Product description
A 500ml or 1 litre cardboard tube containing 500 or 1000
Chrysoperla carnea 2nd instar larvae packed in a buckwheat husk carrier with a protein food source. Chrysoline c larvae are predators of aphids and other pests before developing into lacewing adults.
Aphid Predator
- Easy sprinkle tube, can be resealed
- Young larvae with full feeding potential
- One larva can eat >200 aphids
- Easy to observe and monitor
- Adults disperse and hunt down aphid colonies
Used for
| Aphids |
Cut Flowers |
| Mealy Bugs |
Ornamental pot plants |
|
Pepper |
|
Raspberries |
|
Strawberry |
| |
Tomato |
General Information
The larvae remain in place on aphid colonies and are used as a curative treatment for localised attacks. The adults will disperse, thus new releases may be required to maintain control pressure. Tests on aphids show total consumption by a single larva of >200 Macrosiphum euphorbiae, 385 Myzus persicae and 425 Aphis gossypii in 14 days at 21°C.