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Between the snails, the whiteflies and aphids, I have been hit hard this Spring. However I have to keep telling myself the truth that there are many, many beautiful flowers in my garden this year. The wildflowers have just begun to bloom. Actually, the Baby Blue Tears, the California Poppies and the Gilia have been blooming about a week now.
I just don't know what to do about the whiteflies. The snails are almost all gone (I expect the bait will get the last ones tonight). Also the aphids are easy to hose off but the whiteflies are another story. I have tried using an organic solution called Rose Pharm. At first it worked but then the whitefly larva just moved over to another plant and I would have to start all over again. Also, the Rose Pharm was $11 for a little over a quart size. There is not enough of it left to spray my entire garden. I know what caused the whiteflies now. I have read recently that parasitic wasps eat the whitefly larva in my garden but my neighbor didn't like these natural predators of whiteflies. She paid a insect sprayer person to get rid of all wasps nests last summer from last year and then again she had the same thing done in just a couple of weeks ago. Apparently the wasps were the ones eating the whiteflies and their young to keep the number of these pests down. A lot of this is conjecture but I am reasonably sure that this is what is happening.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get rid of these pests without making the flower nectar too poisonous from insecticides for the butterflies and humming birds and without poisoning the foilage with insecticides for their caterpillars? Also, does anyone know of any way to stop future whiteflies from coming to my garden?
Thanks,
Chuck
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