what are white fly bugs in a out door garden? Are they harmful? How does one

[butterfly10104989]

get rid of them with so muchrain? They are little small flying bugs. Many of them of every plant.From peas to chard,to beets. They just are on everything. No new dressing has been put on the garden. Got an ANSWER

 

[KavaD]

That sounds likes white flies. I'll cut and paste the information I found for you.

Instructions
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Remove the leaves that are more than 50 percent damaged and burn them. Then proceed to treat the infested ones that are not as damaged.

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Use a homemade soap spray before attempting to use an insecticide. Place a small piece of soap in a gallon of water and let it sit overnight. Shake it well the next day and put in a sprayer and spray generously covering all infested leaves.

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3
Repeat this process every 5 to 10 days.

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4
Introduce some natural predators such as Encarsia formosa (small wasps) into your garden. These natural predators can greatly help to reduce white fly infestations. Put about 2 to 3 wasps per plant and repeat this process every 2 to 4 weeks.

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5
Trap the white flies with a yellow sticky trap. These flies are attracted to the color yellow. You can buy this trap at the garden store or make one yourself using a yellow cardboard smeared with petroleum jelly. Place this trap close to the plants by the ground.

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6
Try a non-toxic horticultural oil and spray on your leaves that are infested. This can help to control your white flies problem as well.

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Use a pesticide spray only if the above methods do not produce any results. You can purchase this at any garden store and they can recommend one that works.