Thrips Control Garden Pack - Introduction Rates

This pack is sized for approximately 200 sq. ft. at heavy-infestation application rates across all three components.

Component	Rate	Frequency
Orius insidiosus	1 orius per sq. ft. (200 total)	Multiple introductions recommended
Cucumeris bottled mites	10-15 mites per sq. ft. (125,000 mites would fully saturate 200 sq ft at this rate — 25k provides an initial dose to combine with Orius, not a standalone full-rate treatment)	Weekly, as needed
Sf nematodes	5 million per 50 sq. ft. (25 million total)	Weekly or bi-weekly

Temperature Considerations

Orius insidiosus: 50°F–94°F; to avoid diapause, keep above 73°F, or above 50°F with supplemental lighting
Cucumeris: 54°F–80°F
Sf nematodes: 59°F–79°F soil temperature

Narrowest shared window across all three: roughly 73°F–79°F, where every component stays fully active.