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Bugs for Bugs Fly Parasitoid Wasp Mix
Bugs for Bugs Fly Parasitoid Wasp Mix targets house flies and stable flies during the pupal stage, helping interrupt the next generation before adults emerge. The mix contains Spalangia endius, Muscidifurax raptor and Nasonia vitripennis, tiny wasps used around nuisance-fly breeding sites. It is intended for settings such as horse studs, poultry farms, piggeries and feedlots, as part of a programme that also reduces the places where flies breed.
Female wasps place their eggs into immature fly pupae. The developing wasp feeds on its host and kills it, then a new adult emerges from the fly's pupal case to continue the cycle. The supplied material consists of parasitised fly pupae mixed with vermiculite. It is therefore working on future fly numbers, rather than knocking down the adult flies already moving around animals and buildings. Visible improvement can take several weeks, which makes early and repeated releases more useful than waiting for an outbreak to become severe.
Release units keep the material close to suitable breeding sites along fence lines, drains, spilt feed or undisturbed manure. In stables and other indoor environments, the pupae can also be distributed around pens and feeding troughs. Good sanitation remains essential: removing fly-breeding material, managing vegetation and monitoring pest activity all help the biological programme work. Regular releases from spring through autumn build overlapping wasp generations while conditions remain suitable.
These insects have their own handling requirements. They should be released promptly, and refrigeration is specifically unsuitable for this mix. Emergence can be spread over time, so a quiet-looking pack does not necessarily mean that the process is complete. The live pupae and the nonliving release units are separate products; a release unit is not included with these pupal packs.
NOTE: Biosecurity restrictions currently prevent this product from being sent to Tasmania.
NOTE: These are living insects with a short shelf life, so we don't hold them in store. Your order ships fresh, direct from the breeder.
Species image credits: Muscidifurax raptor female on fly puparium - Photo courtesy of USDA Agricultural Research Service, imageK9933-2 (public domain). Via Wikimedia Commons. source; Public domain (USDA ARS). Cropped to square and resized. Spalangia endius female, Fig.1 - Gómez Segade, C.B., Garrido, S.A., Aquino, D.A., Corley, J.C. & Cichón, L.I. (2021), Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina80(2):48-52, doi:10.25085/rsea.800209, CC BY4.0. Figure JPEG extracted unchanged from article PDF; source; CC BY 4.0. Background and scale bar removed, resized. Nasonia vitripennis, BOLD Systems specimen photograph SMTPJ107-14 - CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics; CC BY 4.0; source; CC BY 4.0. Cropped to square and resized; source scale marker retained.
Interrupt nuisance flies before the next generation takes flight.
Targets Fly Pupae
Developing wasps kill hosts before flies emerge
Works Near Breeding
Release material goes close to fly-development sites
Supports Ongoing Management
Repeated releases help build overlapping wasp generations
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Bugs for Bugs Fly Parasitoid Wasp Mix
Key Highlights
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Key Highlights
- Targets house flies and stable flies
- Contains a mix of fly parasitoid species
- Supplied as parasitised fly pupae
- Suitable for animal-husbandry fly-management programmes
- Vermiculite carrier for local release
Directions for Use
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Directions for Use
Application Rate
- Large animals such as cows and horses: 100 - 500 wasps per animal per fortnight.
- Medium animals such as pigs: 40 - 100 wasps per animal per fortnight.
- Small animal husbandry such as poultry: 2 - 5 wasps per animal per fortnight.
Application
- Begin early in the season, before fly numbers become difficult to manage, and make regular releases from spring through autumn until cold weather prevails.
- Transfer the pupae into separate parasite release units and hang them close to fly-breeding sites such as drains, spilt feed, silage pits or undisturbed manure.
- Maintain good sanitation, regularly remove fly-breeding material and manage vegetation around animal areas.
- Monitor fly numbers and parasitoid establishment.
- Horse stables and other indoor environments: the pupae may be sprinkled around pens and feeding troughs.
- Allow time for results: these wasps attack pupae rather than existing adult flies, so reduced adult numbers may not be noticeable for several weeks.
- Wasps may take up to 2 weeks to begin emerging; emergence can then continue for a further 2 weeks.
Safety
Check chemical history and pesticide side-effects before release. Most insecticides used against adult flies are toxic to these parasitoid wasps.
Release as soon as possible after delivery. If adverse weather prevents release, keep the packs for several days in a dark room at 15 - 20 °C. Do not refrigerate.
Beneficial Profile
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- Scientific Names: Spalangia endius; Muscidifurax raptor; Nasonia vitripennis
- Beneficial Type: Parasitoid Wasps
- Target Pests: House flies; Stable flies
- Supplied Stage: Parasitised fly pupae containing immature wasps
- Carrier and Packaging: Vermiculite in paper bags
- Release Units: Sold separately; not included
- Suitable Environments: Animal-husbandry fly-management programmes
10000 Parasitised Pupae
- Product Code: FP-4
2500 Parasitised Pupae
- Product Code: FP-1
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If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.
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Size: 10000 Parasitised Pupae
