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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: Midwestfruitjungle on September 09, 2022, 01:57:15 PM

Title: Tropical greenhouse white fly
Post by: Midwestfruitjungle on September 09, 2022, 01:57:15 PM

Hello! I am working for a small tropical greenhouse and we have dealt with whitefly a lot. Does anyone have any recommendations to get it under control?

Title: Re: Tropical greenhouse white fly
Post by: achetadomestica on September 10, 2022, 11:57:31 AM

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Title: Re: Tropical greenhouse white fly
Post by: Jack, Nipomo on September 10, 2022, 01:42:22 PM

Yellow sticky traps work in the greenhouse.  Here in CA, putting infected plants outside for a week allows natural predators to take care of the problem.

Title: Re: Tropical greenhouse white fly
Post by: Midwestfruitjungle on September 21, 2022, 11:29:59 PM

I have been putting up lots of yellow sticky traps. They are snagging a ton of flies, but it seems like there are always more and more. I’ll try to stay consistent with it, along with spraying.

Title: Re: Tropical greenhouse white fly
Post by: Kevin Jones on September 22, 2022, 10:38:42 AM

What are you spraying them with?

Kevin

Title: Re: Tropical greenhouse white fly
Post by: Vegan Potato Man on September 22, 2022, 01:24:01 PM

Maybe beauveria bassiniana

Title: Re: Tropical greenhouse white fly
Post by: Satya on September 22, 2022, 06:33:36 PM

We released beneficial mites with great results against whiteflies a couple of years ago which eliminated a big infestation on neighbor's ixoras and our shadehouse right next to it. Don't see them almost at all these days, a little bit on sweet potatoes maybe but not on fruit trees like before. This is the species I released, they work the best for very hot climates. There are several species that predate on whiteflies. https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/Mite-Predator-Amblyseius-swirskii/mite-predators