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How long does it take for whitefly eggs to hatch?

9 years ago

I had a whitefly problem on a couple young trees. I removed them from other plants to a secluded area, and washed the trees off with water several times a day, and hand checked every leaf and wiped out every young white fly I found. Did this for 2 weeks. Slowly but surely the whitefly population dwindled.

Those two trees haven't had any signs whiteflies for 2 days now. I'd like to put these trees into my dads sunroom, but want to wait till I'm sure no whitefly eggs remain. So I'd like to know how long to wait before putting them inside. I have read so many different things on the internet and books that I'm confused on the whitefly life cycle.

Thanks.