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bukalala 11-04-2019 10:18 AM

Medium treatment without repotting?
 
Hello, just uses the lettuce leaf test for pests and found many different creachers living in the orchids medium. Not much signs outside, but saw same snails, seems like thrips, and other tiny bags:((( Q: can I soak the pot with medium in any solution to kill the pests without repotting? I have Physan 20, never used before, can I sock in it ( 1TBS / G)? Can’t touch cattleyas now :( probably will repot Phals. Any advise please.

Ray 11-04-2019 11:21 AM

Physan is a disinfectant, not a pesticide. Personally, I'd submerge the pot in an acephate solution.

rbarata 11-04-2019 11:29 AM

For snails I've used (apparently with sucesss) coffee.
Coffee grains on top of the medium or, as I did, water with an expresso diluted in 500 ml of water.
It may not kill them but at least they run away from that pot.:biggrin:

bukalala 11-04-2019 11:59 AM

Thanks
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray (Post 904477)
Physan is a disinfectant, not a pesticide. Personally, I'd submerge the pot in an acephate solution.

It won’t be damaging the roots ?

Ray 11-04-2019 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bukalala (Post 904482)
It won’t be damaging the roots ?

No.


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