Gardening > InsectsJuly 10, 2009

Getting Rid of Aphids and Whitefly

There was a post awhile back about making your own pest control out of soap and water. I need a pest control for aphids and whitefly. Can someone help me?

By mother3times from Interlachen, FL

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08/30/2009

Using sprays on white flies can and does kill other critters. There are some effective systemic products but same result. The biggest concern is bees on flowering plants. If they have white flies I would only use a non residual contact killer. Bees are too important to indiscriminately kill.

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07/18/2009

When I get either one of them, I use a nozzle on the hose that I can spray really hard.. The water smacks their soft bodies hard & kills them. Now spidermites is a whole different thing.

07/10/2009

Any time you use soap or any other chemical on a plant, including Safer Soap, it sets your plant back and it takes a while for it to recouperate.

To get rid of aphids, I use a water hose and spray them off the bottom of the leaves of the plants, they won't climb back up.

You will probably have to use a chemical to get rid of the whiteflies:
http://www.rnzih.org.nz/Plant_Doctor/WG156_Whitefly_infestation.htm

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