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[dreamynights]

Hey Guys,

My orchid has been doing well for the most part since I last posted. It started growing a new leaf and lost an old leaf. There has also been LOTS of root growth with at least 5 new ones from the crown and lots of older roots splitting into multiples.

About a month ago, I noticed that my orchid was leaking a bit of sap under the leaves. These areas turned into small, slightly black spots though which I thought was weird. Sorry for the blurry photo but the first one (2705.jpg) shows that there are at multiple small black areas along the edge of the plant leaf. It has since stopped and I am thinking it just turned black from being too wet there?

I still had small bug problems but have just been trying to kill all the ones I see. When I water the plant, I will also try to drown them out and kill them. I have been thinking of using dish soap to try to kill them but I am unsure how to use it. I heard of spraying it but it does not seem like that would get the bugs from under the roots. Could I use a drop of soap to water the orchid and then rinse the soap or would that harm the plant?

My major problem here today though is that there is WHITE FUZZ all over the crown! I had previously cut the dying leaf at the bottom but could not completely remove it as it wont peel from the plant. I watered the orchid three days ago and today I noticed the white fuzz all over the dead leaf! I had watered extra last time to try to drown out of the bugs but I have always dried the crown area afterwards and have no moss around the crown to keep it dry. These do not look like mealy bugs to me and looks more like mold. Screenshots are attached! How should I try to get rid of this? Alcohol or hydrogen peroxide? Help!