Spined Soldier Bug - Free Shipping

Extremely efficient, the Spined Soldier Bug (Podisus maculiventris) is a voracious predator of over 100 different insect pests, including the larvae of Mexican bean beetle, European corn borer, corn earworm, cabbage looper, cabbageworm, Colorado potato beetle and flea beetles. This valuable beneficial insect feeds by penetrating its prey with a harpoon-like proboscis and sucking out the insects body fluids. Adults are highly mobile, and will spread rapidly throughout the release area by walking and flying. Nymphs can quickly walk from plant to plant. Release 1-2 per sq. ft. depending on pest infestation.

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