BLOG AROUND THE CLOCK!!!1
by Judo-Jule
user profile | dashboard | imagewall
My Blog.
My Facebook.
My Big Art Mob.
My Flickr.
My Twitter.
Search this moblog
Recent visitors
NEED HELP WITH WHITEFLIES ON HERBS!
Any ideas how to get rid of them? I had a good look and there are about 5 on every plant. Couldn't get a better photo because they are very small. Can't find any eggs but dont know how they really look like. I have a lot of plants and am quite afraid that they will spread. Shall I get rid of the infested plants? Or sprinkle them with soapy water? Or scream at them?
,#flies,#pest,#mint
beth says:
I had greenfly problems. in the end it won out :( my solution for a while was getting in an army of ladybirds who got to work pretty quick to cull their numbers, I'm sorry, the ladybirds are probably hibernating now.
hildegard says:
Pick the flies off & squish them is the organic approach. Spraying with a mild soap solution is useful if there's a heavy infestation but not really needed otherwise. Best thing to do is keep the plants properly watered, well ventilated & well fed - poor conditions make the plant susceptible to all forms of infestation. If you live near any kind of garden supplier, I'd suggest a couple of whitefly traps - a sticky pad impregnated with white-fly attracting scents. (With all the p&p;, it hardly seems worthwhile buying such tiny, cheap things online.)
Judo-Jule says:
thanks girls! i squished em. plus i have a garden center nearby so i will get some traps. my grandparents used to have fly traps over the dinner table in the 80s. yummy!