Phalaenopsis - bumps on leaves

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Originally Posted by estación seca

I always treat scale. They can kill a plant. I use a weak soap solution and a soft brush.

True Estación the hard part is recognizing scale when its in the initial stages. Cleaning with soap solution has be done very carefully since we have to make sure we get into all the corners of leaves that they can hide without letting water get into them. I feel the best thing to get rid of scale is removing the old potting media and gently washing the leaves with light castile soap solution with a soft brush and thoroughly letting the water drain out from all the leaf corners and then repotting. In this case I think the orchid is having a new flower spike so maybe better to wait till its done blooming but quarantine till there are more signs of scale.