Beneficial Garden Insects

Avoid over crowding; plants need ventilation to keep them healthy. Keep them well watered and fed. Be sure to read the label carefully to be sure it is safe to use around children or pets.

Interplanting repellent herbs like, use row covers to keep the beetles from reaching the plants.Lastly, know this: cucumber beetles are tough to kill. (Plants infected with baterial wilt will not survive, and should be promptly destroyed, not composted.)...

They can fly, but it is a clumsy process, so they prefer to walk and will even climb trees to search for prey. All in all, they are an excellent representation of what a Steampunk insect would look like, or possibly something from 60 million years ago.

Those who garden with nectar plants to attract butterflies shouldn't worry either. Step back and observe one of the most unique inhabitants in the garden.This insect, and many others can be found here in our own

Like the spider, who gladly consumes whatever tumbles into its web, the majority of these predators will make a meal on most of the insects that they can catch. Butterfly gardeners might be dismayed if a large dragonfly takes up residence among their...

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Item quantities are a close approximate and will arrive in various stages of growth. During summer and winter months worm shipments may be delayed due to extreme temperatures. We will NOT be responsible for “live shipments” left unattended at your...

Keep moist for 4-6 weeks to ensure the best germination. Seed pack (1 oz) treats 100 square feet. Attracts both native and introduced honeybees! This colorful combination of wildflowers is designed to create foraging sites for bees and other native pollinators.

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. This product attracts bees to increase pollination and yields in orchards, gardens...

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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...

Isaea adults are 2 – 3 mm long, metallic green, with short antennae. The other stages are not seen as they are in the mine of the leafminer. We will NOT be responsible for “live shipments” left unattended at your doorstep.

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

Bees ship when ordered and are available through early February or while supplies last. Not available to HI or Canada. Mason bees will travel up to 300 feet for food before relocating to a new home, so place their home near their food source: fruit or...

However, to ensure live delivery, it is important that you receive your order when it arrives. If only a few plants are infested, consider removing them. Price includes UPS Express Shipping.

Since their only interest is the pest fly pupae, they will not bother humans or animals. Price includes First-Class Mail Shipping. The following guidelines have been successfully tested under normal pest conditions: • large animals (horse, cow, etc.)...

Each bottle will treat 2500 to 5000 square feet, depending on the infestation level. Instructions for care and release are provided with each order. Guarantee Planet Natural guarantees live, timely delivery of our beneficial insects.

Efficacy is reduced at high temperatures (greater than 80 F). The first mummies can be seen about 2 weeks after introduction. Guarantee Planet Natural guarantees live, timely delivery of our beneficial insects.

Features: • A warm and watertight shelter • 60 hole nesting block • Attracts several backyard pollinators • Made from preservative-free lumber • Handmade in the USA Size: 5-1/8″ x 5-3/4″ x 16″ tall Grower's Tip: Parasitic mites and pesticides...

Once your order has shipped, a UPS tracking number will be sent to you via email announcing when your package will be delivered. Thrips Predators ( Neoseiulus cucumeris ) also eat spider mites, other harmful mites, honeydew and pollen.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Shipped as pupae in host eggs, glued to one inch by one inch paper squares, Trichogramma arrive ready to hatch out as adult wasps. They are a very efficient destroyer of the eggs of more than 200 species of moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera)...

Many of the flowers are perennial and will continue to bloom year after year. Available size: 3 oz Pack — covers 450 square feet. Beneficial insects include lacewings, ladybugs, hover flies, syrphid flies and parasitic wasps.

Please indicate at Checkout if delayed shipping is desired or give us a call at 1-800-289-6656. One case will yield approximately 50-200 nymphs. To release, simply tie each egg case to twigs or branches about three feet above the ground.

A second release, 1-2 weeks later, may be necessary. At temperatures below 62˚F the parasitic wasp will not fly and consequently will not seek out new hosts. Guarantee Planet Natural guarantees live, timely delivery of our beneficial insects.

Tip: Ants will protect honeydew producing insects like aphids and should be controlled prior to release. Ladybugs Help New York as Pest Killers – Associated Press, October 21st, 2007 Aphid Control with Ladybugs – Planet Natural Blog, July 11th, 2012...

We will NOT be responsible for “live shipments” left unattended at your doorstep. DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Release 1 to 2 predators per square foot depending on pest infestation. Please make contingent arrangements to have them picked up by a neighbor...

Orders received by Thursday 8:00 AM (EST) will ship the following week. Please indicate at Checkout if delayed shipping is desired or give us a call at 1-800-289-6656. We will NOT be responsible for “live shipments” left unattended at your doorstep.