Composting Whitefly

[lizzyf]

I am about to take the last of the Purple Sprouting Brocolli out and there seems to be a lot of whitefly on the leaves. Is it OK to compost the leaves or will it just enable to whitefly to multiply uncontrollably

Any advice would be much appreciated

Lizzy

[roitelet]

Compost it. With nothing to feed on the whitefly will die.

[WendyC]

If it gets hot enough that should finish them off too.

[lizzyf]

Thanks folks - its forecast to get warm over the weekend

Lizzy

[Two_Sheds]

I compost blackfly and cabbage white caterpillars too. I grow nasturtiums, used in salad and as a sacrificial crop: let them get infested and then pull up the whole plant and compost it in the dalek (lid on of course)