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Re: White flies

I had masses of white fly last season and seemed to get results with a
contact spray such as Mavrick but you need to spray the underside of as
many leaves as you can every day or so.
Stewart ACT

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> From: Bev <vycital@dnet.net>
> To: pumpkin group <pumpkins@athenet.net>
> Subject: White flies
> Date: Thursday, 21 August 1997 8:39
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with getting rid of white flies?  I just
> discovered an infestation on the underside of my pumpkin leaves this
> a.m.  I tried spraying with Malathion, checked it about an hour later &
> they were right back in place & just as lively, so I then sprayed with
> Diazinon.  This seems to have killed some of them but they are still
> present. Does this insecticide take awhile to work? Would it be okay to
> spray again tomorrow - I'm going to be gone for a week & I'd like to get
> those nasty white flies gone before I go.
> 
> Thanks from Bev in N.C.
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