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Soft scale parasite on phalaenopsis

10-10-20 · 2009-12-17 19:43:05

I have an outbreak of soft scale parasite on my best orchid! It crossed over from another orchid, onto a spiny leaf Zamioculcas and then onto this one. It's causing a 'honey bloom' on the leaves. I'd like to treat it with a spray, but I know that orchid's are sensitive, so I wanted to check if anybody had a specific pest…

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17-12-2009 8:43pm

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I have an outbreak of soft scale parasite on my best orchid!
It crossed over from another orchid, onto a spiny leaf Zamioculcas and then onto this one. It's causing a 'honey bloom' on the leaves.

I'd like to treat it with a spray, but I know that orchid's are sensitive, so I wanted to check if anybody had a specific pest killer I should use.

Thanks for any assistance!

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#2 18-12-2009 10:09am
treesireland

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any chance of a pictur of the problem

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#3 19-12-2009 12:32pm
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Here's what I've got:

http://pix.ie/10-10-20/1398144

http://pix.ie/10-10-20/1398145

http://pix.ie/10-10-20/1398146

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#4 20-12-2009 5:53pm
treesireland

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is there 2 problimes 1 a spot and the other dust , are they related,
this is new area for me. im of no help to you. sorry

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