Uninvited guests

The chilli seedlings are now having to contend with tiny black hopping flies.  I don't know what species they are, but they look like they might be sap suckers.  The sight of them sent me into a panic, and I am sorry to say I reached for the 'Ultimate Bug Killer'.  It doesn't say what's in the bottle, so I presume it's not organic.  I felt very ashamed afterwards, like I had fallen off the wagon, but it was a gut instinct.  I'd just put those seedlings into a lovely orange protected environment, after their drought ordeal, and now this. 

Burdened with guilt, I searched online for an organic insecticide and found an interesting recipe:

1 bulb of garlic
1 small onion
1 tbsp. (14.8 ml) of red cayenne pepper
30ml liquid soap 
1 litre water

Mince the onion and garlic and mix with the water.
Add the cayenne pepper and allow the solution to sit for 1 hour.
Add the soap and mix the solution well.
When the suds subside strain the solution into a spray bottle. Refrigerate the solution with the spices for up to 2 weeks

It is a wonderful burnt orange colour, and looks and smells like it means business.