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Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens)

Description

Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) is a native species from North America. Native ladybugs do not bite nor do they go into your home. The only eat aphids and other soft bodied pest insects and insect eggs. It can be found in meadows, forests, agricultural fields, gardens and parks.

Measuring 6 mm long, adults are orange and black beetles with 12 black spots on his back. Eggs are white or yellow ovals and are laid in clusters on the undersides of your leaves. Larvae are black and orange alligator shaped. The mature larvae is about 7 mm long. Pupation occurs on the leaves, tree branch or on the structures of the greenhouse.

Ladybugs are limited and usually available from June to September.

Availability

For the commercial market only.

Commercial

Targeted crops

Greenhouse vegetables (tomato, cucumber, hot pepper, sweet pepper, letuce, etc)
Outdoor vegetable crops in fields, under the net and under tarp (celery, cruciferous, letuce, sweet peppers, hot peppers, potato, etc.)
Orchard
Ornemental Plants
Berries (strawberry, raspberry, grapevine, etc.)
Trees and shrubs (rosebush, ppple tree, viburnum, etc.)

Targeted pests

Melon aphid (Aphis gossypii)
Foxglove aphid (Aulacorthum solani)
Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae)
Potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)
Bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi)
Other aphid species
Other soft bodied pest insect and insect eggs

Life cycle

A life cycle lasts 4 weeks to 2 month, depending on temperature and prey access.
Optimal conditions are a temperature of 16-28ºC and humidity of 50%.
The females lay their eggs on the leaves near aphid colonies.
Each female lays 200 eggs during her life (1-2 month)
The eggs hatch in 3-5 days.
The larval stage lasts between 15 to 20 days.
A larva can consume 30-50 aphids per day.
Pupation occurs on the leaves and adults emerge after 5-7 days.

Formats

Bag

112017 - Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) - 1000 adults
112019 - Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) - 4500 adults
112021 - Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) - 9000 adults
112018 - Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) - 18 000 adults
112023 - Coccinelle convergente (Hippodamia convergens) - 36 000 adults
112020 - Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) - 72 000 adults

Introduction rate

Convergent Ladybug
Introduction	Quantity	Surface	Frequency	Duration
Preventive	2	per m²	as needed	as needed
Curative medium	10	per m²	weekly or bi-weekly	as needed
Curative heavy	20	per m²	weekly or bi-weekly	as needed

Targeted pest

Targeted production

Did you know

Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) communicates by stridulation inaudible to the human ear.

Source : Insect Sounds and Communication : physiology, Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (2006)