| The Rincon-Vitova team is grateful to be supplying products and services to farmers and gardeners who want to use effective and sustainable technologies based on biological pest control by natural enemies. |
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Kyra Ankenbruck drove from Fort Wayne, Indiana, the day after graduating from Purdue University to learn about growing beneficial insects. She is a trainee in production research and development and pitches in everywhere, including processing orders that arrive by phone, fax and email to kyra@rinconvitova.com.
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Candice Sparks is a new customer service associate this season. Candice is concerned about your problems and eager to take extra steps to get what you want. She is in a learning mode and looking forward to teaching people about our biological fly control program.
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Manny Rojolemus leads Rincon-Vitova’s order fulfillment team. Twice injured under fire, he is a recent veteran of the First Battalion Fifth Marines working as a logistics sergeant in Iraq. You can count on him to get what you need. Follow up with Manny about your order at delivery@rinconvitova.com. |
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Gabriel Mendez started in the summer 2006 season in insect production and shipping. He is now a trainee assisting in customer service, accounts receivable, and human resources. In the Army reserves, Gabe expects deployment to Iraq to work in public relations. |
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Rex and Susie Meach job-share in bookkeeping and customer service. Rex began at Rincon-Vitova in 1991. Susie worked here in the mid-‘90’s and still likes to help when needed (though her job at a yarn shop suits her main passion--spinning). An ecologist (and birdwatcher with Susie), Rex likes to be of service related to conservation of nature. They are happy to help with your needs at accounts@rinconvitova.com. |
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Everett J. "Deke" Dietrick and wife Gwyn helped found our company in 1960 and the D-Vac Co before that. He has observed insect ecology through vacuum sampling in over 50 crops in many countries. He and wife Gwyn are involved in daily operations giving wise counsel. Deke is available for phone consultations or at bugnet@rinconvitova.com. Deke and Gwyn are pleased to see the growth of biological pest control after decades of encouraging people in the industry and profession. |
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Jan Dietrick and Ron Whitehurst believe they are exactly where they are supposed to be, promoting biological control by natural enemies. Ron is a licensed Pest Control Advisor and involved with organic methods for almost 30 years. His book Reading Weeds as Soil Indicators is a database in need of some updating but still ahead of its time. Co-editors of the quarterly BioControl Beat and semi-annual Fly Control Buzz, they invite inquiries to bugnet@rinconvitova.com. |
Learn more about our mission and achievements at the Dietrick papers and www.dietrick.org, non-profit Dietrick Institute for Applied Insect Ecology. A public benefit organization supported in part by Rincon-Vitova, the Dietrick Institute accepts tax deductible contributions and grants as well as contracts to do training and education about sustainable agriculture and biocontrol by natural enemies. Your're welcome to help us create access to knowledge and train the next generation of biocontrol practitioners with a focus on women, Spanish speaking farm workers, and small farmers in Asia. |
Rincon-Vitova Insectaries Company Profile
We are the oldest among commercial free-enterprise insectaries and have been the pioneer for a growing biological control industry and profession since the late 1950’s.
We maintain distinction within the industry in our development work and in our emphasis on building habitat diversity and conserving natural enemies. This ensures biological control programs that are affordable and work. |
Goals
- Produce beneficial insects and organisms designed by nature to control pests.
- Distribute organisms and goods from reputable suppliers.
- Support our customers with current technical information.
- Support the Dietrick Institute for Applied Insect Ecology.
- Develop distribution in an expanding network of biocontrol
- Make responsible choices for the planet.
- Make responsible choices for the community.
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Products
We produce and distribute insects and other organisms reared on-site and by domestic and international producers to meet high quality standards. Freshness of perishable products is our top consideration. We are proud distributors of products from Applied BioNomics, Ltd. of British Columbia that ships the freshest Encarsia, Aphidoletes and other beneficials for greenhouses in the world. Like Applied BioNomics, we hold limited to no reserves of organisms in storage. Imports are held at ideally cool dark conditions for less than three hours before they leave our facility.
Our search for products that support our expanding vision of integrated biologically-based pest control programs has led us to expand beyond the insect and mite predators and various parasite species and distribute bacterial and mycorrhizal soil inoculants, insectary blend seed mixes, and snail, slug and fly traps to integrate with biological control organisms. |
Customers
We proudly serve thousands of large and small farms, nurseries, green houses, landscape and interior plantscapers, livestock and composting operations, hotels and resorts, zoos, botanical gardens, government agencies, many research institutions, and private residences. Customers remember us for the vitality of our products, our knowledgeable technical staff, our friendly follow-up support and our guarantee.
We support quality wholesalers and successful biological pest control advisors with service, technical advice and sales support. Among our longest-standing distributor and consultant associates are Living Farm Systems, McCarty's Pest Control, ESI, and West Gro Sales in British Columbia. |
Public Relations
We give our customers reliable access practical, appropriate information. We have a solid reputation that generates dozens of inquiries weekly. Our only regular paid advertising is to support two of our favorite publications The IPM Practitioner and Acres USA. People are referred to us by professionals, directories, source books, databases, news articles, presentations, exhibitions and thousands of satisfed customers. |
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