tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post115330940905008412..comments2024-01-01T00:31:18.174-05:00Comments on Calendula & Concrete: An organic way to get rid of whiteflies?Christahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-68467034917563757562010-07-23T01:03:52.599-04:002010-07-23T01:03:52.599-04:00This has been very helpful. My tomatoes are dieing...This has been very helpful. My tomatoes are dieing from white flies. I've never ever had them on any of my garden before. I lived in CO for 30 some years and now in AR. The summers are unbearable! <br /><br />Thanks for all the suggestions. I just put in the sear bar how to get rid of white flies and your blog was #1! Coolio!<br /><br />Patrina <")>><Patrinas Pencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103800317102189590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-34070803212825348342010-07-02T21:21:20.498-04:002010-07-02T21:21:20.498-04:00What is the recipe. how much dawn and how much wat...What is the recipe. how much dawn and how much water. Thanks, DESPERATE!!!!!!!!!!Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-47489943207003853842008-08-23T17:40:00.000-04:002008-08-23T17:40:00.000-04:00White flies! So that's what they are!Our tomat...White flies! So that's what they are!<BR/>Our tomato plants have these this year. We've been gardening for years & years & I have never seen these little buggers before last week. Guess I need to start finding a lot of yellow plastic & try to do battle against them. <BR/><BR/>Nice site you have. I found my way here by searching for stuff on sage.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811486152686038294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-17853879906810759322008-08-12T19:32:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:32:00.000-04:00When I lived in San Francisco in a studio apartmen...When I lived in San Francisco in a studio apartment with tons of sunlight I had an outdoor garden inside! It was like a jungle. When I brought home white fly and they became a pest, I bought the sticky yellow traps and they worked perfectly. All the whiteflies disappeared. Now I'm living in a different city with my only plants in pots outside my door and brought home whiteflies again. Again I purchased the yellow sticky traps, and although they have killed TONS of them, they continue to be a problem. I wouldn't mind washing leaves with Dawn soap and water, but when I lift up leaves I don't see them flying out. They are just flying around in the air. It's driving me crazy. I threw out the begonia clippings which started the whole thing, and now I'm wondering if they bury their eggs in the dirt and if I should toss the dirt in the pot. Does anyone know?<BR/>ChristyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-1154104948283496982006-07-28T12:42:00.000-04:002006-07-28T12:42:00.000-04:00A mustard jar. Perfect! I've been looking around t...<I>A mustard jar. Perfect! I've been looking around the house trying to find something that's made with yellow plastic. It just so happens that I have an extra bottle of mustard. (Can't wait to see my husbands face when he sees it sitting in the garden. LOL!) Thanks, Claire!</I>Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-1154104520729989802006-07-28T12:35:00.000-04:002006-07-28T12:35:00.000-04:00I've heard that covering a piece of yellow plastic...I've heard that covering a piece of yellow plastic (a big mustard jar was what was recommended) with Vaseline works against whiteflies. I haven't tried it yet, although I've had good success in the past with the purchased yellow traps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683254145775608514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-1153952332805174322006-07-26T18:18:00.000-04:002006-07-26T18:18:00.000-04:00I had a terible problem with whiteflies, but now t...I had a terible problem with whiteflies, but now they are controlled by beneficials. I plant a number of different things to attract the beneficial insects. Not to totally blow my own horn, but if your interested search on Beneficial Insects on my blog . . . This year I seem to really have it down, and I don't mind sharing . . .Harvesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317944232551873144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-1153434562327971542006-07-20T18:29:00.000-04:002006-07-20T18:29:00.000-04:00Thanks, Steven and Patrick. I'll have to try the d...<I>Thanks, Steven and Patrick. I'll have to try the dishwashing liquid. We've had tons of laybugs in the garden this year -- more than I've ever seen before -- but I guess they haven't had much of an appetite for whiteflies. <BR/><BR/>I've never seen whitefly traps. Will any old piece of yellow plastic with cooking oil do the trick? Is it the yellow color that attracts them?</I>Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-1153393803056678192006-07-20T07:10:00.000-04:002006-07-20T07:10:00.000-04:00Ladybugs and spiders are probably your best friend...Ladybugs and spiders are probably your best friends when it comes to the war against white flies. When spraying anything around the garden, be sure not to do it in a way that will disturb them.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you want to buy a box of ladybugs. <BR/><BR/>I've also heard the whitefly traps work well. You can make a homemade version with yellow plastic and cooking oil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-1153312531860612102006-07-19T08:35:00.000-04:002006-07-19T08:35:00.000-04:00Spray them with a water and dish washing liquid mi...Spray them with a water and dish washing liquid mixture (I like Dawn) and get yourself a couple whitefly traps. They're pieces of yellow cardboard that have glue on them and they really draw the whiteflies away.Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.com