I have them where I didn't last year. And I hope I never have them again.

I have them, and I've never had them before. They're really hungry. I've used insecticidal soap too, but they're still around. I plan to spray again once the rain stops. It's really wet here right now.

Something's munching on my pepper plants as well (but, leaving everything else alone), and I think it's aphids. I've been trying to spray them with insecticidal soap, but, with all the rain, I feel like it's a loosing battle! So, I feel your pain!!

Curiously enough, they don't touch my bolivian rainbows. But they are snacking on any new leaves from my habs and cayennes... VERY frustrating.

They particularly like my Thai hot and Super Sweet Cherry plants. I'm sad because these are the ones I was looking forward to for specific uses. Oh well. We'll see if they can make it! If the rain stops, they might have a chance.

When it comes to aphids I always look for ants.

Around here I can insecticide-soap-control most of my aphid issues with acceptable populations UNLESS there's ants farming the aphids. The beneficial bugs tend to find their way to the garden eventually.

When the ants are farming the aphids, though...it's either I stop them or they're going to destroy a plant. A slurry of 1 part borax detergent, 2 parts powdered sugar, and a small amount of water makes a paste you can put on cardboard cards that the ants will start harvesting. Around here I usually have 2 days, maximum, before the ants disappear.