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Phillip Alampi Beneficial Insect Rearing Laboratory

If you see a Spotted Lanternfly, help us Stomp it Out!

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Some of the beneficial insects reared at PABIL.

Columbia Lake before and after the release of the beneficial Galerucella spp. beetle.

Parasitoid rearing Containers.

If you see a Spotted Lanternfly, help us Stomp it Out!

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Some of the beneficial insects reared at PABIL.

Columbia Lake before and after the release of the beneficial Galerucella spp. beetle.

Parasitoid rearing Containers.

NJ Beneficial Insect Laboratory Data

100+
Thousand Acres of Soybeans Protected From Mexican Bean Beetle

1985
The Year the Lab was built

$450
Thousand Dollars Saved by Growers Annually

1.5
Million Galerucella spp. beetles have been released to control Purple Loosestrife

$290
Million dollars annually from direct crop loss or damage caused by agricultural pests

Under the Microscope: What's Happening In The Bug Lab

Bean Beetle Project and Farmer Success

2022 was the second year of our Mexican Bean Beetle Outreach Project for NJ. We are looking forward to expanding our in-state reach with this program in 2023.

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Mile-A-Minute Weevils For Sale

PABIL wants to help New Jersey residents get involved with the Mile-a-minute biocontrol and stop the spread of this invasive weed.

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In the News

PABIL has welcomed a new beneficial insect, Ganaspis brasiliensis. This wasp is the biological control for the invasive fruit fly, Spotted wing drosophila. This summer, in cooperation with Rutgers University, we began releases of these wasps.

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Biocontrols for Invasive Insects

Biocontrols for Invasive Plants

Available for Purchase

Success Stories

About the Lab

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Our Mission

The Phillip Alampi Beneficial Insect Rearing Laboratory exists:

To reduce plant pest damage in forest and agricultural crops
To protect natural and renewable resources and other open lands through the rearing and release of beneficial insects, thereby reducing pesticide applications, insect resistance to pesticides, and reducing the amount of excess chemicals in the environment
To conserve natural enemies of pests and to conserve and protect our natural resources
To develop and improve insect mass rearing techniques for biological control programs to be implemented and expanded
To develop and test new biological control technologies