{"title":"Predatory Mites","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fgmncd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fgmncd-ey\"\u003eField guide\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"fgmncd-h\"\u003eWhat a predatory mite actually is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"fgmncd-lead\"\u003eA mite that eats other mites and small soft-bodied pests. Most are around half a millimetre — roughly a grain of sand — and most sold for biocontrol belong to the family Phytoseiidae. They live on the leaf, hunt continuously, reproduce on your plant, and pests cannot develop resistance to being eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"fgmncd-split\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"fgmncd-card\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"fgmncd-tag\"\u003eSpecialist\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEats one thing exceptionally well, then disappears.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePhytoseiulus persimilis\u003c\/em\u003e is the clearest case: spider mites only, fast, and gone once they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"fgmncd-when\"\u003eUse when you know exactly what you have and it is actively spreading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"fgmncd-card\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"fgmncd-tag\"\u003eGeneralist\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTakes several pests and persists on pollen when prey runs low.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSwirskii\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ecalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ecucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003elimonicus\u003c\/em\u003e all work this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"fgmncd-when\"\u003eUse for ongoing protection, mixed pests, or when you are not sure what is going on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"fgmncd-h\"\u003eBottles or sachets\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"fgmncd-dl\"\u003e\n  \u003cdt\u003eBottle\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eA dose. A large number of predators released onto a problem that exists right now. That is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pest-treatment\"\u003etreatment\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n  \u003cdt\u003eSachet\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eA colony. A breeding population with a food source, releasing a steady stream for several weeks. That is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pest-prevention\"\u003eprevention\u003c\/a\u003e — hang them before anything is wrong, and more is always better.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"fgmncd-h\"\u003eMatch the mite to your room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecies differ in what they tolerate, and this is most of the difference between a release that works and one that quietly does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"fgmncd-t\"\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSwirskii\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWants warmth. Slows noticeably in a cool room.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandles dry air better than the others.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCucumeris\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThrips first. Works across a wide, ordinary room temperature.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLimonicus\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStays active in a cool, less humid house.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpider mites only. Dies out when they are gone — by design.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"fgmncd-note\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne honest limit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Predatory mites reach the stages that sit on the leaf. They do not touch adult thrips, late-stage whitefly, or anything under wax or armour. Those need \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/beneficial-insects\"\u003ebeneficial insects\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.fgmncd{text-align:left!important;font-family:'DM Sans',system-ui,sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;font-size:15px;line-height:1.72;padding:8px 0 4px}\n.fgmncd *{text-align:left!important}\n.fgmncd-ey{display:block;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#A2512C;margin:0 0 10px}\n.fgmncd h2.fgmncd-h{font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-weight:400;font-size:25px;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:34px 0 12px;padding-top:16px;border-top:1px solid #D8DED1;letter-spacing:-.01em}\n.fgmncd h2.fgmncd-h:first-of-type{margin-top:0;padding-top:0;border-top:0}\n.fgmncd p{margin:0 0 14px;max-width:62ch}\n.fgmncd-lead{font-size:16px;color:#171717}\n.fgmncd-split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin:18px 0 6px}\n.fgmncd-card{border:1px solid #BFC8B4;background:#F4F6F1;padding:16px 16px 12px}\n.fgmncd-card p{font-size:14px;margin-bottom:10px;max-width:none}\n.fgmncd-tag{display:inline-block;background:#46523E;color:#fff;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 9px;margin-bottom:10px}\n.fgmncd-when{color:#6B7566;font-size:13px!important;border-top:1px solid #D8DED1;padding-top:9px;margin-bottom:0!important}\n.fgmncd-dl{margin:4px 0 0;padding:0}\n.fgmncd-dl dt{font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:19px;color:#1A2810;margin:14px 0 3px}\n.fgmncd-dl dd{margin:0;padding:0 0 0 14px;border-left:2px solid #E07D5A;max-width:62ch}\n.fgmncd-t{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:6px 0 18px;font-size:14px}\n.fgmncd-t th{width:32%;text-align:left!important;font-weight:700;color:#1A2810;padding:9px 14px 9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #D8DED1;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap}\n.fgmncd-t td{padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #D8DED1;color:#3A3A3A;vertical-align:top}\n.fgmncd-note{background:#F4F6F1;border-left:3px solid #46523E;padding:14px 16px;font-size:14px!important;color:#46523E;margin-top:24px!important;max-width:none!important}\n.fgmncd a{color:#A2512C;text-underline-offset:3px}\n@media (max-width:640px){.fgmncd-split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.fgmncd h2.fgmncd-h{font-size:22px}.fgmncd-t th{width:auto;white-space:normal;display:block;border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:2px}.fgmncd-t td{display:block;padding-top:0}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"treatment-special-blend-predatory-mite-mix","title":"Special Blend Predatory Mite Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor when you can see damage but cannot name the pest. Special Blend is four predatory mites in equal quarters — \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e — and between them they cover spider mites, thrips, whitefly, broad and cyclamen mites, and the russet and rust mites almost nothing else will touch. One bottle, no diagnosis required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the easiest thing in the catalogue to actually use. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves and no re-entry interval — you shake it over the foliage and leave it. The mites head for the undersides and the tight new growth where the pests are and where a spray never lands, they find them without your help, and no pest develops resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the bottle, which means adults released now, for pressure you can already see. The Special Blend sachets are the same four species as a slow release over four to six weeks, for prevention and for holding ground once an outbreak is broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed pest pressure, or damage you cannot confidently identify.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count in 6\" pots. Under heavy pressure take one size up, and plan a second release 7–14 days later to catch the eggs the first one missed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A shaker bottle of loose mites through a vermiculite and bran carrier. They are under half a millimetre — not seeing movement does not mean they are not alive. Deploy the day it arrives; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aim for 60% humidity or higher. If the room is drier than that, the canopy is not — the microclimate under the leaves runs 10–15% more humid than the room air, which is also exactly where the pests are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e A single confirmed heavy problem, where the specialist is faster — two-spotted spider mites with webbing are persimilis or Spider Mite Rapid Response, and thrips alone are cucumeris or swirskii. If you want more predators of fewer species, that is Ultimate Control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Science: Meet the Four\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis blend utilizes functional biodiversity. By combining four generalist predators with different climate tolerances and different favourite prey, we cover multiple trophic niches, temperature ranges, and pest life stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Workhorse: Neoseiulus californicus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Role: The durable spider mite hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Science: Californicus goes after Two-Spotted Spider Mites, broad mites and cyclamen mites, and it tolerates drier, warmer air better than the other predatory mites we carry. It also persists on pollen and alternative prey when the pest population crashes, so it does not disappear the moment it wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Heavy Hitter: Amblyseius swirskii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Role: The warm-weather warrior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Science: A voracious Type III generalist predator. Swirskii dominates in warmer, humid environments, aggressively consuming thrips larvae and whitefly eggs. It is the muscle of the group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Scout: Neoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Role: The pollen-loving patroller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Science: This mite thrives on thrips larvae but can survive on pollen when prey is scarce, allowing it to establish a preventative population before an infestation even begins. It provides the \"standing army\" effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe All-Weather One: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/amblyseius-andersoni-bottles-predatory-mites\"\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Role: The one still on shift when the room swings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Science: Andersoni stays active from 43°F to 100°F and does not go dormant on short days, so cold nights, heat spikes and a shortening season do not take it off the plant. It hunts spider, broad and cyclamen mites alongside the others — and it is the only one of the four that preys on russet and rust mites, which are eriophyids and a different job entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the \"Special Blend\" Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiocontrol fails when you rely on a \"silver bullet.\" The Special Blend works on the principle of synergistic predation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClimate Resilience: Whether your grow room runs dry (Californicus), spikes hot and humid (Swirskii), or swings from cold nights to hot afternoons in the same day (Andersoni), one of your predators is always in its prime fighting weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePest Coverage: From spider mites on the leaf to the hidden larvae of Thrips to the eriophyids nothing else touches, this blend attacks pests at different heights on the plant and different stages of their life cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo \"Gap\" periods: All four are generalists. When the pest population drops, they stick around on pollen or alternative food sources instead of dying out, maintaining a defensive line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Specs \u0026amp; Application\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Shaker Bottle (vermiculite\/bran carrier).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Pests: Two-Spotted Spider Mites, Thrips (various species), Whiteflies, Broad Mites, Cyclamen Mites, Russet and Rust Mites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest For: Proactive prevention and treating early-to-moderate hotspots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReady to let nature do the heavy lifting? Grab a bottle of Special Blend and watch the bad bugs check out—permanently.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — 500 Mites — Treats 5 Plants (6\" pots)","offer_id":47119520760050,"sku":"SBLEND-500","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — 1,000 Mites — Treats 10 Plants (6\" pots)","offer_id":47119520956658,"sku":"SBLEND-1000","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 2,000 Mites —  Treats 20 Plants (6\" pots)","offer_id":47119521153266,"sku":"SBLEND-2000","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — 4,000 Mites —  Treats 40 Plants (6\" pots)","offer_id":47119521349874,"sku":"SBLEND-4000","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — 10,000 Mites —  Treats 100 Plants (6\" pots)","offer_id":47119521546482,"sku":"SBLEND-10000","price":172.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — 25,000 Mites —  Treats 250 Plants (6\" pots)","offer_id":47119521743090,"sku":"SBLEND-25000","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/treatment-special-blend-predatory-mite-mix.png?v=1789159642"},{"product_id":"phytoseiulus-persimilis-the-two-spotted-spider-mite-specialist","title":"Phytoseiulus persimilis","description":"\u003cp\u003eFine webbing between the leaves and a dusty, speckled look to the foliage — that is two-spotted spider mite, and \u003cem\u003ePhytoseiulus persimilis\u003c\/em\u003e is the fastest thing we sell for it. Bright orange and just large enough to see, each one eats about ten adult spider mites a day, or twenty eggs and larvae. It walks straight into the webbing that stops other predators and works the colony from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also about as simple as pest control gets. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves and no re-entry interval — you tip them onto the plant and leave them to it. They hunt the undersides and the crevices where a spray never lands, they find the colony without your help, and spider mites cannot develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things decide whether it works. It wants humidity — 60% or higher, sustained — and it wants spider mites to eat, because that is the only thing on its menu. In a dry room \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e is slower but holds on at 40%, and on a plant with nothing to hunt persimilis will not linger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e An active two-spotted spider mite outbreak with visible webbing or stippling, in humid conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count. Deal with heavy webbing first — take the bulk of it off with a jet of water so the mites can reach the leaf surface where the eggs are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bottle of loose mites through a carrier. Deploy the day it arrives; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed:\u003c\/strong\u003e One release is often enough at light to moderate pressure, with a second 7–10 days later for a heavy outbreak. Once fresh leaves come in clean, the population is broken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Broad, cyclamen, russet or rust mites, or European red and spruce spider mite — those are different predators' jobs. And not a clean plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhytoseiulus persimilis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhytoseiulus persimilis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePredatory mite — an obligate specialist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSize\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSlightly larger than a spider mite. Tear-drop shaped, bright orange to red, and very fast-moving\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHow it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eMoves rapidly across the leaves and navigates through spider mite webbing, which traps other predators — it walks into a web and works the colony from inside it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTwo-spotted spider mite (\u003cem\u003eTetranychus urticae\u003c\/em\u003e), all stages — eggs, nymphs and adults\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eBest against\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eVisible spider mite damage, webbing, or high pest counts — an active outbreak, not a clean plant\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAnything that is not a spider mite. No pollen, no fungus, no debris, no alternative menu. It cannot survive without spider mites, so do not release it preventatively where there are no pests\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBottle of loose mites through a carrier that provides humidity and cushioning. Under good light you can sometimes see them moving against the pale grains. Everything in the bottle goes onto the plant\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eLoose mites\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eActive between 59°F and 86°F, ideally below 85°F — in extreme heat spider mites reproduce faster than \u003cem\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e does\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e60% relative humidity or higher, sustained. In drier air their eggs shrivel and fail to hatch. If your humidity fluctuates, use \u003cem\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e instead\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNo. Once the spider mite population crashes the \u003cem\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e population crashes shortly after, because it has run out of food — that is the design, not a defect. It will not linger on a clean plant, and if the mites return later you re-apply\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThe day they arrive. There is no holding option for loose mites — releasing them in imperfect conditions beats holding them in perfect ones. Mist the plants lightly first, then rotate the bottle gently so the mites redistribute through the carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eOnto infested foliage — hot spots first, clean plants never. Target the upper canopy and fresh growth where spider mites congregate, undersides included, because carrier dusted only on top surfaces mostly lands on the floor. Applying directly onto the webbing is encouraged\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReplace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eA single release is often enough for light to moderate pressure. For a heavier outbreak, a follow-up 7–10 days later, and a third only if live mites are still showing on new growth\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e onto the hot spots, \u003cem\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e across the rest of the crop as a patrol force that cleans up stragglers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eSulfur is 21 days — wait 21 days after any sulfur application before releasing. And never with a sulfur burner running in the same space, at any dilution. Heavy webbing too: take the bulk of it off with a strong stream of water or a vacuum before release, so the mites can reach the leaf surface where the eggs are\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eHorticultural oil is done once it is dry. Neem is contact only. Insecticidal soap needs a day. Sulfur is 21 days — wait 21 days after any sulfur application before releasing. And never with a sulfur burner running in the same space, at any dilution. Rinse oils and soaps off thoroughly with water first — residues kill predatory mites as easily as they kill the pests\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePlants, humans and pets\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 10 Plants (500 Mites)","offer_id":49111924080882,"sku":"PERS-500","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 20 Plants (1,000 Mites)","offer_id":49111924113650,"sku":"PERS-1000","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 50 Plants (2,500 Mites)","offer_id":49111924146418,"sku":"PERS-2500","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 100 Plants (5,000 Mites)","offer_id":49111924179186,"sku":"PERS-5000","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 200 Plants (10,000 Mites)","offer_id":49111924211954,"sku":"PERS-10000","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 400 Plants (20,000 Mites)","offer_id":49111924244722,"sku":"PERS-20000","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/phytoseiulus-persimilis-the-two-spotted-spider-mite-specialist.png?v=1789159642"},{"product_id":"amblyseius-cucumeris-sachets-thrips-prevention","title":"Neoseiulus cucumeris Slow-Release Prevention Sachets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrips do not show up all at once. They creep in, settle into leaf folds, and multiply for weeks before the silvering shows. A cucumeris sachet is for that window — before there is anything to see — and it is the cheapest insurance in the catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is inside is a breeding colony, not a dose. \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e and their food mites live and reproduce in the bran inside the paper, and the predators leave through a pre-punched hole over about four to six weeks — emergence ramps up over the first fortnight, peaks around weeks three and four, and tapers off through week six. Cucumeris feeds on pollen as well as thrips, so the colony holds on a plant with nothing to hunt. That is the whole argument for a sachet: it is there before the pest is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd there is nothing to do with it. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and no dose to get right — you hang it in the canopy and leave it. No loose carrier on your foliage, nothing to keep children or pets away from, and nothing a thrips can develop resistance to. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe do not print a count on the box. Published dissections of commercial mini-sachets have found anywhere from 280 to 482 predators, so a round number would be a guess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prevention — a quarantine shelf, new arrivals, or holding ground after a bottle treatment. 65–80°F.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e One sachet every three to five linear feet, or one per large plant. Sold as single sachets, with discounts on quantity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hang by the cardboard tab in the canopy, shaded and sheltered, clear of irrigation. Do not squeeze the sachet body and do not open it — the medium inside is what keeps the colony producing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every four to six weeks. Under heavy pressure, sooner — every three weeks, paired with bottles, because heavy pressure burns a colony down faster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rain is fine; the paper sheds it. Standing water is not. Mist the foliage around them, never the sachets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e An active infestation you can already see. Sachets are deliberately slow; a bottle of loose adults is what knocks a population down, and sachets go up behind it. Not adult thrips either — nothing on the leaves takes those.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"893\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"920\"\u003eWhat Cucumeris Targets\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"992\"\u003eCucumeris is most effective against early-stage pests, especially:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eThrips (larval stages)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1023\"\u003e• Western flower thrips\u003cbr data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003e• Onion thrips\u003cbr data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1066\"\u003e• Greenhouse and ornamental thrips\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003eAlso feeds on:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003e• Broad mites\u003cbr data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003e• Cyclamen mites\u003cbr data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1160\"\u003e• Early spider mite stages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003eFor active or heavy spider mite infestations, pair with a dedicated spider-mite predator.\u003cbr data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1286\"\u003eFor aggressive broad mite pressure, use a specialist predator alongside cucumeris. For russet or rust mites, cucumeris is not the one — those are eriophyids, and Amblyseius andersoni is the predator for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1387\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1421\"\u003eWhen to Use Cucumeris Sachets\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003eCucumeris works best when pests are expected, just beginning, or historically recurring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1739\"\u003eRecommended for:\u003cbr data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003e• Preventative thrips control\u003cbr data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003e• Early detection scenarios\u003cbr data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1594\"\u003e• Dense or layered foliage where pests hide\u003cbr data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1640\"\u003e• Plants that are hard to spray evenly\u003cbr data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003e• Growers who want sustained, low-maintenance protection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1979\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1764\"\u003eActive infestation?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1764\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003eSachets are prevention and support—not a standalone knockdown. For curative control, pair sachets with cucumeris bottles and\/or Orius. Apply bottles directly to hotspots while sachets maintain coverage over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"1984\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2001\"\u003eHow It Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003e• Mites reproduce \u003cem data-start=\"2021\" data-end=\"2029\"\u003einside\u003c\/em\u003e the sachet\u003cbr data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2043\"\u003e• New predators exit gradually through a pre-made hole\u003cbr data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2100\"\u003e• Multiple generations release over several weeks\u003cbr data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2152\"\u003e• Predators spread through foliage and feed continuously\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2376\"\u003eYou won’t see them—and that’s normal. At ~0.5 mm, cucumeris mites are smaller than a grain of sand. If other beneficials in your system are alive, cucumeris is too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2381\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2383\" data-end=\"2414\"\u003eLifecycle \u0026amp; Feeding Behavior\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2626\"\u003e• Eggs hatch in 2–3 days\u003cbr data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2443\"\u003e• Larvae do not feed\u003cbr data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2466\"\u003e• Nymphs and adults actively hunt\u003cbr data-start=\"2499\" data-end=\"2502\"\u003e• Adults consume roughly 4–6 first-instar thrips larvae per day, depending on temperature\u003cbr data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2538\"\u003e• Lifespan averages ~20 days\u003cbr data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2569\"\u003e• Females lay 2–3 eggs per day under optimal conditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2737\"\u003eThis overlapping lifecycle is what allows sachets to provide sustained control instead of a one-time release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2742\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"2772\"\u003eRelease Rates \u0026amp; Placement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"2842\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"2791\"\u003ePreventative:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2794\"\u003e• 1 sachet every 3–5 linear feet, or 1 per large plant\u003cbr data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2817\"\u003e• Replace every 4–6 weeks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2958\" data-end=\"3154\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2958\" data-end=\"2977\"\u003ePlacement tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2977\" data-end=\"2980\"\u003e• Hang in shaded, sheltered spots\u003cbr data-start=\"3013\" data-end=\"3016\"\u003e• Avoid direct sun and heat\u003cbr data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3046\"\u003e• Do not open sachets\u003cbr data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3070\"\u003e• Use the cardboard strip for handling\u003cbr data-start=\"3108\" data-end=\"3111\"\u003e• Tear along perforations when installing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3156\" data-end=\"3159\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3161\" data-end=\"3195\"\u003eBest Conditions for Performance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3197\" data-end=\"3323\"\u003e• Temperature: Active from 59–77°F\u003cbr data-start=\"3231\" data-end=\"3234\"\u003e• Optimal range: 68–77°F\u003cbr data-start=\"3258\" data-end=\"3261\"\u003e• Humidity: depends on your temperature — roughly 52% at 68°F, 65% at 77°F, 74% at 86°F. A warm dry room is harder on the eggs than a cool dry one\u003cbr data-start=\"3287\" data-end=\"3290\"\u003e• Peak reproduction around 77°F\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3325\" data-end=\"3328\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3330\" data-end=\"3352\"\u003eCompatibility Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3354\" data-end=\"3523\"\u003e• Allow oils or soaps to fully dry before release\u003cbr data-start=\"3403\" data-end=\"3406\"\u003e• Can be run alongside other generalist predatory mites — that is how our blends are built. Expect the more aggressive species to dominate over time\u003cbr data-start=\"3460\" data-end=\"3463\"\u003e• Compatible with most IPM programs when applied correctly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3525\" data-end=\"3646\"\u003eIf you’re unsure about pesticide compatibility, check a current beneficial-insect compatibility chart before application.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3648\" data-end=\"3651\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3653\" data-end=\"3671\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3673\" data-end=\"3949\"\u003e• Species: \u003cem data-start=\"3684\" data-end=\"3706\"\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3706\" data-end=\"3709\"\u003e• Count: a live breeding colony of predatory mites and their food mites. Published dissections of commercial mini-sachets have found anywhere from 280 to 482 predators, so we would rather not print a round number\u003cbr data-start=\"3789\" data-end=\"3792\"\u003e• Sachet type: Paper-based PLUS sachet\u003cbr data-start=\"3830\" data-end=\"3833\"\u003e• Carrier: Bran\u003cbr data-start=\"3848\" data-end=\"3851\"\u003e• Appearance: White sachets with exit hole\u003cbr data-start=\"3893\" data-end=\"3896\"\u003e• Mites are beige, fast-moving, and extremely small\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3951\" data-end=\"3954\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3956\" data-end=\"3985\"\u003eSustainability \u0026amp; IPM Value\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3987\" data-end=\"4194\"\u003eCucumeris sachets replace repeated chemical sprays with living predators that work continuously. They reduce pesticide use, protect beneficial insects, and support long-term ecosystem balance—indoors or out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4196\" data-end=\"4199\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"4201\" data-end=\"4232\"\u003eWhat to Expect After Release\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4234\" data-end=\"4394\"\u003e• Mites begin dispersing immediately\u003cbr data-start=\"4270\" data-end=\"4273\"\u003e• Pest pressure declines gradually\u003cbr data-start=\"4307\" data-end=\"4310\"\u003e• Protection lasts several weeks\u003cbr data-start=\"4342\" data-end=\"4345\"\u003e• Reapply based on monitoring and plant density\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4396\" data-end=\"4445\"\u003eThis is prevention done properly—not a panic fix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"4450\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"4452\" data-end=\"4481\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4483\" data-end=\"4727\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4483\" data-end=\"4521\"\u003eCan I store sachets for later use?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4521\" data-end=\"4524\"\u003eShort-term refrigeration is acceptable up to the expiration date (typically ~1 month from shipping). Apply as soon as possible for best results. Always allow sachets to reach room temperature before use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4729\" data-end=\"4879\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4729\" data-end=\"4754\"\u003eWill I see the mites?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4754\" data-end=\"4757\"\u003eProbably not. Cucumeris mites are microscopic. Their effectiveness shows up as reduced pest pressure—not visible movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4881\" data-end=\"5021\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4881\" data-end=\"4920\"\u003eAre cucumeris sachets safe indoors?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"4923\"\u003eYes. Safe for people, pets, and plants. Ideal for homes, offices, greenhouses, and interiorscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5023\" data-end=\"5119\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5023\" data-end=\"5058\"\u003eDo sachets contain adult mites?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5058\" data-end=\"5061\"\u003eYes. Sachets contain a mix of eggs, juveniles, and adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5121\" data-end=\"5297\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5121\" data-end=\"5152\"\u003eCan I use this on tomatoes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5152\" data-end=\"5155\"\u003eYes. Cucumeris performs well on tomatoes and can navigate their leaf structure. For spider mites on tomatoes, pair with a specialist predator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5299\" data-end=\"5446\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5299\" data-end=\"5336\"\u003eDoes cucumeris eat anything else?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"5336\" data-end=\"5339\"\u003eIt primarily targets thrips larvae and small mites, with some supplemental feeding depending on conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe long version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-why-it-works-and-why-it-fails\"\u003eCucumeris: Why It Works (and Why It Fails)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eThe species, what it eats, and the conditions it needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-release-rates-and-sachet-placement\"\u003eSlow Release Is a Placement, Not a Product.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhat to release, what is inside a sachet, and where to hang it.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/why-cucumeris-releases-fail\"\u003eThe Mites Are Alive. The Thrips Are Winning.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eEleven failure modes, each with the fingerprint that tells it apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-first-instar-thrips\"\u003eSix Stages. It Reaches One.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eThe one prey stage it can kill, and everything that follows.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47774903501042,"sku":"CUCU-SACHET","price":2.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/Cucumeris_Sachet.jpg?v=1769205526"},{"product_id":"amblyseius-cucumeris-thrips-control","title":"Neoseiulus cucumeris","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilvery streaks on the leaves with tiny black dots scattered through them, and new growth coming in scarred — that is thrips, and \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e (still widely sold as \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e) is the thrips mite the commercial greenhouse world runs on. There is a reason for that: it is cheap, it is reliable, and it does the one job that matters most. This is the bottle — adults in a vermiculite carrier, released all at once, so the predator-to-prey ratio spikes the moment you open it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also about as simple as pest control gets. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves and no re-entry interval — you tip them onto the plant and leave them to it. They hunt the leaf undersides and the folded new growth where a spray never lands, they find the thrips without your help, and thrips cannot develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also takes broad mites and cyclamen mites, and it is the species with the published record on broad mite. That matters more than it sounds: broad mite damage is routinely misdiagnosed as overwatering, calcium deficiency or virus, so if you have unexplained distorted new growth on an aroid, a pepper or a begonia, a bottle of cucumeris is a cheap thing to put on it while you work out what it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing to understand about the timeline. Cucumeris takes thrips at the \u003cstrong\u003efirst larval stage\u003c\/strong\u003e — the day or two after hatching — so you are killing the generation coming up behind the one you can see. A full treatment runs about 45 days as every thrips and every egg already in the plant cycles through that window. Judge it on new leaves emerging clean, not on adults disappearing. Adding Sf nematodes as a soil drench is the single biggest thing that shortens it, because it removes the pupal stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e An active thrips problem you can see, and broad or cyclamen mites. Works at 65–80°F; below about 50% humidity the eggs can fail to hatch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count. Releasing more than strictly necessary has no downside — the excess disperses and declines naturally once the pest is suppressed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bottle of loose adults in a vermiculite carrier. Deploy the day it arrives; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 45 days for a full cycle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult thrips — \u003cem\u003eOrius insidiosus\u003c\/em\u003e is the one that takes those. Not prevention; that is the sachet. Not the soil stage, where Sf nematodes reach the pupae. Nor \u003cem\u003eEchinothrips\u003c\/em\u003e: in the trial that tested it, cucumeris did not reduce the population, and \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e is the mite with the better record there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e, still widely sold as \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePredatory mite — the thrips mite the commercial greenhouse world runs on\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSize\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eUnder half a millimetre and pale tan. A bottle that looks like nothing but grit is a bottle working exactly as intended\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHow it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eAdults released onto the canopy in one dose, so the predator-to-prey ratio spikes immediately. They hunt thrips larvae at the first instar, and the mobile stages of broad and cyclamen mite\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTreatment, not prevention. This is a bottle of adults for a problem you can see. The sachets are the slow-release preventative version\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eThrips at the first larval stage only — the day or two after hatching. That narrow window is why a full treatment runs about 45 days rather than a week\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eBest against\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAn active thrips problem you can already see, and broad or cyclamen mites\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAlso eats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBroad mites and cyclamen mites. Cucumeris is the species with the published record on broad mite, which is worth knowing because broad mite damage is routinely misdiagnosed as overwatering, calcium deficiency or virus\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSpider mite eggs and larvae. It is not a spider mite predator — it slows the spread rather than controlling it, and persimilis or californicus is the answer there\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAdult thrips, and larger thrips larvae, which fight it off. Nothing below the soil line. And not Echinothrips — in the trial that tested it, cucumeris did not reduce the population\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eBottle of loose adults through a vermiculite carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eAdults\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSold by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eCount\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e65–80°F. This is the cool-room thrips mite — swirskii is the one for a warm tent\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e65–75% is where it performs best. Below about 50% the eggs can fail to hatch — and the humidity that matters is under the canopy, not the room reading\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eLight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNot sensitive to day length. The strains sold for greenhouse use are non-diapausing, so this works year round\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eWhile there is prey. It also feeds on pollen, which holds a population through gaps\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eThe day it arrives. There is no holding option for loose mites — releasing them in imperfect conditions beats holding them in perfect ones\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eApplication\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eRotate the bottle gently end-over-end first so the mites are distributed through the carrier, then dust onto the foliage — undersides and new growth included, heaviest where the damage is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHow many\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSizes go by plant count. Releasing more than strictly necessary has no downside — the excess disperses and declines naturally once the pest is suppressed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReapply\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 7–14 days while the infestation is active\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eSf nematodes for the pupae in the soil, and \u003cem\u003eOrius insidiosus\u003c\/em\u003e for the adults in the canopy. The three together are the complete answer — on its own, each one leaves a life stage running\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNothing in the catalogue, with one note: swirskii eats cucumeris juveniles in a lab arena, and nobody has measured it on a real crop. Run both if you want the coverage, but expect swirskii to end up doing the work\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNeem and horticultural oil leave nothing behind once dry. Insecticidal soap needs a day. Sulfur is 21 days after any application, and never with a sulfur burner running in the same space. Longer waits: neonicotinoids 21 days after a foliar spray and 4 weeks after a soil drench, organophosphates and carbamates 6 weeks, pyrethroids 8–12 weeks, bifenthrin 12–15. Where the label says longer, the label wins\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePeople, pets and plants\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe long version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-why-it-works-and-why-it-fails\"\u003eCucumeris: Why It Works (and Why It Fails)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eThe species, what it eats, and the conditions it needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-release-rates-and-sachet-placement\"\u003eSlow Release Is a Placement, Not a Product.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhat to release, what is inside a sachet, and where to hang it.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/why-cucumeris-releases-fail\"\u003eThe Mites Are Alive. The Thrips Are Winning.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eEleven failure modes, each with the fingerprint that tells it apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-first-instar-thrips\"\u003eSix Stages. It Reaches One.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eThe one prey stage it can kill, and everything that follows.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 5 Plants (1,250 Mites)","offer_id":47599045345522,"sku":"CUCU-1250","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 10 Plants (2,500 Mites)","offer_id":48712104280306,"sku":"CUCU-2500","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 25 Plants (6,250 Mites)","offer_id":48712104313074,"sku":"CUCU-6250","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 50 Plants (12,500 Mites)","offer_id":47599045607666,"sku":"CUCU-12500","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 100 Plants (25,000 Mites)","offer_id":47599045869810,"sku":"CUCU-25000","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 150 Plants (37,500 Mites)","offer_id":48712104378610,"sku":"CUCU-37500","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 200 Plants (50,000 Mites)","offer_id":48712104411378,"sku":"CUCU-50000","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/amblyseius-cucumeris-thrips-control.png?v=1789161583"},{"product_id":"phytoseiulus-persimilis-predatory-mites-sachets-spider-mite-prevention","title":"Phytoseiulus persimilis Slow-Release Prevention Sachets","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpider mites are quiet until they are not. By the time you see webbing or stippling the colony is established, and this sachet is for the weeks before that — a rolling population of predators sitting on the plant, waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhytoseiulus persimilis\u003c\/em\u003e is an obligate specialist: it eats spider mites and nothing else. That single-mindedness is what makes it the fastest thing in the catalogue against \u003cem\u003eTetranychus\u003c\/em\u003e — it walks straight into webbing that stops other predators and works a colony from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning it takes about ten seconds. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and no dose to get right — you hang it on the stem and leave it. Because the mites stay contained until they exit, there is no loose bran or vermiculite on your foliage, which matters on flowering plants and on tissue culture coming out of a flask. Nothing to keep children or pets away from, and spider mites cannot develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe honest limit of a specialist in a preventative sachet: on a plant that is genuinely clean, the mites that emerge will eventually disperse or die off, because there is nothing else on the menu. The protection comes from replacing the sachet, not from a population that settles in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keeping spider mites off high-value plants you would rather not have to rescue. Humid conditions — persimilis wants 60% RH and up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e One sachet every three to five linear feet as prevention, or one per plant on something valuable. Sold as single sachets, with discounts on quantity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hang on the main stem or a branch up in the canopy. Do not mist the sachet — water damages the rearing media inside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every four to six weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thrips, broad mites or russet mites. For thrips, swirskii or cucumeris; for broad mites, cucumeris or californicus; russet and rust mites are eriophyids and \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e is the predator with that record. Not a cool, dry or wildly fluctuating room. And not an established infestation — that is persimilis in a bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow It Works: The Specialist Advantage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike generalist predatory mites that might wander off to eat pollen or thrips, \u003ci\u003eP. persimilis\u003c\/i\u003e has a single biological directive: Hunt spider mites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach sachet functions as a miniature rearing system, releasing a controlled wave of eggs, juveniles, and adults over 4–6 weeks. This creates a standing army of defenders right where you need them—on the plant stems and foliage—preventing migrating mites from establishing a foothold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTargeted Pests\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese sachets are engineered specifically for web-spinning mites of the \u003ci\u003eTetranychus\u003c\/i\u003e genus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo-Spotted Spider Mite\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTetranychus urticae\u003c\/i\u003e): Primary Target (High Efficacy)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmine Red Mite\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTetranychus cinnabarinus\u003c\/i\u003e): Effective at all life stages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacific Spider Mite\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTetranychus pacificus\u003c\/i\u003e): Strong suppression\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e As long as the mite species spins webs, \u003ci\u003eP. persimilis\u003c\/i\u003e will likely target it. It ignores other pests like Thrips or Aphids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs P. persimilis Right for Your Environment?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhytoseiulus\u003c\/i\u003e is a high-performance predator that thrives in specific conditions. Use this guide to determine if it fits your IPM strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeal Use Case:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePest:\u003c\/b\u003e You are dealing exclusively with Spider Mites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate:\u003c\/b\u003e Warm \u0026amp; Humid (68–85°F \/ 60%+ RH).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrategy:\u003c\/b\u003e Preventative \"insurance\" for high-value crops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvoid Use If:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePest:\u003c\/b\u003e You need thrips, broad mites or russet mites. For thrips, \u003ci\u003eA. swirskii\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eN. cucumeris\u003c\/i\u003e. For broad mites, \u003ci\u003eN. cucumeris\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eN. californicus\u003c\/i\u003e. Russet and rust mites are eriophyids and neither of those controls them — \u003ca href=\"\/products\/amblyseius-andersoni-bottles-predatory-mites\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. andersoni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is the predator with that record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate:\u003c\/b\u003e Cool, dry, or drastically fluctuating environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrategy:\u003c\/b\u003e You are treating a massive, established infestation (Use \u003ci\u003eP. persimilis\u003c\/i\u003e in bottles for immediate knockdown).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Choose Sachets Over Bottles?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor growers managing greenhouses, nurseries, or indoor grow tents, sachets offer a \"set it and forget it\" solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSustained Release:\u003c\/b\u003e Provides continuous protection for four to six weeks, bridging the gap between manual sprays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrecision Deployment:\u003c\/b\u003e Hang directly on the plant to minimize travel time for the predators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClean Application:\u003c\/b\u003e No carrier material mess on your foliage; ideal for ornamental and tissue culture acclimation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eApplication Instructions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor Best Results: Hang High, Keep Dry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eP. persimilis\u003c\/i\u003e naturally moves upward toward heat and light, which is also where spider mites congregate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreventative Rate:\u003c\/b\u003e 1 sachet every 3–5 linear feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHot Spot\/High Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1 sachet per plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/b\u003e Hang on the main stem or a branch near the canopy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCare:\u003c\/b\u003e Avoid directly misting the sachet. Water damages the rearing media inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrequency:\u003c\/b\u003e Replace every 4–6 weeks during active pest seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre P. persimilis sachets safe for pets and people?\u003c\/b\u003e Yes. These are 100% non-toxic and safe for humans, pets, and pollinators. There is no re-entry interval required after application.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan I use these sachets on flowering plants?\u003c\/b\u003e Absolutely. Because the mites are contained in the sachet and only exit to hunt, there is no loose bran or vermiculite to dirty your flowers or resin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do I store the sachets if I can't hang them immediately?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhytoseiulus persimilis\u003c\/i\u003e is a live product. We recommend hanging immediately upon arrival. If necessary, store at \u003cb\u003e45–55°F\u003c\/b\u003e for a maximum of 24 hours. Do not freeze or store in a refrigerator with a dehumidifier (like a standard kitchen fridge).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreshness:\u003c\/b\u003e Ships via 2-Day Air to ensure viability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLive Arrival Guarantee:\u003c\/b\u003e We stand by the quality of our microbiology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e Questions about your specific crop? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fgmnnursery.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e for a tailored IPM consultation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47772018213106,"sku":"PERS-SACHET","price":5.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/persimilisspidermitepreventionsolution.png?v=1770988943"},{"product_id":"special-blend-predatory-mite-mix-in-slow-release-sachets","title":"Special Blend Slow-Release Prevention Sachets","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou cleared the thrips. The webbing is gone. That twisted new leaf finally came in normally. This is the part where it comes back — unless something is already on the plant, waiting for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Blend sachets carry four predatory mites at once — \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e — chosen because between them they cover a wider band of pests and conditions than any one of them holds alone. Andersoni is the one still working from 43°F to 100°F with no winter dormancy, and the reason this reaches russet and rust mites. Californicus takes the dry end. Swirskii takes the warm end, and thrips and whitefly with it. Cucumeris is the pollen-feeding patroller and the documented predator of broad and cyclamen mites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll four feed on pollen, so the colony holds on a clean plant instead of dying out with nothing to hunt. That persistence is what makes prevention work. Inside is a breeding colony — adults, juveniles, eggs and a food source — releasing over about four to six weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the least work of anything you could do about pests. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and no diagnosis to get right — you hang it near the foliage and leave it. No loose carrier on your plants, nothing to keep children or pets away from, and nothing in its range can develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Staying ahead of mixed pest pressure, and holding ground after a bottle treatment. Start sachets five to seven days after the bottles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e One sachet every three to five linear feet of shelf, tent or row, or one per large plant. Sold as single sachets, with discounts on quantity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hang near the foliage, above the watering line. Works under grow lights and natural light alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every four to six weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow you'll know:\u003c\/strong\u003e You won't see the mites. You also won't see the pests. That is the point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e An active, visible infestation on its own. Sachets are slow by design — bottles knock a population down, and sachets keep it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBiological Pest Prevention for Spider Mites, Broad Mites, Cyclamen Mites, Thrips, and More\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese sachets release live predatory mites gradually over 4–6 weeks to prevent pests from establishing in the first place. No sprays. No mixing. No guesswork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve ever dealt with an infestation—or just want to avoid one—this is your slow-release insurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach sachet contains four species of beneficial mites, selected to cover multiple pests, microclimates, and plant types. The mites emerge over time, spread throughout your foliage, and quietly take out pests while they’re still in egg or larval form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou won’t see the mites. You also won’t see the pests. That’s the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat It Prevents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePest\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTargeted Stage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCommon Hosts\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrips\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEggs and larvae\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSyngonium, Philodendron, Calathea\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBroad mites\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll stages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAnthurium, African violets, Peperomia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpider mites\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eT. urticae\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eT. pacificus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll stages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlocasia, citrus, ferns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhiteflies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEggs and crawlers only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHerbs, tropicals — not tomato, where swirskii cannot establish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyclamen mites\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll stages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBegonias, ferns, curled foliage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRusset and rust mites\u003c\/strong\u003e (eriophyids)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll stages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHemp, and anything whose new growth is bronzing or roughening — \u003cem\u003eandersoni\u003c\/em\u003e is the only species here that takes them\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther soft-bodied mites\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVaries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCommon in mixed indoor collections\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis mix is especially helpful if:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou aren’t sure what pests you’ll be dealing with\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ve cleared an infestation and want protection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou grow in a warm, humid space with lots of foliage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou want to stop spraying and try natural prevention instead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach sachet contains a balanced mix of four compatible predatory mite species:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/amblyseius-andersoni-predatory-mites-sachets-multi-mite-control\"\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e – Spider, broad, cyclamen, russet and rust mites; active from 43°F to 100°F and no winter dormancy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e – Spider mites, broad mites, cyclamen mites; tolerates drier air\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e – Targets thrips (eggs + larvae), whiteflies, broad mites\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e – Thrips larvae, broad mites, cyclamen mites\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach species plays a different role—some dominate in heat, others tolerate cold. Some feed on eggs, others on mobile juveniles. Together, they give you coverage across pests before damage is visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow It Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSachets are designed for biological slow-release. Each one contains a mix of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdult predatory mites\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuveniles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEggs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA food source (bran + supplemental feed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s what happens:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMites exit the sachet gradually through the vent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey crawl onto leaves and stems, seeking pest eggs and larvae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdults feed and reproduce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew generations emerge and continue hunting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoverage lasts 4–6 weeks depending on temperature and humidity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo spraying. No reapplication during the active release period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSetup Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSuggested Use\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHouseplants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 sachet every 3–5 linear feet of shelf, or 1 per large plant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrow tents or shelves\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 sachet every 3–5 linear feet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDense canopies or greenhouses\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 sachet every 3–5 linear feet of row\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAfter bottle treatment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBegin sachets 5–7 days later\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOngoing protection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReplace every 4–6 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not open the sachets. Mites exit naturally through the release hole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHang sachets near foliage, but above the watering line—do not soak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks under both grow lights and natural light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBest Conditions for Success\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFactor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIdeal Range\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70–85°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60%+ (especially for \u003cem\u003eswirskii\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ecucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e egg hatch)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEffective under artificial or natural lighting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAirflow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModerate is fine; avoid blasting fans on sachets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your environment is dry, mist the plants — never the sachets — or use a humidifier to improve mite emergence and reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePro Tips\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart early.\u003c\/strong\u003e Don’t wait for visible pest symptoms—these are for prevention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePair with Good Bug Diet\u003c\/strong\u003e if you’re using sachets preventatively in low-pest conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUse sachets after bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e to maintain control after knockdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvoid contact sprays.\u003c\/strong\u003e Even organic ones can harm beneficial mites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStay on schedule.\u003c\/strong\u003e Especially during spring, summer, and early fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSafe for Indoor and Edible Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNon-toxic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZero re-entry interval\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePet- and pollinator-safe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompatible with organic growing and IPM systems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWon’t harm soil microbes, fungi, or beneficial insects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvisible to the eye and residue-free\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Storage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips 2-Day with tracking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse on arrival for best results\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStore up to 48 hours at 50°F if delayed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not freeze or leave in hot, dry conditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47793250533618,"sku":"SBLEND-SACHET","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/Special_Blend_Predatory_Mite_Sachet.png?v=1777155414"},{"product_id":"stratiolaelaps-scimitus-hypoaspis-miles","title":"Stratiolaelaps scimitus","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle black flies rising off the soil when you water — that is fungus gnats, and the larvae doing the damage are down in the top inch of the pot. \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e, still widely sold as \u003cem\u003eHypoaspis miles\u003c\/em\u003e, is the soil mite that patrols that layer and eats them, along with the thrips pupae that have dropped off the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat separates it from every other soil answer is that it does not need a pest to stay alive. It feeds on debris, algae and whatever else is in the substrate, so it holds for weeks with nothing to hunt — which makes it the one you put in and forget about. In a bioactive terrarium or a permanent bed with living soil it establishes and persists for months or years, quietly preventing the problem instead of responding to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it takes about a minute to deploy. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue and no re-entry interval — you moisten the substrate, tumble the container to mix the mites through the carrier, top-dress about a teaspoon at each stem base and leave it. No drench schedule, no timing against a life cycle, and nothing a gnat larva can develop resistance to. Safe around people, cats, dogs, plants, and all reptiles and amphibians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the answer for snake mites in reptile enclosures, where it attacks them in the bedding they breed in rather than on the animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preventing fungus gnats, holding ground after a knockdown, and snake mites in reptile bedding. 59–86°F, in substrate that is slightly moist — not bone dry, not saturated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count, at roughly a teaspoon of carrier per plant at the stem base. Top-dress and leave the carrier in place. In sterile mix, plan on re-applying every 6–8 weeks if you are holding ground; in living soil it will usually carry itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bottle or tube of loose mites — adults, nymphs and eggs — through a sphagnum moss carrier. Tumble it for 20–30 seconds to mix them through. Deploy on arrival; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrganic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allowed in certified organic production — releasing predators is a first-line pest control practice under the USDA National Organic Program (7 CFR 205.206(b)(1)), with no input approval needed. Record the release in your Organic System Plan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, cats, dogs, plants, and all reptiles and amphibians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep separate from:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springtails — \u003cem\u003escimitus\u003c\/em\u003e preys on them, so if a pot is running a springtail culture, keep the two apart. And diatomaceous earth, which slices beneficial mites as readily as pests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anything on the foliage. This is a ground predator, and carrier dusted on leaves is carrier wasted. Not a fast cure either — against a heavy active infestation, Sf nematodes knock the larvae down faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e (formerly \u003cem\u003eHypoaspis miles\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCommon name\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSoil-dwelling predatory mite\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePredatory mite — generalist predator of soft-bodied pests in soil and substrate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSize\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eVery small. Tan-colored specks, fast-moving; to see them, tip a little carrier onto white paper and use a magnifier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHow it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePatrols the top inch of the media, eating fungus gnat larvae and thrips pupae. In reptile enclosures it attacks snake mites in the bedding where they breed, breaking the life cycle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eSnake mites (\u003cem\u003eOphionyssus natricis\u003c\/em\u003e), fungus gnat larvae (\u003cem\u003eBradysia\u003c\/em\u003e spp.) and thrips pupae\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eBest against\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003ePreventing fungus gnats in plants, and snake mites in reptile enclosures\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAlso eats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSpringtails, root aphids, bulb mites, poultry mites\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eDebris, algae and other soil organisms — it will hold for weeks with no pest present at all, which is why it suits bioactive setups\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003ePests on foliage. This is a ground predator — carrier dusted on leaves is carrier wasted\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBottle or tube of loose mites through a carrier medium\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eLoose mites — a mix of adults, nymphs and eggs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eActive between 59°F and 86°F\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eSlightly humid substrate. Not bone-dry, not saturated\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eYes in bioactive terrariums and permanent beds with organic soil, where they can breed and persist for months or years. In potted plants with sterile soil they may die out once the pests are gone\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eOn arrival — loose mites are not a product you can hold for a week. Moisten the substrate, then rotate and tumble the container for 20–30 seconds to mix the mites through the carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eOnto the soil or substrate surface, roughly 1 tsp per plant at the stem base; for reptiles, poured over the substrate or bedding. Top-dress, do not water in. Leave the carrier in place. They need a substrate to burrow in — on paper towels or bare glass they dehydrate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReplace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eWhere they cannot establish — potted plants in sterile soil, temporary setups — re-apply every 6–8 weeks for prevention\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNo. If you must hold them, store horizontally in a cool dark place at 50–60°F for up to 24 hours\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBeneficial nematodes — nematodes work the larvae deeper in the pot while \u003cem\u003escimitus\u003c\/em\u003e works the surface, and they do not interfere with each other. Generally compatible with \u003cem\u003eBacillus thuringiensis\u003c\/em\u003e (Mosquito Bits\/Dunks) if applied carefully\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eDiatomaceous earth — a mechanical killer that slices beneficial mites as readily as pests. Rove beetles (\u003cem\u003eDalotia\u003c\/em\u003e) are a trade-off: they compete with and eat \u003cem\u003escimitus\u003c\/em\u003e to a degree, though commercial programs run both anyway. Springtails — \u003cem\u003escimitus\u003c\/em\u003e preys on them, so if you are running a springtail culture in a pot, keep the two in separate pots\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePesticide residues run longer than most people expect. Permethrin, a pyrethroid: 8–12 weeks. Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid: 21 days after a foliar spray, 4 weeks after a soil drench\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eHumans, cats, dogs, plants, and all reptiles and amphibians\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 10 Plants — 1,500 Mites","offer_id":47144289173746,"sku":"STRA-1500","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 25 Plants — 3,750 Mites","offer_id":48688355049714,"sku":"STRA-3750","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 50 Plants — 7,500 Mites","offer_id":48688355082482,"sku":"STRA-7500","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 100 Plants — 15,000 Mites","offer_id":48688355115250,"sku":"STRA-15000","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 250 Plants — 37,500 Mites","offer_id":48688355148018,"sku":"STRA-37500","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 500 Plants — 75,000 Mites","offer_id":48688355180786,"sku":"STRA-75000","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 800 Plants — 125,000 Mites","offer_id":48688355213554,"sku":"STRA-125000","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/stratiolaelaps-scimitus-hypoaspis-miles.png?v=1789159643"},{"product_id":"amblyseius-swirskii-thrips-prevention","title":"Amblyseius swirskii Slow-Release Prevention Sachets","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have fought thrips or broad mites before, you know they are invisible right up until the damage is not. \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e is the generalist to have in place before that happens — an aggressive, high-metabolism predator that takes thrips larvae, broad mites and whitefly, and a warm humid room is exactly where it pulls ahead of the alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach sachet is a mini-nursery: a breeding colony of eggs, juveniles and adults leaving through a vent over about four to six weeks. Swirskii feeds on pollen too, so the colony holds on a clean plant and disperses across the canopy hunting for prey in its earliest stages. That is what makes it worth hanging before there is anything to hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing to running it. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and no dose to get right — you hang it up in the canopy and leave it. No loose carrier on your foliage, nothing to keep children or pets out of the room for, and nothing these pests can develop resistance to. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwirskii takes thrips at the first larval stage, so it works on the generation coming up rather than the adults already flying — the count falls gradually, not overnight. If there is already an infestation, swirskii in a bottle puts more mites on the plant faster than a sachet can; hang sachets behind the bottles to hold what the bottles won.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preventing thrips, broad mites and whitefly in a warm, humid space — above 68°F, and 60% RH or better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e One sachet every three to five linear feet, or one per large plant. Sold as single sachets, with discounts on quantity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hang up in the canopy, shaded by leaves if possible, clear of irrigation and not down at soil level. Do not open it; the mites exit through a pre-engineered vent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every four to six weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo sprays while it is working.\u003c\/strong\u003e Even organic oils can clog the vent or kill the predators on their way out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e A cool room or a dry one. Below about 68°F, or under sustained 50% humidity, the sachet media dries out and the colony's life shortens — \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e are the ones for that. And not an active infestation on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eTargeted Pests\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/i\u003e is famous for its ability to control multiple pest families simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTarget Pest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTargeted Stages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\"\u003eThrips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1,0\"\u003eFrankliniella\u003c\/i\u003e spp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,1,2,0\"\u003eEggs and first-instar larvae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\"\u003eWhiteflies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\"\u003eBemisia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"9\" data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\"\u003eTrialeurodes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,2,2,0\"\u003eEggs and Larvae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\"\u003eBroad Mites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,3,1,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"12,3,1,0\"\u003ePolyphagotarsonemus latus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"12,3,2,0\"\u003eAll life stages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eIdeal Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eSwirskii\u003c\/i\u003e are tropical predators. They perform best when your environment mimics their natural habitat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"\u003eTemperature:\u003c\/b\u003e 77–85°F is ideal. (Minimum 68°F for activity).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/b\u003e 60–80% Relative Humidity (RH) is optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"\u003eBest For:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenhouses, grow tents, indoor cabinets, and tropical plant collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"16,0\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e If your space runs cool (below 68°F) or very dry, consider using \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"71\" data-path-to-node=\"16,0\"\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"95\" data-path-to-node=\"16,0\"\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/i\u003e instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eApplication Instructions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eHang High, Keep Dry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\"\u003ePreventative Rate:\u003c\/b\u003e 1 sachet every 3–5 linear feet, or 1 per large plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\"\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/b\u003e Hang the sachet on a branch or stem up in the canopy, shaded by leaves if possible, clear of irrigation and not down at soil level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0\"\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Do not open the sachets; mites exit through a pre-engineered vent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"19,3,0\"\u003eFrequency:\u003c\/b\u003e Replace every 4–6 weeks depending on temperature (hotter temps = faster release).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003ePro Tips for Success\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"21\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\"\u003eFeed Them:\u003c\/b\u003e If you are releasing into a \"clean\" room with no pests, dusting with a supplemental food source (like pollen or Good Bug Diet) helps establish the population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\"\u003eNo Sprays:\u003c\/b\u003e Avoid using oils or foliar sprays while sachets are active. Even organic sprays can clog the sachet vents or harm the predators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"21,2,0\"\u003eLayering Strategy:\u003c\/b\u003e If you already have an active infestation, \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"58\" data-path-to-node=\"21,2,0\"\u003eSwirskii\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"70\" data-path-to-node=\"21,2,0\"\u003ebottles\u003c\/b\u003e puts more mites in faster than sachets can — then hang sachets behind them to hold the population. It takes thrips at the first larval stage, so it works on the generation coming up rather than on the adults already flying. The count falls gradually, not overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003eCan I see the mites working?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003eLikely not. \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"41\" data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003eA. swirskii\u003c\/i\u003e are tiny (less than 1mm), fast-moving, and often hide on the undersides of leaves. Trust the process—if you aren't seeing new pest damage, they are doing their job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003eAre they safe for pets?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003eYes. \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"29\" data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/i\u003e is 100% non-toxic and safe for humans, pets, and pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"25\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"25\"\u003eWhat if my humidity drops?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"25\"\u003eBrief drops in humidity are fine, but sustained dryness (below 50% RH) will dry out the sachet media and reduce the lifespan of the colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"26\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Storage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"27\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"27,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"27,0,0\"\u003eFreshness:\u003c\/b\u003e Ships via 2-Day Shipping with a live arrival guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\"\u003eUsage:\u003c\/b\u003e Hang immediately upon arrival for best results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"27,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"27,2,0\"\u003eStorage:\u003c\/b\u003e If necessary, store at 50–55°F for up to 48 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"27,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"27,3,0\"\u003eWarning:\u003c\/b\u003e Do not store in a standard refrigerator or freezer (the air is too dry).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe long version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-vs-swirskii-vs-limonicus-vs-andersoni\"\u003eTwo of These Four Columns Are Guesses.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eThe four-species comparison, checked against the primary literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-first-instar-thrips\"\u003eSix Stages. It Reaches One.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhich thrips stages a predatory mite can actually reach.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47885398933746,"sku":"SWIR-SACHET","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/SwirskiiPredatoryMiteThripsPrevention.png?v=1770995391"},{"product_id":"amblyseius-swirskii-thrips-treatment","title":"Amblyseius swirskii","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrips and whitefly at once, in a warm room — that is the problem \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e was made for. It is the high-metabolism generalist of the predatory mites: it hunts thrips larvae, whitefly eggs and young nymphs, and takes small soft-bodied mites on encounter. The bottle puts a large number into the canopy in one go, which is what you want when the damage is already visible. Warm and humid is where it pulls ahead of everything else — a grow tent is close to its ideal conditions, which makes it the sensible answer there rather than the expensive one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also almost no work. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves and no re-entry interval — you tip them onto the plant and leave them to it. They work the leaf undersides and the growing tips a spray would never wet, they find the pest themselves, and neither thrips nor whitefly can develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne case where swirskii is specifically the right mite: \u003cem\u003eEchinothrips\u003c\/em\u003e — the dark, sluggish thrips that lives on the leaf blade and the lower leaves rather than in the flowers. Predatory mites generally do worse against it than against western flower thrips, and swirskii is one of only two species shown to reduce it on actual plants. Adding pollen improved that result. Cucumeris, tested against the same pest, did not shift it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things to get right. It wants warmth and humidity — below about 64°F it stops being the right choice, and below 60% RH egg hatch falls off. And with whitefly, get it in \u003cem\u003eahead\u003c\/em\u003e: the published trials that worked were all preventive releases, and the one that dropped mites onto established whitefly hot-spots did not move them. For a cooler room where thrips are the whole problem, \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e is the specialist; for a cooler room with whitefly in it too, \u003cem\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus\u003c\/em\u003e keeps working down to about 60°F, though it wants more humidity rather than less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thrips larvae and whitefly in a warm, humid space — 70–90°F, 60% RH and up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by count of 6-inch plants. Reapply every 7–14 days while the infestation is active.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bottle of loose mites, mixed stages, with food mites and a vermiculite carrier. Deploy on arrival; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuns alongside:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anything in the catalogue. Swirskii does eat cucumeris juveniles in a lab arena, and nobody has ever measured it on a real crop — so run both if you want the coverage, but do not buy the pair as insurance: in a mixture, expect swirskii to end up the one doing the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult thrips or adult whitefly, aphids, mealybugs, scale, fungus gnats, or anything below the soil line. Not russet or rust mites — swirskii has been tested against them and did not control them, and \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e is the predator for that job. Once spider mite webbing is up, it is not the right one either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003eBottle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eThrips larvae, particularly first instar. Whitefly eggs and young nymphs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAlso eats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePollen. Sustains the population between prey and after the infestation clears\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSpider mites, broad mites, other small soft-bodied mites. Taken on encounter, not sought out\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAdult thrips, adult whitefly, aphids, mealybugs, scale, fungus gnats, anything below the soil line\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBottle — loose mites in vermiculite carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTreatment — an immediate dose onto an active infestation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSold by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eCount\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eMixed-stage population with food mites and vermiculite carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eUpper canopy and new growth. It's a foliar mite — it won't go into the soil\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e70–90°F. One of the more heat-tolerant phytoseiids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e60% RH and up. Below that, egg hatch drops off\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eYes, given warmth and pollen or prey\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eImmediately on arrival. Loose mites can't be held\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eApplication\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSprinkle directly onto foliage, concentrating on new growth and infested leaves. Rotate the bottle gently before and during application to keep mites distributed through the carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReapply\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 7–14 days while the infestation is active\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003epersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e, beneficial nematodes, lacewings, ladybugs, \u003cem\u003eAphidius\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptolaemus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDiglyphus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNothing in the catalog. \u003cem\u003eSwirskii\u003c\/em\u003e does eat \u003cem\u003ecucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e juveniles — in a lab choice test it took them in preference to thrips — but that was an arena with nowhere to go, and no one has ever run the two together on a crop and measured what happens. Release them together if you want the coverage. Just don't buy the pair as insurance: in a mixture, expect swirskii to end up the one doing the work\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eOne day after neem oil or insecticidal soap. Never with sulfur, at any dilution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePets, children, plants\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 5 Six-Inch Plants — 500 Mites","offer_id":47160232739058,"sku":"SWIR-500","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 10 Six-Inch Plants — 1,000 Mites","offer_id":47160232935666,"sku":"SWIR-1000","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 25 Six-Inch Plants — 2,500 Mites","offer_id":47160233132274,"sku":"SWIR-2500","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 50 Six-Inch Plants — 5,000 Mites","offer_id":47160246108402,"sku":"SWIR-5000","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 100 Six-Inch Plants — 10,000 Mites","offer_id":48661492072690,"sku":"SWIR-10000","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 150 Six-Inch Plants — 15,000 Mites","offer_id":48661492105458,"sku":"SWIR-15000","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 200 Six-Inch Plants — 20,000 Mites","offer_id":48661492138226,"sku":"SWIR-20000","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4X-Large — Up to 250 Six-Inch Plants — 25,000 Mites","offer_id":48661492170994,"sku":"SWIR-25000","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/amblyseius-swirskii-thrips-treatment.png?v=1789159623"},{"product_id":"neoseiulus-californicus-bottles-spider-mite-treatment","title":"Neoseiulus californicus","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpider mites in a room that runs hot, dry, or both — and \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e is the one that keeps working there. It hunts two-spotted spider mites at every stage, stays active from 50°F to 95°F, and holds on down to about 40% humidity, where the specialists stall. Half a millimetre and pale tan, so a bottle that looks like nothing but grit is a bottle working exactly as intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes it worth keeping on a plant is what it does when the pest runs out: it switches to pollen and other small prey and simply stays — weeks with almost nothing to eat, still there when the mites come back. It is also about as simple as pest control gets. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue and no re-entry interval — you dust it onto the foliage and leave it. It works the undersides and the new growth without your help, and spider mites cannot develop resistance to being eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade is speed. It eats more slowly than persimilis, so on a plant already webbed over it will not catch up alone — the standard answer is both, persimilis onto the hot spots and californicus across everything else as the patrol. We sell that pairing pre-mixed as Spider Mite Rapid Response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spider mites in hot, dry or brightly lit rooms — summer greenhouses, grow tents, anywhere under 60% humidity — and for holding ground after an outbreak is broken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by count of 6-inch plants. Heaviest on the stippled or lightly webbed leaves, undersides included, then a light dusting across everything else as a perimeter against spread.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bottle of loose mites through a vermiculite carrier, mixed stages. Deploy the day it arrives; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slower than persimilis, and more forgiving. Avoid spraying for 14 days after release while the population establishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russet and hemp russet mites — those are eriophyids, and \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e is the predator there. It takes broad and cyclamen mites as a bonus, but \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e is the one with the record on broad mite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePredatory mite — a specialist hunter of spider mites that eats like a generalist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSize\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eMicroscopic, 0.5mm, and pale orange to tan. Masters of hiding: they scatter to the undersides of the leaves immediately on release\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHow it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePierces through light webbing to reach eggs, larvae and adults. It can sit on a plant for weeks with almost nothing to eat and still be there when the mites return\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAdult lifespan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAbout 20 days. With food — mites or pollen — they lay eggs and carry on\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTwo-spotted spider mites, at every life stage — eggs, larvae and adults. This is what it is for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eBest against\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eA confirmed spider mite outbreak where you need a high concentration of specialists in one area, and hot dry rooms — summer greenhouses and grow tents under intense lighting, or humidity below 60%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAlso eats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBroad mites and cyclamen mites — a bonus rather than a reason to buy. If broad mites are the problem, cucumeris is the one with the record\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePollen and other small insects, which is what lets it hold on a plant with no pest pressure at all — blooming stock included\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eRusset and hemp russet mites — those are eriophyids and a different job. \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e is the predator there\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBottle of loose mites through a vermiculite carrier, mixed stages. Under half a millimetre and pale, so a bottle that appears to be nothing but grit is a bottle working exactly as intended\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eInstant release of a large population, for a confirmed active infestation. The sachets are the slow-release preventative version\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eLoose mites\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e50F to 95F. Active and reproductive even when temperatures spike during mid-day heat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003ePerforms best at 50% to 60% RH, and much more resilient to dry air — as low as 40% RH — than other predatory mite species\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eLight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNot sensitive to day length. Effective in both 18\/6 and 12\/12 light cycles\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eYes. It stays on the plant after the spider mites are gone instead of starving out, holding on pollen, which is what makes it a long-term preventative shield\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThe same day it arrives — there is no holding option. Rotate the bottle end-over-end for 30 seconds first, so the mites are distributed through the carrier and not all in the bottom third\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eDusted onto foliage, undersides included, heaviest on the stippled or lightly webbed leaves, then a light dusting over the rest of the garden as a perimeter against spread. For plants with resinous flowers, hanging release boxes keep the carrier off the crop\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReplace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 14 days against a heavy infestation, until the pest population crashes; every 30 days against a moderate one\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNo. Deploy the day they arrive. There is no holding option for loose mites — releasing them in imperfect conditions beats holding them in perfect ones.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOrius\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eCucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e for a multi-layered IPM strategy, and \u003cem\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e where you are fighting visible webbing and need the knockdown — \u003cem\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e stays on as the residual\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eSulfur is 21 days — wait 21 days after any sulfur application before releasing. Never with a sulfur burner running in the same space either, at any dilution: it is fatal to every predatory mite in the catalogue. And heavy webbing: no predator navigates it easily, so remove or wash off the thick webs before release\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNeem and horticultural oil kill on contact and leave nothing behind once dry. Insecticidal soap needs a day before release. Sulfur is 21 days — wait 21 days after any sulfur application before releasing. And never with a sulfur burner running in the same space, at any dilution. After release, avoid spraying for 14 days while the population establishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eHumans, dogs, cats and other animals\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 10 Six-Inch Plants — 500 Mites","offer_id":47216524820722,"sku":"CALI-500","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 20 Six-Inch Plants — 1,000 Mites","offer_id":47600110076146,"sku":"CALI-1000","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 50 Six-Inch Plants — 2,500 Mites","offer_id":48666339737842,"sku":"CALI-2500","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 100 Six-Inch Plants — 5,000 Mites","offer_id":48666339770610,"sku":"CALI-5000","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 200 Six-Inch Plants — 10,000 Mites","offer_id":48666339803378,"sku":"CALI-10000","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 400 Six-Inch Plants — 20,000 Mites","offer_id":48666339836146,"sku":"CALI-20000","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 500 Six-Inch Plants — 25,000 Mites","offer_id":48666339868914,"sku":"CALI-25000","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/neoseiulus-californicus-bottles-spider-mite-treatment.png?v=1789159642"},{"product_id":"californicus-predatory-mite-sachets-hot-dry-prevention","title":"Neoseiulus californicus Slow-Release Prevention Sachets","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor a room that runs hot, or dry, or both. \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e is the predatory mite that keeps working where the specialists stall — active up to about 105°F and tolerant of humidity down to 40%, which covers most of a heated house in winter and most of a grow tent in August. It takes spider mites above all, with broad and cyclamen mites as a bonus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes it the right sachet species is what it does with no pest to eat. Californicus feeds on pollen and other small arthropods, so the colony holds on a clean plant and waits, and it survives longer without food than most predatory mites. A specialist would starve. That is the difference between a sachet that is doing something and a sachet that is decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it is as easy as pest control gets. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and no dose to get right — you hang it in the canopy and leave it. No loose carrier on your foliage, nothing to keep children or pets away from, and nothing a spider mite can develop resistance to. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the marathon runner rather than the sprinter. Against an outbreak already underway — webbing, bronzing, spreading — it will not catch up on its own, and persimilis in a bottle is what does. Hang these across the rest of the room behind that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prevention in hot, dry or brightly lit spaces, and holding ground after a knockdown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e One sachet every three to five linear feet, or one per large plant. Sold as single sachets, with discounts on quantity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hang in the canopy, shaded, away from direct light and clear of irrigation. Do not open the sachet — the mites exit through a micro-perforated hole engineered into the paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every four to six weeks, at the shorter end in a hot dry room where the sachet dries out faster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e An active outbreak with visible webbing. Or a consistently cold space, below about 50°F. Not russet or hemp russet mites — those are eriophyids, and \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e is the predator there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eTargeted Pests\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/i\u003e is a Type II Generalist predator. While it prefers spider mites, it offers broader suppression capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"\u003eTwo-Spotted Spider Mite\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"25\" data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"\u003eTetranychus urticae\u003c\/i\u003e): Primary Target (Prevention)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"\u003eCarmine \/ Red Mites\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"21\" data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"\u003eTetranychus cinnabarinus\u003c\/i\u003e): Effective suppression\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"\u003eBroad Mites\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"13\" data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"\u003ePolyphagotarsonemus latus\u003c\/i\u003e): Preventative maintenance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eWhen to Choose Californicus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eUse this checklist to decide if \u003cem\u003eN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"32\" data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e. californicus\u003c\/i\u003e is the right tool for your current situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eGo with Californicus If:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"\u003eClimate:\u003c\/b\u003e Your environment is hot (80°F+) or dry (40–60% RH).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"\u003ePest Pressure:\u003c\/b\u003e You have low pest pressure or are \"in between\" outbreaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"\u003eGoal:\u003c\/b\u003e You want to prevent a resurgence after a chemical spray or a heavy knockdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\"\u003eConsistency:\u003c\/b\u003e You cannot mist your plants daily to keep humidity high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eDo Not Use If:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"\u003eActive Outbreak:\u003c\/b\u003e You see webbing, bronzing, or rapid spread. (Use \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"66\" data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"\u003eP. persimilis\u003c\/i\u003e in bottles for immediate knockdown).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\"\u003eCold Conditions:\u003c\/b\u003e Temps are consistently below 50°F.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eApplication Instructions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003eHang High, Keep Dry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\"\u003ePreventative Rate:\u003c\/b\u003e 1 sachet every 3–5 linear feet, or 1 per large plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\"\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/b\u003e Hang on the main stem or a branch near the canopy, away from direct light intensity if possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0\"\u003eFrequency:\u003c\/b\u003e Replace every 4–6 weeks, and at the shorter end of that in a hot dry room, where the sachet dries out faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"20,3,0\"\u003eImportant:\u003c\/b\u003e Do not open the sachets. Mites exit through a micro-perforated hole engineered into the paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"21\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003eCan I use Californicus and Persimilis together?\u003c\/b\u003e Yes. This is a common strategy. Use \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"84\" data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003eP. persimilis\u003c\/i\u003e to attack hot spots (active infestations) and hang \u003cem\u003eN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"149\" data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e. californicus\u003c\/i\u003e sachets to cover the rest of the room and prevent spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003eWill these mites survive on flowering plants?\u003c\/b\u003e Yes.\u003cem\u003eN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"149\" data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"51\" data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003e californicus\u003c\/i\u003e can feed on pollen, which allows them to stick around on flowering crops even if there are no spider mites to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003eAre they safe for organic living soil?\u003c\/b\u003e 100%.\u003cem\u003eN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"149\" data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"45\" data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003e californicus\u003c\/i\u003e is non-toxic, leaves no residue, and is safe for people, pets, and pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"25\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Storage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"26\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\"\u003eFreshness:\u003c\/b\u003e Ships via 2-Day Air with a live arrival guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"26,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"26,1,0\"\u003eStorage:\u003c\/b\u003e Use immediately for best results. If necessary, store at 50°F for up to 48 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"26,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"26,2,0\"\u003eWarning:\u003c\/b\u003e Do not freeze. Do not store near dry air sources (like standard refrigerators).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47885484130546,"sku":"CALI-SACHET","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/SpiderMitePreventionInDryEnvironments.png?v=1770993797"},{"product_id":"amblyseius-andersoni-predatory-mites-sachets-multi-mite-control","title":"Amblyseius andersoni Slow-Release Prevention Sachets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe all-weather generalist. \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e works across a wider span of conditions than any other predatory mite we carry — active from 43°F to 100°F with no winter dormancy — and eats spider, broad, cyclamen and eriophyid mites, the russet and rust mites almost nothing else will touch. When the room swings and the specialists stall, this is the one still on shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is a breeding colony, not a dose. Eggs, nymphs and adults develop in the medium and leave through a vent over about four to six weeks. Pollen keeps the colony fed, so you can hang it before pests arrive and it establishes and waits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it asks nothing of you. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and no dose to get right — you hang it on a stem and leave it. No loose carrier on your foliage, nothing to keep children or pets away from, and nothing these mites can develop resistance to. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSachets are prevention, not treatment, and they are deliberately slow. If you already have webbing, stippling or visible damage, a sachet will not save the plant — you need loose mites from a bottle for that. Start with persimilis, the andersoni bottle or Spider Mite Rapid Response, then hang sachets afterwards to hold the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e A space you cannot climate-control, where a cold snap or a heat spike does not stop it. And broad mites on hoyas and begonias — twisted, hardened new growth is where these earn the order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e One every three to five linear feet, or one per large plant. Sold as single sachets, with discounts on quantity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attach to a stem, stake or trellis near the foliage — not down at soil level. Do not open it; once the medium is wet or exposed the colony is finished, so keep irrigation and misting off the paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every four to six weeks while the season is active.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow you'll know:\u003c\/strong\u003e You won't see them, and the sachet looks identical on the day you swap it as on the day you hung it. That is normal, and it is not a way to tell whether it is working. Measure the plant instead — the newest leaf is the only honest report card.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rescue. And if your room is stable, warm and humid, swirskii or limonicus will out-eat it — andersoni's advantage is tolerance, not appetite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFirst, make sure a sachet is what you want\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSachets are prevention, not treatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mites breed inside the sachet and trickle out over four to six weeks, keeping numbers down before a problem starts. They are deliberately slow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you already have webbing, stippling or visible damage, a sachet will not save the plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e You need loose mites from a bottle for that — start with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/phytoseiulus-persimilis-the-two-spotted-spider-mite-specialist\"\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/amblyseius-andersoni-bottles-predatory-mites\"\u003eandersoni bottle\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/spider-mite-rapid-response\"\u003eSpider Mite Rapid Response\u003c\/a\u003e, then hang sachets afterwards to hold the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is actually inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA breeding colony, not a dose. Eggs, nymphs and adults develop inside and leave over four to six weeks through a vent in the paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo not open the sachet.\u003c\/strong\u003e The medium inside is what keeps the colony producing. Once it is wet or exposed, the colony is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep irrigation and misting off the paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e Same reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will not see them.\u003c\/strong\u003e The sachet looks unchanged from the day you hang it to the day you swap it. That is normal and is not a way to tell whether it is working.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to hang them\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpack on arrival. If you must wait, somewhere cool for no more than a day or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne every three to five linear feet, or one per large plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttach to a stem, stake or trellis near the foliage — not down at soil level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwap every four to six weeks while the season is active.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/predatory-mite-slow-release-sachets\"\u003esachet guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen this is the right sachet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeploy before webbing.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a shield, not a rescue. Hang it early in the season, or straight after a knockdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarages and unheated rooms.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cold nights and hot afternoons in the same day are exactly what this one is built for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBroad mites on hoyas and begonias.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twisted, hardened new growth is where these earn the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering plants.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pollen keeps the colony fed, so hang it before pests arrive and it establishes and waits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStacked with persimilis.\u003c\/strong\u003e Persimilis covers spider mites through the warm humid stretch; andersoni covers the cool nights and the mites persimilis ignores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepends what you sprayed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Residue kills them on the way out of the vent. Neem and horticultural oil are contact only; insecticidal soap needs a day; sulfur is 21 days; a synthetic pyrethroid is 8 to 12 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat working looks like\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUneventful new growth. No stippling, no bronze rough leaves, no deformity at the crown. Because the sachet itself never changes, measure the plant instead — the newest leaf is the only honest report card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWorth reordering?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndersoni is the one to reorder for a space you cannot climate-control. If your room is stable, warm and humid, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/amblyseius-swirskii-thrips-prevention\"\u003eswirskii\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/amblydromalus-limonicus-thrips-prevention\"\u003elimonicus\u003c\/a\u003e will out-eat it — andersoni's advantage is tolerance, not appetite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot sure which one? Reach out to our bug pros at \u003ca href=\"\/order-support\"\u003efgmnnursery.com\/order-support\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tell them what the plant looks like and what the room runs at, and they'll pick for you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356135407858,"sku":"ANDE-SACHET","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/AndersoniSpiderMitePreventionPredatoryMiteSachet.png?v=1770996099"},{"product_id":"amblyseius-andersoni-bottles-predatory-mites","title":"Amblyseius andersoni","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe one that keeps hunting when the room will not sit still. \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e stays active from 43°F to 100°F, works best between 65°F and 85°F, and does not go dormant on short days — so a cold snap, a heat spike or a winter indoor grow does not stop it. It covers russet and rust mites, the eriophyids almost nothing else preys on, plus spider mites, broad mites, and thrips larvae and whitefly eggs picked off along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also holds on pollen alone, so it stays on a plant that has gone clean instead of starving out. That is what makes it low-effort: nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue and no re-entry interval — you dust it onto the foliage and leave it there. It works the undersides and the tight new growth a spray never reaches, and nothing it eats can develop resistance to being eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bottle is an immediate dose of adults for pests you can see today; the sachet is a breeding colony that releases slowly onto a plant that is still clean. If there is webbing or fresh damage now, this is the bottle. Andersoni is also one of the four species in Special Blend and one of the three in Ultimate Control — buy it on its own when you want a concentrated dose of the species that covers the eriophyids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russet and rust mites; mixed mite pressure; rooms that swing hot and cold, and winter grows on short days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count. Under heavy pressure take one size up and plan a second release 14 days later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bottle of loose mites through a carrier. Deploy the day it arrives; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slower than persimilis on a pure spider mite outbreak — and still there after persimilis has gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aphids — it may take a very young one occasionally, and that is not control. If broad mite is the whole problem, \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e has the published record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003eBottle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePredatory mite — a hardy generalist that keeps hunting in conditions that shut the specialists down\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSize\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eAbout 0.5mm and pale. Very difficult to see without a magnifying glass, as they hide under leaves and in flower sites\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHow it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eIt patrols rather than swarming a hot spot, so even coverage suits how it hunts. It is not a knockdown — against heavy webbing \u003cem\u003epersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e is faster; andersoni holds ground and covers the cool end\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAdult lifespan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAbout 3 weeks. If food is present they breed and establish a permanent population\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTwo-spotted spider mites, and the microscopic broad mites and hemp russet mites. Twisted new growth and bronzed rough leaves are its specialty as much as stippling is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAlso eats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThrips larvae and whitefly eggs, picked off along the way rather than sought out\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePollen. It can survive on pollen alone, which is what lets it stay on the plant as a preventative shield when pests are absent\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAphids. It may take a very young one occasionally, but it is not an effective control for an aphid outbreak\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBottle of loose mites through a bran carrier, mixed stages. All of it beige and under half a millimetre, so a bottle that appears to be nothing but grit is a bottle working exactly as intended\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTreatment — an immediate dose of adults for pests you can already see. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/amblyseius-andersoni-predatory-mites-sachets-multi-mite-control\"\u003esachets\u003c\/a\u003e are the slow-release preventative version\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSold by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eCount\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eMixed-stage population through a bran carrier. The carrier goes out onto the plant with them\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e43°F to 100°F, most active between 65°F and 85°F. It will not die off during temporary cold snaps or high-heat spikes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003ePerforms best at 60% to 70% RH, and more tolerant of dry air than \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eLight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNot affected by shorter days. No diapause in a winter indoor grow or a fall outdoor season\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eYes. Because it holds on pollen, some population stays on the plant after the pests are gone, which is the part that keeps the problem from restarting\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOutdoors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eYes. It holds up in orchards, vineyards and gardens because it can handle wind and temperature changes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThe day they arrive. Rotate the bottle gently end-over-end first, so the mites are distributed through the carrier rather than sitting in the bottom third\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eDusted onto foliage across the whole plant, undersides included, focusing on the upper third where new growth is occurring. Spread it wide — andersoni patrols rather than swarming a hot spot. For plants with sticky flowers or high resin, hanging release boxes keep the carrier off the harvest\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eModerate infestation: size by plant count. Heavy infestation: 2,000 to 5,000 mites per 100 sq. ft.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRepeat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 14 days against a heavy infestation until the pests are controlled; every 30 days against a moderate one\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNo. There is no holding option for loose mites — releasing them in imperfect conditions beats holding them in perfect ones\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSwirskii\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003epersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e, for a multi-layered defence. Follow the bottle with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/amblyseius-andersoni-predatory-mites-sachets-multi-mite-control\"\u003esachets\u003c\/a\u003e — the bottle is the dose, the sachet is the standing population\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNeem is contact only. Insecticidal soap needs a day. Sulfur is 21 days after any application, and never with a sulfur burner running in the same space, at any dilution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eHumans, dogs, cats and other animals. They are strictly predators and do not damage plant tissue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 10 Plants — 500 Mites","offer_id":47356243083506,"sku":"ANDE-500","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 25 Plants — 1,250 Mites","offer_id":47356243116274,"sku":"ANDE-1250","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 50 Plants — 2,500 Mites","offer_id":47356243149042,"sku":"ANDE-2500","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 100 Plants — 5,000 Mites","offer_id":47356250128626,"sku":"ANDE-5000","price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 150 Plants — 7,500 Mites","offer_id":47356250161394,"sku":"ANDE-7500","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 200 Plants — 10,000 Mites","offer_id":48734770004210,"sku":"ANDE-10000","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 300 Plants — 15,000 Mites","offer_id":48734770036978,"sku":"ANDE-15000","price":114.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4X-Large — Up to 500 Plants — 25,000 Mites","offer_id":48734770069746,"sku":"ANDE-25000","price":124.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/amblyseius-andersoni-bottles-predatory-mites.png?v=1789159624"},{"product_id":"ultimate-control-predatory-mites-mix","title":"Ultimate Control Predatory Mite Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree predatory mites in equal thirds — \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fgmnnursery.com\/products\/amblyseius-andersoni-bottles-predatory-mites\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblyseius andersoni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — at a higher rate per plant than any of our other mixes. Between them they take thrips larvae, spider mites, broad mites, cyclamen mites, and the russet and rust mites almost nothing else preys on. Where one species stalls the moment the temperature shifts, these three cover a wider band of conditions than any of them holds alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three feed on pollen and alternative prey, so they stay on guard when pest levels drop instead of starving out. And it is as low-effort as pest control gets: nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue and no re-entry interval — you shake it over the newest growth and into the joints where leaves meet stems, and leave it. The mites migrate down to find prey on their own, into the tight crevices a spray never reaches, and nothing they eat can develop resistance to being eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe difference from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fgmnnursery.com\/products\/treatment-special-blend-predatory-mite-mix\"\u003eSpecial Blend\u003c\/a\u003e is density against breadth. Ultimate Control is three species at a higher rate per plant; Special Blend spreads four across the same dose, adding \u003cem\u003eswirskii\u003c\/em\u003e for warm humid rooms and for whitefly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed mite pressure, damage you cannot confidently identify, and rooms whose temperature and humidity will not sit still.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count. Apply where the leaves meet the stems and onto the newest growth at the top — mites migrate downward to find prey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bottle of loose mites through a carrier. Shake a little onto white paper under a bright light and you will see dust-sized specks moving. Deploy the day it arrives; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Do not let them dry out. The canopy microclimate runs more humid than the room air, which is where they will head anyway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whitefly as the main problem — \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e is the species with that record, on its own or inside Special Blend. And not the fastest answer to a pure two-spotted spider mite outbreak with webbing; that is persimilis, or Spider Mite Rapid Response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Power of Three: How the Roles Divide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy combining these three species, you close the gaps a single-species bottle leaves open:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Spider Mite Specialist (\u003ci\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e A hardy predator that thrives in high heat and low humidity. It can survive for weeks without food, making it the long-term sentry for spider mites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Thrips Larvae Expert (\u003ci\u003eCucumeris\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e A relentless worker that targets thrips larvae before they can mature into flying adults. It is the foundational layer of thrips control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe All-Weather Generalist (\u003ci\u003eAndersoni\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Active from 43°F to 100°F and most active between 65°F and 85°F, it does not die off during cold snaps or heat spikes, and shorter days do not send it into diapause. It hunts spider, broad and cyclamen mites alongside the others — and it is the only species here that preys on russet and rust mites, which are eriophyids and a different job entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe long version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-vs-swirskii-vs-limonicus-vs-andersoni\"\u003eTwo of These Four Columns Are Guesses.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eThe four-species comparison, checked against the primary literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-first-instar-thrips\"\u003eSix Stages. It Reaches One.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhich thrips stages a predatory mite can actually reach.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 4 Plants","offer_id":48680858812658,"sku":"UCTRL-4P","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 10 Plants","offer_id":48680859074802,"sku":"UCTRL-10P","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 20 Plants","offer_id":48680859336946,"sku":"UCTRL-20P","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 40 Plants","offer_id":48680859500786,"sku":"UCTRL-40P","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 80 Plants","offer_id":48680859631858,"sku":"UCTRL-80P","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 100 Plants","offer_id":48680898494706,"sku":"UCTRL-100P","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 150 Plants","offer_id":48680889155826,"sku":"UCTRL-150P","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/ultimate-control-predatory-mites-mix.png?v=1789159587"},{"product_id":"spider-mite-rapid-response","title":"Spider Mite Rapid Response","description":"\u003cp\u003eWebbing has appeared and the leaves are stippling. This is the bottle built for that moment: adult \u003cem\u003ePhytoseiulus persimilis\u003c\/em\u003e and adult \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e together, calibrated at 120 adult mites per 6\" plant — an intervention rate meant to overwhelm what is already there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two do different jobs, which is the point. Persimilis is the specialist: it walks into webbing other predators cannot cross and crashes the population fast. Californicus is the generalist: slower, but it tolerates dry rooms, works from 55°F to 95°F, and switches to pollen as prey thins, so it is still on the plant holding it afterwards. You get the knockdown and the residual in one go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it is simple to run. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves and no re-entry interval — you sprinkle it onto the affected foliage and leave it. The mites work the undersides and the webbed areas where a spray never lands, they find the colony without your help, and spider mites cannot develop resistance to being eaten. It also runs alongside anything else in the catalogue: persimilis eats spider mites and nothing else, and californicus has no quarrel with the thrips predators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e An active spider mite outbreak — visible webbing, stippling, spreading between plants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count, calibrated at 120 adults per 6\" plant. Judge a large statement plant by canopy size rather than pot size. Reapply every 7–14 days while mites are active; two to three rounds is typical for an established population.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e One bottle, two species, adults only. Deploy on arrival; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e European red mite or spruce spider mite — those are \u003cem\u003ePanonychus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOligonychus\u003c\/em\u003e, different genera and a different predator's job. Not russet or rust mites. And nothing off the leaf: no thrips adults, aphids, mealybugs, scale, whitefly adults, fungus gnats or anything in the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003eSpider Mite Rapid Response\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eTarget\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTwo-spotted spider mite (\u003cem\u003eTetranychus urticae\u003c\/em\u003e) primarily, plus other \u003cem\u003eTetranychus\u003c\/em\u003e species\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAlso covers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBroad mites and cyclamen mites — via \u003cem\u003ecalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e, not \u003cem\u003epersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e. Not russet or rust mites, and not European red mite or spruce spider mite\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eThrips adults, aphids, mealybugs, scale, whitefly adults, fungus gnats, anything in the soil\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eOne bottle, two types of mites\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eContains\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePhytoseiulus persimilis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNeoseiulus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTreatment. A knockdown specialist plus a generalist that stays on after\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eFoliage. Both are canopy mites — neither goes into the soil\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eTemp range covered\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e55–95°F across the two species — californicus covers the ends persimilis will not\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e needs 60% RH and up. \u003cem\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e tolerates dry rooms\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBoth at once, immediately on arrival. Loose mites can't be held\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eApplication\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSprinkle onto affected foliage, concentrating on undersides and webbed areas. Rotate each bottle gently while applying\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReapply\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 7–14 days while mites are active. Two to three rounds is typical for an established population\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSwirskii\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003elimonicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e, beneficial nematodes, lacewings, ladybugs, \u003cem\u003eAphidius\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptolaemus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNothing in the catalog. \u003cem\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e eats spider mites and nothing else, and \u003cem\u003ecalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e has no quarrel with the thrips predators — this bottle runs alongside anything here\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eOne day after neem oil or insecticidal soap. Sulfur is 21 days after any application, and never with a sulfur burner running in the same space, at any dilution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePets, children, plants\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eWhat each one does\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:28px 0\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"background:#1A2810;color:#EFECE8;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:13px 16px;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"background:#1A2810;color:#EFECE8;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:13px 16px;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersimilis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"background:#1A2810;color:#EFECE8;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:13px 16px;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#1A2810;font-weight:500\"\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eSpecialist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eGeneralist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#1A2810;font-weight:500\"\u003eEats\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTetranychus\u003c\/em\u003e only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eSpider mites, broad, cyclamen, pollen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#1A2810;font-weight:500\"\u003eSpeed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eFastest — consumes more per day than either generalist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eModerate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#1A2810;font-weight:500\"\u003eTemp\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e59–86°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e55–95°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#1A2810;font-weight:500\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e60%+ required\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eTolerates dry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#1A2810;font-weight:500\"\u003eWhen prey runs out\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eDies or leaves\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#F2EFEB;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eSwitches to pollen and holds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#1A2810;font-weight:500\"\u003eJob in the kit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eCrash the population\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"background:#FAF9F8;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF;vertical-align:top;color:#2E3A26\"\u003eHold the plant after\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 10 Plants — 3,000 Mites","offer_id":48753194860786,"sku":"SMRR-10P","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 20 Plants — 6,000 Mites","offer_id":48753194893554,"sku":"SMRR-20P","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 30 Plants — 9,000 Mites","offer_id":48753194926322,"sku":"SMRR-30P","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 40 Plants — 12,000 Mites","offer_id":48753194959090,"sku":"SMRR-40P","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 60 Plants — 18,000 Mites","offer_id":48753194991858,"sku":"SMRR-60P","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 80 Plants — 24,000 Mites","offer_id":48753195024626,"sku":"SMRR-80P","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 100 Plants — 30,000 Mites","offer_id":48753195057394,"sku":"SMRR-100P","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/spider-mite-rapid-response.png?v=1789159642"},{"product_id":"amblydromalus-limonicus","title":"Amblydromalus limonicus","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mixed infestation on a plant you care about, in a humid room. \u003cem\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus\u003c\/em\u003e works thrips larvae and whitefly eggs and nymphs at the same time, and takes spider mites on encounter — and in the one study that ranked seven predatory mite species on a single protocol, it came out top. Where it genuinely pulls ahead is whitefly and establishment: 99% whitefly reduction against swirskii's 88% in one greenhouse comparison, and it matched swirskii's population at a quarter of the release rate. It also keeps working colder than swirskii does, from about 60°F.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also as easy to run as any mite we sell. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves and no re-entry interval — you tip them onto the plant and leave them to it. They hunt the undersides and the growing tips where a spray never reaches, they find the pest without your help, and nothing they eat can develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one condition is humidity, and it is not negotiable: \u003cstrong\u003e70% RH minimum.\u003c\/strong\u003e Below that the eggs fail to hatch, and in a dry room limonicus will eat pests but will not establish a population. This is a greenhouse specialist and it does not like fluctuation. If your air is dry, californicus or swirskii are the ones that tolerate it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth keeping in proportion: that top ranking was 6.9 thrips larvae a day against cucumeris's 6.0, which is closer than the trade tables suggest. Where limonicus earns the price is whitefly, cool-but-humid rooms, and how fast it establishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thrips and whitefly together on high-value plants, in a stable humid space — 60–85°F, 70% RH and up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count. Reapply every 7–14 days while the infestation is active.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bottle of loose mites, mixed stages, with food mites and carrier. Deploy on arrival; there is no holding option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuns alongside:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anything in the catalogue. It is assumed to take cucumeris juveniles the way swirskii does, but that pairing has never actually been measured — treat it as likely rather than known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry rooms. Not broad mites or russet mites — immature survival and egg-laying on broad mite are both very low, and on tomato russet mite it lays well on a leaf disc and then cannot control the pest on an intact plant; \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius cucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e is the one with the broad-mite record. Not a webbed spider mite colony either — webbing drops its egg-laying from about 2.8 a day to 0.4, and persimilis is the one for that. And no adult thrips, adult whitefly, aphids, mealybugs, scale, fungus gnats, or anything below the soil line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003eBottle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eThrips larvae, first instar especially. Whitefly eggs and young nymphs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAlso eats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePollen. Holds the population through gaps in prey\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSpider mites, cyclamen mites, other small soft-bodied mites. Taken on encounter. Not broad mite — immature survival and oviposition on it were both very low — and not tomato russet mite, which it could not control on intact plants\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAdult thrips, adult whitefly, aphids, mealybugs, scale, fungus gnats, anything below the soil line\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBottle — loose mites in vermiculite or bran carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eTreatment — an immediate dose onto an active infestation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSold by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eCount\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eMixed-stage population with food mites and carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eFoliage — canopy and new growth. It won't go into the soil\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e60–85°F. Works at cooler temperatures than \u003cem\u003eswirskii\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e70% RH minimum.\u003c\/strong\u003e Non-negotiable — eggs fail to hatch below it. Not a dry-room product\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eYes, in high humidity with pollen or prey present\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eImmediately on arrival. Loose mites can't be held\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eApplication\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSprinkle directly onto foliage, concentrating on new growth and infested leaves. Rotate the bottle gently before and during application to keep mites distributed through the carrier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReapply\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 7–14 days while the infestation is active\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003epersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e, beneficial nematodes, lacewings, ladybugs, \u003cem\u003eAphidius\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptolaemus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDiglyphus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNothing in the catalog. \u003cem\u003eLimonicus\u003c\/em\u003e is assumed to take \u003cem\u003ecucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e juveniles the way \u003cem\u003eswirskii\u003c\/em\u003e does, but that pairing has never actually been measured — treat it as likely rather than known. Run both if you want both\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eOne day after neem oil or insecticidal soap. Never with sulfur, at any dilution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePets, children, plants\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe long version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-vs-swirskii-vs-limonicus-vs-andersoni\"\u003eTwo of These Four Columns Are Guesses.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eThe four-species comparison, checked against the primary literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/cucumeris-first-instar-thrips\"\u003eSix Stages. It Reaches One.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhich thrips stages a predatory mite can actually reach.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Up to 5 Plants (500 Mites)","offer_id":48760124670194,"sku":"LIMO-500","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — Up to 10 Plants (1,000 Mites)","offer_id":48760124702962,"sku":"LIMO-1000","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — Up to 25 Plants (2,500 Mites)","offer_id":48760124735730,"sku":"LIMO-2500","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — Up to 50 Plants (5,000 Mites)","offer_id":48760124768498,"sku":"LIMO-5000","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — Up to 75 Plants (7,500 Mites)","offer_id":48760124801266,"sku":"LIMO-7500","price":303.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — Up to 100 Plants (10,000 Mites)","offer_id":48760124834034,"sku":"LIMO-10000","price":390.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — Up to 150 Plants (15,000 Mites)","offer_id":48760124866802,"sku":"LIMO-15000","price":490.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/amblydromalus-limonicus.png?v=1789159623"},{"product_id":"amblydromalus-limonicus-thrips-prevention","title":"Amblydromalus limonicus Slow-Release Prevention Sachets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrips and whitefly together, in a humid room, on plants worth protecting properly. \u003cem\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus\u003c\/em\u003e is the heavier-hitting generalist — larger and more voracious than most predatory mites, and top of the one study that ranked seven species on a single protocol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sachet is a nursery, not a dose: a breeding population with food mites and bran inside sealed paper, releasing over about four to six weeks. Limonicus feeds on pollen as well, so the colony sustains itself on a clean plant — which is the reason prevention works here rather than just costing money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd there is nothing to it. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and no dose to get right — you hang it in the canopy and leave it. No loose carrier on your foliage, nothing to keep children or pets away from, and nothing thrips or whitefly can develop resistance to. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one condition is humidity, and it is not negotiable: \u003cstrong\u003e70% RH minimum.\u003c\/strong\u003e Below that the eggs fail to hatch. This is a greenhouse and terrarium product rather than a dry-room one — if your air is dry, californicus or swirskii tolerate it and limonicus will not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preventing thrips and whitefly in a stable humid space, 60–85°F. It tolerates cooler conditions better than swirskii does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e One sachet every three to five linear feet, or one per large plant. Sold as single sachets, with discounts on quantity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hang in the canopy, shaded, out of direct sun and away from irrigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReplace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every four to six weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry rooms. Not broad mite — immature survival and egg-laying on it are both very low — and not russet mite, which it cannot control on an intact plant. And not adult thrips, aphids, mealybugs, scale, fungus gnats, or anything in the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003eSachets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eThrips larvae — first instar especially. Whitefly eggs and nymphs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eAlso eats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePollen. Sustains the population on a clean plant, which is what makes prevention work\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSpider mites, cyclamen mites, other small soft-bodied mites, pollen. Taken on encounter. Not broad mite — immature survival and egg-laying on it are both very low — and not russet mite, which it cannot control on an intact plant\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWon't touch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAdult thrips, aphids, mealybugs, scale, fungus gnats, anything in the soil\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eSlow-release sachet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRole\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003ePrevention — maintains a standing population before an infestation starts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSold by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eOne sachet. Quantity discounts on multiples\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eBreeding population with food mites and bran inside a sealed paper sachet\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEmergence\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eMites emerge gradually over several weeks; the sachet is a nursery, not a dose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e60–85°F. Tolerates cooler conditions better than \u003cem\u003eswirskii\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e70% RH minimum.\u003c\/strong\u003e Non-negotiable — eggs fail to hatch below it. This is not a dry-room product\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eYes, in high humidity with pollen or prey present\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eHang in the canopy, shaded, out of direct sun and away from irrigation. One sachet every three to five linear feet, or one per large plant\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReplace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eEvery 4–6 weeks for continuous coverage\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSachet lifespan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eRoughly 4–6 weeks depending on temperature and humidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRefrigerate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eNo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCalifornicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003epersimilis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStratiolaelaps scimitus\u003c\/em\u003e, beneficial nematodes, lacewings, ladybugs, \u003cem\u003eAphidius\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptolaemus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eNothing in the catalog. \u003cem\u003eLimonicus\u003c\/em\u003e is assumed to take \u003cem\u003ecucumeris\u003c\/em\u003e juveniles the way \u003cem\u003eswirskii\u003c\/em\u003e does, but that pairing has never actually been measured — treat it as likely rather than known. Run both if you want both\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eChemical interval\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eOne day after neem oil or insecticidal soap. Never with sulfur, at any dilution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePets, children, plants\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48809672442098,"sku":"LIMO-SACHET","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/Limonicusprefessionalthripsprevention.png?v=1772466317"},{"product_id":"thrips-rapid-response-thrips-treatment","title":"Thrips Rapid Response - Two Stage System","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrips live in two places at once: larvae feeding on the leaves, and pupae sitting in the soil. Treat one and the other half of the population survives and re-infests. Thrips Rapid Response covers both — \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e on the foliage and \u003cem\u003eSteinernema feltiae\u003c\/em\u003e nematodes in the substrate — which is why it gets somewhere a single agent stalls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth halves go in the same day and there is nothing to mix beyond a watering can. No spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and nothing to keep children or pets away from — you tip the mites onto the plants and water the nematodes in. The mites work the leaf undersides and folded new growth a spray would never wet; the nematodes reach a life stage no foliar treatment can touch. And thrips cannot develop resistance to either one. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing to be clear about: neither agent kills adult thrips. Swirskii takes the first larval stage, second instars fight it off, and adults are out of reach entirely — so the adults you can see now will live out their lives while you kill the generation behind them. If the flying adults are the problem, Thrips Total Control is the one to buy; it adds \u003cem\u003eOrius insidiosus\u003c\/em\u003e, the only agent in our range that takes them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e An active thrips infestation at manageable levels, where the larvae and the pupae are what you need to reach. Western flower thrips, onion thrips, greenhouse thrips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count, each tier pairing a swirskii count with a nematode count.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68–86°F, 60% humidity or higher. Keep the substrate consistently moist — not waterlogged — for two weeks after the nematodes go down, because dry soil kills them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to watch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fewer active thrips, and new leaves coming in clean. How long that takes depends on how heavy the infestation is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult thrips — that is Total Control. Or a runaway infestation with widespread damage in both soil and canopy — that is Ultimate Control. And not \u003cem\u003eEchinothrips\u003c\/em\u003e, the dark sluggish thrips that stays on the leaf blade rather than the flowers: it pupates on the leaf instead of dropping into the substrate, so the nematode half of this kit has no pupal stage to attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eAt a Glance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003ePrimary Targets:\u003c\/b\u003e Specialized for Western Flower Thrips, Onion Thrips, and Greenhouse Thrips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003eThe Duo:\u003c\/b\u003e A synergistic combination of \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"38\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/b\u003e predatory mites and \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"78\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003eSteinernema feltiae (Sf)\u003c\/b\u003e beneficial nematodes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003eMechanism:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"11\" data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003eSwirskii\u003c\/i\u003e consumes thrip larvae on the leaves, while \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"63\" data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003eSf\u003c\/i\u003e nematodes hunt pupae in the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003eBundle Tiers:\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"16\" data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e10 Plant Pack:\u003c\/b\u003e 1,000 Swirskii | 5M Sf Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,0,0\"\u003e25 Plant Pack:\u003c\/b\u003e 2,500 Swirskii | 10M Sf Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,1,0\"\u003e50 Plant Pack:\u003c\/b\u003e 5,000 Swirskii | 25M Sf Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,2,0\"\u003e100 Plant Pack:\u003c\/b\u003e 10,000 Swirskii | 33M Sf Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,3,1,3,0\"\u003e250 Plant Pack:\u003c\/b\u003e 25,000 Swirskii | 100M Sf Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe long version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/biological-control-of-fungus-gnats\"\u003eFour Ways to Kill a Fungus Gnat. Two of Them Fight.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhich agents reach which life stages, and which pairs cancel out.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/how-deep-do-fungus-gnat-larvae-live\"\u003eOne Inch of Soil. That's the Whole Game.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhy the soil stages sit where they do, and what reaches them.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — 10 Plants","offer_id":48837490213106,"sku":"THRR-10P","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — 25 Plants","offer_id":48837492932850,"sku":"THRR-25P","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 50 Plants","offer_id":48837492965618,"sku":"THRR-50P","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — 100 Plants","offer_id":48837492998386,"sku":"THRR-100P","price":157.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — 250 Plants","offer_id":48837493031154,"sku":"THRR-250P","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/SwirskiiandSfNematodeTwoStageThripsTreatment.png?v=1772837040"},{"product_id":"thrips-total-control-biological-bundle","title":"Thrips Total Control - Three Stage System","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe complete answer to thrips, which means three agents, because thrips occupy three places at once. \u003cem\u003eAmblyseius swirskii\u003c\/em\u003e works the foliage, on the larvae. \u003cem\u003eOrius insidiosus\u003c\/em\u003e hunts the adults in the canopy and in the flowers — the flying, feeding, egg-laying stage that no predatory mite can catch. \u003cem\u003eSteinernema feltiae\u003c\/em\u003e nematodes take the pupae in the soil. Nothing gets left running.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three go out together and there is no waiting period between the foliage predators and the soil drench. Nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and nothing to keep children or pets out of the room for — you tip the mites and the bugs onto the plants and water the nematodes in. Between them they reach the leaf undersides, the flowers and the root zone, which is more of the plant than any spray programme covers, and thrips cannot develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne caveat worth knowing rather than glossing over. Orius eats predatory mites as well as thrips, and has been shown to push them out of flowers. The mites in this bundle ship loose, so spread them thinly across the foliage rather than leaving the carrier in piles, and expect to lose some of them to the bugs. It is not a reason to drop an agent — on its own, each one leaves a life stage running.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate thrips pressure where you want it finished rather than suppressed — adults, larvae and pupae at once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count, each tier pairing a swirskii count, an Orius count and a nematode count.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65–85°F, 60–75% humidity. Keep the substrate moist for two weeks after the nematodes go down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swirskii every 4 weeks to hold the line; Orius and nematodes every 6 to 8 weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch out for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sticky traps catch Orius as efficiently as they catch thrips. Keep them at the room perimeter rather than inside the canopy, and pull them for about a week after release.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e A runaway infestation with widespread damage; Ultimate Control upgrades the foliage mite and swaps the soil agent for that. If there are no adults in play, Thrips Rapid Response covers the other two stages for less. And if what you have is \u003cem\u003eEchinothrips\u003c\/em\u003e — dark, sluggish, on the leaf blade rather than in the flowers — it pupates on the leaf rather than in the soil, so the nematodes have no pupal stage to attack and you are paying for a third of the box you cannot use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Thrips Total Control System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAmblyseius swirskii:\u003c\/b\u003e Your persistent foliage patrol. These predatory mites establish a breeding colony that hunts thrip larvae and eggs 24\/7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOrius insidiosus:\u003c\/b\u003e The Pirate Bug. This is your heavy-duty hunter. Orius is one of the few predators capable of taking down the adult flying thrips that are too large for mites to handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSF Nematodes:\u003c\/b\u003e Your root-zone sanitation crew. They hunt down the larvae and pupae hiding in the soil, stopping the infestation cycle where it starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBundle Contents by Coverage Tier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eSelect the bundle that matches your grow size. Each tier is calibrated to provide the precise density needed for total population collapse:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e10-Plant Bundle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"\u003e1,000 Amblyseius swirskii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"\u003e200 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\"\u003e5 Million SF Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e25-Plant Bundle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"\u003e2,500 Amblyseius swirskii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"\u003e500 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"\u003e10 Million SF Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e50-Plant Bundle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"\u003e5,000 Amblyseius swirskii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\"\u003e1,000 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,2,0\"\u003e25 Million SF Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e100-Plant Bundle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\"\u003e10,000 Amblyseius swirskii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\"\u003e2,000 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0\"\u003e33 Million SF Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e250-Plant Bundle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"21\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\"\u003e25,000 Amblyseius swirskii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\"\u003e5,000 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21,2,0\"\u003e100 Million SF Nematodes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe long version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/biological-control-of-fungus-gnats\"\u003eFour Ways to Kill a Fungus Gnat. Two of Them Fight.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhich agents reach which life stages, and which pairs cancel out.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/how-deep-do-fungus-gnat-larvae-live\"\u003eOne Inch of Soil. That's the Whole Game.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhy the soil stages sit where they do, and what reaches them.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — 10 Plants","offer_id":48837847220466,"sku":"THTC-10P","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — 25 Plants","offer_id":48837847253234,"sku":"THTC-25P","price":256.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 50 Plants","offer_id":48837847286002,"sku":"THTC-50P","price":369.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — 100 Plants","offer_id":48837847318770,"sku":"THTC-100P","price":533.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — 250 Plants","offer_id":48837847351538,"sku":"THTC-250P","price":1121.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/oriusswirskiisfnematodesthripsthreestagetreatment.png?v=1772850012"},{"product_id":"thrips-ultimate-control-heavy-pest-pressure-system","title":"Thrips Ultimate Control - Heavy Pest Pressure System","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor an infestation that has got away from you — widespread damage, high counts in both the canopy and the soil. Thrips Ultimate Control is the three-stage system with both ends upgraded: \u003cem\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus\u003c\/em\u003e in place of the standard foliage mite, \u003cem\u003eDalotia coriaria\u003c\/em\u003e rove beetles in place of nematodes in the soil, and \u003cem\u003eOrius insidiosus\u003c\/em\u003e still on the adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery part of it is the heavier-hitting version. Limonicus came top of seven species on a single protocol for thrips larvae taken per day, and it is the fastest of them to establish. Dalotia are mobile predators that hunt across the soil surface and down into the root zone rather than waiting for the pest to come to them, and they tend to persist for months on their own. Orius does the thing only Orius does: it kills the adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a system this size it asks remarkably little of you. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue on the leaves, no re-entry interval and no reason to keep anyone out of the room — the beetles go onto the soil, the mites and bugs onto the plants, and they take it from there. They reach the flowers, the leaf undersides and the root zone at the same time, and nothing in the box can be sprayed past or built up resistance to. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne handling note that changes the outcome: spread the mites thinly across the foliage and keep the carrier off the soil surface. Rove beetles hunt the ground and will walk into an open pile of bran and eat the mites in it — in one measured comparison, open piles lost 92 to 100% of their mites while sealed releases grew. Orius will take mites too. Neither is a reason to skip an agent; both are reasons not to leave the carrier sitting in a heap where the beetles patrol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Runaway thrips — heavy, visible damage that has outpaced whatever you were doing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count, each tier pairing a limonicus count, a Dalotia count and an Orius count.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limonicus needs about 70% humidity to establish — below that it will eat but will not build a population.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e A booster release of limonicus about three weeks in. The rove beetles usually persist on their own for months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate pressure, where Thrips Total Control is the right size of answer. Nor \u003cem\u003eEchinothrips\u003c\/em\u003e — dark, sluggish, living on the leaf blade rather than in the flowers — which pupates on the leaf rather than dropping into the soil, so the rove beetles have no pupal stage to find. And not a plant still carrying spray residue: if the foliage is coated, nothing in the box will establish. Wait — insecticidal soap a day, spinosad 14 days, sulfur 21, a synthetic pyrethroid 8–12 weeks, bifenthrin 12–15. Neem and horticultural oil only need to be dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe Thrips Ultimate Control System\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003eAmblydromalus limonicus: A \"heavy-duty\" predatory mite that is larger and more aggressive than standard mites. They provide intense coverage of the foliage, hunting down larvae, first instars especially.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003eDalotia coriaria (Rove Beetles): Your elite soil combat team. Unlike nematodes, Rove Beetles are active, flying predators that hunt down thrips pupae and fungus gnat larvae across the soil surface and in the root zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003eOrius insidiosus: The Pirate Bug. Your aerial strike force that targets adult, flying thrips, ensuring the cycle of infestation is cut off at the sky as well as the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eBundle Contents by Coverage Tier\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eSelect the bundle that matches your grow size. Each tier is calibrated to provide the massive population density needed to wipe out an established colony:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e10-Plant Bundle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"\u003e1,000 Amblydromalus limonicus | 50 Dalotia coriaria | 200 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e25-Plant Bundle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\"\u003e2,500 Amblydromalus limonicus | 125 Dalotia coriaria | 500 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e50-Plant Bundle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"21\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\"\u003e5,000 Amblydromalus limonicus | 250 Dalotia coriaria | 1,000 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e100-Plant Bundle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\"\u003e10,000 Amblydromalus limonicus | 500 Dalotia coriaria | 2,000 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003e250-Plant Bundle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"25\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"25,0,0\"\u003e25,000 Amblydromalus limonicus | 1,250 Dalotia coriaria | 5,000 Orius insidiosus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eThe long version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/biological-control-of-fungus-gnats\"\u003eFour Ways to Kill a Fungus Gnat. Two of Them Fight.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhich agents reach which life stages, and which pairs cancel out.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #1A2810; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"\/blogs\/predatory-mite-matters\/how-deep-do-fungus-gnat-larvae-live\"\u003eOne Inch of Soil. That's the Whole Game.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display:block;color:#6A6A63;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:3px;\"\u003eWhy the soil stages sit where they do, and what reaches them.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — 10 Plants","offer_id":48837983600882,"sku":"THUC-10P","price":266.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — 25 Plants","offer_id":48837983633650,"sku":"THUC-25P","price":443.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 50 Plants","offer_id":48837983666418,"sku":"THUC-50P","price":685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — 100 Plants","offer_id":48837983699186,"sku":"THUC-100P","price":1008.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — 250 Plants","offer_id":48837983731954,"sku":"THUC-250P","price":2056.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/RoveBeetlesOriusandLimonicusAggressiveThripsSolution.png?v=1772863326"}],"url":"https:\/\/fgmnnursery.com\/collections\/predatory-mites.oembed","provider":"FGMN Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}