It's not that major, yet. Mainly the lower leaves, which I have now removed. It's a white powdery, with what looks like tiny bugs. I was thinking powdery mildew, with some aphids? Not really sure?
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Yeah that cottony substance is from them. I had whiteflies on some pepper plant and I just used a small vacuum and vacuumed up the adults. Since I acted fast I never saw them again. I guess since I acted fast they didn't get a chance to infest the area. You can use sprays against the babies I think.
Your plant should still mature and produce fruit. But you should really deal with the whiteflies fast cause they can get out of hand fast and could kill your plant if they infest it.
Your plant should still mature and produce fruit. But you should really deal with the whiteflies fast cause they can get out of hand fast and could kill your plant if they infest it.
Neem is only effective against whiteflies when it contacts their bodies. You would have to spray them every time you saw them. They don't have chewing mouthparts, so they never ingest the neem oil. They pierce the plant tissues and suck the sap, completely bypassing the neem oil on the surface.tovfla wrote:Definitely whiteflies. I have lots of them on the underside of the leaves here in South Florida too. I've been spraying neem oil regularly and they keep coming back... quite a nuisance.
You can use the Search the Forum function to find many past discussions with many suggestions for control of these pests. Vacuuming, sticky traps, etc. all work well.
