The dreaded white tufts

[SFLguy]

When I went to the Redland orchid festival I bought a paph callosum from popow orchids, upon getting home I saw what could have been a mealy bug but I lost it in the media, I isolated the plant indoors and have kept a close eye on it and sure enough, the paph has come under attack by mealy bugs. I wanted to know if Bayer Rose and flower would be okay to use on paphs, thanks in advance for the help

[DoreenVDT]

If this were my paph I would repot it, replacing all the media. If you want to reuse the same pot, wash it. Then it is okay to spray with the Bayer Rose formula, I use it all the time on paphs.

I always take the plants outside in the shade when I spray the Bayer. It works well.

[SFLguy]

Damn... all I've got is a standard orchid mix from better grow, and from the look of it, the mix they used for this plant is only about a cm long compared to the 1" long pieces of bark in better grow