Benzon Research

Benzon Research provides laboratory-reared insects, artificial diets, and insect rearing supplies for entomological research. The company supplies multiple Lepidoptera, mosquito, cockroach, and fly species in customized life stages and quantities for universities, government labs, and private industry scientists. Benzon Research also conducts contract research focused on microbial insecticide bioassays, including diet incorporation, diet surface overlay, leaf-disc, droplet feeding, and mosquito larval assays. Additional services include custom rearing programs, exotoxin assays with houseflies, and knock-down testing of treated fabrics against mosquitoes and ticks. An online shop offers multi-species diets, dry diet premix, linseed oil, and rearing trays and cups.