Yes, the soap will ruin the sphag, or shorten its life, anyway.

You're better off with a commercial insecticide like Orthene WP.

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Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
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"janet_a" wrote in message
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diane and pam.... (and anyone else who would care to weigh in

all my phals are in sphag. will a drench of the alc/soap conconction
harm the sphag? and should i avoid doing the seedlings? (2 phals, one
phrag in tiny bark.) thx!

--j_a

(am googling, therefore the responses to myself instead of you.