Well, I think the Lady Bugs are busy laying eggs or something lately, cause I haven't seen quite so much of them lately( or just tired from all that mating they were doing), and my aphids on the vegetables were getting to be a little more than I was ok with, so I had to play the Thunderstorm game this morning!
You drag the garden hose with a sprayer in there, turn it on, and yell" THUNDERSTORM!!!"
The aphids don't like it much, knocks them down for a while, the plants just kinda roll there eyes at you, so does the Girlfriend.
Got to be just a little careful doin it, so you don't actually hurt them.
In another day or two, it will be time to play " DUST STORM!!!" take a cup of D.E. and a small fan turned up high, sprinkle D.E. in front of it, coat the $h1+ out of the leaves top and bottom.
Plants don't really mind that one so much, just as long as after a day or two... you play, " FLASH FLOOD, WITH NUTRIENTS!!" game.
Fill water can with compost tea, and wash off the tops of there leaves with it. They kinda like this game actually.
It all makes my GF roll her eyes at me, I swear I can see some little solar panel leaf "eyes" being rolled in the greenhouse, but does make for some entertainment, and helps motivate me to stay on top of the IPM when I'm workin a lot and kinda tired.
I can just hear them know," what did we do, to end up with HIM for a care taker?"