Mealy Bugs, with their wax coating and ability to hide in the leaf joints and crevices of greenhouse plants, can be hard to get the better of - and our Mealy Bug Killer has had to enlist the help a ladybird from the other side of the world to successfully reduce the numbers of this prevalent greenhouse pest.
Our Mealy Bug Killer contains 25 adult cryptolaemus montrouzieri ladybirds, a native of Australia, which enjoys nothing more than crunching its way through mealy bugs all summer long. The ladybird is most active at temperatures of 23-25ºC and when days are long, and is particularly adept at clearing large infestations of mealy bug. When temperatures are cooler and daylight limited, the ladybird larvae (available in tubes of 10 and 25) will tuck into the pests and are ideal for spot treatments on individual plants. Mealy Bug Killer is supplied with full application instructions.
Please Note: This live product is despatched to UK addresses only!
- Mealy Bug Killer available in adult or larvae form
- Choose from 25 adult ladybirds or tubes containing 10 and 25 larvae
- Australian ladybird cryptolaemus montrouzieri is a proven predator of Mealy Bug
- Use adults in summer when days or long and temperatures high
- Adults are best at clearing large infestations
- Larvae the first choice at lower temperatures (17-18ºC)
- Use Mealy Bug Killer in both greenhouse and conservatory
- Larvae ideal for spot treatments on individual plants
- Average dosage rate is 1-2 applications every 7-14 days depending on level of infestation
- Perfectly natural form of control
- Safe to use around children, pets and wildlife
- Adults will feed on scale insects when Mealy Bug supply is exhausted
- Try our Savona Fatty Acid Concentrate when temperatures are too low for predators
Live Pest Control Delivery
Being a live product the ladybirds are ordered weekly every Thursday. These are then delivered on Wednesday of the following week for delivery by the end of the week.
For example an order placed on a Monday would be ordered on Thursday, received the following Wednesday for delivery by the end of that week.