Ernieg96 ST Supporter ST Supporter Joined Apr 22, 2020 Messages 131 Reaction score 37 Jun 22, 2020 #1 For scale, this is on a piece of 1/4 - 3/8 inch Orchiata bark and some small perlite pieces. Can anyone ID these? Are they harmful? Attachments CD6D27A8-9785-4E04-8A7E-8FEA3ED5F1A0.png 581.9 KB Views: 10
For scale, this is on a piece of 1/4 - 3/8 inch Orchiata bark and some small perlite pieces. Can anyone ID these? Are they harmful?
eds Well-Known Member Joined Feb 16, 2019 Messages 281 Reaction score 97 Location Nottingham, UK Jun 23, 2020 #2 Looks like a Scariad fly larvae, though a pretty big one. Do you have some small black flies flying around your orchids? Not sure how much of an issue they are for larger orchids but they love seedling roots in 'normal' plants.
Looks like a Scariad fly larvae, though a pretty big one. Do you have some small black flies flying around your orchids? Not sure how much of an issue they are for larger orchids but they love seedling roots in 'normal' plants.
likespaphs some call me brian Joined Jun 7, 2006 Messages 5,256 Reaction score 15 Location Cape Cod Jun 24, 2020 #3 fungus gnat larva is the clear one with the black head