Seriously, my daughter thinks I am crazy but the ladybugs nest in the bird/plant room in the corner of the ceiling. I have not had white flies or mites since I have them in the house. Once in awhile they will get into the bug catcher (use for sour flies when needed in bird room) but seldom. They keep things in there really clean. Except for Mealy Bug....that is my biggest problem with gardenias and jasmine.
I just take the plants outside and put the hose on them when the weather permits and if not in the shower or sink they go. Then I spray them with neems and dawn mix. I seldom get them in the house in the summer because the plants they like are on the deck.
We had a bumper crop of those ugly bugs that look like outer space bugs. I forget what they are called but I had to have Ehrlich come an extra time and spray. They were everywhere. For the life of me I can not think of their names. They are dark brown or black and ugly. They love dampness. Oh God I hate being old. Takes me twice as long sometimes to think of names of things.
