Bites
Been keeping the orchids outdoors and checking them pretty frequently for bugs. I found these bite marks last evening on this novelty and not sure if it's a regular orchid pest or an outdoor bug that decided to give this a taste. I checked the other orchids throughly and there are no other bite marks on any of them. I did see a small grasshopper on them a couple of days ago and there is an occasional large ant or two on the deck where the the plant bench is.
This novelty phal has probably the most tender/delicate leaves of the bunch.
I currently do not have any preventative insecticides on the plants. The potting mix the plant is in is about 2-3 weeks old consisting mainly of fir bark for good drainage for rainfall.
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