Y'all are TOO funny! And kinda sneaky too.

Back to the diversity thing, you'll find that diversity in all kinds of things will follow, especially invertebrate life, and even birds and other animals.

And everything has more of a tendency to care of itself. There will likely be less time spent "working" in the garden, and more time enjoying, observing and examining the natural creations.

Great thread! Haven't had a plague but it seems I lose a couple plants each year, my solution is to scatter worm castings and homemade compost in spring. This is supposed to help with general health.
I fear things like aster yellows and rosette virus but just try to keep an eye on things and pull if it happens. Not yet but knock on wood.

Rick, you are so right! In youth I saw "bugs" as bad in general, but these days I see a garden teaming with life as a success. In the veggie garden last year I only ran into a couple of pest issues, one being potato bugs. They ate a fair amount of holes in the leaves, but didn't leave the plants naked. I still got a nice harvest, so I decided I'm okay with sharing the feast.