{"product_id":"dalotia-coriaria-rove-beetle-1","title":"Dalotia coriaria - Rove Beetle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fast, mobile hunter for fungus gnat larvae and pupae in the soil — and for the thrips pupae most people forget are down there. \u003cem\u003eDalotia coriaria\u003c\/em\u003e, the greenhouse rove beetle, is 3–4mm and dark, with short wing covers that leave the abdomen exposed and a habit of curling its tail up when disturbed. Both the adults and the larvae are predatory, both hunt in the substrate, and both are voracious — 10–20 prey items a day each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adults fly, which is the whole point of them. Release into a few pots and they spread themselves across a room of disconnected shelves, finding the pots you did not know had a problem. And they are a coloniser rather than a one-shot: in moist substrate they build a standing population and persist, which is what separates them from nematodes — those cycle while there are hosts and then die out. Egg to adult is about three weeks at 70°F, and the females lay continuously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is almost nothing to running them. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue and no re-entry interval — you tip them into small piles on moist substrate and leave them to it. They hunt down in the pot where no drench reaches evenly and no spray reaches at all, and nothing they eat can develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo details that pay off. Release into a few piles rather than spread thin — they find mates and establish faster from a few breeding stations — and leave those piles unwatered for a day so they can burrow in. Turn intense grow lights down while you do it, or they fly at the bulbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fungus gnats and shore flies across a large grow tent, a greenhouse, or a room of disconnected shelves — and they take shore fly eggs as well as larvae, which most predators ignore. 60–85°F, in moist substrate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by pot count. Make breeding stations in a few pots and let them spread.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adults, sometimes with larvae, through a vermiculite or peat carrier. High-energy and short-lived in the container — release the day they arrive, in the evening, onto moist substrate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep separate from:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springtails, which they take on encounter — do not run them in a pot carrying a springtail culture. They also compete with and predate \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e to some degree, though commercial programs run both anyway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry media; they will not work in it. Nothing on the foliage — no aphids, thrips adults, spider mites, whitefly, mealybugs or scale. And not a small closed container where the ability to fly is wasted: \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e is the better fit for single pots and reptile tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDalotia coriaria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDalotia coriaria\u003c\/em\u003e (formerly \u003cem\u003eAtheta coriaria\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCommon name\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eRove beetle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePredatory beetle — Staphylinidae\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSize\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e3–4mm. Dark brown-black, long and narrow, with short wing covers that leave the abdomen exposed. Curls its tail up when disturbed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHow it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eActively hunts through the top layer of substrate and across the soil surface. Fast-moving and highly mobile — adults fly and will move between pots on their own\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEgg to adult\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eRoughly 3 weeks at 70°F\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAdult lifespan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSeveral weeks; females lay continuously\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eFungus gnat larvae and pupae, shore fly larvae, thrips pupae in the soil\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eTarget stage\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eFungus gnat larvae and pupae. Also takes thrips pupae, which is the part most people miss\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSpringtails, small soil-dwelling larvae, mites, organic debris. Taken on encounter\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAnything on foliage — aphids, thrips adults, spider mites, whitefly, mealybugs, scale\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSold by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eCount\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eAdults, sometimes with larvae, in a vermiculite or peat carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil surface and top layer, and the greenhouse floor.\u003c\/strong\u003e Both adults and larvae are predatory and both hunt in the substrate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e60–85°F\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eMoist substrate required. Won't work in dry media\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eYes, and readily. This is a colonizer — it builds a standing population in moist substrate and persists\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eImmediately on arrival. Sprinkle carrier onto the soil surface, or make breeding stations in a few pots and let them spread\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRelease timing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvening. Onto moist substrate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eFoliar predatory mites, beneficial nematodes, lacewings, ladybugs, \u003cem\u003eAphidius\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptolaemus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDiglyphus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrichoderma\u003c\/em\u003e T-22\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpringtails\u003c\/strong\u003e — rove beetles prey on them. Also competes with and predates \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e to some degree, though the two are commonly run together in commercial programs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eOne day after neem oil or insecticidal soap. Never with sulfur, at any dilution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePets, children, plants\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 10 Pots — 50 Beetles","offer_id":46248272298067,"sku":"DALO-50","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 25 Pots — 125 Beetles","offer_id":46248272330835,"sku":"DALO-125","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 50 Pots — 250 Beetles","offer_id":46248272363603,"sku":"DALO-250","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 75 Pots — 375 Beetles","offer_id":46248272396371,"sku":"DALO-375","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 100 Pots — 500 Beetles","offer_id":46248272429139,"sku":"DALO-500","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 150 Pots — 750 Beetles","offer_id":46248272461907,"sku":"DALO-750","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 200 Pots — 1000 Beetles","offer_id":46248272494675,"sku":"DALO-1000","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4X-Large — Up to 250 Pots — 1,250 Beetles","offer_id":46248272527443,"sku":"DALO-1250","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/0883\/5411\/files\/Airefinery-Dalotia-coriaria-Rove-Beetle-Treatment-FGMN-Nursery-X-Small-Up-to-10-Pots-50-Beetles_51f74648.png?v=1789393287","url":"https:\/\/airefinery.com\/products\/dalotia-coriaria-rove-beetle-1","provider":"Airefinery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}