Doing the shipping and receiving for Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, I can say there is a lot involved in moving insects across international borders. For example, permits are required and a special inspection by the USDA during customs procedures. The border crossing time has also been roughly doubled since the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
We now have a weekly availability report, but it doesn’t list the insects we buy from the insectary in England since availability from that side is never an issue. Regarding Aphidius colemani and Aphidius ervi, Dacnusa, Diglyphus and Eretmocerus species coming from England, if we get our order in to England by Thursday morning, we usually always have them by the next week. I will usually get them in on the following Tuesday and they will ship out from us right away on either the same Tuesday or Wednesday. I only hold them until Wednesday if they are going to travel with other products that fly in from Canada on Wednesdays (Encarsia, Delphastus, Cucumeris, Hypoaspis, and others). However, shipments from England sometimes become waylaid, and this week our box could not get onto the airplane in London.
This is why I encourage our customers wanting insects to be proactive rather than reactive when planning biological controls, because you may run into a SPEED BUMP or something like it. It’s better not to delay in case a problem goes out of control and timing becomes very critical. For instance a customer two weeks back called Thursday afternoon to order Aphidius colemani and the Dacnusa-Diglyphus mix (for leafminers). I get these from England since they aren’t grown commercially in the U.S.A. Since my customer missed the deadline by several hours, the next available shipping date would be two weeks later. In other words, their order unfortunately missed this week’s plane! With a new ship date for Monday or Tuesday of Thanksgiving week there could be also be delays from winter storms as well. I’m just crossing my fingers that it will at least reach them by next Wednesday.
For the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years this year, the holidays fall on Thursdays. I will make up for that by shipping perishables on Mondays and Tuesdays only during that time. That’s to avoid the possible holiday delays on Thursdays. Shipments normally scheduled for Wednesday will be switched to Monday or Tuesday, and we won’t be importing certain perishable products from Canada on those weeks because they won’t fit in to the accommodations of the holiday schedule.
The availability list will show which products I won’t be able to import from Canada during holiday scheduling.
Once again, when it’s time to bring in the beneficials, don’t procrastinate. With so much else going on, make time to call 800-248-BUGS and get those little working predators on the prowl, procreating and targeting pests before things get bad.
You can also check out our Product Availability Page on RinconVitova.com.
We now have a weekly availability report, but it doesn’t list the insects we buy from the insectary in England since availability from that side is never an issue. Regarding Aphidius colemani and Aphidius ervi, Dacnusa, Diglyphus and Eretmocerus species coming from England, if we get our order in to England by Thursday morning, we usually always have them by the next week. I will usually get them in on the following Tuesday and they will ship out from us right away on either the same Tuesday or Wednesday. I only hold them until Wednesday if they are going to travel with other products that fly in from Canada on Wednesdays (Encarsia, Delphastus, Cucumeris, Hypoaspis, and others). However, shipments from England sometimes become waylaid, and this week our box could not get onto the airplane in London.
This is why I encourage our customers wanting insects to be proactive rather than reactive when planning biological controls, because you may run into a SPEED BUMP or something like it. It’s better not to delay in case a problem goes out of control and timing becomes very critical. For instance a customer two weeks back called Thursday afternoon to order Aphidius colemani and the Dacnusa-Diglyphus mix (for leafminers). I get these from England since they aren’t grown commercially in the U.S.A. Since my customer missed the deadline by several hours, the next available shipping date would be two weeks later. In other words, their order unfortunately missed this week’s plane! With a new ship date for Monday or Tuesday of Thanksgiving week there could be also be delays from winter storms as well. I’m just crossing my fingers that it will at least reach them by next Wednesday.
For the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years this year, the holidays fall on Thursdays. I will make up for that by shipping perishables on Mondays and Tuesdays only during that time. That’s to avoid the possible holiday delays on Thursdays. Shipments normally scheduled for Wednesday will be switched to Monday or Tuesday, and we won’t be importing certain perishable products from Canada on those weeks because they won’t fit in to the accommodations of the holiday schedule.
The availability list will show which products I won’t be able to import from Canada during holiday scheduling.
Once again, when it’s time to bring in the beneficials, don’t procrastinate. With so much else going on, make time to call 800-248-BUGS and get those little working predators on the prowl, procreating and targeting pests before things get bad.
You can also check out our Product Availability Page on RinconVitova.com.
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