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Whiteflies in the Low Desert

DESCRIPTION:
Resembling a tiny (1/16 inch long) white moth and called a fly, it is actually neither. In fact it is most closely related to an aphid (which it looks nothing like). The immature are transparent scales fixed to the bottom of leaves where they suck plant sap.
DAMAGE:
Weaken plant and spread diseases
MANAGEMENT:
- Delay planting fall vegetables until mid-October when whitefly populations diminish.
- Native, and well adapted plants are less vulnerable to whitefly attack.
- Insecticidal Soap
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Whiteflies in the Low Desert
Last Updated October 12, 2005
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