Danger! Whitefly!

Can somebody help me and give me advice? Whitefly had occured on leaves of my chrysanthemum and I didn't know how I can win it. Who know how to fight with whitefly?:ntwrth:

 

systemic insectide plus getting rid of nearby weeds that also attract whitefly.

Found greenfly on the roses yesterday

 

After being plagued with white fly in the 80s and early 90s I've not seen one for more than 10yrs.

I dont actually know what I did to get rid of them, they just went.

I think it may have something to do with the type of plants you are growing, some plants are suckers for white fly.
I'm guessing I just stopped growing the particular type of plant that they were overwintering on.

Now I just wish I could have the same out come with red spider mite. :(

 

Organic

Hang up yellow sticky traps to catch flying adults. Grow strong-smelling plants, such as French marigolds, alongside your tomatoes as a deterent. Every two to three days spray the underside of leaves with a soap-based spray containing fatty acids to kill emerging adults. When the temperature remains above 10 celsius in the greenhouse you can use a biological control, such as the parasitic wasp, Encarsia formosa, which attacks the juvenile forms of whitefly.
Chemical

Repeated sprays with products containing bifenthrin, though some strains of whitefly can become resistant. Also try those containing imidacloprid and thiacloprid, which are absorbed by the plants (causing no damage) to be taken up by the sap-sucking whiteflies.

 

Thank you!

 

I always tend to err towards the soapy water method first and foremost, to be honest

 

Wotcha.... yep, whitefly are a b****y menace, but you can fight back! There's lots of places selling controls for both inside (the greenhouse) and outside. I've bought from several websites including www.buzzorganics.co.uk who I've found cheap (if these places ever are) and very, very helpful. If all else fails you can always use a flamethrower :hehe:

 

Hehe! Things are never that bad, step away from the options involving fire...! :skp::wink: