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Subject: Re: Do white flies have cycles?
From: <lbrman@telapex.com>
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Date: Sun, 23 May 99 22:47:42
Message-ID: <MOD$990523.19025@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$990521.13128@rec.gardens.ecosystems> <MOD$990523.6219@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



In article <MOD$990523.6219@rec.gardens.ecosystems>,
greystroker@webtv.net (David) wrote:
>
> Whitefly have four stages in their life cycle. None of which could be
> disturbed by fertilizer. Last year where I live we had a warm spring. I
> had a big problem with whitefly in the greenhouses where I work. This
> year it's been pretty cool until lately. I've only had to spray once to
> keep them in control. I don't know where you're at, but I attribute the
> less problem with them where I'm at from cooler temperatures. It seems
> when it's hot they multiply overnight.
>
> David in MD
>
> Thanks, David. I'm in Mississippi and it's already hot here. I guess
what I wanted to know is whether the white flies ever skip a season
after they've been there for years in great abundance. What's really
got me curious is the fact that there are no insect pests of any kind in
the greenhouse. No white flies, no scale and no ants. I have a passion
fruit vine that has a distinctive odor, but I don't think that's the
repellant. I had a fire ant bed in my composter, and I put about a lb.
of fertilizer on it. It took two weeks to work, and they were gone.
I'd be willing to send forty lbs. or so to someone who would be willing
to run a test in another greenhouse with a bug problem. I'm not trying
to hype it. I just want to know if we've got a bug repellant.

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