lacewing eggs normally come in bags with rice hulls, but can be packed in cups with no carrier or other custom packaging

small larvae eat mites, mite eggs and insect eggs, at about 7 days old they start eating aphids,

2-30K/

acre

2 wk I,

2-4 X

1/20 pest

2/ft² GH

1K/euc treefor lerps

LW eggs as laid on silk stalks

lacewing eggs, bulk

(minimum order 5,000)

lacewing larva, 3^rd instar

Lacewing cards are made on black cardstock, perforated so that they can be separated into 30 tabs, each 0.75 inch by 2.2 inch, with a hook designed by us for hanging on trees, bushes and vines. Lacewing eggs are glued on with frozen moth or shrimp eggs for food. Open the hook and place on a twig or leaf on the sunny side of plant, but not in direct sun or in the presence of ants.

Lacewing eggs on cards are made on black cardstock, perforated so that they can be separated into 30 tabs, each 0.75 inch by 2.2 inches, with a hook designed by us for hanging on trees, bushes and vines. The eggs are glued on with a mixed medium including nonviable moth eggs for food.

Instructions: When you get the card, divide it into 30 hangable units and keep at around 70-75F (21-24C) until the first larvae appear, usually in the morning. Move quickly when you see tiny larvae. They may start eating a few unhatched eggs on the card. This is how they work, and provides good nutrition for the first wave of hatching larvae. It is preferable to allow some cannibalism by earlier hatchers than to put out cards too early leaving younger eggs vulnerable to predators in the field. Open the hook and place on a twig or leaf on the sunny side of a plant, but not in direct sun or in the presence of ants. Lacewing pupae are sensitive to toxic exposure, especially sulfur dust and oil sprays.

consist of 30 hangable tabs/full card

Cards with 1,000 Lacewing eggs break into 10 hangable tabs

Cards with greater than 1,000 eggs break into 30 hangable tabs

hang 1-2 units/ bush

1-5 units/

tree

1-2 units/ trellised tomato

2 wk I,

2-4 X

Hatching Eggs and Larvae can be purchased as eggs incubating in transit with or without carrier and (nonviable) moth egg food. With or without carrier, lacewing eggs are a great buy for small releases. If you can monitor hatching closely, order with no carrier. If you can't pay close attention, order with carrier.

Larvae can also be purchased when more are hatching, packaged with more food in bottles or cups, incubated and ready to release.

Instructions: There are many methods for releasing hatching eggs and larvae depending on scope and type of foliage: by hand, dropped over rows from a boom on a tractor or robot, or blown or sprayed into trees. Biobee BugFlow is an option and homemade blowers are used at scale. For large areas we suggest using a blower attached to an ATV for hatching eggs with no carrier which is also the best form for aerial release by helicopter or drone.

Adults are convenient and cost-effective at locations with supporting habitat, early timing, and monitoring.

As few as 1000-2000 adults per acre, 10 to 20 per tree, or 2-3 per 200 sq ft of greenhouse can be a good start, more for heavy infestations. Adults lay hundreds of eggs that become hungry larvae in 7-10 days.

Instructions: Be proactive, releasing smaller numbers of lacewing at two week intervals starting at the first sign of pests. Do not refrigerate adults; keep them at room temperature if release is delayed, ensuring the moisture source is hydrated. Put them out immediately within 24 hours of receipt during cool, calm evenings (or early morning) to minimize flight. Shake them onto foliage and ensure flowering plants nearby. Check within a week for adults resting in the canopy. Look for their eggs on stalks. Monitor at dusk in habitat plants like corn or buckwheat, or near lights. If pest populations are not decreasing in two weeks, another release of adults is suggested. The container should have a few eggs inside which are ideally incubated and released when they turn from green to whitish gray about about to hatch into predatory larvae (about 4 days)..

lacewing larva, 1^st

LWLBOT

LWBAG5

release in trees,

greenhouse

 

 

LWA250

Rincon-Vitova is producing the species Chrysoperla comanche coming from citrus trees in Hemet and thriving in many farming areas of California and as far north as Fresno. We are producing larvae for a study at UC Riverside evaluating a biocontrol program against Asian citrus psyllid. We are looking forward to a limited supply of eggs and adults to sell in May.

Chrysoperla comanche Adults

Limited Availability Beginning in May - Waiting List

15 Adults

2+ units

25.00

10+ units

Tenedera aridifolia sinesis Praying Mantis egg case with 50-250 eggs

avail Feb-June

Adalia bipunctata

"twice-stabbed" predatory Ladybug. Predatory on Aphids. 100 eggs per tube. Inquire about larvae.

Hippodamia convergens

Ladybird Beetle Convergent Ladybug predatory beetle adults migrate to mountain valleys to hibernate where they are collected and refrigerated until sold

Ladybugs are currently unavailable.

Check again in May

aphids, soft-bodied

insects & scale,

adults and larvae

are both predatory,

adults active early spring

better in greenhouse than outdoors

release in evening, sprinkle area with water, place ladybugs on pests

attract ladybugs with Insect Food, see lures

LB1500

LB18K

LBHG

Half gallon of ladybugs

LBG

Gallon of ladybugs