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chidlove 09-06-2009 04:44 PM

Cymbidium Crawling with?
 
:shock: I had a peek [real close] at the medium, and the plant itself...tiny whiteish bugs are throughout the whole thing!:( My question is, how do I rid it of these nastys!:evil: Other than the bugs, shes doing real well, growing two more bulbs. Thanks in advance for any suggestions:)

orchidbingo 09-06-2009 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chidlove (Post 253393)
:shock: I had a peek [real close] at the medium, and the plant itself...tiny whiteish bugs are throughout the whole thing!:( My question is, how do I rid it of these nastys!:evil: Other than the bugs, shes doing real well, growing two more bulbs. Thanks in advance for any suggestions:)

Can you post pictures?

bingo

RosieC 09-06-2009 05:26 PM

Do they look like the ones on this link?

Royal Horticultural Society - Gardening Advice: Springtails

If so they are springtails and are harmless. They tend to be very very tiny (too tiny to get a pic easily) and many types of them will jump arround when you water.

BUT... they tend to be a sign that the medium is broken down, especially if there are a lot of them. It might be a sign it's time to repot.

chidlove 09-07-2009 01:48 PM

They are really tiny, and I don't have a macro lens [YET]:rofl:for my camera. Thanks Rosie C for the awesome link! Looks like exactly what the plant has!
she is still outside, at 8 degrees celcious. Any cooler, and shes coming in!:)


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