Whitefly is a particularly small white flying insect, is a very common plant pest, even if it is a plant raised indoors, it is easy to infect whitefly, if you want to completely remove indoor whitefly, what method to use, the following to introduce in detail.
Whiteflies are very small, if they are larvae are a clump of white powder, very different from other pests, just powdery pests, once they mature, will become small flying insects, these adults will fly around the house.
At first, it is difficult to find whitefly infestations, when they are still larvae, they are only white powder, and the adults only become small flying insects that can be seen by the naked eye.
If you see white bugs on plants, but they can't fly, it's possible that they're whiteflies, not whiteflies.
Whitefly start with powder, slowly turn into flesh bugs, and finally become winged flying insects, which can breed a generation in 4 weeks, they will lay eggs on the back of the leaves, and the following is what I saw when I looked over, they were only hidden on the back of the leaves at first.
Whitefly are very annoying and not only mutilate plants, but also fly around. Whitefly suck up plant sap, and neither the flowers nor the leaves are spared, and the leaves turn yellow and fall off.
At the beginning, whiteflies are hidden on the back of the leaves, so the plants you just bought must carefully check the leaf back and leaf axils, and those with pink powder may also be whiteflies.
Soil that is not disinfected and sterilized should not be used to raise flowers, plants can be placed outdoors in summer, or improve ventilation, which is conducive to reducing insect pests, and the flowers, fruits or vegetables bought may carry pests, and be careful.
Once whitefly is found, even if it is a larva or powder, it must be treated as soon as possible, and here are a few commonly used methods.
Commonly used chemical pesticides are imidacloprid, acetamiprid and avermectin, which are better medicines to deal with whitefly, but also early insect infestation spraying, but if kept indoors, it is not suitable for spraying.
How to completely remove whitefly without pesticides
First remove the eggs, then the adults, and then remove the eggs of the whitefly are very simple and easy to kill.
It is best to buy some biological soap sprays directly, and some soapy water without additives can also be used at home, even the common neem oil.
Soapy water or neem oil is only effective for larvae and powdered whitefly, not adults.
Homemade whitefly insecticide can be used to liquid soap, you can buy biological insecticidal soap directly, 15 ml of soapy water mixed with 1 liter of water.
Mix and stir well and spray directly onto the leaves, of course, not all soaps can be used, you can test on a few leaves before use to see if it works.
Neem oil spray kills
Neem oil is a very effective organic solution for spraying whiteflies, which has a good effect on completely removing whiteflies, and can also avoid re-inducing and prevent whiteflies from erupting again.
You can buy very cheap neem oil or neem oil, when spraying need to be diluted with water, generally with 10 ml of neem oil mixed with 1 liter of water, which can add about 10 ml of soapy water.
For too serious branches and leaves, it is necessary to cut off and throw them into the trash can outside, and then control the adult whitefly lice, which can be caught with traps.
Yellow stickers can be placed directly next to branches and plants. It is even possible to use a vacuum cleaner to catch whiteflies, but be careful not to suck on the leaves of the plant. After that, it is necessary to check regularly to avoid recurrence.