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Old 05-31-2024, 03:05 PM
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How does everyone tell if their orchids actually have pests or if it’s just a harmless bug such as springtails, etc? Since most of my orchids come from a greenhouse most times when I get a new one they have some kind of bug in the medium. Oftentimes I see small bugs crawling around and so far I’ve been trying to kill them, but the other day I killed a springtail by accident which I’ve read is harmless or even beneficial to have in the medium.

The other day I killed a small mealybug, but it appeared after four weeks of quarantine and it was the only one I’ve seen in the group and I haven’t seen any signs since—is the plant still considered dangerous?

Do I really need to kill every bug I see or is it safe as long as the plant isn’t infested?
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