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Sat, Apr 27, 13 at 17:10
| My tomatoes are 3 weeks old & about 18 inches high & looking beautiful . Problem is the whiteflies are trying to devour them already !! How do you obliterate this pest ? |
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| You can use Sticky Whitefly Trap (Safer), Insect Killing Soap (Safer) [organic] or Neem Oil (Dyna-Gro) [natural]. You can also plant some companion plants such as: Nasturtium, Zinnia, Hummingbird Bush, Pineapple Sage, and Bee Balm. |
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- Posted by WinslowsMom none (My Page) on Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 2:23
| Earthworm castings work great for me. But I haven't had them on my tomatoes. Had trouble with some on a Rose of Sharon last year. |
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| Daniel - I ordered some of the yellow sticky traps . Will Bayer Advanced for Fruit and Vegetables work in containers ? Systemic? WinslowsMom - the earthworm castings deter the whiteflies ? How do you apply ? |
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| Both products - made by Bayer and Bonide - are NOT organic / natural, so I don’t know. Probably yes, but I do NOT use chemical things. Systemic House Plant Insect Control (Bonide) has very good reviews in Amazon. Regarding worm casting as insects repellent, please read: Worm castings - miracle cure for diseases and pests?. Also, “3 weeks old & about 18 inches high”… Can you post some pictures? |
This post was edited by Daniel_NY on Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 9:51
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| I would really like to caution you not to use a systemic pesticide on vegetables or fruits. They are not labeled for use on edibles. I assume these are outside and that you mean they were planted out three weeks ago, not that the seeds were planted then. If they are not outside, get them out ASAP. Whiteflies are much worse inside because there are no beneficials to keep them under control. I've gotten rid of them by using Neem Oil. Spinosad is another safe, organic insecticide that might work. Either will work faster than a systemic. |
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| Spinosad has outstanding reviews in Amazon. |
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