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Target Pests: Fungus gnats, thrips, shore flies, moth flies, spring tails, root mealybugs.
Atheta coriaria or Rove beetle (Dalotia coriaria) are used primarily to assist in the control of shore flies and fungus gnats and other small arthropods in the soil or planting media. They also help control soil stages of thrips and feed on most other small soil organisms such as moth flies, springtails, and root mealybugs.
Description: Atheta coriaria or Rove beetle (Dalotia coriaria), formerly known as Atheta coriaria, is a native species of a soil-dwelling rove beetle which feeds on small insects and mites. Both adults and larvae are active aggressive predators and are attracted to decomposing plant or animal material and algae, where their hosts are found. While they are beetles, they do not necessarily look like beetles. They are light to dark brown in color, with adults being 3-4 mm long.
It has been used successfully in vegetable, bedding and potted plant production and seedling and cutting propagation. Atheta adapts well to the various growth media (including rockwool and coconut fiber) and capillary mats used in plant production. They will not survive freezing or flooding conditions.
Key Features:
- Anystis is large, hungry and highly mobile
- Easy to see and scout
- All motile stages are predatory
- Can live and reproduce in a wide range of temperature and humidity