{"product_id":"green-lacewing-eggs-1","title":"Green Lacewing Eggs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrysoperla carnea\u003c\/em\u003e (Green Lacewing) eggs are the economical way to get lacewing larvae onto a plant. You are buying the stage before the predator and paying accordingly: the eggs hatch on the foliage over a few days, and the larvae — the \"aphid lions\" — hunt from there. The adults eat pollen and nectar and take no pests at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAphids are the job. The field work behind that got real reduction on small, open plants at rate, and none on large plants under cover or on citrus trees — so on a big established specimen, expect help rather than a clearance. The larvae will take other soft-bodied pests on encounter, but that is not a reason to buy them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing to weigh before choosing eggs over larvae: where the two have been compared directly, released eggs underperformed released larvae. The eggs hatch — that part works, and it has been checked under a microscope — but many of the neonates never reach a pest, because they emerge hungry among their own siblings and eat each other. Spread them thin and wide, use them when pressure is low or you are getting ahead of it, and reach for the incubated Larvae product when there is an active outbreak to clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe eggs hatch into larvae, and you may never see an adult lacewing — that is how it is supposed to go.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything you are buying happens in the larval stage. The larva is the predator — it hunts for about two to three weeks, then spins a cocoon and pupates. What emerges is a different creature with a different diet: green lacewing adults are not predators at all. They feed on pollen, nectar and honeydew. Most leave to find flowers and are never seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo judge this on what happens to the aphids while the larvae are working, not on whether you ever spot a pale green insect with lace wings. If you want the cycle to continue, the adults need flowers nearby to feed on and somewhere to lay — otherwise each release is one wave of larvae, and the next wave has to come from you.\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\"\u003eGreen Lacewing Eggs\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\u003eChrysoperla\u003c\/em\u003e sp., either \u003cem\u003erufilabris\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003ecarnea\u003c\/em\u003e, depending on the batch\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\"\u003eLarva size\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eAbout 1mm on hatching, translucent — effectively invisible. They grow to 8mm by the final instar\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\"\u003eWhat does the killing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThe larva, and only the larva. Adults are not predatory — they feed on pollen, nectar and honeydew\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\"\u003eFeeding window\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e2–3 weeks of larval life, then pupation\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\"\u003eAphids above all. Larvae actively search foliage for them. Demonstrated on small, open plants at rate — released lacewings did not reduce aphids on large protected plants, or on citrus trees at any rate tried\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\"\u003eThrips larvae, spider mites, mealybugs, whitefly nymphs, scale crawlers, small caterpillars, insect eggs, psyllids. Taken on encounter, and not a reason to buy them — opportunistic feeding is not control. Whitefly especially: the larvae cannot complete development on whitefly alone\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\"\u003eAdult scale, armored scale, anything in the soil, adult whitefly\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\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNon-incubated eggs, loose with a rice hull or similar carrier\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\"\u003eRole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTreatment, delayed. Eggs hatch after arrival, then the larvae feed\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\"\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\"\u003eSmall pale eggs. Not yet hatched — nothing will be moving\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\"\u003eEggs or larvae?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEggs are the cheaper stage and the weaker release. Where the two have been compared, egg releases underperformed larval ones — the eggs hatch, but many neonates never reach a pest. Eggs for low pressure and getting ahead of it; the incubated Larvae product for an active outbreak\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\"\u003eHatch window\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eVariable. Days rather than hours, and slower than the incubated Lacewing Larvae product. Cold transit extends it\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\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e70–85°F. Hatch and development both slow below 65°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\"\u003eModerate. No high-RH requirement\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\"\u003eNo. Adults emerge and disperse — this is a release, not a population\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\"\u003eOn arrival. Distribute eggs across foliage, or leave the container open in the canopy and let larvae exit as they hatch\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. Spread thin and wide — larvae are cannibalistic and will eat each other at high density\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\"\u003eReapply\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 7–14 days while pests are active\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\"\u003ePredatory mites, \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e, beneficial nematodes, \u003cem\u003eAphidius\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptolaemus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDiglyphus\u003c\/em\u003e, springtails\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\"\u003eBroad-spectrum insecticides. Ants — they defend aphid colonies and will attack larvae. Sticky cards will catch adults\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 — 250 Eggs (1-2 Plants)","offer_id":46248215380051,"sku":"LACE-EGG-250","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — 500 Eggs (5 Plants)","offer_id":46248215412819,"sku":"LACE-EGG-500","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 1,250 Eggs (10 Plants)","offer_id":46248215445587,"sku":"LACE-EGG-1250","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — 2,500 Eggs (25 Plants)","offer_id":46248215478355,"sku":"LACE-EGG-2500","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — 5,000 Eggs (50 Plants)","offer_id":46248215511123,"sku":"LACE-EGG-5000","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — 10,000 Eggs (200 Sq Ft)","offer_id":46248215543891,"sku":"LACE-EGG-10000","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — 15,000 Eggs (300 Sq Ft)","offer_id":46248215576659,"sku":"LACE-EGG-15000","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4X-Large — 25,000 Eggs (500 Sq Ft)","offer_id":46248215609427,"sku":"LACE-EGG-25000","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/0883\/5411\/files\/green-lacewing-eggs-aphid-control.png?v=1789268026","url":"https:\/\/airefinery.com\/products\/green-lacewing-eggs-1","provider":"Airefinery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}