Over time, the eggs transform into larvae that look something like an alligator with a bug head. While these larvae are not as attractive as the adults, they still can consume 30 to 40 aphids a day. These bright green, delicate bugs are voracious eaters and can eat up to 30 to 40 aphids a day. They typically live among weeds or leaves of trees and shrubs, and they have a very good reputation for staying in the area where they are released. Plants that produce high amounts of pollen and nectar, which the adults eat, attract lacewings.
Lacewings are also available in our catalog.
They arrive just before they hatch and should be set out as soon as possible. The primary beneficial stage of the green lacewing is the larval stage. The larvae are flat and cone shaped with sickle shaped jaws, used to grasp their prey as they consume them. They are typically brown or yellow mottled with red or orange, and have short hairs or bristles projecting from their body. They remain in the larval stage before cocooning themselves in a globular white mass to pupate into adults.