Viruses and unconfirmed facts

[Polarizeme]

Yes, should you ever have a frog appear with your order, send it to me! I'd keep it in my greenhouse!

[Leafmite]

Anyone else read Scientific American? There is a good article in the December 2013 Scientific American (Fungi on the March) about why efforts should be made to discourage plants from being sold without testing for disease. Pretty scary.

[escualida]

I looked up the seller that sent me the frog before releasing it and it is in a neighboring state so I figured it would be alright. I don't really know if it was a frog or a toad. I figured if anything it probably wouldn't survive long in the city, but I didn't have the heart to kill it myself, and nobody wanted to take it, there was no way I could keep it either. I have to say I wasn't thinking very clearly at the time, hopefully it won't happen again but if it does I'll offer it up on the OB first lol.

[Leafmite]

It isn't really your fault that a frog was part of your order and, for all you know, the amphibian could be happily thriving in the nearest park.

[Orchid Whisperer]

If it was from a neighboring state & living in the orchids, it was probably a toad. It probably is fine released anywhere outside. Hey! Maybe it hopped its way to Central Park!

[Polarizeme]

One of the local orchid growers had a greenhouse full of tree frogs. They were everywhere and he didn't bring them in, they just showed up. I had hoped that some of the plants I got from him had frogs hiding in the substrate... but they didn't.

[ron-in-norcal]

Those little tree frogs are pretty clever. I had them show up when I created a pond once. Really enjoyed having them around.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

Anyone else read Scientific American? There is a good article in the December 2013 Scientific American (Fungi on the March) about why efforts should be made to discourage plants from being sold without testing for disease. Pretty scary.

What did it say??