Defeating the Whitefly Garden Menace!
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- It's time to defeat the whitefly menace! They're bad this year and it'll only get worse. Here are some tips to deal with them in your garden.
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Thank you for these tips. I also appreciate the sense of humour.
I used to be a commercial grower. It would help if you take off the leaves below the first truss of flowers. That where most of the eggs are. That will to bring down the population. Keep doing the spray regime. Take off the older leaves as the plant grow. It will also help to produce bigger fruits.
Great advice. :)
I had to take all the leaves off my chili plant. Will the leaves grow back?
@@hillgolde more suckers might grow
Thank you!
I walked past my decorative kale plant and hit the leaves and saw a massive bunch of white flies. Came in and saw this site and got my spray bottom, sprayed both side of the leaves and couldn't believe here it is two days later and saw a couple of flies. I will respray them. But I can't beleive the difference. Thanks
Also remember to spray the soil around the plants as well. The fly eggs can fall from the leaf to the soil below where they hatch. The larvae feed on soil material until they develop into adult flies.
I love the idea of using petroleum jelly. I bought yellow sticky traps once and found that not only do you catch the bugs, but I had a sparrow with his wing stuck on these traps. They are way to dangerous to have in a garden. There is absolutely to 'give' to this sticky stuff. Banned from my garden ever since. (By the way - managed ever so gently to remove the bird's wing. Hope he made it after all...)
MTM bird
Lolll a sparrow? Wow
I took a fire log, wrapped it in yellow duct tape, then covered that with inverted (sticky side out) packing tape. Every few days I spay that with Pam to refresh the stickiness.
I have to deal with them annually, I find that a strong spray with the hose to the underside of the leaves, early in the morning, a few times a week, usually takes care of 90% of the problem without using any chemicals. Those eggs on the back of the leaf can really stick though, give em good blast.
I use paper sheets inside plastic sleeves, which is a really cheap method and the yellow shows on both sides. Hang it up using the holes, with the open edge taped up and pointing downwards to miss the rain or watering. The Vaseline can be wiped off when yukky and reapplied.
Thank you so much as I have been dealing with whiteflies and they love my basil. I started vacuuming my sunroom tomato plants last winter with my 3 year old plants and I love the yellow picture idea. They will get decorated today!
Did it work?
The yellow frame is genius. I have these little bastards on my indoor hibiscus. I just noticed it this morning I can't wait to try a few of these tips.
Lauren Nangano in stead of frames try plastic party plates. bright, cheap and easy to replace.
You made a hot mess comment. Lmbo
They don't like shiny things. So the shiny side of the aluminum foil around the plants deters
them, but of course won't kill them. Thanks for the tips!
Good advice thanks. I have a huge lemon bush that has 1000s of white fly, I sprayed fly spray around the base and 10,000s appeared... so I got serious and took a aerosol can and a lighter and committed a mass execution of White fly. Helped get the numbers to a point were they are treatable.
OMG... You called in a napalm stike 🤣
@@PeterMaddison2483 Desperate times call for desperate measures :)
@@SubdivisionNZ I dread to think what your next step up would be... 'nuke's' 🤣
Yep, the old frames and jelly will be my method. Good 1.
I use lemon scented dish soap and lemon scented ammonia in a spray bottle. Fill with water and spray. It works.
Can we also use lemon with sop?
You use ammonia? and your supposed to use the plainest dish-soup you can find.
Amoniac attracts fungus gnats.. And so does the vinager and I don't know what to do anymore
Awesome! Goin out to check my mater's because, something's not right with one of my plants. Thank you so much for what seems to be a great idea!
I'm in South Africa and have a great problem with white fly. Will try the frame thing. Last season I used the sticky fly catchers and that helped as well. Thanks for the video
Nice idea on the yellow paper. You know you could laminate some of the yellow paper. It would be reusable and not as messy as cleaning the picture frames I think.....Ann
Thanks. I found yellow plastic cups yesterday, so I'll be staking those all around (with the Vaseline) soon ;-)
Reaganite71 That's even better:)
Love the idea
Oregano or peppermint will also repel white flies.
You can put some in a blender with water, put it in a spray bottle and spray or just plant in pots and put near by.
Is it safe for ladybugs?
Great video I will try this tomarrow thank you oh and you have a great sense of humor 👍🌾🌷🌾
We ordered plastic squares already pasted in glue to catch the flies.
You have a hole in a corner and a piece of garden wire to fix it in place, just peel of the guard sheets and there you go.
Also if you plant your tomatoes at waist hight it's easy to spray underneath.
I would get ladybug larvae/nymphs instead of ladybugs. My kids and I gathered a bunch of nymphys (they called them alligators) and put them at the base of an aphic infected little tree and they crawled up the tree and devoured all the aphids in one night. Then they turned into ladybugs and did a second round of work in the garden.
Problem is, tomatoes are covered in small hairs, large enough to inconvenience ladybugs, so they don't do anything on the plants.
Great idea!
That sound a better idea than buying ladybirds. I read one commenton a gardening channel here in the UK where someone had bought a load of them and put them on their plants and ... They all flew off 🤣
Thank you for that advice I do appreciate it thumbs up buddy
I was going to suggest spraying yellow paint inside a jar or bottle and putting the vaseline on the outside. But then I saw the hint below to use yellow plastic cups.
He is hilarious! Good tricks!
WOW, that is a good find for the cam so folks like me know exactly what they are. I have seen them in my garden and I did spray them and you are right they are invasive. I need to do mine again.
WOW.. the picture frame idea is genius!!
Thanks!
Ya, I thought so too.
Heck, 'Agent Orange' for the bug world 🤣
Its interesting. Ive been watching your channel and others before I started my garden for knowledge and tips. I just started my raised beds this year and Ive never had a a problem with insects except mosquitoes and the cabbage butterflies (they seem to be good pollinators at the expense of my brassica plants) and problem with tomato diseases. The only thing ive been using to prevent insects is neem oil.
Companion Planting helps a lot. But for Tomatoes, you want to plant them in the same place every year, they Love Home. When I plant tomatoes, I put a clove of garlic next to each plant and it eliminates the Red Spider Mite. Onions, Shallots and Celery in the "Tomato Bed" will keep a large portion of pests away from the Tomato's. This year so far, has been Horrible for Insects, but the Tomato's are looking GREAT!
Thanks for sharing the video. God bless you and your family!
You as well. Thank you.
I started spraying and vacuuming under all of my tomatoes plants leafs I started
In February and got it got it done in November
There is also a tiny wasp that goes after whiteflies. The city of Modesto, CA used it to control the ash whitefly population that was destroying the city's street trees.
Whitefly Parasite: Encarsia formosa
Encarsia formosa is a tiny (0.6mm) wasp that attacks only whiteflies. Adult female Encarsia kill whitefly scales in two ways: by puncturing and feeding on scales, or laying their eggs in scales (each female may produce 30-500 eggs during her lifespan). Encarsia eggs hatch into tiny larvae, which cause the whitefly pupae to turn black as the young wasps mature. At 70°F, a new adult wasp emerges about 21 days after the egg is laid. The parasites are shipped inside the blackened whitefly scales which are attached to cards in batches of 50-100 per card.
This information is from:. www.ipmlabs.com
Haha that was funny about it son. Thks for giving me advice about those critters
Good tips, those bugs are ripping my brain off of what to do with them, short of burning my garden with real fire.
Burn it up....I got your back....hahahaha
Heavens no, no pray for patience, mediate remembering we have dominion over all critters, hold on n keep it growing, lol 👑 🎚
Neem oil (2 TBSP per gal water) is amazing with a little vegetable oil (1/2 tsp per gal water) 1 Week apart intervals . Keeps them at bay ...
I love your videos. Very informative and you're hilarious! Keep up the good work! :-)
Indeed
I'm definitely going to try it! Thank you
Thanks for the pest control tips
I use the same method but with a twist i boil some water with garlic cloves let that cool and use that to top up it works as a repellent because white flies and aphids hate garlic hope it helps also i learned somewhere you can use the juice from a worm tower diluted with water as a repellent
Ha! Very funny but informative 💪🌱thanks from the UK🇬🇧
Thank you for watching!
If you see even a couple of these suckers on your underleaves, spray your plants with some kind of detergent mix IMMEDIATELY. All I did was a bit of garlic/chili spray and the next morning they had multiplied 100x.
These are awesome tips! I’ve had a real problem with the white flies in my houseplants. I’ve had plants for years and this is the first time I am experiencing this menacing pests and trying everything to get rid of them including hydrogen peroxide and water....Dr. Bonner’s Castille soap, alcohol, tea tree and water...I give them showers almost every other day it seems. I’m going to try out the Vaseline on the glass frames with yellow paper inside the frames.
I still use cut up yellow poster board and Vaseline taped inside my indoor grow shelving. That and small little cups of apple cider vinegar. They land in it and never come out. ;)
Love the picture frames - will do.
Thanks for watching!
HI Reaganite - I like your DIY recipe to get rid of these pests! Does the yellow mouthwash work the best, or can it be the blue kind? I have used Neem oil with some success as well, but you have to spray every 5 days, not every 6, because they multiply on the 6th day. I did this for about 2-3 weeks consistently and reduced their numbers dramatically. Thx for taking the time to share your ideas!
It has to be yellow mouthwash Kim.
Reaganite71
Thx!
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY My uncle told me I had to visit Simply Love Gardening (just google it). I got everything I needed from one place.
Kim did you use the neem peppermint oil spray or just neem oil??
Thank you..I didnt understand what he said...I heard yellow melkwash
BTW this mix has far too much soap and the alcohol does nothing. Try 1-2 tsp soap per gallon, it's plenty.
That is what is happening to me. I am drying out. I thought a bottle a day keeps the doctor away.
Thanks for sharing
I ve seen a lots of magic blend against the white flies, but that one is new to me and i am growing tomatoes for about four years in a subtropical climate. That means that i was able to grow tomatoes all year long at any given month of the year.
Did it work?
@@MrGaurav2807 Nope, the only organic pesticide that is effective is neem oil with high PPM 3000 or 10000 PPM the higher PPM the bette it isr, under 3000 PPM white flies won t care at all, you should take down white flies at early stage of the plant, because if your plant is big and if you have a large field you won t be able to threat your plant, unless you have industrial equipment for pulverization.
Good tips! Big season is starting for me in zone 6. The war is on!
Ty sir.
I like your ideas and will try yours out for the White Flies.... I use a Cup of Olive Oil and water...shake it up and give them boogers a dose all over .
Great video. Like the comedy too
Love your passion to get rid of those whiteflies! Do you have a follow up video? Which of the options did you find to work best?
Thanks for the info. I realized today my tomato plants had them today...I'm definitely following your rec.
Very interesting. It was very puzzling that last year, whitefly was attacking all of the yellow lantana in my area. Even some multicolored lantana with orange and yellow. The white lantana right next to the yellow in my parkway was untouched. Sounds like there is something to the whole yellow thing. I am going to try the petroleum method as trying to spray lantana when it's in bloom is very difficult.
I battle these little bastards every year here in central Georgia!!! Thanks for the tip👍👍
God bless your suggestions
Great information thank you
Thanks ...very informative. I noticed your drip watering system and would like to learn more about the system
I have a newer video on that here: ruclips.net/video/cKAxjL8fYLQ/видео.html
And one on putting a fertilizer injector on it here: ruclips.net/video/rvpSQd7_KTc/видео.html
Another tip is dry all your already eaten corn job and soak it into vinegar and place them into your garden . all flys, pesticide hate smelly vinegar.
White flies are all in my grass too
Thank you 😌
I'm going to try fly paper. Haven't done that yet, but I'm ready to try whatever it takes short of chems.
Ive done this. It did really well the tape was full literally full. But then need to deal with evgs😞
Love your video. Great share.
thanks for these handy tips....will definitely try the spray on my whole garden..hoping it combats and eliminates all fly " pests"
Did it work?
@@MrGaurav2807 it did quite well ;) eliminating some of my garden sprays
Hi. Will your spray kill the ladybugs? I really like the pic. frames n jelly, very cost effective. Happy Holidays !! Peace to you and yours
I've never had a problem with that. Thank you.
Dear Garden Menace! Ive companion planted amaranth, leeks, anise hysop, and allysum next to my row of tomatoes last year and not a single aphid or white fly was in sight. It made the farm look more appeal. Try it if you havnt already
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1 to 2 ozs dawn dish soap. 2 ozs alcohol . 2-3 oz yellow mouth wash. 5 oz water. Spray on them.
Salute to you sir good luck with your ongoing struggle with these tiny sap suckers....I guess the alcohol has an evaporation effect on them. nice choice and bravo thanks for the tips...Mick Melbourne Oz.
Can I use that for my grass? I walk through my grass an nothing but white looking tiny moth? flies? fly up!
If they attracted to Yellow - should we not be planted marigolds in the vegi garden?
Maybe orange ones.
I’ve been told to use hydrogen peroxide 2 oz to a gallon of water. Spray all over the plant especially under the leaves. Kills the hordes flying around too. I still have some so I try your recipe tomorrow.
That won't burn the leaves? Will it work for mint?
2 tbs canola oil and a few drops of dawn in a gallon of water works on White flies and spider mites and other soft bodies. This can be used often, every 5 days until they’re gone. If I don’t want to use water, the lady bugs are great. Thinning the bottom of plants and keep them off the dirt makes it harder for the bugs. I thin out all the bottom third of my tomatoes and thin the center. More air, less bugs. Neem oil works but smells harsh and isn’t cheap. Canola oil is cheap. I like to spray top and bottom of the entire plant and also the surrounding ground. But sometimes you have to mix it up, try one and next time another. They say you can add neem oil to the watering and it will treat from the inside. Systemically. I have used alcohol in the past but by the time I killed the mites I also killed the plant. Good luck.
hahahahaha love it
NEEEM WITH YOUR SPRAY....I AM CONTSTANTLY FIGHT THEM! When your neighbor lets them flourish, you'll just have to fight them Non stop like I do, but my spray does work when applied once a month. (1 tbsp neem, 1 tbsp dawn, 1 tbsp baking powder.....mix thoroughly with one gallon water in sprayer like the ones you can get at home depot gardening dept for $10)
Great tips sir. Will apply these on my garden.
After I spray, do I need to wash off later?
Neem oil...whiteflies HATE it!! Worked like a dream!
What is the formula for neem oil.? I tried before and did not work. May be i have the incorrect formula
2Tblspn of Neen Oil to 1 Gallon of Water.
Great tips! Thanks!
How long will it take to spray $10,000 plan how much to have to mix
I noticed these damn things last year. They were everywhere. I was like, what are these things? I got rid of the plants they were infesting. They were on my potato plants. I used a spray bottle and sprayed the hell out of the plant. This year I have neem oil, 100%. I am using this. I also saw a video where he recommended using Dr. Bonner's castile soap, it's organic. You use about a tablespoon and fill it up with water/spray bottle. Spray it on the plant. I really hated seeing these little bastards. I am going to use the yellow paper method as well.
What about neem oil
Alcohol typically kills bugs that size on contact. If it doesn't burn the plants too bad you could go up to 25% alcohol and spray the plant with the mixture, wait a minute, then spray it off with water so it doesn't burn the plant
Yes, my plants get damage from the alcohol very bad .
Does this Custom Concoction kill them instantly on touch or over time?
What about neem oil?
Seems like your picture frame traps would work on squash vine borers as well. Have you tried it for them?
3m spray adhesive on yellow card stock works good there.
@@Tiki71 where can I buy 3 M adhesive spray ?
Lowes, home depot, etc.
Try using a bottle of Cutter Backyard Bug Control. You can buy it at Lowe's. You just hook it to your water hose and spray it around. Don't spray it directly on your garden. Spray everywhere. This has been recommended to me.
Toxic
Very glad I saw this. I have a garden for the first time and have not had bug issues as of yet. I have 7 tomatoe plants and some of them are fruiting. My husband reminded me to watch for worms and now I know what needs done if they appear. I had forgotten about white fly too.
Why did they leafs dryer?
I really was waiting on you to throw the kitchen sink at them! I still think that method works!
hehe jk. great video yeah I should try this thx for sharing
they'd probably just fly a few feet up and land back on the sink SMH!!
AMAZING!!!!!!! Thanks!
Thank you so much for this tip
I keep using this but is it safe for gunnera species
Thank you
Very good I hate the whiteflies they ruin my prune Trees! And a lot of vegetables!
Put tobacco in a stocking and soak it in hot water until the water is nice and dark.That, with dish soap and Listerine into a hose end sprayer.
You need to give exact quantities of each
How about a pump up sprayer? And covert your black light mosquito zapper, to have a yellow light. that way at night, the white fly moths, would be zapped to death, and feed the frogs!
Dang that lady bug was so full it couldn’t eat anymore
My yard is so badly infested that I don't think I'll get rid of the m completely, but I'm going to try everything you just mentioned. Will the mouthwash dawn soap mixture kill my ladybugs if i buy some. I worry that they will die. Also I have an exterminator that sprays for spiders and crawly things. I worry if that will also kill my ladybugs..
Careful killing spiders & crawly things as many are beneficiall in the garden. I'm also worried that the petroleum & yellow card trap will do the same thing to all the helpful and harmless bugs, not just the white fly
Try planting marigold plants close by which the whitefly hate
Can the white fly smell the vegetables or see
We are not aloud to buy alcohol here in The Netherlands . What to do to get rid of those peskies little flies ?