Not sure about your neck of the woods, so to speak, but it’s been dry around here. We haven’t had any substantial rainfall in a while. As a result the normal spring aphids aren’t as problematic as they can be. Instead, you might see more spider mites. As such we decided to put our popular mite predatory mites, Phytoseiulus persimilis, on sale for a limited time. If you are unlucky enough to have spider mites already, we’re here to help. P. persimilis are a good choice.
For mite prevention we recommend Neoseiulus fallacis, and for control you do have other options such as Feltiella acarisuga, the very popular Stethorus punctillum, and others. Moreover you can also apply horticultural oil as a summer oil (for trees and shrubs). But we felt were P. persimilis a good all ’round choice for a sales item.
This sale is effective until the ordering deadline on June 13th, 2008, and will apply to orders placed by phone, fax, or made online. Please note, though, that the special pricing is good only for orders shipped no later than June 19th, 2008 (unless there is a delay on our end). They are available online now in a flowable medium like vermiculite or corn grit, and on bean leaves. Which, all depends on how you want to put them out.
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Mike Cherim responds:
Posted: June 14th, 2008 at 12:07 am →
This sale has been concluded. We will have others, though. To stay current on this sort of thing, since announcements will be made in our Bug Blog, subscribe to our RSS Feed.