Pesticide for Grasshopper or Crickets - Orchid Board

shadytrake · #1 08-12-2009, 02:40 PM

I'm not sure if it is a grasshopper or a cricket (I'll take a photo and post later), but after a rain or misting the shadehouse I keep finding these bright green 'hoppers on my orchids.

They jump really HIGH and vary in size from 1/2" to a little over 1".

They tend to like the Catts and the Onc Alliance orchids...the ones with fleshy leaves and they EAT the spikes and the leaves.

Here is my question...what pesticide can I use on the chids to deter them? OR if I can't do that what pesticide can I spray around the shadehouse to keep them out?

I can usually catch them at night after I turn the mister on for a few minutes. They come out and pick a chid to chew on for the evening...then I catch them and kill them with RAID on the sidewalk outside.

But I want to catch/kill/deter them BEFORE they sit down to dine on my chids....

Any suggestions?

I live in Memphis, TN (USA) so a pesticide readily available at Lowe's, Home Depot or WalMart would be helpful. FYI - Physan is not readily available locally, but if this is the one I should use...link for purchase would be helpful too.