Good bugs and where do you get 'em?

摘要

Recent articles have mentioned insects, mites and nematodes (beneficials), which are biological control agents for some pests. Here is a list of the beneficials available for release in commercial crops and the companies that mass produce them. Mass-rearing beneficial organisms is a complex process, and involves rearing the host (pest) species, which the beneficial feeds or breeds on, as well as the host plants on which the pest lives.