hey bb: "are you asking or telling? I'm not even sure where to pick some up."

I was asking if you could use them. ladybugs that is. I do know you can order them by mail. and as to chilli: they will not fly far, if you give them plenty to eat, and then a good winter hybernation spot.

In the diy tribe someone could not get rid of them, because he lives in a wooden house, with horizontal slightly overlaying slats on the ouside facing, ideal hybernation for the critters. But any wooden loose tree bark imitating, dry throughout winter sort of place will do it..

certainly if you have a garden it would be worth providing a shelter.

how are the aphids doing? or the plant rather?

a few years back I tried the squirt water technique, did it practically everyday, but eventually my little plant died..

I used to work for a bonsai store in Dallas and we used Rose Defense II, which is organic and non-toxic to humans / plants. Spray on woolly stuff till it dissolves, then coat plant and soil with it. Does not need to be rinsed off.

hmm, spiders. good one.
glad to hear its doing well! : ))