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Kondrat says you typically need to water an orchid every 7 to 10 days, but he cautions that’s a general rule of thumb and your orchid might need a different watering schedule.
a) underside of scale showing female and eggs, x24 b) scale upperside, x24 c) female scales on twig d) male scale, x12 e) male scales on twig. Female scale insects in more advanced families develop from the egg through a first instar (crawler) stage and a second instar stage before becoming adult. In more primitive families there is an ...
The orchid family is one of the most important plant families in respect to the ornamental flower industry. In 2005, the potted orchid industry brought in about $144 million in the United States. This makes them the second most valuable potted plant in the nation. From 1996 to 2006 there has been a 206.4% increase in potted orchid prices.
It is one of the most common viruses affecting cultivated orchids, perhaps second only to the Cymbidium mosaic virus. [1] It causes spots on leaves and colored streaks on flowers. [ 1 ] If a plant is also infected with the Cymbidium mosaic virus , it can lead to a condition called blossom brown necrotic streak.
Find out how to prune orchids of all types, and when to do your pruning to encourage fresh growth and more blooming.
The brown soft scale does not normally kill the host plant, but the loss of sap probably causes it to grow more slowly and crop less heavily. The main disadvantage to the host is the sooty mould which grows on the honeydew. This reduces the area of leaf available for photosynthesis, and spoils the appearance of the plant, its flowers and fruits ...
Wax scale, Ceroplastes cirripediformis. The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat with elongated oval bodies and a smooth integument which may be covered with wax.
Orchid fleck dichorhavirus, commonly called Orchid fleck virus (OFV), is a non-enveloped, segmented, single-stranded (ss) RNA negative-strand virus, transmitted by the false spider mite, Brevipalpus californicus. OFV causes necrotic and chlorotic lesions on the leaves [1] of many genera in the family Orchidaceae.