Red Spots on Phal Exposed/Aerial Roots
Hi everyone. I am a fairly new phal orchid owner, and have had my phal for about 5 months. In that time, the info I have come across this board while lurking has saved me countless times from the pitfalls from my inexperience, like root rot from overwatering, stem rot, wilted leaves, snow mold etc. But this time I cannot seem to find an answer for the issue I am having.*
Recently, i have notice some red spots on my plants exposed/aerial roots. At first, for weeks it was only on one root and since I never saw any movement, thought it was dust left from leca pellets I had repotted with a few months ago (even though I soaked and washed them beforehand). However, today I noticed it was now on multiple roots when I went to do a follow up peroxide treatment. Searching some things seem to indicate it could possibly be spider mites though my leaves don't have all of the damage as usually seen in the photos. I saw an old post from someone having a similar issue where someone mentioned it could possibly be a fungus, but didn't say what kind. I searched possible fungi that is similar to mine, and could only come up with rust as a potential diagnosis. Has anyone seen this issue before? And if so, do you know how I can stop it?
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