Bacterial Infection on Guarianthe aurantiaca?
....or Cattleya for those I may have offended. This brown spotting occured a few days after I sprayed my terrarium with Serenade brand fungicide/bateriacide; I spray this every few weeks as a preventative measure, and it has not caused problems. I have had issues with edema on this plant before, in fact you can see a small pimple in this photo. Watering has been regular(cut back slightly now that temp has dropped a bit) and humidity has dropped; point being, (I think) I have ruled that out. It is not raised at all, and it is not spreading.
The active "ingredient" in this brand is a patented strain of Bacillus subtilis. Are there instances of infection caused by typically-beneficial bacterium?
If anyone has any culture tips for this species I made need them.
Last edited by Britton Flash; 10-24-2012 at 03:46 PM..
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