{"id":2043,"date":"2019-04-13T06:46:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T06:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/termirepel.com\/blog\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2019-04-13T06:53:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T06:53:43","slug":"pesky-silverleaf-whiteflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/pesky-silverleaf-whiteflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesky Silverleaf whiteflies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ever wondered how to get rid of the white or lotion coloured creatures, resembling an ant once and for all? Silverleaf whiteflies are one of those tiny pests that can engage in havoc if left uncontrolled. These tiny insects are really powerful capable of even destroying the entire vegetation! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Feeding whiteflies extract\nimportant plant nutrients, causing defoliation, stunting and poor yield. Sticky\nhoneydew is excreted by whitefly nymphs and adults, promoting the growth of\nblack sooty mold on leaves. The sticky residue allows the fungus to grow,\nturning the leaves black and making it harder for them to photosynthesize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silverleaf whitefly has been\nreported on an estimated 500 plants worldwide. Silverleaf whitefly populations\nfeed on various plants, particularly the undersides of leaves. They are also\nknown to feed on crops, such as tomato, eggplant, and cucumber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direct damage is caused by the removal of sap, and indirect damage as a disease vector. The Silverleaf whitefly is a vector for several important virus diseases of lettuce and melons in the southwestern United States. Both the adult and nymphal stages contribute to direct damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major crop pest can make tomato plants lie to their neighbors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Whiteflies use plants\u2019 chemical eavesdropping powers to\nget an easier meal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Susan Milius \u2502April 4, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Silverleaf whiteflies can make a tomato plant give off deceptive smells that trick neighboring plants into becoming easier targets for the insects\u2019 attack. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t blame the tomato. Tiny pests called Silverleaf whiteflies can make a tomato plant spread deceptive scents that leave its neighbors vulnerable to attach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sap-sucking Bemisia tabaci<\/em>, an\ninvasive menace to a wide range of crops, are definitely insects. Yet when they\nattack a tomato plant, prompting a silent shriek of scents, the plant starts\nsmelling as if bacteria or fungi have struck instead. Those phony odors\nprime neighboring tomato plants for an attack, but not from an insect, an\ninternational research team found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those plants prepare to mount a fast and\nstrong resistance against an incoming pathogen. But that high alert suppresses\nthe plants\u2019 chemistry for resisting insects and \u201cleaves them far more\nvulnerable to the whiteflies when they arrive,\u201d says Xiao-Ping Yu, an\nentomologist at China Jiliang University in Hangzhou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Control of Silverleaf whiteflies is difficult because the eggs and older immature forms are resistant to many aerosol and insecticide sprays (in addition, the adults are extremely resistant to dry pesticide residue). Evidence or the same is given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pesticide-resistant whitefly could ‘devastate’ many US crops<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By\nKerry Sheridan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A tiny, invasive whitefly that is resistant to pesticides and carries crop-devastating viruses has been found outdoors in the United States for the first time, raising concerns among fruit and vegetable growers. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Having whiteflies outdoors\nmakes the problem “much more difficult to control,” and they may\nnever be fully eradicated, said Lance Osborne, a professor of entomology at the\nUniversity of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The resistance to pesticides\u2014that is what really sets them apart,”<\/strong>\nhe told a few dozen growers who attended a recent session to learn about the\nwhitefly in Homestead, an agricultural area south of Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C Tech Corporation<\/strong><\/a> offers a range of extremely low toxic and\nextremely low hazard insect aversive repellent, which can be successfully used\nto keep these pesky creatures at bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Termirepel™ <\/strong><\/a>is an insect aversive repellent\nmanufactured by C Tech Corporation<\/strong><\/a>, used against all types of insects\nand which works on the mechanism of repellency. It means that it does not kill\nthe target insects but only repel them, thus balancing the ecology and helping\nin maintaining the goal of sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This product can be easily used\nagainst a number of insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The product available in the\nform of masterbatch can be incorporated into the base polymer of\napplications like the wire and cables, pipes, agricultural films, and mulches,\nirrigation pipes, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lacquer can be applied as a\ntopical application on the fence, wooden objects, furniture, frames, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Termirepel™<\/strong> <\/a>liquid concentrate can be diluted in paints in a pre-determined ratio can be applied on walls and many other end applications to keep the Silverleaf whiteflies away from homes, gardens, and greenhouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TermirepelTM<\/sup> insect repellent spray<\/strong><\/a> can be sprayed on infested and\nsusceptible areas to keep them away from the application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact us at  technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com<\/a> to keep the pests away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ever wondered how to get rid of the white or lotion coloured creatures, resembling an ant once and for all? Silverleaf whiteflies are one of those tiny pests that can engage in havoc if left uncontrolled. These tiny insects are really powerful capable of even destroying the entire vegetation! Feeding whiteflies extract important plant nutrients, … Continue reading Pesky Silverleaf whiteflies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2043"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2050,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043\/revisions\/2050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}