spiders on my Vanda?

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Originally Posted by VickiC

Thanks everyone...
I freaked when I saw the little creatures, so after I sent my question-post to you, Rodney did a thorough investigation for me. lol Seriously, I sat my Vanda basket down in the bathroom sink and then gave it a soapy bath followed by a good rinse.....and there were more of those little culprits. Rodney looked at them veeerry closely (you should have seen him.....reading glasses, magnifying glass.....sorta reminded me of Sherlock Holmes. lol) He looked and looked at different articles on the net and found that they are indeed red aphids.

Susanne, thank you for the link. They looked very much like the clover mites you mentioned, so I was getting ready to call our exterminator 1st thing in the morn. Rodney told me to calm down and let him check this situation out. lol

Lorraine, you and I think the same way when it comes to unwanted bugs n such.....the ones I saw on my plant were certainly history as soon as I took their pic.

Thanks so much for the link, David. Thanks also for the temp info.....I didn't realize that Vandas were as tough as you mentioned.

Masda, my motto exactly: kill, kill, kill lol
Vicki

Vicki,

I'm glad I could be of help. And I'm with you and Masda when it comes to unwanted buggers in my chid collection. I've been know to chant "die, just die you litttle ba******" while spraying these guys in my shadehouse.