biological pest control

Agragene, Inc. is a sustainable agricultural technology company founded in 2017 and based in St. Louis, Missouri. It develops precision-guided sterilization and sex selection of insects for agricultural use, including its Precision-Guided Sterile Insect Technology (pgSIT) that produces sterile male insects for pest control. Its first commercial product, KNOCKOUT SWD, targets spotted wing drosophila in berries and cherries, with a research pipeline extending to livestock pests such as the New World screwworm.

entomology researchmolecular biologyprecision-guided sterilization and sex selection of insects

Beneficial Insectary is a pioneer of the biocontrol industry in the U.S.A. and the top producer of beneficial insects and mites in North America. For more than 30 years it has mass-reared beneficial organisms for biological pest control and integrated pest management programs, serving agriculture, horticulture, and urban settings. It operates facilities in the United States and Canada and distributes across North America.

integrated pest management programsmass rearing of beneficial insects and mitesquality control evaluationsresearch and development of rearing methodologies

IPM Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1981 as IPM Services, offering pest management and consulting, and began producing beneficial insects in 1985. It produces 7 species of beneficial organisms and distributes more than 45 other species for biological control of pests, serving farms, greenhouses, and commercial agriculture nationwide. It also supplies information on integrated pest management through articles, fact sheets, and conference presentations.

integrated pest management consultingproduction of beneficial insectsquality inspections of beneficial insects prior to shipping