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Phillip Alampi Beneficial Insect Rearing Laboratory

Mexican Bean Beetle Adults on Bean Plants

Available for Purchase

2025 Insects Available for Purchase

Fill out the form below to begin a request for any of our available insects or call 609-530-4192 to consult with lab staff. 

  • Any completed purchases will be billed after shipment.
  • Payment can be made by check, electronic transfer or credit card. The credit card platform charges a 2.3% + $0.50 processing fee.

Pediobius foveolatus

Pediobius attacking MBB larva

Pediobius foveolatus - Gregarious parasitoid of the Mexican bean beetle (MBB), Epilachna varivestis and Squash beetle, Epilachna borealis larvae. For more guidance on what to purchase, use our larval instar information guide.

  • Adults = $100.00/1,000 + shipping (maximum order: 2,000 wasps/location/week) 
  • Parasitized MBB Larvae (mummy) [Approx. 25 parasitoids/mummy] $50.00/20 mummies + shipping (maximum order: 4 units of mummies/location/week) 

Rhinoncomimus latipes

R.latipes - Adult

Rhinoncomimus latipes - Foliage feeding weevil that feeds exclusively on the herbaceous, annual, trailing vine, Mile-a-minute, Persicaria perfoliata

  • Adults = $500.00/500 + shipping

Hypena opulenta

Hypena opulenta moth
Hypena opulenta pupae
Hypena opulenta caterpillars

Hypena opulenta– Foliage feeding caterpillar that feeds exclusively on Black swallowwort.

  • Moths = $5.00/1 + shipping
  • Pupae = $5.00/1 + shipping
  • Caterpillars = $2.00/1 + shipping

Epilachna varivestis

MBB eggs

Epilachna varivestis (Mexican bean beetle)- Bean pest 

  • Egg Masses = $9.00/1 + shipping [Approx. 40 eggs per mass] 

Lygus hesperus

Tarnished plant bug

Lygus hesperus (Tarnished plant bug)- General agricultural pest 

  • Egg Pack = $225.00/1 + shipping [Approx. 750 eggs]  
  • Nymphs=$20/100 + shipping

Halyomorpha halys

Brown marmorated stinkbug adult
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Egg Masses on bean leaves

Halyomorpha halys (Brown marmorated stinkbug)- General agricultural pest

  • Adults= $1.00/1 + shipping (maximum order: 150 adults/week with a 6 week lead time to rear adults)
  • Nymphs (sold as 2nd/3rd instars or 4th/5th instars)= $1.00/1 + shipping (maximum order: 150 nymphs/week with a 3-5 week lead time to rear nymphs)
  • Egg Masses = $2.50/1 + shipping 

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Requesting an Order:

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Orders are processed on Mondays through Thursdays. Orders that come in Thursday afternoon through Sunday will be processed the following week based on availability and project. All orders are filled on a “first come, first served” basis.

Please mail checks to:
Attn: Jennifer Harding
NJDA- PABIL
PO Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625