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I thank Dr. Javier Trujillo Arriaga, Director General of Sanidad Vegetal de Mexico; Dr. Gustavo A. Frias Trevino, Director of the Centro Nacional de Referencia Fitosanitaria; and M.C. Hugo Cesar Arredondo Bernal, Sub Director of the Centro Nacional de Referencia de Control Biologico, for the information they have provided on commercial suppliers of benefical organisms in Mexico.
I also thank Dr. Michael J. Oraze, Acting Director of the National Biologicial Control Institute (USDA, APHIS, PPQ), for his review and support; Daniel Cahn, President of the Association of Natural Bio-control Producers, for his review and technical input; Larry Bezark, Biological Control Program (California Department of Food and Agriculture), for his review and technical input; Department of Pesticide Regulation staff members -- Lyndon Hawkins and Drs. Madeline Brattesani and Larry Wilhoit for their reviews, technical input, and helpful comments; Angelica Marin Welsh for her assistance with Spanish communications and translations; Susan E. Swanberg for her assistance in collecting data and doing much of the work in compiling this listing, her dedication to the project, and for all of her many helpful suggestions.
This material was made possible, in part, by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), National Biological Control Institute (NBCI). It may not necessarily express APHIS' views.
Inclusion in this publication does not imply an endorsement of the suppliers or their products by the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Pesticide Regulation, or the author, nor does this publication imply criticism of other suppliers not listed. For some of the organisms listed there may be government restrictions on their use and permits may be required for their shipment and release; consult with your local agricultural regulatory agency. If permits are required, often the supplier has them or can assist in obtaining them. This pamphlet may be freely reproduced with proper credit.
