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New appointments bring global innovations to our clients, faster

Monday, September 4, 2023

From opening Australia’s first insectary more than fifty years ago to partnering with a multinational Integrated Pest Management giant, Australian growers are set to benefit again from Biological Services’ pioneering focus on Australian-first innovations.

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Our sustainable new way of shipping Orius for thrips control

Friday, February 25, 2022

We are passionate about pioneering new ways to look after our growers and the environment. Therefore we are excited to introduce our new sustainable packaging for the thrips predator Orius, which are commonly used in capsicum, strawberry, and ornamental greenhouse crops.

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BioResources joins forces with Biological Services

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

After many years of collaboration, BioResources and Biological Services are pleased to announce they are joining forces to begin a new era of biological control services in Australia. This partnership will connect BioResources to a truly global network, with Biological Services being part of the Biobest group, which has subsidiaries in more than 20 countries.

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Biocontrol advance: Sachet technology now in Australia for slow-release of predatory mites

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

In an Australian-first, Biological Services is trialling sachet technology for the slow-release of predatory mites to improve commercial Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices – and the trial results are very promising.

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New product: Eretmocerus hayati for silverleaf whitefly control in horticultural crops and cotton

Monday, September 27, 2021

Silverleaf whitefly has traditionally been a pest in tropical and subtropical climate zones. However, it is on the move and is fast becoming an issue for growers in other areas as it marches down into Australia’s southern states. 

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50 years on, we're still growing strong

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

A collaborative pioneering spirit and unwavering commitment to product and service quality has underpinned our growth as we have worked to fulfil our mission to help future-proof pest control in agriculture over the past 50 years.

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Australian growers to benefit from the global resources of new Biological Services shareholder, Biobest

Friday, April 16, 2021

Australian growers are set to benefit from the broader resources of a global network, following a new strategic alliance between Biological Services and Biobest Group NV, a global leader in biological control and pollination headquartered in Belgium.

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Montdorensis now available from Biological Services

Thursday, January 21, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Australian growers can now purchase high concentration Montdorensis predatory mites from Biological Services to control thrips and whitefly in their greenhouse and nursery crops.

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AusVeg features our Director, Lachlan Chilman, in their latest industry feature

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Biological Services' Director, Lachlan Chilman, was recently interviewed for a story on the AusVeg website. We have reproduced the original story with permission. 

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Family Fresh Farms among the first to benefit from effective new program to control thrips and whiteflies with an indigenous predator

Monday, June 15, 2020

From a promising field observation, to the chance re-discovery and successful trial, the effective inclusion of Typhlodromalus lailae (Lailae) in a new IPM program to control greenhouse pests has been twenty years in the making.

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Products

We produce 16 commercial biological control products for IPM programs. We also stock a range of traps and monitoring tools.

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Pests

Information on a range of key pests that can be controlled biologically in Australia using our products.

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Crops

We work in a range of crops and have developed biologically based IPM programs to control the major pests.

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