Someone sent me this pic of a NOID catt. Any ideas what it might be?

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Sun tan? Virus may show on the pseudobulb, too. Any spots there?

K Barrett


"Ray B" wrote in message
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Someone sent me this pic of a NOID catt. Any ideas what it might be?

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My first impression was the same as K's. I get several catts that do this in
the winter when I have no protection up. Iwanagara, several Potinaras. Their
summer leaves don't show this scortching.
Gary

"K Barrett" wrote in message
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Sun tan? Virus may show on the pseudobulb, too. Any spots there?

K Barrett


"Ray B" wrote in message
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Someone sent me this pic of a NOID catt. Any ideas what it might be?

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Thanks for the responses, folks.

That photo is all I have, although the person did add two things just this
morning - it progressed to the entire leaf, and she pitched it.

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"Steve" wrote in message
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Ray B wrote:
Someone sent me this pic of a NOID catt. Any ideas what it might be?


You know more than I do but I'll not let that stop me from posting a reply
anyway.
Is the surface texture normal across the discolored area? Is it sunken,
even a little?
If the surface is normal and the discoloration fades as the leaves mature,
then it's not likely a virus.
If the discolored area is sunken and/or if it gets worse and becomes
necrotic as the leaves age, then I would strongly suspect it is from a
virus.

Steve

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:45:28 GMT, "Ray B"
wrote:

Thanks for the responses, folks.

That photo is all I have, although the person did add two things just this
morning - it progressed to the entire leaf, and she pitched it.


Bets are it is a RED cat and only sun challenged in the winter.
Too bad she pitched it.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

She later told me it was sunken and the whole leaf turned black.

Maybe not a virus, but definitely a pathogen and not sun.

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"SuE" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:45:28 GMT, "Ray B"
wrote:

Thanks for the responses, folks.

That photo is all I have, although the person did add two things just this
morning - it progressed to the entire leaf, and she pitched it.


Bets are it is a RED cat and only sun challenged in the winter.
Too bad she pitched it.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php