White Flies Are a Thing Of the Past For Me Now

resinryder

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• Aug 18, 2012

• #1

I have been fighting white flies for quite some time and nothing has knocked the down. Seems no matter what I did they just came back stronger and thicker.
That is until a couple of weeks ago!!!
Remembered something I heard some years ago. Now after 3 applications my white fly problems is a thing of the past.
What is this miracle not available in stores you ask?????
Very simple and you probably have it in your medicine cabinet..
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. That's right. Hydrogen peroxide.
Use 3 cups of water, 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide, and a few drops of dish soap. Pour it in your spray bottle, shake it up, and spray your white fly problem away. Spray the tops and bottoms of the leaves and the top layer of the medium. Use once a week for 3 weeks. I hardly saw anything after 2 weeks but I gave them a 3rd treatment just as a precaution. Apparently the hydrogen peroxide kills the egg sac and eradicates this pest right at it most vulnerable point. After 3 applications I am free of this aggravating flying satan. I made up a new solution each time I sprayed as the peroxide breaks down and looses it's potency.
Now I'm wondering if this solution will kill spider mite eggs too, but I'm not introducing them into my garden to find out.lol
Hope this helped someone.

 

resinryder

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #2

Nearly forgot. Lonestar used to advocate using it for a soil drench for fungus gnats but I can't remember the rates he used for that.
Found it-Use 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 4 parts water. Fungus gnat die on contact with hydrogen peroxide. Let the top 2 inches of medium dry out, where larve reside, and then apply.

 

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TribalSeeds

• Aug 19, 2012

• #3

Let us know if they come back. Grab yourself some GoGnats if they do.

 

benzo

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #4

awesome!!!! imma try this out tomorrow! thanks

 

Dr. Purpur

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #5

White flies plagued some of my outdoor plants last year. So thick they looked like smoke in the air. Il, try this if I have any trouble with them this year. Thank You Bro!
DP

 

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Ohmless

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #6

great to know the formula that is relatively benign that might help with my gnats. Cool idea even if it just knocks down their population.

 

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SeaMaiden

• Aug 19, 2012

• #7

I might try this on those damned cabbage aphids. I bet it can be combined with insecticidal soap and essential oils.

 

the gnome

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #8

damn good work RR!
big thanks for the heads up in this one

christ I hate those damn things,
very hard to get rid of once you get em and
they are vectors for other vermin like broadmites that use WFs to hitch a ride
on the WFs legs and spread the misery around

 

RetroGrow

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #9

^^^^True dat.
The worst thing about white flies is they carry the satanic broad & cyclamen mites.
Good to have another weapon in the arsenal against them.

 

RetroGrow

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #10

resinryder said:

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. That's right. Hydrogen peroxide.
Use 3 cups of water, 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide, and a few drops of dish soap. Pour it in your spray bottle, shake it up, and spray your white fly problem away. Spray the tops and bottoms of the leaves and the top layer of the medium. Use once a week for 3 weeks. I hardly saw anything after 2 weeks but I gave them a 3rd treatment just as a precaution. Apparently the hydrogen peroxide kills the egg sac and eradicates this pest right at it most vulnerable point. After 3 applications I am free of this aggravating flying satan. I made up a new solution each time I sprayed as the peroxide breaks down and looses it's potency.
Now I'm wondering if this solution will kill spider mite eggs too, but I'm not introducing them into my garden to find out.lol
Hope this helped someone.

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Good information, but what strength hydrogen peroxide?

 

resinryder

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #11

RetroGrow said:

Good information, but what strength hydrogen peroxide?

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Just regular old 3% like you can find anywhere

 

bobman

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• Aug 19, 2012

• #12

glad that works you. had them for years i had to go systemic and it finished them have not had a white fly in over a year. knock on wood.

 

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• Aug 20, 2012

• #13

thx 4 a better way to kill em

 

g0dzilla

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• Aug 20, 2012

• #14

good stuff RR thanks for sharing

 

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Granger2

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• Aug 21, 2012

• #15

RR,
I had a rapidly worsening White Fly outbreak indoors about 2 1/2 years ago. I wiped them out with Trichogramma Wasps, and Green Lacewing larvae. They worked great, but your remedy would save me a crapton of money, and I could square off with them immediately, rather than waiting for the arrival of predators. As fast as they multiply, a quick start would be a huge advantage in that fight.

I'll always keep my Yellow Sticky Traps a-hanging. Thanks for the great tip. -granger

 

the gnome

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• Sep 16, 2012

• #16

works like a charm RR
I had an outbreak a few weeks ago 40+ days in bloom
one good spray down, a few stragglers for 2-3 days after then nadda


attn. Mods!!
this needs to be stickied!

 

resinryder

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• Sep 16, 2012

• #17

Glad to hear it worked for ya. Any thing that can kill those flying bastards I'm all for.,lol

 

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• Sep 16, 2012

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azez

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• Sep 27, 2012

• #19

i only have a few but will give it a shot
good to see you arent to busy to help us out bro.
peace
ez

 

resinryder

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• Sep 27, 2012

• #20

azez how you doing my friend?? Good to see you.