Commercial Availability of Predatory Mites1
Adult of Neoseiulus californicus (0.1 mm in length X 0.06 mm in width).
Predatory mites such as Neoseiulus californicus McGregor (Fig. 1) and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Fig. 2) feed on important fruits and ornamental pests such as the twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch), broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus (Stenotarsonemus) latus Banks), cyclamen mite (Tarsonemus pallidus L.), and other mite species. These predatory mites are associated with several agricultural cropping systems including strawberries, raspberries, roses, grapes, citrus, ornamentals, and vegetables. Predatory mites have been used as an alternative to miticides on a variety of crops. Their commercial availability is crucial.
Adult of Phytoseiulus persimilis (0.2 mm in length X 0.08 mm in width).
Listed below are suppliers of predatory mites with their names, addresses, and telephone and fax numbers included. Target pests must be identified correctly before selecting a control agent, and an assurance of vigor of the shipped predatory mites must be established before releasing the agents. For more information, visit strawberry.ifas.ufl.edu/BerryTimes/BVTDec03.htm.
Suppliers of Predatory Mites in the USA and Canada
Associates Insectary
P.O. Box 969
Santa Paula, CA 93061-0969
Tel: (805) 933-1301
Fax: (805) 933-1304
E-mail: info@associatesinsectary.com
Web: www.associatesinsectary.com
Biotactics (Benemite)
20780 Warren Road
Perris, CA 92570
Tel: (909) 943-2819
E-mail: sales@benemite.com
Web: www.benemite.com
Bio Ag Services
4218 W Muscat
Fresno, CA 93706
Tel: (559) 268-2835
E-mail: bioag@theworks.com
Biobest
2020 Mersea Road #3 RR4
Leamington, Canada, 0N N8H 3V7
Tel: (519) 322-2178
E-mail: biobest@on.aibn.com
Web: www.biobest.be
Biofac, Inc.
P.O. Box 87
Mathis, TX 78368
Tel: (800) 233-4914
Buena Biosystems
P.O. Box 4008
Ventura, CA 93007-7760
Tel: (805) 525-2525
Fax: (805) 525-6058
E-mail: bugdude@msn.com
Central Coast Insectary
313 Hames Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
Tel: (408) 726-1853
Ecosolutions, Inc.
2948 Landmark Way
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Tel/Fax: (727) 787-3669
E-mail: ecosolutions@mindspring.com
The Green Spot, Ltd.
93 Priest Road
Nottingham, NH 03290-6204
Tel: (603) 942-8925
E-mail: info@greenmethods.com
Web: www.greenmethods.com
Harmony Farm Supply
P.O. Box 460
Graton, CA 95444
Tel: (707) 823-9125
E-mail: info@harmonyfarm.com
Hydro-Gardens, Inc.
P. O. Box 9707
Colorado Springs, CO 80932
Tel: (800) 634-6362
IPM Laboratories, Inc.
980 Main Street
Locke, NY 13092-0300
Tel: (315) 497-2063
Fax: (315) 497-3129
E-mail: ipmlabs@baldcom.net
Web: www.ipmlabs.com
Koppert Biological Systems
28465 Beverly Road
Romulus, MI 48174
E-mail: asktheexpert@koppertonline.com
Web: www.koppertonline.com
Ladybug Sales
P.O. Box 903
Gridley, CA 95948
Tel: (916) 868-1627
M & R Durango, Inc.
6565 Highway 172
Ignacio, CO 81137
Tel: (800) 526-4075 or (970) 259-3521
Fax: (970) 259-3857
E-mail: mrdrango@frontier.net
Web: www.goodbug.com
Natural Insect Control
R.R. # 2 Stevensville
Ontario, Canada, L0S 1S0
Tel: (905) 382-2904
Fax: (905) 382-4418
E-mail: nic@niagara.com
Web: www.natural-insect-control.com
Natural Pest Controls
8864 Little Creek Drive
Orangeville, CA 95662
Tel: (916) 726-0855 or (916) 923-3353
Fax: (916) 923-1278
Necessary Trading Co.
P.O. Box 603
New Castle, VA 24127
Tel: (703) 864-5103
New Earth, Inc.
4422 E Highway 44
Shepardsville, KY 40165
Tel: (502) 543-5933
Pacific Tree Farms
4301 Lynwood Drive
Chula Vista, CA 92010
Tel: (619) 422-2400
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
P.O. Box 2209
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Tel: (888) 784-1722 or (530) 272-4769
Web: www.groworganic.com
Plant Sciences, Inc. / Koppert
342 Green Valley Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
Tel: (831) 728-7771
E-mail: tkueneman@plantsciences.com
PRAXIS
P.O. Box 360
2723 116th Ave.
Allegan, MI 49010
Tel: (269) 673-2793
Sierra Ag
2749 E Malaga
Fresno, CA 93725
Tel: (209) 233-0585
Sterling Insectary
P.O. Box 1987
Delano, CA 93216
Tel: (661) 725-1832
E-mail: matt@sterlingnursery.com
Worm's Way, Inc.
7850 North State Road 37
Bloomington, IN 47404
Tel: (800) 274-9676 or (812) 876-6450
Fax: (800) 316-1264
E-mail: chrisct@wormsway.com
Web: www.wormsway.com
Note: These suppliers of beneficials are presented for information only and are not endorsed by the authors.
Footnotes
This document is HS1000, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: November 2004. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Silvia I. Rondon, adjunct research associate, Horticultural Sciences Department; James F. Price, associate professor, GCREC-Bradenton; Oscar E. Liburd, assistant professor, Entomology and Nematology Department; Roger Francis, Clemson Extension Service, St. Charleston, South Carolina; Daniel J. Cantliffe, professor and chair, Horticultural Sciences Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.
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