Removal and destruction of older leaves will reduce whitefly populations and this may facilitate build up of natural enemies. Chemical control of whiteflies in strawberries is not recommended. Immatures suck the juice of the plants and deposit honey dew on fruits which permit development of soot mold. Coccinellids, lacewing larvae and other general predators and parasitoids attack aphids and keep populations from reaching damaging levels. Control measure need to be applied before the caterpillar enters the fruit hence monitoring of adults is critical.
Adults are nocturnal hence they can best be monitored with pheromone traps.
Larvae feed voraciously at night but hide during the day usually beneath the soil surface. They attack the crowns of young plants but they are most damaging when they feed on the fruits. Larval control of armyworms can be achieved with the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner subsp. Adults are gray to black, less than 1 cm long with a curved snout and elbowed antennae. Damage is caused by larvae which are white or pink, C-shaped and legless.