How To Get Rid Of Whiteflies From Your Garden | Organic Pest Control

[@richardreimer]

Kathy, You ROCK! Thank You for Your Time and Consideration. ❤

[@shreyashidey9590]

Very informative! I love how you explained about Beneficial insects and the last part where you said plant stress and disease susceptibility... thank you so much!

[@davegallagher4498]

Well done. I learned a lot from this and will take the advice with the use of the oil.

[@DobbinsFamily]

One of the best gardening presentations around. A must for all gardeners! Thank you, Green Thumb!

[@GreenThumbNurseries]

Thank you, Steve! I'll tell Kathy you said so!

[@amratprajapati9861]

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[@thingshappen9199]

@@GreenThumbNurseries what is the name of the fly that matches with surf? Surfly?

[@debraputnam8647]

I had loads of white flies in my sage & parsley. I made a very effective DIY oil spray that eradicated the white flies. Excellent for aphids on my lettuces, & killed caterpillars & aphids on my broccoli 🥦 DIY OIL SPRAY: Fill sprayer bottle with water. Add Tbsp oil Few drops Dawn or other dish detergent My effective organic go to for pests😁

[@Dasani_water_drinker]

How big of spray bottle?

[@debraputnam8647]

32 oz spray bottle. Most home improvement stores sale these. I like the Zep commercial professional sprayer. It has lasted me for years. I bought a sprayer at Home Depot and it didn't spray as it should have.

[@Dasani_water_drinker]

@@debraputnam8647 thank you sooo much!!! ♥️

[@oldporkchops]

May I ask what type of oil?

[@Dasani_water_drinker]

@@oldporkchops any type, olive, corn, neem

[@naomiemoore5725]

Wonderful! Thanks for all the tips and info! Much appreciated.

[@GreenThumbNurseries]

Thanks so much for tuning in, Naomie!

[@chitrabhakta3820]

The best way to get rid of whiteflies is to put a good amount of worm droppings at the base of the plant. I have been doing this for years and it has never failed me.

[@DeptOFpeople]

Please, can you expatriate?

[@son_60han]

You mean vermicompost ? Why ?

[@Tamara_1776]

​@@jandia5162Worm droppings, also called worm castings. You can get it at Lowes, Menards, home depot, etc.

[@sven11g22]

​@son_60han Earthworm castings contain chitinase (“KITE-ten-ace”), an enzyme that dissolves chitin. Many pest insects, such as whiteflies, are made of chitin. So when chitinase gets sucked up by plant roots and pests try to ingest the sap, their insides are dissolved and they die

[@xDPx-zh7vr]

For those of us that don't have "a good amount of worm droppings" at the ready I guess we're screwed then.

[@DavidWilliams-ju2ln]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@gdibble]

Thank you for this video and taking the time to educate and help us 💚

[@GreenThumbNurseries]

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for tuning in!

[@elenafalconsseedlaboratory403]

Thank you! So very helpful. I just picked up the oil spray, and will be applying tomorrow!

[@jacquietouchie9800]

I’ve got quite the infestation this year. Thank you for the suggestions

[@GreenThumbNurseries]

Thank you for the feedback! We appreciate the kind comment.

[@AlbinoAxolotl]

Me too! I’ve never had to deal with them before but they’re awful this year!

[@Marie-eo9ws]

Thank you! This was very helpful. I look forward to your video on chewing insects. Also, if there is anything we can do about root knot nematodes, please make a video on that. Thank you.

[@GreenThumbNurseries]

Thank you for the kind feedback and the video recommendation! I'll bring this up to Kathy to see what she thinks of the idea! :)

[@agdayem]

I’ve had root knot nematodes for 2 years and I tried everything and it didn’t work. The only thing that worked this year and gave me a bumper great crop was simply this: ORGANIC MATTER! I created my own compost from leaves and grass clippings and then when it was time to plant they weren’t fully composted so I just raked the soil and buried the semi decomposed organic matter shallowly and planted on top. Boy no nematode and the yield was super! Try it

[@melmac5173]

What’s a good preventative? I tend to get white flies on the same plants every summer. Thanks for the video. Best I’ve seen on white fly!

[@dorismartinez7307]

This was so helpful. Thank you 😊

[@GreenThumbNurseries]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brandontanner4835]

Wow that was VERY informative! Thanks!

[@samoanboa]

Excellent extremely helpful.. Thanks,

[@GreenThumbNurseries]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@gregorymanning530]

Very helpful video! Do you have a concentrated solution that you can mix with water and use a tank sprayer?

[@LucySun-f6g]

Thanks for the video and clear explanation. Unfortunately, I cannot see the tiny white flies, sooty mold, beneficial bugs.

[@peanutputter]

When you sprayed the plant with the oil, did that kill the beneficial you spotted on the plant?

[@cynthiahiebert5023]

What do I do about crickets and grasshoppers? Organically

[@normavukicevic8050]

If I cut all the stems from my poinsetta would it survive. Right now looks wilted from white flies, I sprayed with Allseason insect spray twice how long should I see results

[@amauritoscano8497]

Awesome video. I just ordered the oil spray 😊

[@JOANNWeagant]

Will this work on a Virginia creeper

[@michestyles]

Is this spray okay for vegetables? When I harvest my vegetables after using this does it affect the growth or taste?

[@marknohr4433]

Hi Kathy, super valuable info. Thanks My tomatoes are being overrun by this sooty mold and yes there are many white flys and what appears to be white fly carcasses littering my plants. I sprayed with a quart mixture of 1tsp neem oil, 2.5 tsp of baking soda, 0.5 tsp of dawn. Hopefully a once a week application will break the white fly cycle. Now what to do about the pervasive sooty mold? 🤔

[@michaelsalmon6436]

You can remove sooty mold by swabbing it off the leaves but you mist get it all, or it grows right back. To get it all, use a magnifying glass. I use something that I found on line. It is huge, and it has lights! LOL! So my feeble eyes can see the mold and swab it away. I use ethanol and a cotton swab to do the deed, but serious infections must be surgically treated, and promptly, or the mold will spread and spread, mush faster than you can control with a spray or a swab campaign, no matter how well intentioned. Good luck. Happy Gardening! .

[@veliaantila1099]

Name of spray could not be seen, WHAT is is!?

[@anapatriciaestradabolanos4794]

Thank you for the information

[@Max-hq2jm]

I don't understand how this suffocates white fly eggs, but not lacewing eggs?

[@lorenluyendyk5800]

You can also use just water for whitefly. Spray underside of leaves with a jet of water weekly, called syringing. We control them in avocados with syringing.

[@jacknapier7092]

She said that in the video....

[@michaelsalmon6436]

It does not matter, IMO! You must spray as often as necessary and for as long as the infestation persists, and you must spray with a force that is enough to physically blast the suckers off the leaves! Ant that means all the leaves, not just the easy to reach leaves. Most of us do not do this! C'mon, admit it! Using a soap is a much improved way of "syringing" because it acts to loosen the "stick" of these little suckers, which allows for more of them to be blasted off of the undersides of the plant's leaves, but (and it is a big but!), it takes an effort to do all the leaves, and for as long as it takes, and, there is strong evidence, that once you blast away the evil suckers, you also blast away the beneficial ones. Once there is an imbalance of bad vs good, you will have a much more serious problem come August, when, at least here in the NorthEast of the USA, we get the heat and humidity of summer. (this was before the apparent advent of Global Warming which is so apparent today, July 13th, 2023, when we are getting 90 degree temps and 90% humidity, and lots and lots of bugs, because weekend gardeners are not willing to pay the price of everyday syringing of every leaf in their garden!) Thanks for sharing your ideas with us! Happy Gardening!

[@israelestonina5949]

Thank you for creating this video. Keep it going ❤

[@jmack619]

Good writeup Michael. ! Thank you ​@@michaelsalmon6436

[@SuzanneEtherton]

Great content, would only have been improved by better photography showing good close ups of bugs and leaves. Thanks so much for uploading!

[@MarthaRamirez-fz8td]

Ty!

[@melissabean8144]

What your talking about is Aphids! I hate those things. Where do you buy this oil spray?

[@vicrivera9481]

need a better camera to show the bugs clearly or add photo lights

[@GreenThumbNurseries]

They are little white insects that fly around like you see in the video and you can also identify them from the sooty mold on the leaves. We appreciate the input!

[@jeanniemiller9692]

I should have tested a leaf first but didn't. My mistake. This killed several plants in 87 degree weather. I won't be using it in the future.

[@isatoro77]

Amazing explanation! Thank you!