krill, only a very small percentage of the insects that you are likely to see on a daily basis should be considered a 'pest'. Many are predators or parasites to the pests, and others are beneficial in other ways.

It's very important to try to identify the creatures that you observe lingering around your plants before taking any kind of action against them. We 'try' to help, if we can! If you have any means to take images, that's a huge help.

Also, healthy plants can tolerate some pest activity with little or no problem. You've done the right thing in going after your aphids with a mild soap and water spray...many of us simply use plain water wash them away. Less is best.

As to your other insect, I'm afraid that you haven't given us much of a decription to go by. Can you get close enough to this little guy to observe what he might be doing? Does he seem to be feeding on the plants or is he more interested in other things?

My garden is literally crawling (and hopping and flying) with an enormous number of 6, 8, and many legged arthropods. In some respects, I find them more fascinating than the plants.

cool - thanks.

I'll try to get hold of camera and upload a photo of this bug.

At present they seem to just be moving up the stems of the chervil seedlings - so I guess they're heading for the leaves to chow down. I've been brushing them off before they get the chance.

The chervil doesn't seem to be strugling as a result of these bugs but they have only just turned up on the scene so maybe its early days.