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Infestation!
All,
I have posted pictures on abpo. Virtually overnight, a Phal was accosted by flat, soft white wormy things on the flowers. I can't see them move, but they grew within hours. I've never seen anything like this before. The plant itself appears healthy, though I will repot in the morning. Needless to say, I cut off both spikes right after taking the picture. When lightly pushed with a Q-Tip, the things crumble into soft ooze. No other plants are affected. What?! Diana |
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Infestation!
Congratulations, you have mealy bugs!!! Try rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip.
That will get rid of them buy keep on the look out for more! Mealy bugs show up on some of my plants whent he humidity is too low. Good luck, Garland "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ink.net... All, I have posted pictures on abpo. Virtually overnight, a Phal was accosted by flat, soft white wormy things on the flowers. I can't see them move, but they grew within hours. I've never seen anything like this before. The plant itself appears healthy, though I will repot in the morning. Needless to say, I cut off both spikes right after taking the picture. When lightly pushed with a Q-Tip, the things crumble into soft ooze. No other plants are affected. What?! Diana |
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Infestation!
But it sure did look like that soft cushion scale photo.....
-- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message nk.net... Guys, Thanks for responding. This is neither scale nor mealies; would that it were. I have to agree with Ray about larva of some kind, but what that might be eludes me. It was *only* on the flowers, not on any leaves. I didn't get it out of the pot this morning, but I will soon. The plant itself appears to be as healthy as a horse. Diana |
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But it sure did look like that soft cushion scale photo.....
It is; no doubt about it. I wrote that post before I got an email from Mariana, giving me the links. I've been experiencing intermittent server problems lately, and just by reading what I *did* get, I can tell there is much that I never saw. Gawd. Cottony cushion scale, for Pete's sake. What's next, nuclear triggered mealie bugs? Thanks, Ray, and anyone else whose posts I might not have seen! Diana |
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