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Forum: Pests & Diseases 11-03-2015, 03:48 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Smile So, here follows the update, after some very long...

So, here follows the update, after some very long time (I owe you some details).

Both wild dendrobiums were eaten by the spider mite. I was too late with the cure, I have lost the keikis... I wish...
Forum: Propagation 11-01-2013, 05:35 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,614
Posted By ro0ter
Hello and thank you Ovanoshio and Nexogen. ...

Hello and thank you Ovanoshio and Nexogen.

For the past two months I was keeping the two orchids under some 1.32 gallons (5 liters) canisters which I misted twice a day, sometimes uncovering the...
Forum: Propagation 10-29-2013, 08:53 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,614
Posted By ro0ter
Unhappy Dendrobium keikis stop developing when 5mm tall

Hi,

The phal has now two nice basal keikis developing, the lowest one was (i guess) abandoned. Very glad with these two basal keikis.

Now, I have some concerns regarding two dendrobium keikis....
Forum: Propagation 10-02-2013, 04:11 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,614
Posted By ro0ter
Thumbs up Not just a basal keiki... but THREE basal keikis... ?!?!

I am as stunned as you all probably are.

For three lower leaves (out of which the lowest leave just dried out, but the plant has ~5 leaves, it never had more) the mother plant grew 3 separate...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 09-24-2013, 03:02 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Good news, everyone: I have two keikis (or...

Good news, everyone:

I have two keikis (or simply shots) in the "healthy dendrobium" and a single one in the "ill dendrobium" (the one with no leaves). The later one develops quite slow, but the...
Forum: Propagation 09-24-2013, 03:00 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,614
Posted By ro0ter
Progress so far + mother orchid throws another keiki

Hi JaneEyre, everybody else who is interested,

The keyki does not look that good. A couple of weeks ago (a lot of) mold started to attack it but I got rid of the mold (I have been using coconut...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-26-2013, 05:33 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Hi Chatbud, These pests were not present on...

Hi Chatbud,

These pests were not present on the plants when I have received them (hotel staff were very kind and when we asked where may we buy living orchids, they gave us 3 orchids from their...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-26-2013, 02:32 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Update! Hi everyone, here comes the updates:...

Update!

Hi everyone, here comes the updates:

I have used successfully the 3rd alternative (0.012% DELTHAMETHRINE and 0.012% MYCLOBUTANIL - fungicide, acaricide and insecticide) and will still...
Forum: Propagation 08-26-2013, 02:03 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,614
Posted By ro0ter
Progress..

Hi JaneEyre,

Thank you for the encouragement,

So far the keiki is the same (no growth, no revitalization). In the past couple of nights I have kept the keiki`s bottle opened since it`s a bit...
Forum: Propagation 08-23-2013, 05:02 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,614
Posted By ro0ter
Orchid abandons spike with keiki (turned brown, still fleshy)

Hi everyone,

This is a very interesting subject for me as well, especially that I am just going through something similar: one of my phals had some beautiful spikes with flowers, and I didn`t cut...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-14-2013, 07:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Allright, I have read some more on these mites,...

Allright, I have read some more on these mites, and I have three solutions (out of which I guess only 1 will eventually work):
1) 0.15% D-TRANS-TETRAMETHRIN and 0.15% CYPHENOTHRIN -- for indoor...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-13-2013, 04:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Thank you very much, Philip. At least I know my...

Thank you very much, Philip. At least I know my enemy now. I need to grab some good weapons against these swarms.

The isopropyl alcohol did quite some good job, but i still see some solitary mites...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-13-2013, 05:34 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
spider mites or scale?

Could this be the spider mite? It`s red, has 8 legs, walks towards the sides... damn phone, no good pictures (htc one x+ makes the poorest pictures of all, anti-advertising)

Will continue on...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-13-2013, 05:08 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Found the pests!!!

It`s definitely scale... I`ve used the isopropyl alcohol I have bought (99.6% used as 7 parts alcohol and 3 parts tap water) and a lot of red/orange spots came off... used the zoom lens I had and...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-08-2013, 05:43 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Hello Philip, Sorry for messing up with your...

Hello Philip,

Sorry for messing up with your name... I`ve been using my phone to write since I don`t have any internet on any PC (@work the Fortigate got bricked, @home the apartment building is...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-07-2013, 09:01 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
And the weed-like orchid which is healthy as a...

And the weed-like orchid which is healthy as a horse.. Also what worries me is the texture on the orchid stem.. What may cause this texture (sore/pustules)? Root rotting? Bugs?

Thank you!
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-07-2013, 08:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Thumbs up Hi Sonya, Paul, everyone else, Thank you...

Hi Sonya, Paul, everyone else,

Thank you both for the input you provided. I will do anything I can to save this orchid, as it`s one of the three given to us as a gift by Bum, the kindest member of...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-02-2013, 04:40 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,726
Posted By ro0ter
Dendrobium orchid from Thailand looses leaves FAST

Hi everyone,

A year ago when I was in vacation to Thailand I have broughtgome three orchids. they were potted in coconut hisk and (maybe) my greatest stupidity is that i did not changed the medium...
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