My wardii is about to flower, for the third time in two years.:evil:
That's great. I'll show my wardii your comment to let it know it has shamed me and made me appear to be a bad, bad wardii owner. Nothing inspires as much as a little guilt trip, right? :wink:My wardii is about to flower, for the third time in two years.:evil:
Dunno about that... Discovered yesterday that my hainanense has mealybugs! :sob:Wow! you're doing really well with your plants. thanks for sharing.
I hate when that happens.Dunno about that... Discovered yesterday that my hainanense has mealybugs! :sob:
I've started treating it, but I doubt that the spike will survive the treatment.
Oh, bother.
It was not a pleasant surprise, that's for sure. I don't know if I've had mealybugs before, but I do know that I have seen one on one of my orchids earlier this year... I'm pondering if it wasn't on this guy actually, which could explain why it has grown so darn slowly! Luckily, I haven't found any mealybugs on any of my other chids, so it seems to be a very local infestation.I hate when that happens.
How about "very rough treatment"? I've treated the entire Paph with an alcohol/soap/water mix and removed all bugs I found (after bending apart the fans to be able to get them, and one fan was removed completely) as well as their eggs. It's now repotted (I did it to ensure the mealybugs weren't on the roots) and the spike is sad, sad, sad. I'll see if it perks up in a day or two, otherwise I think it's quite safe to say that it has blasted. Well, the most important thing is that my little hainanense survives.They should survive, just depends on the treatment. rub them off with alcohol (90%) and then treat w/ insecticides.
And as soon as I can afford it, insecticide is going to be purchased. :wink:Hmmm, OK. Natural can work but I find mixing home remedies with man-made compounds is the best way to go.
Ah! You jinxed it! :rollhappy:I saw this thread awhile ago and have thus been doing my best to not make eye contact with my wardii aside from carefully watering it. The flower *should* be open in a day or two... I got it at Windy Hill early this year and will post a shot of it if it looks good.
Yeah, and it only targets Paphs considering my Phal opened its bud without problems. To be serious though, there's something lacking in my caring apparently, 'cause I refuse to believe it to be a coincidence that three Paphs in a row has blasted (think we can add a fourth to the list of victims soon) and I honestly don't believe they've blasted because of this thread. I'm wondering if it could have something to do with the fertilizer...I told you don't mock the jinx but you never listened!
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