Green Lacewing 5,000 Eggs

First off I need to communicate this company regularly sends excellent products. We use beneficial insects regularly for a wide variety of applications. For 5000 eggs it seems a low hatch rate. Concentrated on 2 sweet potato plants in nursery. A few crawling on 1, 0 hatched on the other. I do appreciate the company, must be tough to ship. They assured me the rest will hatch. They have fulfilled all obligations

I didn't see any eggs and never saw any larvae. Did they hatch before arrival and eat each other? I don't know.

Short version. Sickly trees overrun with aphids, house overrun with the companion ants. Trees have never looked better. No lacewings show up. I just know working because I start having sickly trees. Sprinkle the rice hulls and the ants are gone and trees are full & lush! Long story: I have huge, 3-story tall, trees. There is this weird aphid bug that was just destroying them. They are so tall the bug guys, 3-4 companies, were all talking helicopters to spray them =$$$$$!!!!!. Plus the aphids release this sap that bring the ants in swarms. One guy finally one bug guy recommended ladybugs. That was under $50 so no brainer to try. Now the lady bugs were fine. But there is a forest of these trees nearby so the bugs cone back every spring. I have to treat every May. O problem. Then the pandemic hit. I can’t find lady bugs anywhere. Shortage like anything else. One good thing to come out of it I found green lacewing! I thought the ladybugs did good. Last few years with lacewings have been phenomenal!! Trees have never looked better. No lacewings show up. I just know working because I start having sickly trees. Sprinkle the rice hulls and the ants are gone and trees are full & lush!

I layed out the rice husks as directed, waited 1 week...nothing, waited 2 weeks...nothing. Complete waste, the aphids are out of co trol since I did not even spray neem oil in order to give the lacewings their best chance at working. Cant even get a refund since it is not covered. Side Note: Now I have asian lady beetles all over my squash. Not saying they sent me lady beetles as I did not see any yellow eggs in the package but I'm wondering what else was in that package that may have attracted them. The timing is suspicious.

I live in northeast Kansas. I ordered the lacewing eggs on march 28th 2020 and they arrived April 1st. The temperatures have been in the 50's to 60's during the day and the lows have been in the 30's and 40's. I set them out the very next morning having divided the eggs and rice hulls between the paper envelopes but I did not hang them. I had read problems other people had with rain and the envelopes getting wet and so I decided to use some spare 5 inch plastic plant pots and placed them upside down with an envelope of eggs inside (right side up) where I wanted them in my flower beds or large planters. I made sure that the envelopes did not touch the soil in case it rained. I also placed a small flat rock on top of the pots to weigh them down to keep the wind from knocking them over. Well, there was an ice storm on April 3rd and I was glad I had protected the eggs! The low temperature the night of the 2nd of April before the ice storm was around 29 degrees F. The low temperatures apparently did not harm the eggs. I checked them this morning (April 6th) and they had hatched!! I took the envelopes out from under the plastic pots and sprinkled the critters and rice hulls out among my flowers (pansies), especially the ones where I knew there were aphids. I will definitely order these again! Very happy!!

I absolutely dig every product I get from this company. I’ve bought direct as well as on Amazon. This lacewing pack was the first time I was bummed. Not mad and I didn’t feel the need to try and get it replaced. But I’d say half of the eggs had hatched before arrival. To the point probably 10% of the bag had died. All different stages and so far apart even with 5,000 I was unable to establish a population large enough to combat my aphid issue. Always happy with the nematodes, lady bugs, just an observation on my first egg purchase! And my first GLW purchase. Will buy more from natures good guys. Just not this product

I hate to say it, but I had no luck with BOTH orders of lacewing eggs. It was nighttime and raining when the first batch arrived. I could actually see the eggs. Quite a few larvae already hatched out. They proceeded to eat all the other eggs right away. The second order was basically an empty bag of corn husks. Couldn't see any eggs and the only activity was three crawling larvae. Quite a few dead guys in both orders. Both times I hung all the boxes out in the garden exactly as directed and watched closely for activity. It's weeks later and still nothing. I had very good luck with NGG's ladybugs, but the lacewing experiment was a total failure. (Video = 1st batch that chomped each other by the next morning. The boxes weeks later with no activity.)

I recently purchased Nature's Good Guys Green Lacewing 5,000 Eggs to tackle an aphid and spider mite problem in my garden. The packaging was secure, and the instructions were easy to follow. Distributing the rice hulls and lacewing egg mixture into the hanging bags was a breeze. However, I encountered a minor issue when hanging the bags in the shaded part of the plant, as the provided bags seemed a bit flimsy and could be sturdier to withstand various weather conditions. The hatching process was fascinating to witness, with lacewings emerging within the expected timeframe. They went to work promptly, feasting on aphids and other soft-bodied pests. I appreciate the versatility of these green lacewings, effective both indoors and outdoors. While the product did make a noticeable impact on my pest problem, the release rate suggested seemed a bit excessive for my garden size. Adjusting the application to a smaller scale might be more practical for some users. Overall, Nature's Good Guys Green Lacewing eggs are a valuable addition to pest control efforts, though improvements in bag durability and more tailored release rates would enhance the experience.