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Paph_LdyMacBeth
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...or more likely they never left.
So I had posted about this problem previously & had a good look around the forum. http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11649
The pests I have are most surely springtails (but way too small to post photos of with my camera). I have done everything I can think of to get rid of them, but the problem is just getting worse! While I was watering today I noticed HUNDREDS floating to the top in a few of my pots.
So here is what I have done so far.
1. repotted all affected plants into new medium (and by now all plants are done...I think)
2. I spray the surface medium with an insecticidal soap (containing Alkanolamine Salts of Fatty Acids 1.25%) about once weekly after I water.
3. I spray all plants and medium on the surface 1 monthly with neem (probably too much I know)
I have noticed the plants planted in CHC (primarily oncidiums) seem to have the most bugs. Is there an alternative medium people could suggest? I was growing them in lg perlite but I really don't like it as a medium.
Otherwise the plants are thriving. You'd never notice any issues.
I am open to new suggestions.
So I had posted about this problem previously & had a good look around the forum. http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11649
The pests I have are most surely springtails (but way too small to post photos of with my camera). I have done everything I can think of to get rid of them, but the problem is just getting worse! While I was watering today I noticed HUNDREDS floating to the top in a few of my pots.
So here is what I have done so far.
1. repotted all affected plants into new medium (and by now all plants are done...I think)
2. I spray the surface medium with an insecticidal soap (containing Alkanolamine Salts of Fatty Acids 1.25%) about once weekly after I water.
3. I spray all plants and medium on the surface 1 monthly with neem (probably too much I know)
I have noticed the plants planted in CHC (primarily oncidiums) seem to have the most bugs. Is there an alternative medium people could suggest? I was growing them in lg perlite but I really don't like it as a medium.
Otherwise the plants are thriving. You'd never notice any issues.
I am open to new suggestions.