{"product_id":"neoseiulus-californicus","title":"Neoseiulus californicus","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a hardy,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e aggressive predatory mite specifically adapted for hot,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e dry environments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e While many beneficials require high humidity to survive,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"167\" class=\"\"\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is the \"survivalist\" of the mite world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e It is a specialized hunter of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"250\" class=\"\"\u003eSpider Mites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e but it is also a patient generalist that can stay on your plants for weeks without a primary food source.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eScientific Name:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\" class=\"\"\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003ePrimary Target:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"16\" class=\"\"\u003eTwo-Spotted Spider Mites.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eSecondary Targets:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Broad Mites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and Cyclamen Mites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003eKey Advantage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Exceptional tolerance for low humidity and high temperatures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e That is what keeps it working in summer greenhouses and indoor grow tents with intense lighting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\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\u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\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\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePredatory mite — a specialist hunter of spider mites that eats like a generalist\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\"\u003eMicroscopic, 0.5mm, and pale orange to tan. Masters of hiding: they scatter to the undersides of the leaves immediately on release\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\"\u003ePierces through light webbing to reach eggs, larvae and adults. It can sit on a plant for weeks with almost nothing to eat and still be there when the mites return\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;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAbout 20 days. With food — mites or pollen — they lay eggs and carry on\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\"\u003eTwo-spotted spider mites, at every life stage — eggs, larvae and adults. This is what it is for\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\"\u003eBest against\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eA confirmed spider mite outbreak where you need a high concentration of specialists in one area, and hot dry rooms — summer greenhouses and grow tents under intense lighting, or humidity below 60%\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\"\u003eAlso eats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBroad mites and cyclamen mites — a bonus rather than a reason to buy. If broad mites are the problem, cucumeris is the one with the record\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\"\u003ePollen and other small insects, which is what lets it hold on a plant with no pest pressure at all — blooming stock included\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\"\u003eRusset and hemp russet mites — those are eriophyids and a different job. \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e is the predator there\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\"\u003eBottle of loose mites through a vermiculite carrier, mixed stages. Under half a millimetre and pale, so a bottle that appears to be nothing but grit is a bottle working exactly as intended\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\"\u003eInstant release of a large population, for a confirmed active infestation. The sachets are the slow-release preventative version\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\"\u003eLoose mites\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\"\u003e50F to 95F. Active and reproductive even when temperatures spike during mid-day heat\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\"\u003ePerforms best at 50% to 60% RH, and much more resilient to dry air — as low as 40% RH — than other predatory mite species\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\"\u003eLight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNot sensitive to day length. Effective in both 18\/6 and 12\/12 light cycles\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. It stays on the plant after the spider mites are gone instead of starving out, holding on pollen, which is what makes it a long-term preventative shield\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\"\u003eThe same day it arrives — there is no holding option. Rotate the bottle end-over-end for 30 seconds first, so the mites are distributed through the carrier and not all in the bottom third\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\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eDusted onto foliage, undersides included, heaviest on the stippled or lightly webbed leaves, then a light dusting over the rest of the garden as a perimeter against spread. For plants with resinous flowers, hanging release boxes keep the carrier off the crop\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\"\u003eReplace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 3 to 4 weeks preventatively; every 14 days against an active infestation, until the pest population crashes. Repeat within two weeks if the population was already established when you released\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;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNo. If you must wait, keep the bottle horizontal in a cool dark place at 55F to 60F\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\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOrius\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eCucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e for a multi-layered IPM strategy, and \u003cem\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e where you are fighting visible webbing and need the knockdown — \u003cem\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e stays on as the residual\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\"\u003eSulfur — 21 days, and fatal to every predatory mite in the catalogue. And heavy webbing: no predator navigates it easily, so remove or wash off the thick webs before release\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\"\u003eNeem and horticultural oil kill on contact and leave nothing behind once dry. Insecticidal soap needs a day before release. Sulfur is 21 days. After release, avoid spraying for 14 days while the population establishes\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\"\u003eHumans, dogs, cats and other animals\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 10 Six-Inch Plants — 500 Mites","offer_id":46248213020755,"sku":"CALI-500","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 20 Six-Inch Plants — 1,000 Mites","offer_id":46248213053523,"sku":"CALI-1000","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 50 Six-Inch Plants — 2,500 Mites","offer_id":46248213086291,"sku":"CALI-2500","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 100 Six-Inch Plants — 5,000 Mites","offer_id":46248213119059,"sku":"CALI-5000","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 200 Six-Inch Plants — 10,000 Mites","offer_id":46248213151827,"sku":"CALI-10000","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 400 Six-Inch Plants — 20,000 Mites","offer_id":46248213184595,"sku":"CALI-20000","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 500 Six-Inch Plants — 25,000 Mites","offer_id":46248213217363,"sku":"CALI-25000","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/0883\/5411\/files\/neoseiulus-californicus-bottles-spider-mite-treatment.png?v=1789268022","url":"https:\/\/airefinery.com\/products\/neoseiulus-californicus","provider":"Airefinery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}