Whiteflies

Contributor: Aarhus Universitet
Date Compiled: 2025
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Trialeurodes vaporariorum (whitefly, greenhouse); Infestation on leaf. Image copyright: ©Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University/via Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US

Monitoring

Solution
Expose glue-smeared yellow panels for monitoring whitefly adults.
Chemical treatments: in areas with a high risk of virosis, treat the beginning of the infestations; in the other areas, treat in the presence of 10 nymphs per leaf.

Control

Regulations surrounding biological products can change rapidly – always verify products recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
Solution Product Category
Beauveria bassiana
Microbiological insecticide
Potassium salts of fatty acids
Biological insecticide

Regulations surrounding chemical products can change rapidly – always verify chemicals recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
Solution Product Category Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) Max nb. of a. i. application/year Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) Chemical Group IRAC Code
Flonicamid
Synthetic insecticide
Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
2
(TEPPEKI®) Dosage: 0,10-0,12 Kg/ha. Only for hose or drip irrigation
Flonicamid
29
The information made available here has been obtained from or is based upon sources believed by CABI to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Anyone acting or relying on such information does so entirely at their own risk. The efficacy of the IPM methods included above will depend on local conditions and might not always be suitable everywhere within the specified country.