Pesticide testing
We regularly test pesticide products for their effects on beneficial insects and mites, in order to assess their suitability for use within IPM programs.
Our assessments include both acute and sublethal testing. The range of species that we can conduct tests on include both commercially available biocontrol agents, and other important beneficial species that occur naturally but are not currently available commercially. For the latter we field-collect individuals to establish our own laboratory colonies.
Our clients have included:
- AgNova Technologies
- BASF
- Bayer CropScience
- DuPont
- Horticulture Australia limited
