Green Lacewigs - Aphid Control
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BENEFICIAL INSECTS – must be ordered and paid for by Wednesday (noon) for shipping the following Tuesday SHIPPING living organisms require the fastest shipping in order, to provide you with the freshest product.
Lacewings are general predators that feed on aphids, mealybugs, scales, spider mites, thrips, whiteflies, insect eggs such as leafhoppers and moths, and beetle larvae. Lacewings are best known as aphid predators and they have been reported to feed on 100s of aphid over its lifetime.
SHIPPED AS: Stalked eggs on jut strings. The eggs begin to hatch in 3 to 9 days after receipt.
OPTIMUM CONDITION: 24-28C (75-80F). Eggs will take 2 weeks hatch if temperature is around 15C
RELEASE RATE: 1000 eggs cover 18.5 to 46.5 m. sq. (200 to 500 ft. sq.) for inside and 232 m. sq. (2500 ft. sq.) for outside. Release at a predator: prey ratio of 1:10