{"product_id":"gateway-bug-ladybug-aphid-kit","title":"The Gateway Bug - Ladybugs + Lacewing Eggs","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost everyone's first beneficial is a ladybug, and for good reason: release them at dusk on the lower stems and they head straight for the aphids. Most of them fly off within a day or two, though, which is why the Gateway Bug sends backup. Green lacewing eggs hatch within a day or two, depending on temperature, into larvae that can't fly, so they stay on the plant and keep eating, leaf by leaf, through what the ladybugs left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth of them eat every aphid species, so you don't need to know which one you have. Both go out at the same time, in the evening. And you can watch both of them work. Nothing to mix and nothing to spray. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e One big, visible colony you want gone, and anyone trying beneficials for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by plant count. Each tier pairs a ladybug count with a lacewing egg count.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both at dusk. Mist the plant lightly and let the ladybugs out on the lower stems, then sprinkle the lacewing eggs and their carrier across the leaves near the aphids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Happiest in a normal, comfortable room. The eggs hatch faster in a warm room, and lacewings handle drier air well. These are ranges they like best, not hard limits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to watch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fewer aphids where the ladybugs fed, then small grey-brown lacewing larvae working through what's left, then new growth coming in clean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepeat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every 2–4 weeks while aphids are active.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Root aphids in the soil. Keep ants off the plants first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in each size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300 ladybugs | 1,250 lacewing eggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e25 plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750 ladybugs | 2,500 lacewing eggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e50 plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,500 ladybugs | 5,000 lacewing eggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100 plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4,500 ladybugs | 10,000 lacewing eggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e250 plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9,000 ladybugs | 25,000 lacewing eggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — 10 Plants","offer_id":67667884966130,"sku":"APGB-10P","price":71.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — 25 Plants","offer_id":67667884998898,"sku":"APGB-25P","price":92.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 50 Plants","offer_id":67667885031666,"sku":"APGB-50P","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — 100 Plants","offer_id":67667885064434,"sku":"APGB-100P","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — 250 Plants","offer_id":67667885097202,"sku":"APGB-250P","price":238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8275\/3778\/files\/gateway-bug-kit.png?v=1791651241","url":"https:\/\/fgmnnursery.com\/products\/gateway-bug-ladybug-aphid-kit","provider":"FGMN Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}