Collembola, Soil Mite and Earthworm Studies

It is a regulatory requirement that most agrochemical and veterinary products are evaluated for their side-effects on soil invertebrates. In addition, under the recent Biocidal Products Directive (98/8/EC), many other biocidal chemicals (disinfectants, preservatives, etc.) now have to be tested for effects on such organisms. With this in mind, we now offer the following laboratory services:

• Inhibition of reproduction in the springtail, Folsomia candida, to ISO test guidelines.
• Acute toxicity and inhibition of reproduction in the soil mite, Hypoaspis aculeifer.
• Acute toxicity and reproduction bioassays with the earthworm, Eisenia foetida, to OECD test guidelines.