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My Sick Phal
Please see my website, http://www.jimcraft.us/Sick%20Phal/index.htm: This
condition has happened to my Phal 2 or 3 times. It sits in an East facing window with plenty of light no direct sunlight. Humidity around 50 to 60 percent, temperature 70 to 73 degrees. It is watered regularly and fed at least once a month. I can get rid of the white spots by gently rubbing them under room temperature running water but these spots come back after a week or two. Can anyone please help me with this problem? Thanks, Jim |
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My Sick Phal
They look like mealybugs.Most pesticides will kill them. Also Alcohol,also a
water and soap Ed Cormier "Bobo" wrote in message nk.net... Please see my website, http://www.jimcraft.us/Sick%20Phal/index.htm: This condition has happened to my Phal 2 or 3 times. It sits in an East facing window with plenty of light no direct sunlight. Humidity around 50 to 60 percent, temperature 70 to 73 degrees. It is watered regularly and fed at least once a month. I can get rid of the white spots by gently rubbing them under room temperature running water but these spots come back after a week or two. Can anyone please help me with this problem? Thanks, Jim |
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I agree with Ed...mealies.
Use either straight isopropyl alcohol from the drugstore or a tablespoon of liquid dishwashing soap in a gallon of water. Spray early in the day, wetting all leaf surfaces, letting it stand in the crevices. Repeat every three days for 3 or 4 times and they should be all gone. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Edmond Cormier" wrote in message news:05uug.196785$IK3.116002@pd7tw1no... They look like mealybugs.Most pesticides will kill them. Also Alcohol,also a water and soap Ed Cormier "Bobo" wrote in message nk.net... Please see my website, http://www.jimcraft.us/Sick%20Phal/index.htm: This condition has happened to my Phal 2 or 3 times. It sits in an East facing window with plenty of light no direct sunlight. Humidity around 50 to 60 percent, temperature 70 to 73 degrees. It is watered regularly and fed at least once a month. I can get rid of the white spots by gently rubbing them under room temperature running water but these spots come back after a week or two. Can anyone please help me with this problem? Thanks, Jim |
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Thanks,
I examined the spots with a 10X loupe and sure enough they were mealy bugs. I reposted the pictures with a blow-up plainly showing them. Click on the center picture. I have started the alcohol treatment. Many thanks for the help. Jim "Bobo" wrote in message nk.net... Please see my website, http://www.jimcraft.us/Sick%20Phal/index.htm: This condition has happened to my Phal 2 or 3 times. It sits in an East facing window with plenty of light no direct sunlight. Humidity around 50 to 60 percent, temperature 70 to 73 degrees. It is watered regularly and fed at least once a month. I can get rid of the white spots by gently rubbing them under room temperature running water but these spots come back after a week or two. Can anyone please help me with this problem? Thanks, Jim |
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My Sick Phal
No offence, but if you've been around orchid growing long enough, no damned
close-up was needed! -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Bobo" wrote in message .net... Thanks, I examined the spots with a 10X loupe and sure enough they were mealy bugs. I reposted the pictures with a blow-up plainly showing them. Click on the center picture. I have started the alcohol treatment. Many thanks for the help. Jim "Bobo" wrote in message nk.net... Please see my website, http://www.jimcraft.us/Sick%20Phal/index.htm: This condition has happened to my Phal 2 or 3 times. It sits in an East facing window with plenty of light no direct sunlight. Humidity around 50 to 60 percent, temperature 70 to 73 degrees. It is watered regularly and fed at least once a month. I can get rid of the white spots by gently rubbing them under room temperature running water but these spots come back after a week or two. Can anyone please help me with this problem? Thanks, Jim |
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My Sick Phal
Gee Ray, Please pardon my newbie ass!!! This is my first orchid and I did
post the pictures, including the damned blow-up, in case there were other newbies like me who are wondering what mealy bugs are. I'm sorry, but I thought this board was to help people like me and other orchid newbies who are just getting started. Jim "Ray" wrote in message . .. No offence, but if you've been around orchid growing long enough, no damned close-up was needed! -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Bobo" wrote in message .net... Thanks, I examined the spots with a 10X loupe and sure enough they were mealy bugs. I reposted the pictures with a blow-up plainly showing them. Click on the center picture. I have started the alcohol treatment. Many thanks for the help. Jim "Bobo" wrote in message nk.net... Please see my website, http://www.jimcraft.us/Sick%20Phal/index.htm: This condition has happened to my Phal 2 or 3 times. It sits in an East facing window with plenty of light no direct sunlight. Humidity around 50 to 60 percent, temperature 70 to 73 degrees. It is watered regularly and fed at least once a month. I can get rid of the white spots by gently rubbing them under room temperature running water but these spots come back after a week or two. Can anyone please help me with this problem? Thanks, Jim |
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My Sick Phal
Chill, Jim. That's exactly what we are here for. Please keep posting. I
think Ray probably thought you were more experienced. He's one of our most helpful and knowledgeable members. Visit his web site for loads of good information, all free, and great plants and materials: www.firstrays.com . Welcome! Diana |
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My Sick Phal
Diana - thanks for the support.
Jim - sorry if I sounded condescending. I was really joking - and in an apparently feeble way - trying to point out that it wasn't inexperience that led to the issue, as every one of us has been through the same issues - and worse! Remember, you're not an orchid-growing expert until you have killed your weight in plants! Fortunately, as I've gotten older, my body seems to be accommodating more and more room for further executions. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... Chill, Jim. That's exactly what we are here for. Please keep posting. I think Ray probably thought you were more experienced. He's one of our most helpful and knowledgeable members. Visit his web site for loads of good information, all free, and great plants and materials: www.firstrays.com . Welcome! Diana |
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My Sick Phal
Hey, did you ever notice when someone starts a statement with the words "no offense", you just naturally brace yourself for being offended? I knew you weren't going to take that well (because I wouldn't either if I were in your position). I'll back up Diana and say that Ray is one of our most helpful posters here. I've been on here since 1997 and I've seen countless posts from Ray and he's a good guy. Now, if that's all I had to say, I might not have bothered. I really hit the reply button to ask if you have any other plants (including non orchids) anywhere near the infested Phal. Do you? If you do, you should be inspecting them carefully to see if mealies have started living beyond the one you showed. Steve Bobo wrote: Gee Ray, Please pardon my newbie ass!!! This is my first orchid and I did post the pictures, including the damned blow-up, in case there were other newbies like me who are wondering what mealy bugs are. I'm sorry, but I thought this board was to help people like me and other orchid newbies who are just getting started. Jim "Ray" wrote in message . .. No offence, but if you've been around orchid growing long enough, no damned close-up was needed! -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Bobo" wrote in message nk.net... Thanks, I examined the spots with a 10X loupe and sure enough they were mealy bugs. I reposted the pictures with a blow-up plainly showing them. Click on the center picture. I have started the alcohol treatment. Many thanks for the help. Jim "Bobo" wrote in message hlink.net... Please see my website, http://www.jimcraft.us/Sick%20Phal/index.htm: This condition has happened to my Phal 2 or 3 times. It sits in an East facing window with plenty of light no direct sunlight. Humidity around 50 to 60 percent, temperature 70 to 73 degrees. It is watered regularly and fed at least once a month. I can get rid of the white spots by gently rubbing them under room temperature running water but these spots come back after a week or two. Can anyone please help me with this problem? Thanks, Jim |
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My Sick Phal
Bobo wrote: Thanks, I examined the spots with a 10X loupe and sure enough they were mealy bugs. I reposted the pictures with a blow-up plainly showing them. Click on the center picture. I have started the alcohol treatment. Many thanks for the help. Jim Continue to watch them. Sometimes parasites or their eggs get missed because they are in the mix and not thoroughly covered with a topical treatment. It may require a mild drench. I don't know if you have any other orchids or houseplants, but you should inspect all your plants and isolate the current victim to prevent spreading the infestation. Nancy |
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