Garden Pests and Diseases: Should I FREAK out???, 1 by Night_Bloom

Night_Bloom wrote:
I'd use something low impact, and try to stay away from the flowers. Maybe a pyrethrum? Insecticidal soap would likely also work and be lower impact.

Of course you could always wait for the lady beetles and the parasites to come along. At my house they usually do, just when I think I have to spray and the population is getting out of control - they show up. The aphid mummies are cool to look at too.

Here's an aphid mummy, all crispy critter and ready to pop out a parasite.