Under favorable conditions, a generation of the greenhouse whitefly takes three to four weeks to complete. Each female can lay 400 eggs over a period of up to two months. Usually they produce many fewer eggs. Adult greenhouse whitefly. Control of Whiteflies Prevention is the best management.
Infestations originate only from infested plant materials.
Carefully check all new plants and quarantine them before moving them into a room with susceptible plants. Once the Insects are established in a greenhouse, a host-free period can starve them. This might mean removing for at least two weeks any plants on which the whitefly can survive. Pay careful attention to weed control, because weeds may allow whiteflies to survive even if suitable Crops are not present. Traps Adult whiteflies are highly attracted to yellow and white.