GENERAL
Scientific name: Atheta coriaria.
Common name: Rove beetle.
Target pests: Fungus gnats, shore flies as well as the pupae of thrips.
Crops applied: All kind of vegetables, flowers and ornamentals.
Packing: 2,000 bugs/bottle.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
How to release:
- Spread evenly on the soil in the early morning or late afternoon.
- Do not mix predators into the growth media before planting because they do not survive.
- Should be used as soon as possible before fungus gnat population becomes well established or while numbers are still low.
Release rates:
2-5 bugs/m2, every 2-4 weeks.
Environmental conditions:
Atheta coriaria have optimum conditions are 21OC, with relative humidity of 40-90%.
Storage:
- Apply to the crop as soon as possible after receipt.
- Store in cold storage or cool, ventilated room for 1-2 days.
- Optimum storage temperature: 10-15OC.
