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The Whitefly Defense Kit

Natural Control Of Many Whitefly Pests

Left the Delphastus beetle a specific predator of whiteflies. It has to eat them in order to reproduce.

Right, Silverleaf Whitefly, they can carry transmit diseases to your plants and ruin a garden.

Introduction To The Whitefly Defense Kit
This is best used for preventing the establishment or controlling mild infestations of Greenhouse whitefly (Trialueruodes vaporariorum) and other Trialeurodes species, Silverleaf whitefly (Bemesia tabaci) Sweet potato whitefly (Bemesia argentifolii). Release at about 5 to 25 adult beetles per plant and 20 - 100 parasites per square yard. The Garden Whitefly Defense Kit  is a living organism product should always be labeled with the date it was packed. This maintains their high quality and vitality. When picked up at your garden center they should have been kept cool and not exposed to direct sunlight.

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Care & Handling

DO NOT REFRIGERATE - Keep cool & out of sunlight. Use the day of arrival.
DO NOT FREEZE - You will kill them.
DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT - You will “cook” them. While still in the package the   cannot be exposed heat.
DO NOT EXPOSE TO SUNLIGHT - Direct sunlight will heat the package and kill the beneficial insects that are inside.
REMEMBER TO RELEASE THEM - You need to release your beneficial insects as soon as possible to get the best results, they will move out to search & kill the Whitefly pests.
ALWAYS USE THE PACKAGE - Do Not Wait Until You Can See Them - Trust us, they are inside the package. In most cases they are too small for you to see. You need to release your beneficial insects as soon as possible to get the best results. Some are nearly microscopic and are very hard for most people to see. It is difficult to maintain the product quality, its effectiveness.
The
Garden Whitefly Defense Kit is packaged with the correct species of Delphastus pusillus &
Chysoperla spp. to provide control of the pests indicated on the label. The Garden Whitefly Defense Kit is intended to be used as preventative pest control against the Whitefly pests on the label. It can help with moderate infestations of the Whiteflies labeled. The application takes less than a few minutes. In all cases your plants will get the most effective season long pest control if you make at least 3 releases 2 weeks apart be sure to get your (10% reorder discount). The Whitefly Destroyer is not compatible with insecticides. Many fungicides can be used and pose only minor problems. If you have an established infestation of;
Spider mites use the Spider Mite Predators or the Spider Mite Destroyer              Whiteflies use larger amounts of the Whitefly Destroyer, or the Whitefly Defense Kit,
Other foliage feeding pests apply our Soil Pest Rx  Beneficial Nematode Series to control many of these pests in the soil before they emerge to feed on your plants
A Few Words On Insect Traps
Use with our Pest Sentry Traps.  Yellow sticky card traps make an excellent partner for monitoring the level of your Whitefly pest infestation, but by themselves are not effective at controlling pests. To be effective Traps need to be combined with the organisms in this package. With that knowledge you can time your beneficial insect releases with maximum effectiveness. Place our Insects Traps out shortly after planting and monitor for pests. Then release your bio controls. Professional crop managers use traps as indicators for their bio control programs. Your production goals maybe lower, but your pest control practices should be just as strong, i.e. Grow Like A Pro
 General Information

The Whitefly Destroyer beetle Delphastus Pusillus  (DEL-fass-tuss POOH-sill-uss.) The best temperature conditions range between 60F and 90Fwith a relative humidity of 75% and up. While those are these best conditions, the Delphastus will tolerate lesser conditions. Colder temperatures greatly slow reproduction and development. They will begin reproducing as soon as they get established.               See Whitefly Destroyer Life Cycle   for more details.
The
The Whitefly Predator  Chysoperla spp. carnea, comanche & rufibabris, (kry-SOPE-er-lah, KAR-nee-ah, KOH-man-chay, ru-fil-LAY-briss) Green Lacewing spp.  The best temperatures range between 65 F and 90 F, with a relative  humidity of 30% or greater. Hotter temperatures are tolerated quite well. Colder temperatures greatly slow reproduction and development.                                                                              See Chrysoperla - Green Lacewing Life Cycle


Ant Control - GET MAXFORCE !


Ant control is crucial to the control of Whiteflies. The ants protect the Whitefly from parasites and predators. Ants treat Whitefly like cattle because they eat the Whitefly droppings. Use MAXFORCE to kill ants. It will kill the ants but not the good bugs in your garden. It does not pose any harm to children, pets or wildlife when used according to directions.

Release Of The Whitefly Defense Kit
1) Make your application early or late in the day, just avoid direct sunlight on the package during the application process because it will sterilize or kill them. You may wish to remove or reduce the amount of yellow sticky card traps just prior to your release. One yellow card per 250 sqft will provide a good means of monitoring Whiteflies without trapping too many of your good bugs.

2) Do not apply to dusty trees and plants. It is best to wash down dusty plants and trees. Dust kills beneficial insects and pesky Spider Mites are attracted to dusty plants. Wait until the plants are nearly or totally dry and then make your application.

3) Remember the minimum amount of
The Whitefly Destroyer to use is 5 to 25 beetles per plant. Do not release on rain days or days of frost. Hot weather up to 90 F. is fine, best range is 60F to 90F with a relative humidity of 75% or less. These are ideal conditions, and not necessarily mandatory to get control.

4) Releasing the Delphastus beetle, 
The Whitefly Destroyer
inside or outside gardens requires nothing more than opening the container next to the plant and placing the small dark black beetles on the leaves of the plants.


The Delphastus beetles will feed aggressively on the Whitefly pupae and begin reproducing within a couple of weeks. Within a month you should notice fewer and fewer adult whitefly and pupae on the bottom of the leaves.

5) Releasing Green Lacewing egg cards, 
EGG CARDS; for eggs attached onto cards simply hang the cards from the stems or leaves of the plants and out of direct sunlight.


6) BRAN OR VERMICULITE MEDIA PACKAGES; for Green Lacewing eggs/ larva packaged in loose bran flakes or vermiculite simply place the release pouches into or onto the plants and disperse the bran and parasite pupae mixture into the release pouches. The pupae will hatch within a day or two and begin attacking the Whitefly.

 

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