Rove Beetle

SHIPPING DEADLINES Please note we cannot ship live insects to PO Box addresses.  All orders placed to a PO Box instead of a physical address will be delayed until an address is provided. Rove Beetle (Dalotia coriaria) Dalotia coriaria is a fast-moving, soil dwelling rove beetle. It is a generalist predator that feeds on a wide range of small insects and mites but is primarily an egg predator. The Rove Beetle is used in the control of fungus gnats, thrips pupae, moth fly larvae, shore flies, root mealybugs, springtails and other small arthropods. The supplied adults can fly and find hard-to-reach locations in greenhouses where pests may lurk.  The larvae are predaceous and resemble the adults. They thrive in damp conditions and are ideally introduced early during propagation cycles in greenhouses.  Can be combined with BioStratiolaelaps to help prevent root aphids While they are beetles, they do not quite look like beetles. They are light to dark brown in color, with adults being 3-4 m