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Bugs for Bugs Eretmocerus hayati (10 Vials — 5,000 Wasps)

Bugs for Bugs Eretmocerus hayati (10 Vials — 5,000 Wasps)

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Eretmocerus hayati is a parasitoid wasp supplied by Bugs for Bugs, used against whitefly. The wasps parasitise whitefly nymphs. Supplied as 10 small plastic vials with cotton plug inserts, 500 wasps per vial — 5,000 wasps in total.

What it controls

Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).

Release rates

  • Field crops: 5,000 wasps per hectare per release; five releases 2–3 weeks apart
  • Greenhouses: 5 wasps/m² per release; weekly releases starting before or at the first sign of whitefly activity

Storage

Store at room temperature and out of direct sunlight until the first wasps emerge, then release as soon as adult activity is visible. If you have to delay, they can be held for up to two days at 8–12°C.

Tasmania

Biosecurity restrictions mean this product cannot be sent to Tasmania.

Ordered fresh for you

We don't keep live insects sitting on a shelf. When you place an order we bring them in from the insectary, then repack and dispatch them the same day they reach us, with cool packs. Allow around a week door to door, and release them as soon as they arrive.

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