and advance cost-effective rearing of high-quality insects and other arthropods in support of biological control and integrated pest management
Information on Commercial Biological Control is availaible athttp://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu