From MFITZNER@cite.esusda.govTue Nov 29 18:33:47 1994 Date: 29 Nov 94 11:03:00 EDT From: Mike Fitzner Reply to: mfitzner@esusda.gov To: radams@canr1.cag.uconn.edu, insect3@cc.usu.edu, ueysb@trex.oscs.montana.edu, jla@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, xtgrod@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu, banecki@wvnvaxa.wvnet.edu, ed_bechinski@uidaho.edu, pss_dept@uvmvax.uvm.edu, extdir@uafsysa.uark.edu, jbrttn@prism.clemson.edu, wbrown@shep.agsci.colostate.edu, dcalvin@psupena.psu.edu, gwz101@uriacc.uri.edu, wcoli@coopext.umass.edu, jlt1@ra.msstate.edu, bugs1@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu, tdennehy@ccit.arizona.edu, jdill@umce.umext.maine.edu, a_eaton@unh.edu, rich_edwards@entm.purdue.edu, t-fuchs@tamu.edu, pbgoodell@ucdavis.edu, graym@idea.ag.uiuc.edu, pa109358@utkvm1.utk.edu, rah@ksuvm.ksu.edu, jensen_b@wisplan.uwex.wisc.edu, ag03@sdsumus.BITNET, djohnson@ca.uky.edu, koganm@cgrb.orst.edu, dlegg@corral.uwyo.edu, mike_linker@ncsu.edu, long@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu, maur@avax.ctahr.hawaii.edu, betty_h_marose@umail.umd.edu, plantpat@ndsuext.nodak.edu, olsenl@msuces.canr.msu.edu, ostli001@maroon.tc.umn.edu, prostak@aesop.rutgers.edu, ravlin@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu, smithgs@ext.missouri.edu, rhsmith@acenet.auburn.edu, jtette@cce.cornell.edu, agadmin@pogonip.scs.unr.edu, afwgv@acad2.alaska.edu, evpr001@unlvm.unl.edu, alcrops@nmsu.edu, ipmp@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu, a2.def@iastate.edu, scrc009@unlvm.unl.edu, extserv@uog.pacific.edu, joanne.whalen@mvs.udel.edu, fgzalom@ucdavis.edu, gzehnder@acenet.auburn.edu, ipm-mg@twosocks.ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms book released ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 09:24:05 -0800 From: brunetti@empm.cdpr.ca.gov (Kathy Brunetti) California Environmental Protection Agency Department of Pesticide Regulation News Release Release No. 94-39 Contact: Date: November 23, 1994 Veda Federighi (916) 445-3974 THE BEST BOOK OF "GOOD BUGS" SOURCES IS NEW AND IMPROVED SACRAMENTO -- The most complete listing of sources of "good bugs" in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico is available now from Cal/EPA's Department's of Pesticide Regulation. The newly published 30-page booklet includes listings for 120 different beneficial organisms under 13 different categories, including mites, nematodes, parasites, and predators. There are 95 U.S. suppliers listed, plus 11 in Canada and 26 from Mexico. The booklet, entitled "Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America," is "an incomparable resource for anyone looking for ways to find good bugs to fight bad bugs in their garden or on their farm," said Elin D. Miller, DPR Chief Deputy Director. " The booklet includes the names, addresses, phone and fax numbers of the suppliers, along with their product line, whether they sell wholesale or retail, and whether they have a catalog or brochure available. Also noted is whether they supply free information and consulting. "Our booklet doesn't have any information on how to use beneficial organisms," said Miller. "If we did, it would have to be the size of an encyclopedia." The booklet does include a short bibliography of selected references on biological control and integrated pest management. "Farmers often call in integrated pest management (IPM) specialists, who know how to diagnose problems and recommend solutions," Miller said. "Home gardeners can take advantage of the tremendous expertise at the Cooperative Extension Service, or ask one of the suppliers in the booklet for advice. Many of them have literature available on the beneficial organisms and how to apply them." Miller added that using a beneficial organism to fight pests usually takes a little more knowledge than using a pesticide. "With a chemical pesticide, you can read the label to know how much to use, when to apply it, how to get best results. And you can usually see the results fairly quickly. "With natural enemies, it's a little different," Miller continued. "Although the results are more gradual, they may often be long-lasting, since you are establishing a system of natural checks and balances. But to succeed, it is important to know the pest you are dealing with, and the best way to approach it." DPR updates the booklet about every two years. This is the first edition that has listed suppliers from Mexico. More than 23,000 copies of the 1992 edition were distributed, with copies sent to almost every state and province in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as to residents of more than 100 other nations. This edition has two different indexes: one alphabetical list of scientific names, the other a list of beneficials under categories, for example, "predatory mites." Biological controls that are single-celled organisms such as bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and viruses are not listed as they are registered as pesticides under state and federal law and are widely available. Free, single copies of the booklet are available from the Department of Pesticide Regulation, Environmental Monitoring and Pest Management Branch, Attn: Beneficial Organisms Booklet, 1020 N Street, Room 161, Sacramento 95814-5604. To order by phone, call (916) 324-4100. Kathy Brunetti, Agriculture Program Supervisor Department of Pesticide Regulation 1020 N Street Room 161 Sacramento CA 95814 voice (916) 324-4100 FAX (916) 324-4088 brunetti@empm.cdpr.ca.gov