Hey guys,
As I have had problems with aphid and spider mite.... I decided to EMPLOY AN ARMY ! As Neem Oil and other methods have FAILED!
I want to get either praymantis or Lady bug, and was thinking about other predator mite to get rid of them as well.
Lady bugs where hard to find, and in the end could not find any ready for sale now.
And after lengthy chat with BUG guy he has suggested these...
Evil looking things !
Green lacewing
General predator
Mallada signata
As their common name implies, adult green lacewings are green, with four clear wings. Adult female lacewings live for approximately three or four weeks and lay up to 600 eggs. Each egg sits on the end of a slender stalk, which elevates it from the ground and decreases the chances of predation by ants. The eggs take approximately four days to hatch.
Larvae range in size from 1 mm at first emergence up to 8 mm just before they pupate. They have small spines on their backs upon which they impale the remains of prey. This provides a form of camouflage and allows the larvae to appear inconspicuous amongst the prey. Larvae pass through three moults over a period of 12 days before pupating inside a silken cocoon. Adults emerge after nine days and start laying eggs seven days after emergence.
Lacewing larva feeding on mealybug crawler
Denis Crawford
Target pests
Aphids (various species)
Twospotted mite Tetranychus urticae
Greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Scales (various species)
Mealybugs (various species)
Moth eggs and small caterpillars
Larvae of the green lacewing are wide-ranging predators that will attack and eat almost any small insects or eggs. Lacewing larvae are particularly effective at controlling aphids and can consume 60 aphids in an hour. They will also attack mealybugs, greenhouse whitefly, thrips, twospotted mite, small caterpillars and moth eggs.
@$30 for 300 eggs delivered.....
hahahhhh --- the Death ARMY is on there way!...
Anybody used these before ?
As I have had problems with aphid and spider mite.... I decided to EMPLOY AN ARMY ! As Neem Oil and other methods have FAILED!
I want to get either praymantis or Lady bug, and was thinking about other predator mite to get rid of them as well.
Lady bugs where hard to find, and in the end could not find any ready for sale now.
And after lengthy chat with BUG guy he has suggested these...
Evil looking things !
Green lacewing
General predator
Mallada signata
As their common name implies, adult green lacewings are green, with four clear wings. Adult female lacewings live for approximately three or four weeks and lay up to 600 eggs. Each egg sits on the end of a slender stalk, which elevates it from the ground and decreases the chances of predation by ants. The eggs take approximately four days to hatch.
Larvae range in size from 1 mm at first emergence up to 8 mm just before they pupate. They have small spines on their backs upon which they impale the remains of prey. This provides a form of camouflage and allows the larvae to appear inconspicuous amongst the prey. Larvae pass through three moults over a period of 12 days before pupating inside a silken cocoon. Adults emerge after nine days and start laying eggs seven days after emergence.
Lacewing larva feeding on mealybug crawler
Denis Crawford
Target pests
Aphids (various species)
Twospotted mite Tetranychus urticae
Greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Scales (various species)
Mealybugs (various species)
Moth eggs and small caterpillars
Larvae of the green lacewing are wide-ranging predators that will attack and eat almost any small insects or eggs. Lacewing larvae are particularly effective at controlling aphids and can consume 60 aphids in an hour. They will also attack mealybugs, greenhouse whitefly, thrips, twospotted mite, small caterpillars and moth eggs.
@$30 for 300 eggs delivered.....
hahahhhh --- the Death ARMY is on there way!...
Anybody used these before ?