Description
Aphid Predator
This aphid predator attacks and feeds on over 60 different species of aphids.
Target:
Aphids (over 60 species) including green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsuga). all types of aphids, especially those in greenhouses and indoor settings.
Optimum conditions:
64-77° with RH of 70%.
Shipped as pupae. The adults hatch within 1-12 days. Upon hatching, females lay eggs among aphid colonies. After the eggs develop into larvae, they seek out adult aphids, injecting a toxin through their legs to paralyze them. Then they suck out body contents through a hole bitten in their thorax and aphids die.
Application:
1 predator per 10 sq. ft., 2-3 predators per 10 sq.ft. for heavier infestations or 4,500 per acre weekly until infestation subsides.
This Product Controls:
This product works as a beneficial insect for control of the following: Aphids (Mult), California Laurel Aphid (Euthoracaphis umbellulariae)
* Ships via Overnight methods on Tuesdays Only. *