Topic: Whitefly on strawbs?

[Spookyville]

Noticed that the extra strawb plants we have from last year in the greenhouse are infested with white aphids. ANything I can do? Don't particulary want to spray them unless I have to. Anytime I find a ladybird about I relocate them onto the strawbs and they start tucking inthen dissappear... Or should I leave the pots outside and let their normal prey tuckin at their leisure (if they will)...
 

[valmarg]

Spooky, the best way we have found to control whitefly is to use the 'companion planting' method.  This involves planting marigolds/tagetes in the same pot as the strawberries.  We haven't used it with strawberries, but find it 100% successful with tomatoes and cucumbers.

valmarg

[jennym]

Strawbs grown in pots seem to get it more than those planted outside, maybe the pot grown ones are stressed, I don't know. I never get whitefly on outdoor plants, and grow hundreds.
You can try spraying the ones in pots with a fierce jet of water (take the pots outside to do it) it knocks them off, and gives the plants a chance.