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does any one now if cockroaches will eat orchid flowers
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I guess it depends on the cockroach... I have had roots eaten by bush
cockroaches, (I think) so flowers would not surprise me... Yours Sincerely Kye Tanson --- BIO-Dex Consulting www.biodex.com.au "andrew" wrote in message ... does any one now if cockroaches will eat orchid flowers |
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andrew wrote:
does any one now if cockroaches will eat orchid flowers YES!!! There are legendary stories of the early days of orchids being imported into europe from south america, and when they arrived there were no orchids in the crates but a lot of very fat roaches. |
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On Dec 12, 11:56*pm, "andrew" wrote:
does any one now if cockroaches will eat orchid flowers I am very excited to hear that the little fellas really DO eat our treasured plants and flowers! I have been fretting for over a year- as to WHO could be doing all the chomping...with very little productive advice. I have seen them near the pots- and now the disappearances (of large buds, and newly opened flowers) have slowed down considerably. Has anyone else seen "scraping" on the foliage- which would hint at slugs. I have been unable to verify their presence- only the effect. My Bug Person (and I) will conquer! Elinor |
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... On Dec 12, 11:56 pm, "andrew" wrote: does any one now if cockroaches will eat orchid flowers I am very excited to hear that the little fellas really DO eat our treasured plants and flowers! I have been fretting for over a year- as to WHO could be doing all the chomping...with very little productive advice. I have seen them near the pots- and now the disappearances (of large buds, and newly opened flowers) have slowed down considerably. Has anyone else seen "scraping" on the foliage- which would hint at slugs. I have been unable to verify their presence- only the effect. My Bug Person (and I) will conquer! Elinor Don't forget grasshopper will do that too. We have these small grey bronze colored ones that'll scrape a leaf down to nothing. Tom Bell has a mystery pest that eats the leaf's body leaving the veins in a lovely lace like patterns. K Barrett |
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In Florida (where Elinor is), we have a grasshopper called the lubber. It is
quite large and partial to Dendrobiums, though it will eat other orchids as well. I've heard people say that the best way to get rid of them is with a 2 x 4. http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/orn/lubber.htm Diana "K Barrett" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... On Dec 12, 11:56 pm, "andrew" wrote: does any one now if cockroaches will eat orchid flowers I am very excited to hear that the little fellas really DO eat our treasured plants and flowers! I have been fretting for over a year- as to WHO could be doing all the chomping...with very little productive advice. I have seen them near the pots- and now the disappearances (of large buds, and newly opened flowers) have slowed down considerably. Has anyone else seen "scraping" on the foliage- which would hint at slugs. I have been unable to verify their presence- only the effect. My Bug Person (and I) will conquer! Elinor Don't forget grasshopper will do that too. We have these small grey bronze colored ones that'll scrape a leaf down to nothing. Tom Bell has a mystery pest that eats the leaf's body leaving the veins in a lovely lace like patterns. K Barrett |
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:48:46 -0800, K Barrett wrote
(in article ): wrote in message ... On Dec 12, 11:56 pm, "andrew" wrote: does any one now if cockroaches will eat orchid flowers I am very excited to hear that the little fellas really DO eat our treasured plants and flowers! I have been fretting for over a year- as to WHO could be doing all the chomping...with very little productive advice. I have seen them near the pots- and now the disappearances (of large buds, and newly opened flowers) have slowed down considerably. Has anyone else seen "scraping" on the foliage- which would hint at slugs. I have been unable to verify their presence- only the effect. My Bug Person (and I) will conquer! Elinor Don't forget grasshopper will do that too. We have these small grey bronze colored ones that'll scrape a leaf down to nothing. Tom Bell has a mystery pest that eats the leaf's body leaving the veins in a lovely lace like patterns. K Barrett Ha! Lovely, indeed! Tom Walnut Creek, CA Nikon D200 |
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