The whitefly infestation is one of the most common in growing marijuana. In favorable weather conditions, flies can move from plant to plant without difficulty. Whiteflies weakens plants. You can see in the leaves similar to mites spots.
Identification of a whitefly infestation
An easy way to check for the presence of whiteflies is to grab a branch and shake. If there is any trace of white fly, will fly.
The whitefly resembles a small white moth just 1mm in length. Adult individuals have wings. They usually appear near the top of the plant weaker. As the growing plague will spread throughout the plant and its surroundings.
Damage caused by Whitefly
Like mites, whiteflies can leave marks or white spots on the leaves. The reduction in the production of chlorophyll and the effect increases with the progress of the pest.
How to remove a white moth
Whiteflies are difficult to remove manually since they are not flying. They tend to be attracted to the color yellow. Place sticky traps for insect screening will help.
Once the pest has entered our garden we must act quickly to avoid greater evils (as coming from other pests on weakness). There are two easy ways to remove a white moth:
Using pheromone traps (to attract males preventing copulate with females)
Foliar spray insecticide every 3-6 days (up Control or pest extermination).
Methodology for eliminating whitefly
Before spraying on plants products is important to trace the areas most affected leaves. To prevent unwanted propagation worth being scrupulous and remove leaves with many brands or individuals in them. We recommend gathering all affected leaves on a garbage bag and dispose of it the same day. Sometimes a single action like this can greatly streamline the process for removing plague.