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Growing results and crops · GR-16
Biological Control Release Record
A free printable biological control log: each delivery of beneficials checked, each release with area and conditions, follow-up checks and a season review.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Know what worked against which pest by logging each delivery, release and follow-up check. The sprays column shows when something nearby may have spoiled a release.
Who it is for
Greenhouse, polytunnel and nursery growers using predators, parasitoids or nematodes against pests.
How to use it
- Check each delivery on arrival and log the batch, use-by date, its condition and how it was stored.
- For each release, write the product, target pest, area, quantity and method, as the supplier directs.
- Note the temperature and humidity at release and any spray used nearby in recent weeks.
- On page two, log what the crop showed in the checks that followed and what you decided.
- Fill in the season review so next year starts with what worked.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Every delivery of beneficials checked in, every release with where, how many and in what conditions, then the checks that followed, so by the end of the season you know what worked against which pest.
The supplier's rate, your record. Release rates, timing and storage are the supplier's: follow the label and their advice for each product and write down what you actually did. Before spraying anything near a release, check its effect on beneficials with the supplier; the sprays column is there so that a poor result can be traced.
Write-on lines: Glasshouse, tunnel or site · Season · Main supplier
Deliveries — checked on arrival, before anything goes into the crop
Table, 4 rows: Received · Supplier · Product and organism · Batch · Use by · Condition · Stored
Releases — one line per product per area
Table, 6 rows: Date · Product · Target · Area · Quantity · Method · Temp · RH · Sprays · By
Page 2
Follow-up checks — what the crop showed after each release
Table, 13 rows: Date · Area · Pest level · Beneficials seen · Decision · By
Season review — what worked against which pest
Table, 5 rows: Pest · Products used · Established · Result · Use again
Questions
Why is no release rate printed?
Because it differs by product, pest, crop and how bad the problem is, and the supplier sets it on the label and in their advice. Write the quantity you actually released so it can be compared with the result.
Why record sprays used nearby?
Some sprays can harm beneficials for a while after they are applied. Noting them beside each release means a poor result can be traced. Check with the supplier before spraying near a release.
How does this work with the sticky card count record?
The card counts show how many pests are flying before and after a release; this sheet records the release itself. Used together they show whether a release made a difference.
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