DESCRIPTION
Green Lacewings are available in three different stages — eggs, larvae, and adults. Lacewing larvae voraciously attack their prey by seizing them with large, sucking jaws and inject a paralyzing venom. The hollow jaws then draw out the body fluids of the pest. In general, they attack the eggs and the immature stages of most soft-bodied pests such as: aphids, thrips, spider mites, sweet potato & greenhouse whitefly, mealybugs, leafhoppers, and the eggs and caterpillars of most pest moths. Of all available commercial predators, the lacewing is the most voracious and has the greatest versatility for pests of field crops, orchards, and greenhouses.
Increase the egg laying activity of the adults by supplying them with a beneficial insect food (liquid form) or with flowering, pollen-producing plants near the release site. For reccomendations about pollen producing and other host plants, please give your designer a ring.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Category: Beneficial Insects
