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White Fly
Winging It

Description:

Various small homopterous insects of the family Aleyrodidae, these insects have long wings and a waxy body.  Whiteflies are sucking insects that attack the underside of new leaves.  Whiteflies like to attack mesembs.

Treatment:

Environmentally freindly:

• For small infestations, remove flies by hand.

• Make a loop of bright yellow electrical/insulation tape into a loop, sticky side on the outside, place it near to the infected plant.  The white flies are attracted to the yellow colour and will get stuck onto the sticky tape.

Chemical:

• Diazinon - 16ml/10l water

• Malathion - 25ml/10l water

• Oleum - 200ml/10l water

White Fly on the underside of new foliar growth.