{"product_id":"aphidoletes-aphidimyza","title":"Aphidoletes aphidimyza","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe aphid midge, and the one to reach for when you have more than one aphid at once or cannot identify the one you have. \u003cem\u003eAphidoletes aphidimyza\u003c\/em\u003e takes over 60 aphid species — green peach, melon, potato, foxglove, cabbage, rose — and its orange larvae kill more than they need to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt works while you are asleep and asks almost nothing of you. Nothing to mix, nothing to spray, no residue and no re-entry interval — you set the open container on damp shaded medium and the adults emerge over the following days, fly at night, find the colonies by scent and lay their eggs in among them. They reach aphid clusters tucked into growing tips a spray would never wet, and aphids cannot develop resistance to being eaten. Safe around people, pets and anything you plan to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo conditions decide whether it works indoors. It needs damp, shaded growing medium to pupate into, so the bottle goes low and on moist soil rather than onto foliage. And it reads day length: under roughly 13–15 hours the larvae enter diapause. A dim night light prevents that and it takes very little — under 5.5 lux — but it must not be red, and it will not override a cold room. They also need real darkness to fly and lay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e A moderate to heavy aphid infestation, several aphid species at once, or an aphid you cannot identify.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes go by square footage. Pairs well with \u003cem\u003eAphidius\u003c\/em\u003e wasps — the wasps find the hidden aphids, the midge larvae clear the dense colonies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrives as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pupae in a wood fibre carrier in a ventilated bottle. Nothing will be moving, and nothing is supposed to be — adults emerge over the following several days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch out for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow sticky cards catch adult midges as efficiently as they catch pests, and ants will kill the larvae to protect their aphids. Deal with both before you release.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafe around:\u003c\/strong\u003e People, pets, plants and food crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anything that is not an aphid. The adults take only nectar and honeydew; it is the larvae that feed, and only on aphids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#F6F4F1;border:1px solid #E7E4DF;padding:30px 32px 8px;margin:36px 0;font-family:'DM Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#2E3A26\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eField Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Instrument Serif',Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:#1A2810;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAphidoletes aphidimyza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#6A6A63;margin:0 0 4px\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eThe beneficial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSpecies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAphidoletes aphidimyza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCommon name\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eAphid predator gall midge\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003ePredatory gall midge — generalist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSize\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThe larvae are tiny, bright orange to reddish and maggot-like — small, but easy to spot against a green leaf\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHow it works\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThe adults fly at night, locate an aphid colony by scent and lay their eggs in it. The larvae that hatch are the predators\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eWhat does the killing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eThe larvae. They paralyse the aphids and drink their body fluids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat it eats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHunts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAphids — over 60 species, among them green peach (\u003cem\u003eMyzus persicae\u003c\/em\u003e), melon or cotton (\u003cem\u003eAphis gossypii\u003c\/em\u003e), potato (\u003cem\u003eMacrosiphum euphorbiae\u003c\/em\u003e), cabbage (\u003cem\u003eBrevicoryne brassicae\u003c\/em\u003e), foxglove (\u003cem\u003eAulacorthum solani\u003c\/em\u003e), cannabis or hemp (\u003cem\u003ePhorodon cannabis\u003c\/em\u003e) and rose (\u003cem\u003eMacrosiphum rosae\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eBest against\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eA moderate to heavy infestation, or several aphid species at once — and the case where you cannot positively identify which aphid you have\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEats opportunistically\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThe adults take nectar and honeydew only. It is the larvae that eat aphids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePupae\u003c\/strong\u003e in a carrier medium, inside a ventilated bottle. Nothing in the bottle will be moving and nothing is supposed to be. This one emerges over the following days — it does not get spread, and the carrier does not go onto leaves\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eShips as\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003ePupae\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEmergence\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eAdults emerge over several days, not all at once. Keep the release area slightly damp to assist it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eOptimal temp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003ePerforms best between 68°F and 79°F. Activity slows significantly below 59°F\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eHumidity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eHigh humidity is critical — 70% or higher — to stop the pupae and larvae drying out\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eLight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eSensitive to day length. Under roughly 13 to 15 hours the larvae enter diapause, so year-round indoor use needs supplemental light at night — and two details decide whether that works. It takes very little: under about 5.5 lux is enough. But it must not be red — in the study that established this, larvae did not respond to red light — and it does not override cold. At an 18°C day \/ 10°C night cycle the low light was nullified and 89% entered diapause anyway. They also need the dark: adults fly and lay at night, and a room on 24-hour lights gives them nowhere to do their job\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eEstablishes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eIn a greenhouse with natural soil floors they may pupate in the soil and return, and left undisturbed with a moist pupation site they will run a second generation on their own. Bone-dry benches break the cycle after the first generation. In indoor tents or pots they usually do not persist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1A2810;margin:26px 0 2px;padding-top:14px;border-top:2px solid #E07D5A;display:inline-block\"\u003eRunning it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eDeploy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eThe day of arrival. If a delay is unavoidable, a cool dark place at 40–50°F for no more than 48 hours\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003ePlacement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eOn \u003cstrong\u003edamp, shaded growing medium\u003c\/strong\u003e — the open bottle, set down on moist rockwool or soil in a shaded spot near the base of infested plants, or in a release box. \u003cstrong\u003eNot onto foliage and not onto dry soil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Set it low: midges emerge and fly up, so a container near the base puts the whole canopy above them\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eRelease timing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eAt dusk or under low light. The adults are nocturnal and will start searching for egg-laying sites immediately\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eReplace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eIn indoor grow tents or pots, every 2–4 weeks during an active infestation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eCompatible with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAphidius\u003c\/em\u003e wasps — the pairing professional growers use. The wasps find the hidden aphids while the \u003cem\u003eAphidoletes\u003c\/em\u003e larvae clear out the dense colonies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eKeep separate from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px;font-weight:500;color:#1A2810\"\u003eYellow sticky cards, which catch adult midges as efficiently as they catch pests. And ants: they will kill \u003cem\u003eAphidoletes\u003c\/em\u003e larvae to protect their aphid livestock, so deal with them first\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 20px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #E7E4DF\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:0 0 148px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6A6A63;line-height:1.5;padding-top:2px\"\u003eSafe around\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 280px\"\u003eHumans and pets. Adults feed only on nectar and honeydew, and the larvae feed only on aphids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FGMN Nursery","offers":[{"title":"X-Small — Hot Spot — 4 Square Feet (10 Aphidoletes aphidimyza)","offer_id":50523114307644,"sku":"APHD-10","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small — 16 Square Feet (16 Aphidoletes aphidimyza)","offer_id":50523114340412,"sku":"APHD-16","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 50 Square Feet (50 Aphidoletes aphidimyza)","offer_id":50523114373180,"sku":"APHD-50","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large — 100 Square Feet (100 Aphidoletes aphidimyza)","offer_id":50523114405948,"sku":"APHD-100","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large — 250 Square Feet (250 Aphidoletes aphidimyza)","offer_id":50523114438716,"sku":"APHD-250","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2X-Large — 500 Square Feet (500 Aphidoletes aphidimyza)","offer_id":50523114471484,"sku":"APHD-500","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3X-Large — 1000 Square Feet (1000 Aphidoletes aphidimyza)","offer_id":50523114504252,"sku":"APHD-1000","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2166\/5887\/files\/aphidoletes-aphidimyza-fast-aphid-control-treatment.png?v=1790388916","url":"https:\/\/www.giftsforyounme.com\/products\/aphidoletes-aphidimyza","provider":"Gifts for You 'n Me","version":"1.0","type":"link"}