Mealies on a new purchase…
I got an order today from a well known vendor. One of the plants was a very small mounted plant (kingidium phillipiense). It came with an active mealy bug family. At least one clearly visible adult female, and a lively adults male with his recently hatched pupae displayed prominently on an exposed root. The female had a nicely spun webbing nest on the back of one tiny leaf. Quite an educational display on the life cycle of a favorite orchid pest. I wish I had taken a picture but my phone was across the room and I was actively trying to catch that male mealy.
This is rather a large pest population for such a tiny orchid (two tiny leaves, the largest less than an inch, and two active roots less than a cm in length, several longer shriveled ones). Would it be bullish if me to ask for a replacement or refund? The small size of the orchid was clear from the description, but I worry that we are off to a bad start.
The others in the order look fine, but I sprayed the lot of them and have them sequestered in a clear storage bin.
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