Biological Controls
Predators are our biological controls that are ordered weekly. Must be paid for by 2.00pm Tuesday for picking up in the shop the following Thursday. Should not be used with pesticides, as the chemicals may kill the predators. Ask our staff for advice if you have treated your plants with a chemical insecticide recently. Due to them being live creatures, predators are not for mail order.
Other Predators
We have a wide range of other predators available.
Let us know what pest you are suffering from and we will do our best to find its nemesis. Aphids, chafer grubs, leatherjackets, mealybugs, sc ... more.
Sciarid Fly Predators
Sciarid Fly (Fungus Fly) are tiny black flies the size of a midge.
The grubs live in the growing medium and eat roots and rotted vegetable matter. They especially like the tender rootlets that are the most im ... more.
Spidermite Predators
Spidermites are a very serious problem with many food crops.
A tiny relative of ticks, scorpions and spiders, they eat exclusively plant material and breed very fast.
The first signs are little spots i ... more.
Thrips Predators
Thrips are sap-sucking insects only 2-3mm long.
Thrips tend to start low down in the plant around the veins of the leaves and among the growing medium. Leaves and buds can be distorted or t ... more.