WebPro: Beneficial insectaries

If you’re ready to give beneficial insects a try, befriend a trustworthy bug business.

This is a partial list of recommended insectaries from Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, an ornamental entomologist and president of Buglady Consulting.

*  www.insectary.com

Beneficial Insectary in Redding, Calif., that sells green lacewings, Trichogramma and fly parasites.

* www.biobest.be

Biobest Biological Systems in Leamington, Ontario, Canada, sells a large menu of beneficial insects, mites and nematodes including Amblyseius cucumeris and Aphidius colemani.

* www.ipmlabs.com

IPM Labs in Locke, N.Y., offers an assortment of beneficial insects and mites such as Aphidoletes aphidimyza and Encarsia formosa.

* www.koppertonline.com

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Koppert Biological Systems in Romulus, Mich., sells several types of beneficial insects, mites and nematodes including Aphidoletes aphidimyza and Steinernema spp.