Tip Top Bio-Control Rove Beetle - Dalotia (Atheta) Coriaria Beneficial Insects, Bottle of 100

The Ultimate Shore Fly, Funguns Gnat, & Root Aphids Exterminator

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Atheta coriaria are tiny, elongated, brown beetles with short wings. Rove beetles have an interesting habit of curving upwards like scorpions. These awesome insects have a veracious appetite and can be seen running and flying to attack pests. Rove beetle are great at rapidly colonizing the area they are released. Rove Beetle is a native beetle which feeds on small soft insects. Including; shore flies, fungus gnats, moth flies, springtails, root mealybug, aphids, spider mites.

Rove beetle can be used alongside with Hypoaspis miles and Beneficial Nematodes for a more complete control of fungus gnat, root aphid, thrips and other soft pests.

Rove Beetle is packed in peat/vermiculite media in bottles of 500 adults. Upon receipt adults should be seen crawling and flying around the container. If necessary, containers can be stored for 50°F for up to a week.

Target Pests:

Shore flies, Fungus gnats, Western flower thrips, Springtails, Moth Fly Larvae and Root Aphids.

Release Rates:

Soil culture, sawdust bag or rockwool culture: Apply 1-2 per sq. ft.

Strategic Considerations:

It is likely that foliar sprays are less harmful than soil drenches.