Tip Top Bio-Control – General Grower's Supply

Stethorus Punctillum "Spider Mite Destroyer!"

 

Temperature range
Optimum: 70° Fahrenheit. Known to survive outside up to 100° Fahrenheit.

Adult
Small black lady beetle. Lives approximately weeks.

Eggs
Laid on leaves up to 15 per day per adult. Takes 18 days to reach adulthood at 70° Fahrenheit.

Larva / Pupa
Found on leaves.

Feeds on
All stages of Spider Mites. Adult Stethorus eat about 40 a day.

Release Rates
100 will establish a colony in an average greenhouse.

Note: Use along with predatory mites (e.g. P. persilillis), as it takes Stethorus longer to become established.