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Originally Posted by JennS
That is really funny about the palmetto bugs! I suspected them of eating vanda buds when some vandas were hangin in a tree that had the palmettos visibly running along the trunk at night. Nobody else mentioned this until now. I get a little crazy over these bugs so I am glad you confirmed my suspicion! Good luck on you catasetum buds!
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Yep, I've caught them in the act while taking photos at night. Roaches definitely eat spikes and buds. They'll drill holes in oncidium bulbs too. I once saw a Cuban anole (lizard) eat a rather large palmetto bug. They're a great defense against these pests. I don't know if toads and tree frogs eat them. Toads probably do, and there was a great big one in my shade house last night.
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