Green Lacewing 1,000 Eggs - NaturesGoodGuys

In my first order, the lacewings had already eaten each other. The seller readily sent me a new order and these were much better!

After ordering the product and expecting it at a certain date it was delayed almost a week. It’s been several weeks now and no sign of the larva, I added to my most affected plants and no signs of anything, bad bugs still there killing my plants. At this point I will start using aggressive spray - but for sure a huge disappointment and waist of money!

I had a serious aphid problem on one of the flowering bushes in my garden. Tried lady bugs but they mostly just flew away. But these little guys worked! When I firsts received them I was really doubtful because all I saw was what looked like 2 small dead larvae. At the start of day 4 I emailed the company asking how much longer it should take for the larvae eggs to start hatching. They quickly responded, saying to give it another day or two. The next morning there were tiny larvae moving around in the bag they came in, and they are really tiny, so I had to use a magnifying glass to see them better. Also, not many had hatched so I was still doubtful because I had A LOT of aphids. First I sprinkled the bush lightly with water, to give the lacewing larvae a water source, but not a lot because you don’t want the little sachet pouches to get wet when you place them on the plants. I followed the directions they provided very precisely; I placed them in the shade & tried to shelter them from rain. I tilted the bags on a 45 degree angle to minimize water getting in if it rained. I became doubtful again because it took a few more days to begin seeing quite a few on the bushes leaves. Little by little I could see more of them traveling around in search of aphids, and after a week there was a big improvement. Two or three weeks later NO MORE APHIDS! These are living creatures that have to survive whatever conditions might happen while being sent thru the mail, but if they survive that, they will definitely do a great job with the worst of aphid infestations, and without the use of chemical! Great product! 8/20/26 UPDATE: Very impressed, and glad to have this product to avoid use of chemicals. Back In 2022 the affected flowering bushes were so weakened by the aphid infestation that they had stopped blooming nearly completely, just a half dozen flowers over the entire summer. That summer was my first purchase and I saw substantial improvement, and was very happy! This summer the same bushes are COVERED IN FLOWERS!…COVERED!! It has required using the aphids at the start of each summer, but this summer may be the last time I need it, the shrubs are doing great!!! SOME TIPS TO INCREASE SUCESS: - Try to order when weather is still in the 60’s to avoid the aphids having to survive high heat in transit. - I prefer the little boxes over the sticky strips. The only time the aphids didn’t hatch for me was using the sticky strips. - water the plant leaves a bit before placing the aphids to provide the hatchlings water source. - I angle the boxes at 45degree angle and position the open side to not face the sun, to minimize how wet the straw gets if it rains, and a shady spot helps avoid high heat.

Keep them in the envelope in a warm area indoors until you see a few hatch. Also, water the area you intend to release them in well before release. I’m not sure the actual number of eggs lines up with the advertised claim though.

First, these shipped very fast, and I received them within a few days of purchase. I really appreciate the fast shipping. The packaging seemed well done. After reading the reviews, I thought that most people probably didn't look closely enough for the tiny lacewing larvae, and decided to give them a try. I bought these to treat fungus gnats on my house plants...inside my house. I brought all my plants into a single room so I could keep the lacewings monitor warmth and keep them semi-contained, then misted my plants to get them ready. I regularly inspected my plants and soil closely for lacewing larvae. I got really excited when I found one and took a picture. The egg it hatched from had been stuck in the original packaging. Throughout the next couple weeks, I inspected the plants with a flashlight and magnifying glass both in the morning and in the evening. Unfortunately, that single lacewing was the only one I ever saw. Over a month later, there also seems to be the same amount (probably more, actually) of fungus gnats. It's possible that I just got a bad batch or maybe getting lacewing eggs to hatch is just something that is hit and miss. Next time I plan to look for already hatched larvae instead of eggs.

Don’t waste your money. I was so excited and followed the directions…placed (hung) the boxes on the underside of my back porch railing. I have fennel, dill, yarrow all growing up to and next to the boxes (easy access for the larvae to climb onto the leaves). Boxes stayed dry. No ants. Checked on boxes multiple a times a day. It’s been almost 4 weeks now. Not one lacewing emerged. Do not recommend.

First, the shipment (which included pirate bugs and green lacewing eggs) arrived in a timely manner, were delivered to the front door (hence no cooking in the mailbox), and was well packed, included insulating material. The pirate bugs were live, and when I released them, it appeared that a large proportion (perhaps most) were alive and active. Instructions on how to place the pirate bugs and lacewing eggs were clear to understand. The downsides. First, after about two days, I could not find any evidence of the pirate bugs. Now, they are a very tiny insect, so seeing them directly would be difficult. But the large number in the order that I released in our heated greenhouse should have made a noticeable dent in the aphid population. It did not. Second, I've seen no evidence of any of the hypothetical 1,000 lacewings. The adults are larger (they grow up to 3/4 of an inch) and hence are much easier to spot than pilot bugs. The greenhouse has been at about 45 - 55 degrees F at night. Perhaps that was too cool for the eggs to hatch? I don't know, and the instructions gave no information about temperature tolerances. The bottom line is that I don't know for sure if the problem was with the quality of the insects delivered from NaturesGoodGuys or the environment into which they were released. But I lean toward the former, because out of the large number of pirate bugs and lacewing eggs, I would have expected to see at least a 10% survival rate even under poor conditions, and even if the beneficial insects were hard to spot, I should have seen a decrease in the aphid population rather than an increase. If I order beneficial insects again, I will order ladybugs. At least they are much easier to spot and hence to monitor!

What is shipped are tiny eggs. Smaller that 1 mm, difficult to see with the naked eye for many people. Definitively the delivery and setup to use could be much better: If you order them in the hot months of the year and the delivery takes time to arrive, everything may arrive dead. Also, if you order just "a few" (like 1000), huge hanging paper bags may not be the best idea. But if you pay for a fast delivery and place the rice hulls correctly where the aphids are, you can see how the tiny larvae go straight to the work and how they grow in the matter if hours. And the larger they get, the more aphids they eat and the farther they spread in the plant. So then they will work great! But if you accidentally wet the rice hulls while watering the plants, or because of the rain, or you put them in the wrong places, far from aphids or where the wind blows them away, you just wasted your money.