In operation in Santa Paula, California since 1928, Associates is the oldest commercial insectary in the United States and is the prime producer of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri in all of the Americas. Known as the Mealybug Destroyer, this beetle is used in groves, vineyards and commercial greenhouses to control a many types of mealybug pests. Associates is also a major producer of the parasitoids Aphytis melinus and Anagyrus pseudococci which attack scale pests and vine mealybugs respectively. To control pest mite outbreaks, the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus is also raised here. These predators and parasites are used primarily in its’ Members citrus and avocado groves and are also widely used for pest control in vineyards and in commercial greenhouses globally.
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