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Product Control

Our product control procedures allow us to ensure that each of our insect colonies conform to acceptable quality standards. We strive to deliver high-quality products that meet the requirements of our customers. Our rearing facility is unique among multi-species rearing facilities in that we conduct routine microbial screening for every mating chamber of all cohorts of our colonies. At minimum, each lot is screened for the presence of cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus, nucleopolyhedrosis virus and multiple species of microsporidia to ensure that disease does not become established in our colonies. Each shipment of insects includes lot identification so that client feedback can be tracked against our quality control records enabling us to identify areas for product refinement or improvement.