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Management of whitefly, tomato, eggplant, Samoa

November 2012. Samoa asked about the control of whitefly in a tunnel containing tomato and eggplant heavily infested with the insects.

There were a number of comments and suggestions:

  • methylated vegetable oil 700 g/l
  • neem oil 15 g/5l plus 10 washing powder sprayed in the late afternoon (Editor: preferably use washing soap, not laundry soap or powder) (country not given)
  • in a screen house situation, Encasia works (country not given)
  • In New Caledonia, the IPM program is based on chemical free methods for whitefly control:
    • Both Eretmocerus eremicusand Encarsia formosa are reared locally
    • yellow sticky traps and rollers are used,
    • soap sprays (using plant soap, e.g. BioSoap®)
    • organic chemicals such as citrus essential oils (e.g. Prevam®) and neem oil products (such as BioNeem® or NeemAzal TS ®)

The first thing to do is to identify the white. If it is spiraling whitefly then Encarsia haitiensis works well.

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