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Mass Production and Quality of Biological Control Agents

Mass Production and Quality of Biological Control Agents. Jennifer L. Gillett, Heidi N. HansPetersen & Norman C. Leppla UF/IFAS~ IPM Florida. Of all known insects only. <1/10 of 1% are serious pests. Development of Commercial Biological Control.

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Mass Production and Quality of Biological Control Agents

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  1. Mass Production and Quality of Biological Control Agents Jennifer L. Gillett, Heidi N. HansPetersen & Norman C. Leppla UF/IFAS~IPM Florida

  2. Of all known insects only <1/10 of 1% are serious pests

  3. Development of Commercial Biological Control California Environmental Protection Agency- Department of Pesticide Regulation 142 suppliers, 130 species (1997)

  4. New Product Development

  5. Amblyseius swirskii

  6. Feltiella acarisuga Diptera: Cecidomyiidae (Therodiplosis persicae in Europe)

  7. Multi-cellular Invertebrate Natural Enemies

  8. Purposes for Rearing Insects

  9. Purposes for Rearing Insects

  10. Types of Insect Rearing Systems Blister Beetles Medflies

  11. Medfly Screwworm

  12. Options for Colonizing Insects

  13. Parasite and Predator Rearing

  14. Options for Colonizing Insects

  15. Maintaining the Quality of Colonized Insects • Collection of appropriate biotypes • Colonization and strain development • Rearing proficiency • Colony management • Behavior-genetic selection • Strain replacement

  16. Quality Control Criteria • Quantity- number of pupae & adults • Size- weight of pupae • Fecundity- oviposition & egg hatch • Rate of Development- synchronization • Adult Behavior- flight & longevity • Field Performance- achieve purpose

  17. Structured Diagnostic Procedures

  18. Periodic Review Versus Crisis Review Screwworm

  19. Total Quality Management

  20. Generic Guidelines for Quality Systems • Policy, planning and administration • Design assurance and change control • Control of purchased materials • Production quality control • User contact and field performance • Corrective action • Employee selection, training and motivation

  21. IOBC To facilitate and advance cost-effective rearing of high-quality insects and other arthropods in support of biological control and integrated pest management

  22. Workshops of the IOBC, WGQC (AMRQC) 1982 Gainesville, Florida E. F. Boller and D. L. Chambers 1984 Wadenswil, Switzerland E. F. Boller and D. L. Chambers 1986 Guatemala City, Guatemala C. 0. Calkins 1988 Vancouver, Canada C. 0. Calkins 1991 Wageningen, The Netherlands F. Bigler and J. C. van Lenteren 1992 Horsholm, Denmark F. Bigler 1993 Rimini, Italy M. Benuzzi and N. C. Leppla 1995 Santa Barbara, California R. F. Luck and N. C. Leppla 1998Cali, Colombia N. C. Leppla and T. R. Ashley 2003 Montpellier, France K. Bolckmans, P. De Clercq, S. Grenier, A. Hale and N. Leppla

  23. IOBC, AMRQC

  24. Commercial Biological Control Organizations

  25. Global QC Programs • Individual CompaniesCustomers • International StandardsISO 9000 ASTM (Amer. Soc. for Testing & Materials)IOBC Guidelines (European Community) • The MarketplaceQuality Products

  26. Insect Rearing and Quality Control References • Rearing of Insects (Encyclopedia of Insects, Resh & Carde 2002) • The Basics of Insect Rearing (Encyclopedia of Entomology, Capinera 2004) • Guidelines for quality control of commercially produced natural enemies (Quality Control and Production of Biological Control Agents, Theory and Testing Procedures, van Lenteren 2003). • The Foundation of Quality Control for Insect Rearing (Principles and Procedures for Rearing Quality Insects, Mississippi State University, Schneider 2006)

  27. http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu Information on Commercial Biological Control

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