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Rhyzobuis Lophantae (Lindorus) - (Predator)

 

Temperature range
75°– 85° Fahrenheit, 65% Relative Humidity

Adult
Small, shiny, black Lady bird beetle with redish head. Takes 35 – 60 days to cycle.

Eggs
Lays hundreds of eggs under scale bodies that hatch weekly.

Larva
Greyish, alligator shaped, with light colored bands running lengthwise along abdomen. Feeds on scale eggs (crawls for 2 weeks).

Feeds On
Purple scale, black scale, red scale and many other types of scales, hard and soft, including armored scale. Can be used along with scale parasites. Also feed on mealybugs and insect eggs.

Shipped
As pre-fed, pre-mated adults.

Release Rates
5 per .09 sq. ft. of planted area, 5 – 10 per heavily infested large plant and 20 – 30 per tree.

Note: Called "The Scale Destroyer", as they love scales. Does not diapause. Observed active in temperatures as low as 40° Fahrenheit.