Struggling to keep on top of whitefly every spring without resorting to chemicals. Good results with homemade garlic spray but they need constant monitoring. This year tried Ladybird Larvae from Green Gardener very early in the season, which soon found and ate some previously unnoticed aphids… Whitefly numbers still increasing, I discovered Lacewing Larvae. Wow! What a difference! These little creatures arrive in a sturdy tube filled with small bran flakes. Plenty of safe spaces among them to hide in safely as they hatch and grow. A pack of 1000 unseen predators sprinkled generously around the greenhouse and conservatory gradually overcame the first wave of pests, allowing all my plants to get a very good start this year. I applied another 1000 six weeks later and am really amazed at the difference they have all made. Even the vines are looking healthier. No sooty mould, no woolly aphid or yellowing leaves from pest damage and no sticky honeydew patches on the floor either. These things are voracious predators and well worth the expense. They will repay that for me in fresh tomatoes and healthy cuttings alone. Now wondering how many will survive the winter. I haven’t seen any adult lacewing yet so not sure whether they will have laid eggs. Considering an overwintering box, but hoping there are enough crevices for them to survive in without one. Nice to see the ladybirds pupating on some of my plants too. Thanks Green Gardener!