Nature's Good Guys Green Lacewing 1,000 Eggs - Slow Release Hanging Bag

Our patio garden has been hit by an aphidpocalypse. We've already tried weeks of diluted alcohol sprays, painstaking manual aphid-squashing and leaf-cleaning, and hundreds of ladybugs, but the infestation keeps growing.I bought a bag of these lacewing eggs a few weeks back and divvied them up into 5 smaller bags which I distributed among the most damaged plants. While I can't honestly say I've seen any of the little guys with my own eyes, there are now hundreds of dried-out aphid husks all over formerly infested leaves.This is the only thing that's worked. I've already ordered a second bag of lacewing eggs for a different area of the patio.

I bought these lacewing eggs to combat an infestation of mealybugs, and partitioned some into a petri dish so I could use a microscope to ensure they were hatching. Within three days, the eggs had hatched into small lacewing larva (see attached microscopy images). They're easy to miss, and barely visible to the naked eye. One larva could likely fit on the tip of a pin.I would recommend this seller. The eggs were delivered viable and as described.

Some people may buy eggs and have them hatch, but if like me you buy eggs from this brand and they do not hatch, don't assume that they will actually be willing to hold to their guarantee. I was left incredibly upset and frustrated by the experience and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone ever. There are too many other brands out there to risk buying from one who does not stand behind their product, guarantees, or basic customer support.

These are lacewing eggs. They hatch into tiny crawling bugs, which are what eat the aphids. Some people said they didn't see the lacewings, and so gave bad reviews for other vendors. The bugs are very very tiny. once they leave the bag you are not likely to see them again. Look for them crawling out of the bag. I put my bag on my fairly large lemon tree, and moved it every day, so the little bugs would be dining in various parts of the tree. I researched them online. Once they turn into lacewing flying bugs, they eat nectar, so you want to have flowers in the area so they will lay eggs in your yard and you will have the larvae again during the next cycle.

I hung the lacewings per their directions and overnight there was a downpour which cause the lacewings hanger to break apart and drop the lacewings to the ground. the bag was plastic and contained a lot of water.I wrote to them directly and they did not respond until after I complained via Amazon and then they said "The french fry bags are not water proof". I replied that I did not know what a "french fry bag was". the next reply was an apology and a statement to the effect that if the eggs did not drown then they were fine.End of story.I am trying another vendor.

Now obviously I don't expect someone to sit down and count out 1,000 insect eggs. I also understand that not every egg is going to hatch. If I had 500 or so eggs hatch then I'd have been fine. If I said I had 50 eggs hatch then I would be very optimistic with that guess. I waited over 10 days before giving this review. In that time I've personally seen no more than 20 of the little insects moving around. They are easily seen if you know what to look for and several hundred would be more than noticeable. Perhaps I received a bad batch but I don't think I'll be trying them again from here.

I think most of those who posted negative reviews don't know what to look for. These things are larva and are tiny, nearly microscopic. Ours came already hatched and crawling around inside. Easy to miss, but definitely in there.

I put these in my aphid infested garden last week. I've been seeing the level in the bag go down and the lacewing larva crawling around. Today I saw them on my strawberry plant, which is exactly where I wanted them.Update: I checked my strawberries today and no aphids. Instead I saw little lace wings on the leaves.