Catalog of Beneficials
Materials
For Bulletins on how to use insects in a biocontrol program see Bulletins.
For information on how to use materials see Material Bulletins
For information on traps and such see Equipment Bulletins
Inoculant Food
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PRODUCT
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USE
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CODE
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QUANTITY
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PRICE
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| Chitin, dry, ground crab shell |
food for chitin digesting bacteria; Rhizoboost, has a supressive effect on plant feeding nematodes |
CHITIN |
1 pound |
11.00 |
| 5+ pound |
8.20 |
| Molasses, liquid |
food for microbes, use 1-4 quarts per acre per application of inoculants |
MOLASSES |
1 gallon |
25.00 |
|
Microbe Nutrients, non-toxic, dry concentrate, apply with bacteria to promote growth. Used with Biostart™ Defensor or Rhizoboost, enhances action of inoculants. A complete soluble food that stimulates germination of bacterial spores into growing cells, multiplying numbers |
Dextrose, yeast, dry molasses, soluble humic acid
Mix 2 lb with 1 quart Defensor or Rhizoboost in as much water as needed to cover area to be treated
Mix 8 lb with 1 gallon Defensor or Rhizoboost in as much water as needed to cover area to be treated
Coapply with organic fertilizers: kelp, fish, yucca, humic acid |
NUTRIENT2 |
2 pound bag |
12.00 |
2+ bags |
12.00 |
5+ bags |
9.00 |
10+ bags |
6.50 |
NUTRIENT8 |
8 pound bag |
26.00 |
2+ bags |
26.00 |
5+ bags |
18.00 |
10+ bags |
15.50 |
NUTRIENT40 |
40 pound bag |
80.00 |
2+ bags |
69.00 |
5+ bags |
60.00 |
Insect Habitat Plants
| Beneficial Blend, Wildflowers, Perennials that Attract Beneficials, Repel Gophers |
| PRODUCT |
USE |
CODE |
QUANTITY |
PRICE |
| Beneficial Blend Seed Mix Annual white clover, Yellow sweet clover , Cilantro (coriander), Parsley, Caraway, Fennel, Mustard, White yarrow, Cosmos, Dwarf white alyssum, Annual baby’s breath, Tall white alyssum, Tidy tips, cereal rye grass, barley |
attract, feed
beneficial insects, provide ground cover unused areas,
|
 |
BB1 |
1 pound |
7.00 |
| 5+ pounds |
6.30/lb |
| BB50 |
50 lb. bag |
176.00 |
| 2+ bags |
166.00 |
| Insecta-Flora Mix
Wildflower mix with arroyo lupine, alyssum, bachelor buttons, birdsfoot trefoil, calendula, CA poppy, Chinese houses, crimson clover, goldfields, W. marsh-rosemary, yarrow, Melilotus indica |
attract, feed pollen, nectar, protect beneficial insects with beautiful flowers, now with Gopher Stopper® sour clover 1.25 lb/5K ft2 |
FLORA3 |
3 g 25 ft2 |
3.50 |
| FLORA1 |
1 oz 250 ft2 |
4.75 |
| FLORA16 |
1 lb 4K ft2 |
15.00 |
| Insecta-Flora Mix Low, mostly under 1 foot tall |
plants 25 ft2 |
FLLO3 |
3 g packet |
3.50 |
| plants 250 ft2 |
FLLO1 |
ounce |
4.75 |
| plants 4K ft2 (11 lb/acre) |
FLLOLB |
pound |
15.00 |
| Insecta-Flora Mix Tall to 3 feet |
plants 25 ft2 |
FLHI3 |
3 g packet |
3.50 |
| plants 250 ft2 |
FLHI1 |
ounce |
4.75 |
| plants 4K ft2(11 lb/acre) |
FLHILB |
pound |
15.00 |
| Gopher Stopper® clover
sour clover, Melilotus indica add to habitat mixes to repel gophers
|
repels gophers, high level of coumidin anticoagulant,
3 lb/acre, 1 oz/1K ft2
|
GOPHROZ |
ounce |
3.90 |
| GOPHRLB |
pound |
15.00 |
| 10+ pounds |
9.00 |
| Road Show low growing mix to plant in roads, box row, edge row, withstands traffic, reduces dust, helps beneficials |
plants 25 ft2 |
ROADOZ |
1 ounce |
4.50 |
| plants 4K ft2 |
ROADLB |
pound |
16.80 |
| Perennial Hedgerow Seed, native mixture for Southern (HEDGES) or Northern (HEDGEN) California |
oz plants 500 ft row |
HEDGENOZ |
1 ounce |
4.10 |
| lb plants 1,700 ft2
use 26 lb/acre |
HEDGEN |
pound |
16.50 |
| 2+ pounds |
14.70 |
Low Veggie Mix, habitat for interplanting with annual vegetables
|
low growing grasses, flowers, and herbs |
VEGGIE |
pound |
10.00 |
| 5+ pound |
8.00 |
| 10+ pound |
5.00 |
| Other seeds available |
inquire |
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Educational Materials
| "Bug Samples", Captioned Display Photos and Viewers For Classrooms |
| ITEM |
CODE |
QUANTITY |
PRICE |
| Beneficial insect samples - 7 species from list of 12 - see selection list |
IS100 |
pack of 7 |
88.00 |
| Insect Samples – additional items from Group 1 |
ISADD |
each |
11.00 |
| Insect Samples – additional items from Groups 2, 3, and 4 |
ISADD |
see selection list |
| Beneficial insect photos set of 10 captioned and laminated
8 X 10" color photos, some show multiple life stages, request order list to select from
see photo list |
PHO |
5+ |
10.00 |
| 10+ |
8.75
|
| 20+ |
7.75
|
| World’s Best Bug Viewer (2X+2X) |
BV1 |
each |
7.75 |
| 5+ |
6.75 |
| 20+4.00 |
|
| 50+3.50 |
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| Our Favorite Books |
| ITEM
| DESCRIPTION |
CODE |
PRICE |
| Applied Bio-nomics Biological Technical Manual |
the manual we use to answer questions |
AB1 |
30.00 |
| Biological Pest Management in Interior Plantscapes |
classic protocols with color photos |
IB100 |
20.00 |
| Good Bugs for Your Garden, by Allison Mia Starcher
describes beneficials attracted to different garden plants
|
informative, with delightful illustrations |
BOOK |
11.00 |
| Compost Tea Manual, Dr. Elaine Ingham, for large and small scale tea brewing |
recipes for brews with dif. bacteria to fungi ratios |
COMP |
30.00 |
Quality First in Vineyard & Orchard Production, Gregg Young
|
Application of Albrecht method of soil evaluation to vineyards |
QUALITY
|
35.00 |
| Cockroach Biocontrol Workshop Video
the latest, best information on setting up a biocontrol program for cockroaches with appropriate IPM methods in your company or institution
|
8 hr video, on 4 of 2 hour VHS tapes
workshop held 3-1-01
|
ROACH |
60.00 |
| Cockroach Biocontrol Workshop Manual |
accompanying manual |
ROACHM |
10.00 |
|
| RVI biocontrol info on CD-ROM |
all our bulletins, more |
CD |
|
| Organic Farm Sign - Please do not spray, 12 x 18 inch heavy weight aluminum |
weather resistant, black on yellow |
SIGNO |
| 2+ signs |
Services
Rincon-Vitova offers consultation, custom rearing, and training for cooperative and on-farm insectary development projects.
| SERVICE |
NOTES |
CODE |
QUANTITY |
PRICE |
| Consulting and training, first hour |
insectary technology, habitat enhancement, foodweb development |
CS100 |
hour |
170.00 |
| Additional hours |
CS150 |
hour |
48.00 |
| Consulting |
CS200 |
acre |
25.00 |
| Insect identification |
|
ID100 |
each |
20.00 |
| Custom packaging |
Sizes, carriers, retail, your package, your label |
HA-100
HA
|
any |
call |
| D-Vac Insect Vacuum Rental |
See D-Vac Rental |
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| D-Vac Sample Evaluation |
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Botanicals
Natural Materials For Biologically-Based IPM And IPPM
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US EPA made a list of materials that can be used as pesticides without need to register them under FIFRA. These are referred to as 25b active and 4a inert minimal risk materials. Now anyone can mix and package pesticides made from these materials with a label listing: ingredients, percent concentration, appropriate warnings, and address of person bottling the pesticide. You can’t make false claims on the label. Some of these exempt materials are: cinnamon oil, corn gluten meal, garlic, garlic oil, eugenol, 2-phenethyl propionate (active in Bioganic products), putrescent whole egg solids, sesame oil, sodium lauryl sulfate (soap in shampoo), and white pepper, among others. Orange oil is not on these lists but is on the GRAS list.
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We carry products containing these low risk materials to help you put together an IPM program. Remember that even though these materials have low toxicity to humans, they do some damage to beneficial insects. Use them to knock down large populations of pests before introducing beneficial insects. Using them on a regular basis will disrupt your insect ecology. See our web page for more information and recipes for making pesticides.
Bioganicâ brands sell a line of low risk pesticides that are available in discount stores around the country. Their weed killer is very effective, so we don’t carry one.
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| Natural Materials For Biologically-Based IPM And IPPM |
| PRODUCT |
DESCRIPTION |
CODE |
QUANTITY |
PRICE |
| Dr. Bronner’s Soap (Lavender or Peppermint`)
1.5 tsp./quart water
|
aphid, whitefly, spider mite, spray once a week until pests are gone |
DBSQ |
1 quart |
12.90 |
| DBSG |
1 gallon |
42.00 |
| Hot Pepper Wax
Kills, repels insects
8 oz/gallon water
|
aphid, whitefly, spider mite, thrips, soft bodied insects, leafhopper, scale
 
|
HPWP |
16 oz (pint) |
10.50 |
| HPWQ |
1 quart |
18.75 |
| HPWG |
1 gallon |
46.00 |
| HPW5G |
5 gallon |
149.00 |
| Hot Pepper Wax hose end sprayer with 40 oz HPW |
HPWHOSE |
40 ounce & sprayer |
29.00 |
| 40 oz refill for hose end sprayer |
HPW40 |
40 ounce refill |
21.00 |
| Garlic Barrier 10:1
dilute 1:10 to spray
|
repels many insects |
 |
GARBARQ |
1 quart |
12.90 |
| Garlic Barrier 100:1
dilute 1:100 to spray
|
GARBARG |
1 gallon |
89.00 |
| GARBAR55 |
55 gallon |
2600.00 |
| Kaliente-capsaicin (hot pepper), garlic and zinc rated 20K Scoval heat units |
many soft bodied insects 16 oz/acre in low volume water with a sticker |
|
KAL25 |
2.5 gallon jug |
134.00 |
| 2 + jugs |
122.00 |
| PRODUCT |
DESCRIPTION |
CODE |
QUANTITY |
PRICE |
| Hot Sauce Animal Repellent, hot pepper extract, 2.5% capsaicin, can mix with Vapor Guard or NuFilm |
repels deer, elk, rabbits, meadow voles, pine voles, squirrels, 6-8 oz/100 gal. water, or 1 Tbs/6 gal. |
HOTS |
2 quart |
124.00 |
| Burn Out, weed control, vinegar and lemon juice |
spray on weeds, to cover, contact herbicide |
WEED |
24 ounce |
20.00 |
| WEED2.5 |
2.5 gallon |
99.00 |
| Orange Oil, cold pressed oil from orange peels |
insects, kills, repels, dilute 1:40 to 1:60 with a little soap. test to make sure it doesn’t burn leaves |
ORANGE |
quart |
19.80 |
| ORANGEG |
gallon |
37.20 |
| Orange Guard a food grade insecticide made from oil from orange peels
ready to use
|
insects, ant, cockroach, flea
kills and repels – ready to use, qt spray bottle, gal & spray attachment
|
ORANGDQ |
quart |
15.00 |
| ORANGDG |
gallon |
26.00 |
| SPRAYAT |
sprayer |
3.70 |
| Neem oil 100% oil from neem tree Azadiracta indica dilute 1:40 parts water |
insects, mites, fungicide, antifeedant, use 3 oz (6 Tbs)/gal water or 2 tsp/pint water, once a week, 2-3 X |
NEEMHP |
half pint |
18.00 |
| NEEMQ |
quart |
48.00 |
| NEEMG |
gallon |
118.00 |
| Chase, castor oil pased mole repellent |
repells moles and gophers, qt/10K ft2 |
CHASE1 |
1 gallon |
53.00 |
| Nemastop, plant extract, fatty acid, no known phytotoxicity |
plant feeding nematodes, drench soil, 26 oz/ac veggies, ornamental, 87 oz/ac turf |
NESTOP |
1 quart
1 gallon |
55.00
560.00 |
| GC Mite botanical miticide, oil of cottonseed, clove, garlic, OMRI, exempt |
mites, thrips, aphids, 1% solution, 1.5 oz/gal, 7+ day cycle |
GCMITE1 |
gallon |
66.00 |
| 2+ gallon |
47.00 |
| FOSPHITE, SAR activator, potassium phosphite, stimulates plants to fight disease, esp water molds like phytophthora |
resistance to pest disease, foliar 1-2 qt/ac or 2-4 tsp/gal, drench 1-2 qt/100 gal or 2-4 tsp/gal |
FOSPHITE |
gallon |
53.00 |
| 2+ gallon |
41.00 |
| CideTrak, curcubitacin from buffalo gourd root |
attracts Diabrotica, cucumber beetle or corn rootworm - mix with spinosad to attract and kill |
CIDETRAK |
4 pound bag |
149.00
|
4+ bags
|
135.00 |
| 12+ bags |
131.00 |
Also see
Pheromones
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