ARBICO Organics Green Lacewing Eggs On Hanging Cards, 5,000 Eggs

Easy To Use! Simply Hang Cards To Release These Generalist Predators!

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Green Lacewing Eggs on Hanging Cards allow for easy and even release of lacewing eggs throughout the growing area. Ideal for use in orchards, indoor growing, greenhouses and row cropping. Introduce green lacewing at the first sign of pest infestation for best results.

Green Lacewing Preferred Food: aphids, mealybugs, spider mites, leafhopper nymphs, moth eggs, scale, thrips, and whiteflies.

Optimal Temperatures: 67-90 °F, RH >30%

Life Cycle & Behavior: Lacewing eggs hatch within 3-10 days of receipt depending on temperature and humidity in the release area. Once hatched, lacewing larvae feed for 2-3 weeks on a variety of soft-bodied insects. Larvae are recognizable by their prominent mandibles (mouthparts), alligator-like appearance and pale coloration with dark markings. The larvae molt as they grow and mature through 3 life stages. Pupation occurs in silken cocoons on the undersides of leaves or under loose bark. Green lacewing will overwinter in the pupal stage in cooler climates. Adults emerge from the cocoons with large veined ("lacy") wings ready to mate and lay more eggs. Adult green lacewings feed on pollen, nectar and honeydew while aiding in pollination. The complete life cycle lasts roughly 30 days.

Release Rates:

• For best results, release Green Lacewing early in the season when pest numbers are low. Make a minimum of three releases.
• In gardens and greenhouses, release eggs at approximately 1,000 eggs per 2,000 sq. ft.
• For farms release 5,000 to 50,000 per acre depending upon infestation.

PLEASE NOTE: Ants and aphids have a symbiotic relationship. This is due to the fact that ants value the secretions of the aphids (honeydew) as a food source. The ants aggressively protect the aphids from other insect threats and the aphids produce the honeydew they crave. For this reason, before you begin any treatment to control aphids with predatory insects you will need to eradicate the ants in the area to be treated. Otherwise, they will wipe out any beneficials you introduce.

What's In The Package: Each card contains roughly 5,000 green lacewing eggs. Each card is broken into 30 perforated tabs for easy application and release.

Instructions

Release Instructions: Hang Green Lacewing Cards within the canopy of individual plants where possible. If it is not possible, find shaded or protected areas and hang cards from suitable branches. Green lacewing larvae will hatch out from the eggs on the cards and move onto plant foliage in search of pest insects (food). Once hatched, green lacewing are tolerant of high temperatures and remain effective in high and low humidities. For these reasons, they are an excellent general predator in virtually any growing environment.

What Should I Expect After Release?

Green lacewing eggs will hatch within 3-10 days of receipt. Lacewing larvae are difficult to spot once hatched out and camouflage well with their surroundings. You can inspect eggs for hatching by looking for color changes. If eggs are still green, lacewing larvae are still developing. If eggs are gray, the larvae have hatched out.

Keep in mind that beneficial insects work at a slower pace than chemical controls. If immediate knockdown or control of an insect population is necessary, consider spraying a fast-acting insecticide or select a more targeted predator/parasite.

Adults lay eggs near larval food sources, so adult activity will be higher in those areas. They will appear around one month after release of the eggs and tend to disperse if food sources are limited. Providing plants that bloom and pollinate at different times of the year helps cultivate a habitat suitable and attractive to the adult green lacewings.

Environment: Aquaponics, Container Plants, Farms, Gardens, Greenhouses, Grow Room, Hydroponics, Indoor Growing, Interiorscapes, Nurseries, Orchards, Outdoors, Row Crops, Vineyards

Technical

Shelf Life: Eggs will hatch within 3-10 days of receipt at 75-90 °F. Refrigeration after receipt can diminish viability.

This Product Controls These Pests or Diseases:

Alfalfa Weevil (Hypera postica Gyllenhal), Aphids (Mult), Armyworms (Pseudaletia unipuncta), Asparagus Beetles (Crioceris asparagi (common); Crioceris duodecimpunctata (spotted)), Bean Beetles - Mexican Bean Beetle (Epilachna varivestis Mulsant), Bean Thrips (Caliothrips fasciatus), Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua (Hubner)), Beet Leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus), Black Scale (Saissetia oleae), Brown Almond Mite (Bryobia rubrioculus), California Laurel Aphid (Euthoracaphis umbellulariae), Caterpillar Eggs (Mult), Citrus Red Scale (aka California Red Scale) (Aonidiella aurantii), Citrus Yellow Scale (aka California Yellow Scale) (Aonidiella citrina), Coconut Mealybug (Nipaecoccus nipae), Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), Grape Leafhopper (Erythroneura elegantula), Greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum), Leafhoppers (Empoasca sp), Mealybugs (Pseudococcus sp), Mexican Bean Beetle (Epilachna varivestis Mulsant), Mites (Tetranychus sp), Oleander Scale (Phenacaspis sp), Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae), Potato Leafhopper; Bean Jassid (Empoasca fabae), Psyllids (Mult), Scale (Mult.), Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia sp), Spider Mites (Mult), Sweet Potato Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), Thrips (Franklinothrips sp), Tobacco Budworm (Heliothis virescens), Two-Spotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae)