Whitefly Trap

Effective, yet safe! These Yellow Sticky Traps capture insects that are attracted to the color yellow. Easy to use, just place in flower and vegetable gardens, window boxes and planters. Use to monitor and control whiteflies, thrips, fungus gnats, flea beetles and more. Contains NO harmful chemicals.

Directions for use:
Peel off the protective coating and hang traps near plants (2-3 inches above the plant canopy). When full, simply toss away and replace.

Grower’s Tip:
To control fungus gnats, place horizontally (face up) across the rim of container grown plants or directly on the soil surface. Beneficial insects are NOT attracted.


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Leafminer

While not usually threatening to plants, leafminer control is often necessary to manage the highly visible tunnels in leaves that can reduce crop value.

Leafminer Description

Found in greenhouses, home gardens and landscaped areas across the country, leafminers are the larval (maggot) stage of an insect family that feeds between the upper and lower surfaces of leaves. On heavily infested plants it is not uncommon to find 6 or more maggots per leaf. Although damage can restrict plant growth, resulting in reduced yields

Host plants include beans, blackberries, cabbage, lettuce, peppers, and a variety of ornamental flowers, trees and shrubs.

Leafminer Control

Natural, and organic control methods work best when fighting leafminer problems. That’s because they don’t harm the naturally occurring beneficial insect populations that largely keep the leafminer and other harmful pests under control. While pesticide use can encourage leafminer outbreaks, natural controls and beneficial insects prevent as well as cure these pest problems. Don’t wait until you spot leafminer tunnels in your plants’ leaves, especially if you’ve had problems with them in the past. Be prepared with the products you’ll need to prevent and destroy infestations. Then stay vigilant.