Well...I finally purchased a small arsenal of beneficial insects for the greenhouse. While the aphid population is nowhere near infestation proportions, they are driving me nuts. They can zoom in on new growth faster than anything I've seen. And just where the HELL are they coming from???!!! No ants at all in the greenhouse. Turn your head and they are just "there".

Found some mites on my lychee Sunday. Now that just ain't playing nice. Prayed it up, down, and all around with the hose. Then I made up a concoction of oil and soap and sprayed it again.

Soooo....I opted not to go for ladybugs because after releasing the last bunch, they disappeared into the gravel within a day never to be seen again! This time I'm going with green lacewings and soil nematodes to hopefully stem the tide of fungus gnats and maybe even get some of the other pests before they can leave the soil. I also have some praying mantid eggs coming. I will hatch those in a bag and only release a few in the greenhouse. Don't want them eating the lacewing larvae! The rest will be freed in my yard and garden.

We'll see. I better soon start seeing aphid carnage!