{"id":926,"date":"2025-05-27T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/?p=926"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:39:49","slug":"lacewings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/lacewings\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacewings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Lacewings (<em>Crysoplera <\/em>spp.) \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>GDD Window (base 50): emergence at 253 GDD<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Popular, commercially available beneficial insects<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Adults \u00bd to \u00be&#8221; long, delicate, green or brown, small heads, large <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">eyes, &amp; transparent wings are longer than the body<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Larvae are spindle shaped, yellow to brown in color, and mottled<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Eggs are laid on the end of long, fine silk stalks, and are usually <\/span><\/b><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">attached to leaves or twigs<\/span><\/b>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Hatching larvae\u00a0eat a wide range of insects, including own siblings<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Piercing, sucking sickle-shaped mouthparts of larva are\u00a0sharp &amp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">hollow (can easily penetrate soft bodied insects)\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Adults often seen near porch lights, especially in warmer months<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Prey pests:<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"> aphids, caterpillars, lace bugs,\u00a0beetle larvae,\u00a0insect eggs,\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">and mites (sometimes called &#8220;aphid lions&#8221;)<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Management:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Fostering Beneficial Insect Populations:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Allow minor populations of soft body pest populations, <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">especially in plants not sold that year<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Avoid broad spectrums wherever possible<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Monitor shaded regions for beneficial predators<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Misting foliage before releasing can help them stick\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Provide pollen and nectar sources\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Release early in the season when pest populations are low<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Pesticide Impacts\/Considerations:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Insecticides negatively impact predators through direct <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">contact\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">and also<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"> when they 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Tradenames do not imply\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">endorsement and are used as examples. You must strictly follow the label for each compound prior to use. Rutgers is not responsible for<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">m is used materials or damages thereof. The label is the law. Labels will provide detailed information on use and restrictions. 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