{"title":"Beneficial Insects","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ladybugs-hippodamia-convergens-250ct-bag-65066","title":"Ladybugs, Hippodamia convergens, 250ct. Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are convergent lady bugs, native to Canada, and are a voracious predator of many garden pests. Their main prey are aphids, but they are generalists, and feed on a variety of other pests including thrips, mites, whitefly, mealybugs, leafhoppers, and many other soft-bodied bugs. Package contains 250 Live Hippodamia convergens Ladybugs!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003eUse \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAfter receiving ladybugs, they can either be released right away or be stored in the fridge for up to 3-4 weeks (see the expiry date stamped onto the label of the bag).  The best time to release ladybugs is at dusk, when the bugs are least active, and the environment is not as hot and dry as mid-day.  It is also a good idea to mist the plants with water in the area where you’ll be releasing the ladybugs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WestGrow Biological Solutions Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48855567859952,"sku":"26691","price":18.74,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/3617\/4760\/products\/26691-1.jpg?v=1684261176"},{"product_id":"praying-mantis-eggs-tenodera-aridifolia-2ct-bag-65067","title":"Praying Mantis Eggs, Tenodera Aridifolia, 2ct. Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraying Mantis feed on aphids, beetles, caterpillars, chinch bugs, Colorado potato beetles,leafhoppers, hornworms, leafrollers, squash bugs, thrips and whiteflies. Coverage – 1600 square feet per egg case. Species - Tenodera Aridifolia Sinensis\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003eHatching Info\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOutdoors, egg cases hatch in mid-June when the weather is hot enough and the daylight hours are longer. Inside, they take anywhere from two to eight weeks to hatch. Once hatching commences, all praying mantis will hatch within about one hour. When hatching, the young crawl from between tiny flaps in the cases and hang from silken threads about 2\" below the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter drying out, the long-legged young disperse quickly into the vegetation as\r\nthey are cannibalistic. It's very difficult to know hatching has occurred unless the elusive, well camouflaged young are found.(The egg case does not change appearance in any way).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEach mantis will set up its own territory where it will live for the summer. If you'd like to see when\r\nthe mantis have hatched, place the egg cases in a paper bag, fold the top and seal shut with a paper clip or clothes pin. Place the bag on a window sill in direct sunlight. 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