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Grow Lights & Hydroponics from Interior Gardens Grow Light Supply :: Pest & Disease Control / Leaf Wash :: Beneficial Insects :: Aphid Predators 250 Ct.

Aphid Predators 250 Ct.

Aphid predator larvae soon hatch, and begin feeding on aphids. This is the stage most often seen, as each orange colored larvae grows to 1/10" long. To reach full development, each aphid predator larvae has to eat about 10 aphids, However, when aphid densities are high, they'll destroy a far greater number. Watching predators feed is not for the squeamish: predator larvae bite the knee joint of the aphid and inject a paralyzing toxin. After the aphid stops struggling, the predator bites into the thorax and sucks out the body contents. Killed aphids remain attached to the plant leaves, and eventually dry up (proving that predators are doing their job). Aphid predators continue reproducing all season long in greenhouses and other confined areas, often from a single release.

The Pest: Aphids
First Sign: Wilted-looking plants that aren't thriving. Looking closer, dense colonies of tiny (1/32" - 1/8") soft bodied, pear-shaped insects are seen, expecially on tender growing tips and undersides. Young Aphids look like miniature adults. And the whole family will be found feeding together.

Species Identification: Aphids come in almost every color. They can be green, yellow, pink, brown, black or any shade in between. To be certain of an Aphid diagnosis, use a magnifier to find the pair of tiny "dual exhaust pipes" on their posteriors. These are properly termed "cornicles" and Aphids are the only insects that have them.

Special Species Notes: Aphids feed by sucking plant juices, which is damaging enough, but the most serious damage comes from the plant diseases they carry. They also produce honeydew. This can grow an unsightly, and potentially fatal, sooty black mold, which hoses off, or washes off with soapy water. Aphids multiply so rapidly because they're born pregnant. In fact, there are tiny secondary embryos inside the first embryos!

Add to this the fact that Aphids reach adulthood in one week and you can see why they can wreak such rapid devastation. Finally, there are so many Aphid species that just about every plant has at least one species that likes it.

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