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Beneficial Insectary, Inc.

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Beneficial Insectary, Inc.

For more than 30 years Beneficial Insectary has been a leader in U.S. production of predatory insects Our growth is, in large part, through word of mouth.

It is also due to distribution by other companies who rely on our quality. Satisfied customers are a key indicator of our success and the main reason we continue to grow. Once a tiny, family-owned farm, Beneficial Insectary is still family-owned but is now a multinational company. We still serve clients who helped with our start and we enjoy repaying their loyalty by meeting more of their needs.

09/01/2026

FALL is coming, but bees are not off the clock! 🕰
For greenhouse and high-tunnel growers, September-October can bee a useful time to discuss continued pollination as crops move into fall production, particularly strawberries and tomatoes🍓🍅

As temperatures cool but greenhouse crops continue producing flowers, commercial 𝘽𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨 colonies can help keep pollination moving, since bumblebees can forage earlier & later in the days and continue working at lower temperatures, compared to honey bees!

When summer is winding down, Bombus impatiens colonies begin producing reproductive females and males rather than continuing to build their worker populations. The new queen stocks up on resources before overwintering, while females leave the colony to meet, mate, and overwinter. 🪄❄️

08/27/2026

What can you say about a sachet?
These predatory mites are on pest patrol, doing their best!

🥇A. Cucumeris are generalist predators which feed on the 1st larval stage of thrips; cucumeris should be combined in your crop with other soil Bio Control Agents (soil BCAs) to target the later thrips life stages, in order to achieve long-term pest control.

Cucumeris can feed on pollen and plant pests! 🏵

08/24/2026

As summer strawberry harvesting continues and canopies become denser, regular scouting helps growers spot check for pest pressure, before it becomes a bigger problem.

🌴 Dense foliage can create the perfect hiding spot for pests (and sometimes ideal micro-climates) , so keep your eyes on the prize, checking under leaves, inside flowers, and sticky traps of different heights!

🔎 Pocket loupe lenses and sticky traps are all regular tools of the trade, and they help your IPM team give a closer look at exactly who is showing up, and when!

🆔️ Beneficial mites like Californicus and Andersoni, help keep pest populations in check, while Persimilis can knock down more on a tighter schedule🏃

Scout > Identify > Monitor the situation > Release right on time!

08/18/2026

Come see us at Farwest Show next week - August 26-28th in Portland, Oregon!

The Biggest and Greenest tradeshow in the West is back again, and we'll be at booth # 10030 📍
to answer your pest questions!

For more info 👉🍃 farwestshow.com 🍃💚

08/14/2026

Thrips + fungus gnats combined can be bad news-
Don't let those pests get established!🫯

Thrips feed on foliage, plant tissue, and flowers ⬆️ while fungus gnat larvae develop in moist growing media and feed around plant roots⬇️

Some thrips can also transmit plant viruses, while fungus gnat damage can contribute to weakened roots and secondary problems, such as stunted growth, and root rot when snacking on these plants! 🍁

Good sanitation + scouting + irrigation management + timely biological control can help keep both pests below damaging levels.
Here are some general tips:

🌿 Fungus Gnats: Target the larval stage by watering media with Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) where appropriate, followed by NEMAforce nematodes as part of an IPM program. Avoid chronically saturated growing media and adjust irrigation practices to support healthy roots.

🌿 Thrips: Scout foliage, flowers and growing media regularly. Where chemical control is needed, rotate products with different modes of action according to the label and your resistance-management program. After compatible spray intervals then release AMBLYforce cucumeris predatory mites or other appropriate natural enemies to target thrips populations on the leaves.

📍Timing, resistance management, pollinator protection, label restrictions, and compatibility with beneficials matter with all sprays and combinations! 📍

🍃 PRO TIP: Fans and ventilation keep air moving around throughout the greenhouse will usually prevent these pests from being able to comfortably camp in one spot. 🍃

08/11/2026

Heat Stress affects Beneficials too! 🔆📈

High temperatures don't only impact crops and soil; storage and handling live beneficial insects during the hottest months requires you to think like a bug!

Storage, handling, and opening / releasing boxes, bottles, and sachets to use per their specific instructions are key to keeping your live organisms fresh, happy, and healthy 🪲

🌄 Release beneficials during cooler hours, before sunrise, or late afternoon/evenings, a few hours after the hottest part of the day.

🚷 Avoid leaving packages outside or in shipping areas too long before releasing, the ground absorbs heat much faster when in direct light!

08/07/2026

Orius are generalist predators that attack and eat many pests, but their favorite prey is mainly the mobile stages of thrips!

They have been observed to kill many more thrips (sometimes dozens more) than it needs to survive, for the love of the game 🎮🕹

Nymphs will enter a state of stalled development, called diapause, when day length is below 12 hours. Supplemental lighting may be needed during shorter (winter) days.

Pirate bugs are highly mobile, even the nymphs should have no trouble traversing plantings if the block is touching. It is important to start Orius releases near higher pest concentrations or near the middle of a block, since they will naturally want to escape immediately when the cap is taken off!

♻️ Ask your Beneficial Insectary IPM Specialist for details about how Orius can be sustained on a banker plant system! ♻️

07/29/2026

July is prime time spider mite weather! Hot, dry conditions call for preventative releases of PERSIMILISforce and CALIforce mites - either released side by side or staggered by a few days apart.

Although persimilis are specialized to ONLY go after two-spotted spider mites, californicus shown here are slightly more tolerant, thriving in wider range of total temperatures, which will also stick around to eat other pollen and pests after the spider mite populations are gone!

07/27/2026

Sweet Alyssum flowers, and "Purple Flash" ornamental pepper plants are ecologically and economically friendly ways to contribute to your growing beneficial population! These two plants are continuous sources of pollen and nectar for both beneficial parasitoids AND predators such as lacewing, hoverflies, ladybeetles, and true bugs. 🍯🌶

"Reservoir" or "Habitat" plants, AKA Trap plants, are different from Banker plants, because they are attractive to a larger population than just beneficial predators and parasitoids wasps.

Banker Plants like this white Sweet Alyssum (𝘓𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢) and Purple Flash Pepper (𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘶𝘮) shown are mini-habitats that support and feed beneficial predators, while Trap plants are sacrificial decoys that attract harmful pests away from where your main important crops are
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Sweet alyssum is a type of banker plant, but rather than rearing a food source within the plant pots, alyssum is a flowering habitat that attracts and sustains predators naturally.
Banker plants can be used on their own, OR in combination next to sweet alyssum, in hanging pots or ground cover, which many beneficials love to be around! 🪴🐝

** NOTE Alyssum tend to drop a lot of flower petals, so keep this in mind when looking for a location to place alyssum banker plants **

Address

9664 Tanqueray Court
Redding, CA
96003

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Website

https://www.insectary.com/

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