I only used it because I didn't want them attacking my peppers and I didn't want to spray pesticide on them then eat it later on the peppers. It also worked well for reducing the aphids. Sadly my mantis eggs didn't hatch, I was hoping to have some preying mantis guardians to eat any remaining aphids but the ones I got from the store were duds and didn't hatch.
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I have been using neem oil for mealybugs on cacti and trips on orchids. Seems to be working well if used regularly. I will sell the idea to mum - she keeps getting aphids on roses.
In fact the predator there is the bush cricket. I also get hoverflies that come to eat the aphids and that little wasp-like creature in one of your pictures could be a predator too
Not enough of them I guess :(
They only get out of hand from time to time. I see infestations, then I look again and the predators have cleaned it up. The main thing is to make sure the roses get enough water so that their natural defences are also deployed