Beneficial Insects

Althoughare known as pollinators and not usually grouped in this category, I feel we need to keep them in mind as we plan our garden. Their needs are similar and they will benefit by the reduction of pesticides and careful practices in the garden.are...

Overwintering as adults in protected areas near buildings, in fencerows, etc.,become active in mid-spring, when temperatures begin to increase. Eggs are laid and hatched, and the young beetles feed on plant roots.There are a couple of different varieties...

All in all, they are an excellent representation of what a Steampunk insect would look like, or possibly something from 60 million years ago. While not necessarily nocturnal, you may notice them at night because some of their favorite prey is attracted...

She has been genetically patterned to perform these motions, and if anything changes, she cannot complete this task.If the prey insect is moved a few inches from where she left it, she will quickly locate it and pull it to the entrance.

The loss of a few butterflies is sad to think about, but a Dragonfly does so much good by eliminating pest insects, it's best to let them stay.are another insect with similar hunting habits as the Dragonfly.

However, to ensure live delivery, it is important that you receive your order when it arrives. Price includes FedEx 2-Day Shipping. Please indicate at Checkout if delayed shipping is desired or give us a call at 1-800-289-6656.

Under ideal conditions, E. Foetida can eat their body weight each day. Guarantee Planet Natural guarantees live, timely delivery of our shipments. To release, lightly water the target area and scatter about.

Includes: Forget-Me-Nots, Poppies, Baby Blue-Eyes, Purple Coneflower, Spiderwort, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Indian Blanket, Rocky Mountain Beeplant, Globe Gilia, Tidy Tips, Rockcress, Sweet Alyssum, New England Aster, Aspen Daisy, Mountain Beebalm and Lavender...

Place out of reach of children and pets. Replace lures every 2-3 weeks. Hang one lure per 200 square feet at the start of bloom. Product Label (PDF) Grower's Tip: Research on Honey Bee Attractants have been conducted for the past forty years.

However, to ensure live delivery, it is important that you receive your order when it arrives. Lacewing Larvae or “aphid lions” are similar in appearance to an alligator with pincers — like tiny ice tongs — and vigorously attacks its prey, injecting...

Do we dare say, “cute as a bug?” The Heartwood Ladybug House mimics natural hibernation spots (logs, rock crevices and ground cover) where these popular beneficial insects gather throughout the winter months – often by the thousands! Helps keep...

The egg develops into a parasitic wasp inside the mine (but outside the leafminer) using the dead larva as food. The parasite is shipped in units of 500 adults which after release target leafminers in all larval stages.

They are designed with a peaked roof that provides ample attic space as an emerging room for the cocoons. These fully assembled, easy-to-clean, and beautifully built mason bee homes are constructed of solid Northwest pine and will accommodate our nesting...

Instructions included. Refrigerator storage and humidity is necessary until proper time for hatching in your area. Bees ship when ordered and are available through early February or while supplies last.

Please make contingent arrangements to have them picked up by a neighbor or delivered to a work address if you will not be home during the day. Guarantee Planet Natural guarantees live, timely delivery of our beneficial insects.

The female Fly Parasite will deposit her eggs inside the pupae and once hatched, the tiny parasite larvae consumes the inside of the pest fly pupae. Fly Parasites must find fly pupae in order to reproduce ( life-cycle diagram ).

The adults are small, up to 1 mm long. However, to ensure live delivery, it is important that you receive your order when it arrives. The predators come packaged as 25,000 mites of all stages in vermiculite and peat.

Most effective when aphid infestations are beginning. However, to ensure live delivery, it is important that you receive your order when it arrives. New parasites soon emerge through a hole at the rear of the “mummy” and begin searching for healthy...

These popular Mason Bee Houses encourage the world's best pollinating bee to make its home in your backyard or garden. Native to almost every state, this non-aggressive pollinator prefers to nest in wood blocks.

They are often found in hiding spots such as along veins and in the flowers. DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Thrips predators are applied at a rate of 25,000 per 1,000 square feet, every three weeks.

Hanging each square from a piece of thread is a solution. Examples of such garden pests include corn earworm, cutworm, cabbage looper, armyworm, borers and codling moth caterpillar.

Beneficial insects include lacewings, ladybugs, hover flies, syrphid flies and parasitic wasps. We recommend using a ratio of 1 or 2 parts sand to 1 part seed. These “good bugs” help to destroy harmful garden pests such as aphids, thrips, caterpillars...

Birds and rodents will feed on them, so placing them in a container with holes large enough for the mantis to escape — 1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter — will provide protection. Use 3 egg cases for small areas (under 5,000 square feet) and increase the amount...

Egg laying for this tiny beneficial insect can take place in all four whitefly larval instars and the pupae, but E. However, to ensure live delivery, it is important that you receive your order when it arrives.

Please indicate at Checkout if delayed shipping is desired or give us a call at 1-800-289-6656. * Numbers are a close approximate — we do not count them! Tip: Ants will protect honeydew producing insects like aphids and should be controlled prior to...

Nymphs move as a group and can quickly walk from plant to plant. Orders received by Wednesday 8:00 AM (EST) will ship the following Monday through Tuesday. Available size: 250 Eggs Price includes FedEx Overnight Shipping.

Attracted by the smell of honeydew, these tiny adults quickly seek out aphid pests and lay their eggs near the colony. After about 2 to 3 days the eggs hatch into bright-orange larvae which immediately begin feeding on aphid colonies.