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  • Ficus Defoliator: Ficus White Fly

    Ficus Defoliator: Ficus White Fly

    Ed M., OSR visitor and avid lover of all things that photosynthesize, mentioned that his neighbor’s ficus hedge is getting defoliated by the Fig Whitefly and is trying to prevent his ficus hedge from suffering the same fate.  The ficus defoliating Fig Whitefly (Singhiella simplex) first came to light in South Florida in 07 in [...]

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