Lacewings to control Aphids

I have a few questions regarding the Green Lacewing predatory insects to control the Aphid infestation in my grow room.
I have ordered a batch of 5000 Green Lacewings to get this infestation under control.
My questions are :

  1. Will the Lacewings be killed or damaged by the left over patches of Diatomacious Earth sprinkled around on the Coco and stems?
  2. Should I remove all the sticky traps to avoid them capturing my new green friends ?
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Yes and yes

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Thanks, the DE is going to be a mission to remove, will have to spray the stems off with water.

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Lady bugs are good aphid control as well. The larvae love aphids.

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Thanks, the Lacewings should be here tomorrow. Order is a few days late!

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Ya im about to go to predator mites or lady bugs toget rid of the last of some mites

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@Medicineman33 where will you order them from?

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Ordered From a supplier of predator mites and Nematodes in Kenya. I am in Durban, South Africa, cost for the 5000 lacewing is around $25 USD

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We may not share a continent but we do share bugs lol. Good luck!!

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Oops just realised that wasn’t meant for me lol. Damn gummies

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Check amazon

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Haven’t sprayed for 5 days now to be sure there’s no poison to kill the Lacewings. So the critters are starting to march up the stem this morning. This afternoon they will be met by very hungry predators that haven’t eaten for a week while being in transit :fork_and_knife:

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:potted_plant::eyes::potted_plant: I’m still a newb so I’m excited to see how this works out. Hang on little ladies reinforcements are on their way! Good luck :call_me_hand:

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The pamphlet / instructions that came with the parcel
Will release them in a few hours just before lights out


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Well the Lacewings appear to be dead, they were still in egg form but at least half of them were a grey colour and not green. Couldn’t see any movement under the lens either.
Supplier is sending another batch free of charge, their courier messed up and took 4 days longer than they should have.
Bummer.

Put the container in one of the plants in case some actually do survive, holding thumbs…

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Awww man that sucks. I was waiting on a war of the worlds kinda action.

me too !!

Some of the Lacewings survived and are already patrolling and taking care of the Aphid larvae and Fungus gnats too. Crappy pic I took of a larvae searching for live aphid babies lol

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