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What’s the best way to deal with them?
Yes, get some ladybugs and let them out near the affected plants. They'll eat them pretty quickly.
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Gently (as to not harm the plant)Hose them off
Yep. Get ladybugs or make some insecticide soap.
Are these indoors or outdoors?
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Neem oil is a great natural way to get rid of them.
Put about a tablespoon or so of Neem oil into a spray bottle with slightly warm water (maybe 8-10oz) and a couple drops of dish soap. Shake it up and soak them.
Only thing I'd caution against with this is spraying your produce or herbs, because the Neem does have a scent that could throw off the flavor of things. Looks like a lily of sorts here so you'd be fine
My lettuce box was infested with a bunch of aphids. I sprayed them with a mix of mildly soapy water, which killed most of them. Some survived, but the lettuce is for my rabbits, so it’s all going to get eaten soon anyway.
For my bunny greens, I use the mild soapy water method because I don’t want to make my kids sick with other stuff. For other plants that are not for my buns, I use a sprayer with neem oil, which also works on the powdery mildew that gets kind of crazy in my garden.
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