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Cole_Robbie · June 16, 2016

I just ordered Spinosad and a spreader agent called SM-90. That will be my next round of attack against the whiteflies, as my Met-52 is almost gone.

I've contemplated Malathion and Sevin, but I don't have a cartridge respirator or a spray suit, which would cost more than the non-chemical spray. Plus, the whitefly damage is not apparent until the fruit ripen. So I may be stuck eating my tomatoes and not selling them. But at least I will have something I want to eat.

June 16, 2016	#42
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I just ordered Spinosad and a spreader agent called SM-90. That will be my next round of attack against the whiteflies, as my Met-52 is almost gone. I've contemplated Malathion and Sevin, but I don't have a cartridge respirator or a spray suit, which would cost more than the non-chemical spray. Plus, the whitefly damage is not apparent until the fruit ripen. So I may be stuck eating my tomatoes and not selling them. But at least I will have something I want to eat.