Prevention
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Use suitable nets to screen all the openings of the greenhouses in order to prevent the entry of adult whiteflies.
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From Sowing/Planting to Harvest
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Monitoring
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Expose glue-smeared yellow panels for Monitoring practices whitefly adults.
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Threshold: 10 juvenile stage alive/leaf. Release 4-6 times about 4-6 puparium/m2 every 15 days during spring and every week during summer. A parisitization rate of 60-70% is enough for a good control
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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.
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Use photoselective plastics with an insect repellent effect.
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Control
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 |
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Savaguard natural populations of Dyciphus errans.
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Beauveria bassiana
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Microbiological insecticide
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Amblyseius swirskii
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Predator
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Potassium salts of fatty acids
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Biological insecticide
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Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901
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Microbiological insecticide
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Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97
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Sweet orange essential oil
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Biological insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
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6
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(PREV-AM® PLUS) Dosage: 4 l/ha
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Natural compound
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Azadirachtin
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Biological insecticide
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Treat preventively or at the first appearance of parasites
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5
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(OIKOS®) Dosage: 1-1,5 L/ha
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Azadirachtin
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UN
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Maltodextrins
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Biological insecticide
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Natural compound
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Pure pyrethrins
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Biological insecticide
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Treat preventively or at the first appearance of parasites
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2
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(Pyganic® 1.4) Dosage: max 2,5 L/ha
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Pyrethroids and pyrethrins
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3A
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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 |
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Sulfoxaflor
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 1 day before harvest
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1
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(CLOSER™) Dosage: 200 ml/ha
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Sulfoximines
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4C
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Acetamiprid
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 7 days before harvest
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1 (For all neonicotinoids)
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(EPIK® SL) Dosage: 2 l/ha
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Neonicotinoids
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4A
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Flupyradifuron
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
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2
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(SIVANTO® PRIME) Dosage: 0,56-1,125 L/ha
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Butenolides
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4D
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Cyantraniliprole
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 14 days before harvest
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2 (Between Clorantraniliprole and Cyantraniliprole)
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(MINECTO ALPHA TM) Dosage: 1l/ha
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Diamides
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28
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Acibenzolar-S-methyl
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Synthetic insecticide
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Benzothiadiazoles
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Pyriproxyfen
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
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1
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(ENIFUL) Dosage: 0,5-1,125 l/ha
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Oxypyridines
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7C
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Flonicamid
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
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2
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(TEPPEKI®) Dosage: 0,10-0,12 Kg/ha. Only for hose or drip irrigation
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Flonicamid
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29
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Spirotetramat
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
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4
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(MOVENTO®48 SC) Dosage: 1,25-2,5 l/ha
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Derivatives of tetronic and tetramic acids
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23
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Spiromesifen
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
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4
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(OBERON®) Dosage: 0,6-0,9 l/ha
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Derivatives of tetronic and tetramic acids
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23
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Buprofezin
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Synthetic insecticide
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The usual concentration is 0.113-0.172 kg (active ingredient) per acre. Please use it after carefully reading the product label instructions. Buprofezin is an insecticide chitin synthesis inhibitor and can only control young whiteflies
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Fluorourazone
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Synthetic insecticide
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The usual concentration is 0.18-0.24 liters to 378 liters of water. Please read the product label carefully before use.
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Imidacloprid
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Synthetic insecticide
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The usual dosage is 0.62 liters per acre. Please read the product label carefully for instructions. It is a neonicotinoid insecticide with contact and stomach poisoning effects.
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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.