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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.