[[!meta title="Dealing with Greenhouse Whiteflies"]] This weekend, I finally got around to dealing with the [Greenhouse whitefly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_whitefly) infestation we've had on the basil and mint in the kitchen window. We've previously tried [Pyrethrin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrin)-based insecticides, but eventually the whiteflies came back. After a bit of research, it appears that insecticide resistance is a fairly common occurrence with whiteflies, and other alternative approaches are needed to manage the infestation. In our case, since the plants are relatively small, I opted for drowning the plants for a few moments, and then putting yellow sticky traps out. Hopefully this will at least let the basil come back and keep the whiteflies under wraps. [[!agimg 2013/11_November/whiteflies/whitefly_card.jpg ]] [[!tag house]]