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Originally Posted by DeaC
OK...something I didn't think of but never had an issue with cockroaches. I'm still not convinced of the root nibbling tho. And you can put the beer to much better use!  |
It does seem a bit out there, but that's all I got lol
Do you have another theory in mind?
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Originally Posted by wisdomseeker
Hope you find out who the "nibbler" is.
Slightly off track with the OP's thread... about a month ago I noticed some damage near the base of several leaves on a Neost. Lou Sneary x Rhy. coelestis that I've been growing in a terrarium for about a year and a half. Other orchids in the terrarium had no signs of damage.
After closely inspecting this plant, I noticed a small snail with several jelly-like deposits (eggs?). I destroyed the snail and removed the deposits. Everything has been okay since (no signs of snails or further plant damage).
What I find weird, is how (or where) this thing was introduced, especially since this is an established terrarium with no new plant additions (or general changes) for the past 9-10 months. Don't know what kind of snail it was (only saw one), but it kind of looked like an aquatic type snail. It caused a little bit of damage, but (fortunately) not a lot. Here's a pic (not the best detailed close-up), but maybe you can make out the snail near the middle of the plant with jelly deposits clustered above.
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That does seem a bit unusual. Snail incubation is more or less 1 month, so it probably wasn't because it was a leftover egg.
Is the terrarium completely closed?
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