UNSPSC 10101907: Live insidious flower bug

The orius Insidiosus is a bug considered as a beneficial insect as it is a predator of other insects that attack agricultural crops and is commonly used for biological control. Both adults and larvae are predators.

UNSPSC 10101907 Live insidious flower bug (Commodity) covers the procurement of beneficial insects used in integrated pest management and biological control programs by state and local governments. State and local agencies solicit these live insects primarily for agricultural extension services, greenhouse operations, municipal parks and landscaping maintenance, and educational pest-management demonstrations. The work involves sourcing, rearing, and delivering live insectary colonies to control aphids, spider mites, thrips, and other crop and ornamental plant pests as alternatives to chemical pesticides.

The source provides no recent state or local contract opportunities under this code. Activity under UNSPSC 10101907 is not currently visible in posted procurement records, making it difficult to characterize issuing-body mix, geographic concentration, or representative recent solicitations at this time.