Green Lacewings
Aphid Exterminator
Scientific Name
Chrysoperia carnea, C. comanche and Chrysoperia rufilabris
Temperature range
60°– 80° Fahrenheit, 20% – 80% relative humidity.
Adult
Green or brown fragile insect with a small head, large eyes and transparent
net wings.
Eggs
Small, white or green, on end of a hair-like filament, attached to leaf
or stem.
Larva
"
Aphid Lion" is alligator shaped, grows 2 to 3 weeks. Consumes 200 – 300
Aphids in its life.
Pupa
In a silk cocoon for 1 week.
Feeds On
Aphids, Mealybugs, Scale, Spider Mites, Thrips, Whiteflies, small Caterpillars,
insect eggs, and larvae. Nectar and pollen for the adults, also Beneficial
Insect food.
Shipped
A) As eggs in rice hulls, or on cards B) Pre-fed larva in frames (individual
compartments) or bottles, C) Adults.
Release Rates
Release immediately. Interiorscape: 1,000 eggs per 500 sq. feet; Gardens:
1,000 eggs per 2,500 sq. feet; Field Crops: 5,000 per acre. |
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