Colorado Department of Agriculture
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Biological Pest Control Program

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The Insectary

Biological pest control affords the opportunity to decrease agriculture's reliance on chemical pest control. The Insectary involves the following processes when it comes to new beneficial organisms for control of specific plant and insect pests:

 

  • importing
  • rearing
  • establishing
  • colonizing

The results of successful biological pest control are:

 

  • reduced production costs
  • decreased amounts of chemicals entering the environment
  • established colonies of beneficial insects offering a natural permanent pest control solution 

 

This program offers the citizens of Colorado a useful alternative to the use of chemicals for control of specific pests. To request biological pest control, please contact our office or fill out the biocontrol agent request below. 

Dan Bean

Insectary Manager

 

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Content Server Image Spring 2009 Biocontrol Newsletter
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Biological Control Fee Information Use this page to see the new fee structure before using the Request-a-bug form. We will contact you for payments & shipping/delivery arrangements when we have bio-controls available and are ready to ship.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYMENT NOW!

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON FEES

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Request-a-bug form  Insects are for Colorado residents.  Use this form to request bugs for use as biocontrol.  There are no shipments outside of Colorado.  CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON INSECT REQUESTS