She takes a handful - then flings them into the air. Kunafin has years of experience Beneficial insects have long been sought by crop producers like cotton farmers to control pests in fields. Lady bugs have been used for decades. Trichogramma wasps have been commonly used in more recent years for various crops. But biological control was usually just an extra weapon and not used exclusively because of the availability of cheap and effective insecticides in the past.
Pesticides are no longer cheap.
Many insects have developed some level of resistance. And nowadays, there is more awareness and public concern for the environment. All of this has resulted in fresh looks a biological ways to control certain pests. Since 1959,, Kunafin has been involved in producing and supplying beneficial insects for biological control programs. The insectary was founded by Joe and Frank Junfin.