Good Bugs
Identifying the Good from the Bad...
To 
create
the perfect growing environment for your Hydroponics project. and
ensuring the optimum growing conditions to produce a beautiful, tender,
dirt-free, flavorful product, we suggest you utilize beneficial insects,
"good bugs" to eat the "bad bugs", which keeps your produce free of
harmful pesticides
Although bringing in good bugs to eliminate a bad bug problem might
not always solve the problem, you might have to resort to a pesticide.
In cases like this our staff is very educated and can direct you as to
the best product to use.
Aphid Predators
Each Aphid Predator larva must eat
10 aphids to reach full development but will happily eat
many more if they are available. Great for indoors because
they do not fly toward the light. For a small indoor
garden, one release of 100-250 predators will get you
started. |
 White Fly Parasites
Many commercial
green- houses use Whitefly Parasites
as their only whitefly control. These eggs are glued
to small cards and shipped ready to hatch and parasitize
pest larvae. Use 500 parasites up to four times to control
whitefly infestations in a small home
greenhouse. |
Green Lacewing
This excellent
all-purpose garden predator devours aphids, mealybugs,
soft scale, whiteflies and the eggs of other insects such
as spider mites and thrips. Shipped as eggs, these
beneficials are best applied 5,000 eggs per acre.
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 House Fly Parasites
Description: Controls many species
of flies by killing their pupae before flies hatch. In its
3-4 week lifecycle, each parasite kills 50 flies. Use
anywhere nuisance flies breed. Release 5000 every two
weeks for a large compost pile or 3-4 head of livestock. |
Mealybug Predators
Predators of small insects, these
tiny black ladybugs are effective, proven beneficial
insects that have been used commercially for over 100
years. They really enjoy mealybugs but will eat aphids and
scale when the mealies get scarce. Apply 2-5 per infested
plant or one for every two feet of planted area. Repeat
about twice a year as needed.European Corn Borers
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 Pirate Bugs
Pirate Bugs
(Orius insidiosis) are used on many crops to control thrip,
aphid, spider mite and whitefly populations. Release 5-10
per 100 square feet. For extreme thrip infestations, use
in conjunction with Thrip Predators. |
Praying Mantis
A Praying Mantis can
grow to be four inches long in just one season and will
feed on almost any insect it can overcome. Allow several
weeks of warm weather for hatching. |
 Spider Mite Destroyers
Spider Mite Destroyers breed twice
as fast as spider mites and eat up to five mites or 20
mite eggs every day! Over time, your spider mite
populations will dwindle. To control spider mites in six
weeks, estimated use is one predator for every 20 spider
mites. |
White Fly
Predators
Whitefly Predators
are fast eaters; they eat one whitefly larva in just 30
seconds. Imagine what these hungry helpers can do for your
garden as they munch up to 600 whitefly eggs every day!
300-500 predators cover 1,000 square feet. To use, just
shake the predators out of their package onto plant
foliage. Predators do best between 65-90 degrees
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Beneficial Nematodes
Beneficial Nematodes control over 250 different insects in
the soil, including weevils, loopers, borers, moths, and
fleas. They are harmless to earthworms, and leave plants
alone. Not to be confused with pest nematodes, beneficial
nematodes are parasitic, and invade the bodies of their
prey, leaving behind the dead insect carcasses. One batch
fits onto a small, 2" sponge and will cover up to 2,000
square feet. To use, submerge the sponge in water and soak
into soil with a watering can or pressure-sprayer.
Nematodes may also be injected into borer holes with a
syringe. If necessary, Beneficial Nematodes may be stored
in the refrigerator (40-50 degrees F) for up to 2 months. |
 Fungus Gnat Predators
Nature's alternative to
chemical insecticides, Fungus Gnat Predators feed on the
larvae of fungus gnats and other small soil-dwelling
creatures including thrips, mites, and springtails. Five
thousand predators treat up to 200 square feet of growing
surface. |
Ladybugs
An adult Ladybug can eat
thousands of aphids and other pests in its lifetime. Good
for small and large areas
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Predator Mites
Predator Mites usually gain control of spider mite
infestations after 4 weeks. Release 100 mites per 25
square feet. Predator mites will be effective in a wide
variety of conditions: from 55-90ª Fahrenheit and from
45-90% relative humidity.
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Thrip Predators
These predators feed
on immature thrips (soil and leaf pupating) and an
occasional spider mite as well. Use 100-500 per plant or
200,000 per acre to control thrip infestations. For
maximum effectiveness humidity must remain between 70 and
85% |
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