The best folk remedies for whitefly

Whitefly is a fairly dangerous and common pest in our country, many gardeners and gardeners very often have no idea where it comes from. This insect is capable of attacking vegetables and fruit crops in the garden, it also settles on flowers and even trees. To get rid of this annoying insect, you will have to perform a number of actions and understand that the best insect resistance is timely prevention.

Plant-based infusions often help to get rid of whitefly. They affect the insect's sense of smell, as a result of which it either dies or tries to fly away from the treated plant as far as possible.

Consider some of the most effective infusions that can help destroy the white pest.

• Infusion of yarrow. A liter of boiling water is usually needed per 100 grams of yarrow. The herb is poured with water and infused for at least 24 hours, you can even insist for several days, after which the plants should be periodically sprayed with the resulting infusion. This infusion will perfectly help to get rid of whitefly on carrots.
• Very often used for pest control in the garden infusion of celandine. However, it is recommended to alternate it with garlic infusion for greater effectiveness. To fight insects, you can use dry or fresh celandine (the latter is considered more effective). To prepare the infusion, you need to cut off 2 bushes and cut them with a knife, and then pour 7-10 liters of water over the chopped greens. It is recommended to work with gloves, since celandine juice has a bright color, and with prolonged contact it can cause allergies. The solution should be infused for at least 3-5 hours. It is recommended to add soap to the resulting infusion, and then strain it. The ready-made product can be sprayed on plants affected by whitefly, and this infusion will also have an excellent effect on other insects, including aphids.

Garlic infusion helps to fight whitefly. About 5-8 cloves must be poured with boiling water (usually only a few liters are used) and let the contents brew in a dark place for at least a day. This remedy helps to defeat the whitefly on indoor plants... Before processing, the resulting infusion is best filtered or filtered through cheesecloth.

Another way to prepare garlic infusion is to use large cloves of garlic, which, together with their own husks, should be rubbed into a mushy mixture. You can use a blender or mortar. The resulting mixture is poured with 1 liter of warm water (about 50 degrees), and then infused for a day and filtered before use. The product can be poured into a container and sprayed with a spray bottle. It is very important to treat not only the outside of the plants, but also the back of the leaves. Also, garlic is not harmful to flowering plants.

You can water the flowers with the garlic water left over from the treatment. The only drawback of infusion with garlic is that you will have to repeat the processing of plants several times. Complete destruction from one time, most likely, will not happen.

Garlic-based infusions are perfect not only for processing home flowers, but also for plants in the garden and in greenhouses... Garlic infusions are great for whitefly on roses and raspberries.

Folk remedies for whitefly can be quite effective, the main thing is to properly prepare the solutions, observing the proposed proportions... Most of the infusions and solutions can be prepared without any problems at home, using a minimum of available tools and equipment. Consider the most common ways to get rid of insects on the street and on home flowers.

Soda and iodine not only perfectly get rid of parasites, but also heal the affected areas on the leaves of plants, often appearing from the constant presence of pests on them. To prepare a recipe with soda, you need to dissolve 30-40 grams of soap in a liter of water, add a teaspoon of iodine and 2 tablespoons of soda. Mix everything thoroughly and add water to a volume of ten liters.

To combat whitefly, you can use tar or laundry soap. This method of exterminating insects is completely safe, and most importantly - effective.... The simplest recipe is to grind one tar soap and add warm water to it in a ratio of 1 to 6. The soap should completely dissolve. With a foamed solution, you can not only spray the plants, but also wipe the leaves with a sponge.

You can get rid of an insect on young seedlings or in a greenhouse by fumigating the plants with tobacco. There are also known recipes for tobacco infusions, usually for readiness they need to be infused for about 5-7 days, they are often watered with plants, getting good results.

One tablespoon of the product is diluted in 10 liters of water. Plants are treated with the resulting solution before their flowering begins.

A teaspoon of vinegar is diluted per liter of water. With this solution, experts recommend doing several treatments of plants with a break of up to one week.

Ash has long established itself as an excellent remedy in the fight not only against whitefly, but also other parasites and insects in the garden. Usually one glass of ash is diluted with 5 liters of water. The resulting solution must be infused for about 3-5 hours before using it. Suitable for spraying shrubs and trees, and will also help to get rid of whitefly on apple and pear.

Wormwood infusion will also help repel insects.... To do this, you need to take 3 tablespoons of dry grass and fill them with a liter of water, leave the solution for at least 48 hours. Infusion with tansy is prepared in exactly the same way.

You can also get rid of the annoying whitefly using mechanical methods.

• Of course, it will be very difficult to collect small pests cleanly by hand, but this method is practiced, after which the plants are sprayed with pre-prepared decoctions. This method significantly increases the chances of complete death of insects.
• Eggs and larvae of whiteflies are not easy to pick from plants by hand, but a sponge is perfect for this. Collection with a sponge dipped in soapy water is especially effective. But if the plants grow in pots, then they can be placed in the bathroom or in a basin and try to wash off the insects with a stream of water. This method is considered safe, but not suitable for very delicate and sensitive plants, as well as for flowering flowers.
• A great way to catch insects is to use special glue traps that you can make yourself using Scotch... Their advantage is that a variety of insects "stick" to them, which means that with their help you can get rid of not only the whitefly, but also other pests.
• On the beds, experts recommend stretch phyto-nets, which also perfectly protect plants from pests.

As already stated, the best remedy against pests in the garden and in the garden is prevention. In order for pests not to settle on garden and vegetable crops on the site, experts recommend planting chamomiles or marigolds. These plants are not only good for humans, but they also attract beneficial insects, including ladybugs and ground beetles, which eat pests.

From safe, but proven means, gardeners recommend pickling whitefly biologics, if the usual fees and tinctures do not help.

If no folk remedies can cope, then they are used chemicals, namely insecticides... They are quite powerful against whitefly, but many of them are quite toxic.