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8 th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance. Valencia 2010.
BIAGRO S.L. is a Spanish company operating in Vegetable Nutrition and Integrated Pest
Management. Founded by Mr. Antonio Quesada in 1982, the company started operating as a
consultant of big fruits and vegetables producers with a branch society called Consultant
Centre of Plant Nutrition, whose funcion was the nutritional diagnosis, fertilisation
programs, observation and checking of agricultural industries and advice on growing
techniques. After 16 years of operation, BIAGRO SL. produces its own fertilizers, correctors
and natural fungicides, and distributes insect pheromones and IPM products from a well
know suppliers. BIAGRO S.L. believes in continuos and accelerated growth through its own
I+D department and through strategic research alliances with academic partnerships. At the
same time, the Company is involved and cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture in
scientific programs to develop new IPM systems with pheromones and natural products.
BIAGRO SL. is a charter member of AEFA (Spanish Manufacturer Agronutrients Association).
It forces us to make high quality products, adjusted to the Spanish and European rules.
BIAGRO SL. has achieved the quality procedure ISO 9001.
Recently and regarding IPM of Tephritids in Spain BIAGRO SL. has developed STARCE a liquid
bait with very interesting results (80% of medfly females captures vs 20% of males), and
continues with the distribution of M3 traps (Green Trading Co.) for lure and kill medfly. M3
traps are being recommended by the Department of Agriculture of the Valencia Region
Government.
Learn more at:
www.biagro.es