White Flies On Tomato Plants - Wisconsin Garden Video Blog 152.avi

[mikeusat]

I've had no luck with yellow pest strips.

[WisconsinGarden]

@mikeusat Sorry the sticky strip didn’t work for you. It certainly helped us that the plant was outside not enclosed in a greenhouse. I also drenched the plant with water several times and knocked them off. We were lucky they never spread to any of the other tomatoes. Maybe try bigger yellow board and more Vaseline next time.

[WisconsinGarden]

Thank you for your kind comments. It’s so nice to hear from so many gardeners. Shared knowledge is a powerful thing! The white flies are no longer a problem. We caught many on the yellow board, I washed

some off with the hose, and I think they just gave up and flew away.  Thankfully they did not move on to

my other tomatoes. Being outdoors is a great advantage as Mother Nature helps out a lot.

[GardenMatreshka]

Whoa Lynn, you scared me a little there when you said "and they die..." :-) I also love how you bring up tomato suckers in almost all your videos now after someone left that mean comment on your video the other day. Thanks for all the tips! As a new gardener I can use any help and advice I can get! And you are absolutely right, not everyone can sit and watch ALL the videos, so why not repeat a few things. Your garden looks amazing!

[haikuoflife]

Oh boy the dreaded whitefly. When I worked at a nursery we got hit by these very bad (after a new shipment of plants & my seedlings were just emerging). It took months and months of daily treating (insecticidal soap, ladybugs and what could be cut back got cut back) to get rid of them. I hope it works good for you - the plants are out in the open elements so I'm sure it won't be so bad.