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1 Commercial Biological Control of Florida Pests Norm Leppla UF, IFAS, IPM Program

2 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

3 Suppliers Located in Florida EcoSolutions Florikan

4 International Commercial Biological Control North America Europe

5 California Environmental Protection Agency, Dept. of Pesticide Regulation Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America http://cdpr.ca.gov

6 Pesticides Compatible with Natural Enemies

7 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

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

9 Commercial Natural Enemies in Florida DPI

10 Information on Commercial Biological Control is availaible at Information on Commercial Biological Control is availaible at http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu


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