Niles Biological

Love this company. I buy all my live organisms from them and i’m always happy with the product. Every semester I call in my order (HUGE order with multiple shipping dates over the course of months), and everything is always perfect.

Its interesting how these folks run business. They do not reveal the estimated shipping date, the shipping charge or even when they are closed. I placed an order online and after 18 days the product was delivered (1 day shipping at the customer’s expense). The simple answer was «We were closed Sir».

Love the service they provide and the help I’ve received from Jodie! She’s always been able to get butterfly larvae to me when requested! My First Graders loved the painted ladies and watching the silk worms this year! They got to witness, write about and do scientific art thanks to Jodie and Niles Biological Supply! Awesome company!

Niles is by far the best vendor for live specimens and dissection preps. Working at the College level requires a high level of quality which we ALWAYS receive from this vendor. They are easy to order from, have a full range of knowledge in case you have questions and supply so quickly it will amaze you. For these reasons and the great customer service they provide, we are happy customers who would never change vendors.

We (Biological Sciences Dept. at California State University Sacramento) have been customers of Niles Biological for over 25 years. We have been ordering live (plant and animal) materials and preserved specimens almost exclusively from Niles throughout all those years not only because purchasing materials locally is very convenient and much cheaper but also because of the consistently high quality of their products. I have also benefited from and greatly appreciated Ted and Robin’s generosity in always sharing information about optimizing culturing methods and basically always supporting our curriculum in any way they could. Jodie who runs the office part of the company and their staff who collect, culture, and fill packages simply could not be more helpful. It is not an overstatement on my part when I say that without Niles Biological as our supplier of Biological Materials, our program would simply not be as good. Thank you all at Niles Biological — you are a team of professionals and we are indeed fortunate to have you right here in Sacramento.
Jana S., M.S., IST III
Bio. Sci. Laboratories, CSUS

Excellent source of specimins for our Middle School science labs. The customer service is always so helpful and easy to work with. I would highly recommend Niles Biological for all your scientific needs.

Great online site for biological study, live or preserved specimens, furniture, microscopes, etc.
We ordered some Bess Beetles and a millipede. While the millipede did awesome during the shipment, all of the Beetles bit the substrate. They were more than happy to ship us another four with blue ice this time; they did much better.
What would be extra cool is to order some live amoebas to observe the reproduction by binary fission. Flashback! One of the few fond memories of high school (yes, it sucked like phygosytosis).
I also spoke with someone over the phone with some of my concerns, and they were absolutely helpful. We are very happy with the service.
Definitely a great place to consider for your child’s supplemental life science and biology supplies.
P. S. I find it hilarious that the first reviewer is named Aeromeba, meaning «change air» in Greek. Nothing more.

I think they provide well needed products but they definitely need to return phone calls. In that way, very frustrating.