Granovsky Associates, Inc. - Urban & Industrial Entomologists
Research & Development

Since 1984, our team of entomologists has provided over 40 firms with effective research and development services and has written over 450 reports. We conduct laboratory and field-testing of equipment and products for urban pest management. We have a long-standing focus on confidential relationships with worldwide clients who have benefited from basic efficacy evaluations to GLP studies. We conduct evaluations year-round and have fielded multi-year studies in Brazil, Mexico, and Texas. Although our main focus has been in Texas, we have also conducted studies in Hawaii, Illinois, and Minnesota.

Benefits
  • Confidentiality; We're task-oriented entomologist, working in complete confidentiality and hold high ethical standards
  • We respond to client needs without the mandate to publish or discuss the research data we generate
  • Trained and experienced with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
  • We serve clients through objective evaluations and input
  • We provide clients private & secure photo documentation throughout projects to show progress & attention to detail
  • As Texas Certified Pest Applicators, we stay in tune with needs of the pest control industry


Product Evaluations
previous studies have included:
   
  • Bait efficacy
  • Bait palatability
  • Bait & aerosol efficacy
  • Equipment design/usability
  • Evaluations at single family homes
  • Product dispensing


Target Pests

  • Fire Ants
  • Crazy Ants
  • New Invasive Crazy Ants
  • Argentine Ants
  • Pharaoh Ants
  • Carpenter Ants
  • Ghost Ants
  • Big-headed Ants
  • Atta Texana Ants (Atta)
  • Acrobat Ants
  • German Cockroaches
  • We are able to provide "real-life" field evaluations & studies with unbiased data
  • Our Texas climate favors many major pest species to facilitate various projects year round
  • Our quality services are based on planning and attention to detail
  • Our low overhead helps maintain reasonable fees
  • We work locally, nationally, and cross language barriers with our multi-lingual team for international projects & limit administrative constrains









  • Product odor
  • Product safety
  • Bio-rational products
  • Trap efficacy
  • Ant mound treatments
  • Termite treatment efficacy




  • American Cockroaches
  • Smokey Brown Cockroaches
  • Earwigs
  • Fleas
  • Flies; both in-field and laboratory
  • Rodents; in-field
  • Crickets
  • Spiders
  • Pillbugs
  • Stinging Insects, field
  • Termites, Retics. & Coptos.
Good Laboratory Practices

As prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are a working reality with our research. Research staff have all been trained and have experience in GLP studies which meet EPA standards. Various firms have utilized our GLP services and we continually work to improve our capabilities in this area. All studies are closely monitored to ensure that the protocol is precisely followed so as to avoid any deviations once applications are in practice. Recent external audits of our research and documentation have resulted in positive reviews.