white flies on tomatoes - Page 2

Patchofdirt · February 10, 2015

Are the yellow sticky traps specifically baited with white fly attractant? I've used the kind that attract cuke beetles, but as soon as they are filled up, they are useless.

ginger2778 · February 11, 2015

The bait is the yellow color. They are strongly attracted to it. No whitefly or leafminer issues for the entire 10 month season. Never had them fill up yet.

Cole_Robbie · May 21, 2015

I just discovered I have whiteflies in my high tunnel.

I'm looking at ordering this product, linked to earlier on this thread:
http://www.evergreengrowers.com/met5...w-formula.html

A half-pint is a staggering $50, but it will make up to 100 gallons of spray. That should get me through the summer at least.

I have some Malathion that has been sitting around for years, and I'm tempted to use it. But market customers really like my "pesticide-free" label. Hopefully, the $50 bottle of spray will pay for itself.

edit: I just ordered it. $58 with shipping.

rnewste · May 21, 2015

Since you are in a relatively closed environment, I would look into Ladybugs as a non-toxic, "first choice" option.

Regarding your second question, would you feed your own children produce that had been sprayed with Malathion???

Raybo

Cole_Robbie · May 21, 2015

I lived in Florida when there was a citrus fly outbreak, and they literally sprayed the entire state with it.

Cole_Robbie · May 28, 2015

My bio-insecticide is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Here is more information about it: http://www.met52ec.com/labels/ec

I just went into the high tunnel and sprayed every plant with the garden hose to knock off all the flies I could see. It was easy to see them against the black plastic as they dropped off. There were a lot more than I realized.

rags57078 · May 28, 2015

Cole , keep us updated on how this works , I fight them little buggers every winter in the greenhouse

ginger2778 · May 28, 2015

Rags, Cole, see post #15 in this thread.

rags57078 · May 28, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by ginger2778

Rags, Cole, see post #15 in this thread.

Thanks , The problem I have is the 2 greenhouses (Each greenhouse is 22 x 60
) was neglected for several years , when I place them cards out and in under 2 days they are filled .

clkeiper · May 28, 2015

One thing to keep in mind is WEEDS harbor pests. Try to keep any and all weeds out of your greenhouse.

Cole_Robbie · May 29, 2015

I bought one little yellow fly trap, but the problem is much larger than that. I would need to buy some yellow poster board and make my own huge traps, which is not a bad idea now that I think of it.

I sprayed them all off yesterday, and now I can't tell that I did anything. It's like they all just crawled back overnight.

I talked to a rep of the company I ordered the bioinsecticide from. Important to note about the Met52 product is that it will kill all bugs, including beneficials if hit directly. It is only appropriate in infestation problems such as mine. When I hopefully get the whiteflies under control with the Met52, then I will stop spraying it, and within a few days it is fine to start releasing beneficials.

The parasitic wasp is the commonly purchased predator, but the guy I talked to recommended Delthastus, a predatory beetle: http://www.buglogical.com/delphastus/ That web site selling them recommends they be used together with the wasps.

Tracydr · May 29, 2015

Cole- buy a big tub of Tanglefoot and some yellow plastic cups. You paint tanglefoot on the cups and stick a bamboo skewer in each to put in the ground, or drill a hole to hang them up with wire.

ginger2778 · May 29, 2015

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Originally Posted by Tracydr

Cole- buy a big tub of Tanglefoot and some yellow plastic cups. You paint tanglefoot on the cups and stick a bamboo skewer in each to put in the ground, or drill a hole to hang them up with wire.

Or use a pushpin to fasten them onto a wooden stake. That makes a drainhole too, if your sprink system gets water in the cups.

Vaseline smeared on the cups works too.

Starlight · May 31, 2015

I've done that too. Gotten a couple packages of the colored 3 x 5" index cards, taped a bamboo stake to the back of it and covered with vaseline and put in pots. Works great.

Cole_Robbie · June 3, 2015

The Met52 seems to be working very well so far. It's been five days since the first application, and I just now sprayed it the third time. It looks like I still have a lot of whiteflies, but almost all of them are dead. I sprayed some potato beetles munching on a volunteer plant a couple days ago. They are dead, too. The stuff is apparently quite lethal to bugs.

May 21, 2015	#18
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I just discovered I have whiteflies in my high tunnel. I'm looking at ordering this product, linked to earlier on this thread: http://www.evergreengrowers.com/met5...w-formula.html A half-pint is a staggering $50, but it will make up to 100 gallons of spray. That should get me through the summer at least. I have some Malathion that has been sitting around for years, and I'm tempted to use it. But market customers really like my "pesticide-free" label. Hopefully, the $50 bottle of spray will pay for itself. edit: I just ordered it. $58 with shipping. Last edited by Cole_Robbie; May 21, 2015 at 10:16 PM.

May 28, 2015	#25
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	One thing to keep in mind is WEEDS harbor pests. Try to keep any and all weeds out of your greenhouse. __________________ carolyn k

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February 10, 2015	#16
Patchofdirt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: KC Posts: 9	Are the yellow sticky traps specifically baited with white fly attractant? I've used the kind that attract cuke beetles, but as soon as they are filled up, they are useless.

February 11, 2015	#17
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	The bait is the yellow color. They are strongly attracted to it. No whitefly or leafminer issues for the entire 10 month season. Never had them fill up yet.

May 21, 2015	#19
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Since you are in a relatively closed environment, I would look into Ladybugs as a non-toxic, "first choice" option. Regarding your second question, would you feed your own children produce that had been sprayed with Malathion??? Raybo

May 28, 2015	#22
rags57078 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: South Dakota Posts: 278	Cole , keep us updated on how this works , I fight them little buggers every winter in the greenhouse

May 29, 2015	#26
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I bought one little yellow fly trap, but the problem is much larger than that. I would need to buy some yellow poster board and make my own huge traps, which is not a bad idea now that I think of it. I sprayed them all off yesterday, and now I can't tell that I did anything. It's like they all just crawled back overnight. I talked to a rep of the company I ordered the bioinsecticide from. Important to note about the Met52 product is that it will kill all bugs, including beneficials if hit directly. It is only appropriate in infestation problems such as mine. When I hopefully get the whiteflies under control with the Met52, then I will stop spraying it, and within a few days it is fine to start releasing beneficials. The parasitic wasp is the commonly purchased predator, but the guy I talked to recommended Delthastus, a predatory beetle: http://www.buglogical.com/delphastus/ That web site selling them recommends they be used together with the wasps.

May 29, 2015	#27
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Cole- buy a big tub of Tanglefoot and some yellow plastic cups. You paint tanglefoot on the cups and stick a bamboo skewer in each to put in the ground, or drill a hole to hang them up with wire.

May 31, 2015	#29
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	I've done that too. Gotten a couple packages of the colored 3 x 5" index cards, taped a bamboo stake to the back of it and covered with vaseline and put in pots. Works great.

June 3, 2015	#30
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The Met52 seems to be working very well so far. It's been five days since the first application, and I just now sprayed it the third time. It looks like I still have a lot of whiteflies, but almost all of them are dead. I sprayed some potato beetles munching on a volunteer plant a couple days ago. They are dead, too. The stuff is apparently quite lethal to bugs.