In this case, the product has to be produced, registered, packaged and sold much like a chemical pesticide. In general, companies involved tend to be small specialist companies. The specificity of biopesticides leads to markets that are usually too small to interest big agrochemical companies. Successful introductions with microbes Oryctes baculovirus against coconut palm rhinoceros beetle. Entomophthora fungus against aphids in Australia.
Formulations are effective against caterpillars, mosquitoes and beetles.
Producers include Abbott, Mycogen, and Thermo Trilogy. Current microbial control activities at the IARCs Storage pests CIP has pioneered the use of granulosis virus against potato tuber moth. Production is carried out in collaboration with an NGO, CARE International. Different isolates are also being developed against ticks and tsetse fly. Weevils Beauveria spp. are effective against weevils.