Mealy bug infestation
Last year, my greenhouse came down with a mealy bug infestation. Now, the tough leaf orchids (i.e. Cattleyas) were hardly touched but I cannot say the same for the softer leaf ones. I tried different sprays and found one that did seem to work. But, it still was not 100% effective at eliminating this pest as I still found infected plants now and then over last winter.
After this spring, the mealy bug infestation seems to have disappeared on its own! Obviously, I was happy at seeing this.
In looking at the plants, I found jumping spiders in amongst them. Do jumping spiders consider mealy bugs a food source? If so, they are more than welcome to live in my collection.
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