Last month, a severe storm knocked out power, so my orchids cooked in the stuffy 100 deg heat for a couple of days. No air conditioning, no fans. It was terrible--some of orchids died immediately, while others languished and declined slowly.
Two of my orchids exhibited strange leaf spots reminiscent of viruses. One is a cattleya hybrid clone and another is a Brassia rex. The spots are mostly on the new leaves.
I know the only way to know for certain is to send leaf samples to a lab, but these plants aren't worth the time and money. Right now, I've isolated them and have been spraying with physan. I'm deciding whether to cut off all affected leaves or to pitch them (which I am reluctant to do, since I've had the plants for a while). What do you think?