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Dan Papacek wins Peter Kenny Medal

Bugs for Bugs founder and director Dan Papacek has been named winner of the Peter Kenny medal. The award celebrates outstanding contributions to the future of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Dan received the award in recognition of his role in pioneering integrated pest management in Australia and for supporting growers to achieve best practice pest management wth minimal pesticides.

The award was presented by Agriculture minister Bill Byrne and Hilary Kenny, the wife of the late Peter Kenny, at the AgFutures conference in Brisbane last week. Read more in the Queensland Country Life write up.

Disclaimer:

While we make every effort to supply you with beneficial insects and mites to help improve your pest management, and to reduce the need for pesticides, we cannot guarantee the outcome in every situation.  Our biocontrol agents do feed readily on the species that we have specified in our tech sheets and on our website.  However, there are many variables including accurate pest identification, plant species, pest density, numbers of beneficials released, environmental conditions and history of pesticide usage that influence the outcomes.  We will always do our best to help you achieve a positive outcome but we simply cannot guarantee that your problem will be solved to your satisfaction.  Because every situation is unique we are constantly learning about how best to use our good bugs.  We appreciate any feedback from your experience.

The entomology team, Bugs for Bugs.