fungus & bugs - help

[Island Girl]

The insects you see are most likely springtails, they feed on dead/dying vegetation, and mold... So if you have them, (they look like silver fleas.. They can jump, but not like fleas at all) that means you need to change them out to fresh media.

[Nexogen]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

The insects you see are most likely springtails, they feed on dead/dying vegetation, and mold... So if you have them, (they look like silver fleas.. They can jump, but not like fleas at all) that means you need to change them out to fresh media.

A, yes is from paphiopedilum.

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by Nexogen

A, yes is from paphiopedilum.

Uhh, huh? did I miss something? Lol

EDIT: oh, and a good way to provide bottom heat, is to get a "seedling" heat mat, they should be available thru Amazon (I'm assuming that is true in Canada, like 85% sure ) or, you can get reptile heat mats, they sell in pet stores, that go underneath an aquarium/terrarium... I think they have two kinds, one for "rainforest" for moist/damp conditions, it's prob the better choice of the two. (the other is a "desert" conditions type) I've only seen them, never used them... But, when I get back to 'civilization', I am planning on getting one.

[mexorchid]

Originally Posted by Nexogen

A, yes is from paphiopedilum.

2 of these orchids are paphs, the other is an oncidium. Ok, so will also repot these 3 and try to wash off any insect I can find. Hope that cures these 3.
I have just recently moved to Canada. It was so much easier in Mexico. Any orchids I rescued from a new building project in the jungle I just brought it home, tied it to a tree with old leaves from the floor and voila... next spring or autumn - flowers. I hope I'll get the hang of how to do this properly here!
Thanks for all the good advice and patience with me!

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and I'll dip the roots in H2O2. Can that kill eggs of the insects?