On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Sue da Nimm wrote:

This recent spate of very hot weather has led to a huge population
explosion of whitefly in the trees around where I live in North
Yorkshire. I have had problems with them inside a glasshouse but I have
never seen them occur like this outdoors and so very early in the
season.

Beech seems to be particularly badly affected and many trees are now
well coated in whitefly, dripping honeydew and literally humming. So far
no signs of decent numbers of predators like ladybirds or lacewings.

Anyone else seeing abnormal pest infestations?

Yes.
My fruit trees are badly infested

Mine, too. I opened the window the other day and now there are hundreds
of dead whitefly all over my piano!

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