Aphids? - Orchid Board

zxyqu · #1 06-06-2011, 11:38 PM

These little buggers just decided to perk their heads up on some of my mounts

. I think they're aphids, but as the is my first orchid pest, I'm trying to confirm before I carpet bomb them. Thoughts?

Also, these little guys range from large (like the one here) to miniscule. The big ones may be roughly 1/16" long, maybe. Basically these pricks are tiny!

Zoi2 · #2 06-06-2011, 11:55 PM

I'm not real sure what you have but it isn't aphids. This link provies aphid info. Aphids Management Guidelines--UC IPM
Joann

zxyqu · #3 06-07-2011, 12:40 AM

The only reason I thought aphids, was that nothing else really fit the look. No other bug I could find had this appearance and aphids were winner by default. Hopefully someone will help identify. Either way I'll start with something general until I'm sure. Thanks Joann.

Zoi2 · #4 06-07-2011, 03:22 AM

What about thrips? Thrips
I'm not very experienced with some of the orchid pests but this kind of looks like your picture.
Joann