I’ve had aphids since I brought my plants inside in November. I considered tossing them after blasting with a hose, neem oil, and insecticidal soap didn’t take care of them. My last ditch effort was to get some lady beetles from a friend who had some unwanted ones in their house.
The aphids haven’t fully gone away, but the lady beetles and their larvae have kept them under control for months now. They’ve now laid several rounds of eggs and I’ve had multiple batches (litters?) of new larvae.
I was able to catch a new formed chrysalis today that I thought looked super neat.
by habbyhobby