Whitefly on chili plants

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    muddymayhem Apprentice Gardener

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    I'm suffering very much from rampant whitefly on my indoor grown chili plants.
    I really need to know how to get rid of these little beasts, while still keeping my chilis edible. I really have no clue about this sort of thing, so any advice would be greatfully recieved.

    Cheers :thumb:
     
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    I use a very dilute solution of pure soap on all my edible plants to keep whitefly and blackfly away. It also makes it smell nice :thumb: Use Stergene (available from Asdas) Mix 1 teaspoonful of Stergene in 1 pint of water, volumes are not critical. Then spray twice a week. It works very well against whitefly (this year it's not been so good against blackfly which are rampant on my outdoor beans).
     
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    Fantastic. I'll give this a go as soon as I can. They are really making a mess of my plants and bay window shelf !

    Thanks very much
     
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