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Spined Soldier Bug Release Instructions
Common throughout the United States, the spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris) is an extremely efficient predator of over 100 insect pests, including cabbage loopers, Colorado potato beetle, tobacco hornworm, fall webworm, beet armyworm, Eastern tent caterpillar, Mexican bean beetle as well as foxglove aphid and lygus beetle. Development and longevity are dependant on both temperature and prey availability. Average life-span is 50-80 days. Adult soldier bugs are highly mobile, they will spread rapidly throughout the crop by walking and flying. Nymphs can quickly walk from plant to plant.
Each vial has an average of 250 spined soldier bug eggs. CAREFULLY dispense approximately 25 eggs into each paper cup, hang cups individually near foliage, out of direct sunlight. Spined soldier bug eggs can also be dispersed on the lower leaves of plants directly in field crops, taking care to be placed out of direct sunlight and rain. Eggs will hatch within a week of release, depending on ambient temperature. Soldier bug nymphs will emerge from egg capsules and move as a group onto the nearest leaf. Use a cup of 25 loose eggs for each "hot-spot" or 25 loose eggs per 10 square metres.
Preventative: 1 per plant - reapply if pests are still present.
Curative: 5 - 10 per plant - reapply if heavy infestation.
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