From: Don Armstrong Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 05:37:30 +0000 (-0800) Subject: add whitefly post X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=don.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=aa7a2e025ccf12624596839ae96c9e36739348d0 add whitefly post --- diff --git a/posts/dealing_with_greenhouse_white_flies.mdwn b/posts/dealing_with_greenhouse_white_flies.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..36dc1b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/dealing_with_greenhouse_white_flies.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +[[!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]]