Winter, 1990 (v2n2)

Beneficials Pamphlet

A recent update of the California Department of Food and Agriculture's pamphlet 1989 Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America, lists 60 companies selling predatory mites, fly parasites, parasitic nematodes, or other biocontrol organisms. Addresses, telephones, type of business (mail order, phone order, retail, or wholesale) and availability of literature and consulting are noted.

Written by Larry G. Bezark, the 12-page pamphlet is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the release of the Vedalia beetle for controlling cottony cushion scale in California citrus. Copies are free from Biological Control Services Program, 3288 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, (916) 427-4590.

Index for Sustainable Agriculture Winter, 1990