If your going with a sundew, go with a Drosera Capensis. They are extremely easy to grow, and can be grown as a house plant next to your orchid to get the fungus gnats. Got to remember to use rainwater or RO water for them :)
Great video and yes i have tried your solution for the spider mites and it really work!!! and it do so also on mealy bugs thats what i had. thanks for sharing. Have a great day.
Absolutely great video. I really like the one thing at a time idea. I always have a hard time finding an older video that I need to review. This video puts pest infestations and solutions in one place.
Hi.:) Can you please tell me where you ordered your Sundew plant from? I’m a new orchid owner and I just discovered what looks like fruit flies crawling on the moss medium in my small orchid plant.😣😰
@@moonlitpath4407 it's been quite a while since I ordered it and I don't remember the name. But you should be able to just type in sundew plants and find a place. There are places where all they grow are these types of plants. Good luck your hobby. Patty
I found snails munching on a new orchid purchase, seen in the evening hours (they come out of the substrate at night to do their damage). I was purposely inspecting at that time, because I suspected snails when I noticed a shiny secretion on a couple of the leaves earlier that day. A fellow orchid enthusiast/grower who's been successfully growing and selling orchids for many years, told me to buy 'caffeine' tablets at the pharmacy and dissolve in warm water, then pour/soak the pot for 20 minutes or so, and drain off. I never saw another snail or evidence of snails on the plant afterwards, so I believe it worked! Apparently, the caffeine is toxic to snails and kill them but is perfectly safe for the orchids. I believe it was 2 x tablets per 1 litre of warm water, dissolved.
I bought some special orchid mix and used it on 4 diff plants....a month or so later full of fungus gnats!....I'm trying diatomaceous earth and yellow sticky strips....will let you know how that goes 😄
if you want to get mosquitos too, you might wanna get a Drosera filiformis which have long, string like leaves that can catch larger prey than fungus gnats. I find that drosera tokaiensis (the one she has in the video, i think) and drosera capensis is pretty easy to find in countries like the UK or the US and can be shipped country wide. Smaller countries might have them too. I know Indonesia has them.
RePotme.com and other places sell a sticky card that flies, gnats, etc., stick to and can’t get off. RePotme’s is bright yellow if I remember correctly, and the color helps attract bugs. They are very inexpensive and you can slide them into a holder and actually stick in an orchid’s pot. Spread them around the grow space!
Hi Danni! I'm so glad that Milo is doing well. Poor dear!! I really, really appreciate the "Hacks", so more of these types of videos would be greatly appreciated. Question: do you think the mineral oil will help with thrips? I've had speckled leaves for a long time, and finally found a diagnosis of thrips. I don't want to go through several types of insecticides (as recommended by other orchid specialists), plus those chemicals kind of worry me. Do you have any thoughts on the matter?
I had thrips battle few months ago..was using dish soap+water+alchohol+oil(vegetable oil) was ok but I spray weekly and kept watching them..however now I am having THRIPS again with new orchids and am now applying Danny's method (mineral oil)on this vdo too smell much better than vegetable oil will see how it goes.. but thinking it works.. give it a try
Please talk about nemtodes for fungus gnats, and thrips. It is put in the water and just one application got rid of a year's worth of thrip and fungus gnats problems. Safe for people and pets and safe for indoor use.
Thanks! Probably the most helpful video for me to deal with orchid "fungus gnats"(also just learnt this word instead of flies). I like the idea using the mosquito plug, could you tell which method is (more) effective with it on, the opening windows (air flow) or close to light(attract them to come)? If the device is working, I am thinking about to use even more modern technique, i.e. ultrasonic pest repeller ... just ordered online, will let you know if it works :-)
That sundew looks like an aliciae. I had a really big problem with fungus gnats on my plants before I invested in some sundews, the population is steadily decreasing and I couldn't be happier!
Prayers for you and Milo! That plug in is very interesting. I don’t think we have anything like that in the states. I have used mosquito plug ins that have never affected the fungus Knat. Going to have to research it!
I think thats a drosera spatulata, carnivorous plants are really fun and easy to keep, i have a ton of drosera capensis because they are also easy to multiply
Great video, very informative! Question re: the gnats. I"ve read that hydrogen peroxide will kill the gnat larvae, which is right under the surface. Can I just "water" my orchids with it and see how it works? I've started your habit of spraying it on the roots of a new/baby plant when repotting. If it doesn't hurt, could it kill them? I've got gnats, used the Neem recipe you had on another video. They slow down but then they are back again! Right now I have little yellow papers with Vaseline sticking out of them but haven't seen one yet. My puppy licked one of them! LOL I don't think we have the mosquito repellent in the states and I can't find any carnivorous plants right now!
Danny, you are very lucky to have this certain Nivea Oil. They do not sell this Nivea Soft oil in the US, I looked EVERYwhere. I use your spider mite solution with baby oil and it works PERFECTLY!
Hi Danny, thanks for another amazing video. I’ve been really getting into the hobby with your help! What type of Ascocentrum is the one you feature at the end. Purple leaves and yellow flowers. I truly love it. Let me know!
Yellow sticky papper work well for me (sticked on windows they kinda glow cause of sun) and - yeah it also catch mosquitoes and flies . Raid tabs works for me ....well kinda - i guess -for scale insects best 'remedy' is weak isopropil alchocol - actually I never 'burnt ' orchids or thin leaf plants like ficus benjamin with isopropil but dont go over 50/50% ( water / propil)
My phalenopsis' leaves started yellowing from the top down. The first 2 leaves the yellow even went into the crown. I removed the affected leaves and upper crown and used cinnamon to sell off the cuts. Now the 2 lower leaves are yellowing. all the leaves yellowed from the tip farthest from the crown and progressed to the crown. I dont see any pests, but the edges look a little chewed. If these 2 leaves go, I will be left with 1 leaf....What do you think?
Thank you for yoir video.I am battling with spider mites at the moment.I haven't achieve eradication yet as I place my orchids outside ,they do come back from time to time whatever I do.I did apply your solution and it worked but after a while they come back again.Umm...now I am trying to apply your solution a little bit more often and hopefully it will help☺
I would sprinkle the plant and top of media with diatomaceous earth. For snails and probably mites, it is like walking barefoot on broken glass. Good luck.
I have used the sundew method in the past. It was extremely effective until I went out of town for one weekend. I thought that had sufficiently watered the sundew before leaving. Sadly in my area sundews, they're not expensive, are hard to come by.
Hi from the USA, I have tried everything as you outlined with the peroxide and nothing has worked. I have also used a garden spray for houseplants and no effect. I must've sprayed enough h2o2 to break the bank. My last resort is to try immunox as a test and if that doesn't work, then all plants will be tossed, some I've had for 8 years. I am very tired of the battle for my living space and having to wear a mask over my nose. I will start fresh in a few months if possible. I have also had my exterminator leave me insect traps and as I write this, one just flew past my face.
Hello! When I repotted my Miltoniopsis I discovered a ton of myriapods in the medium. Also, what seemed to be myriapod eggs. Do you think that the Hydrogen Peroxide would help? Otherwise, what should I use? Thank you!
just bought an orchid a week ago and today I noticed white tiny thrips on it . we do not have pesticides here . how can I get rid of it . its all over the flowers and buds please help
Omg! I had just watched this video this afternoon. This evening I went to check on an orchid that is about to bloom. It had just sprouted a new leaf - and it had been chomped on straight across the leaf, almost completely eaten! I have no idea what might have done this. Any ideas? It’s an indoor plant.
Thank you for the video! Does the mineral oil treatment work on both the false spider mite and the webbey spider mite? I have the webbey ones. Thanks again! I love your videos!!
I tried getting a carnivorous plant, but for some reason it died. I must have done something wrong. I was told they don't like to dry out so I was constantly keeping it moist. I must have drowned it or something.
Any idea to use against thrips? They are a pain in my area. I needed to apply hard insecticide 3 times to get rid of them. But I would like to have a lighter solution, whatever is suitable for a indoors collection and someone with pets around. I had to move my entire collection to the bathroom, apply insecticide and quarentine the place for weeks. 😕😕😕
Hey Danny, with the spider mite mix. Would I need to spray top and bottom of leaves or just top? Because i'm worried if I spray bottom it might block orchid's ability to breath carbon dioxide and release oxygen through pores
Nicci Englezos If you have 3% hydrogen peroxide, you use it straight like that. If it is more, than you have to dilute it to be 3% with water. In Danni's case with 6% (double the amount 3x2=6), she adds the same amount of water that is in her bottle of hydrogen peroxide no matter what size to cut down by half. Adding less water than the same amount of that is in her bottle would give a different percentage. So be careful in getting a big bottle of hydrogen peroxide since it needs to be stored in a dark bottle, notice hers and the one you buy for it to last. Smaller bottle may be best. Sorry about the length of this but wanted to explain and give you an answer instead of waiting so long. Just saw this too.
It seems that Nivea Soft Oil isn't sold anymore even in Germany. I wonder if I could also use white mineral oil? I bought that in Ikea for polishing wooden chopping boards. From what I could find it seems nearly the same.
how can I save my Bic.Chia Lin >new City . AM/AOS It is on a dead tree that has fungus on it .and needs to be split up to get off the tree. its 5 leaves are 2 ft long by 3 ins wide and roots all over the tree
I'm just realize that i'm using a 9% of hydrogen peroxyde because mine is 30 volume. Good thing is i never kill my orchids (phal, cattleya oncidium and dendrobium) by using it pure
Ant ruined my orchid experience I grow orchid in windowsills. First tiny black ants came to my orchids to feed on sap produced by Francis fox then more ants started to come and I just negligently left it in the fact of memerchophia genes of Francis fox with hollow pseudo bulbs so and so the ant relationship thingy with them after few weeks passed I tried to refill the self watering pots with new set of fertilized water when I start to water lots and lots of small black ants came out from the pot potted by Francis fox in selfwatering leca and after cleaning it I left it the problem will not come again soon weeks later those tiny black ants started to take over each self watering pot with leca as their colonies and putting their eggs larvae inside the pots potted in leca I thought nothing will happen and left it here comes the problem mealy bugs started to appear on catasetum leaves and ants doing something with mealybugs and it started to spread to oncidiums pots I just watered the leaves and washed away the mealy bugs and now I have a setback catasetum jumbo Mickey orange and halt rotten Francis fox and self watering pots full of ants what can I do Danny is those ants responsible for mealy bugs but I tried to kill the ant colony by picking 2 sturdy orchid pot with ant colony. sogo yukidien one and sprayed with chemical pesticide and the consequence I'm faced is pot full of dead ants and the Soho yukidien is tightly holds the self watering pot with dead ants I need to wash more than 5 times to remove most of the dead ants can I leave the colony of antz reside in my self watering pots or is there any alternative way to evict the trespassed ants from my self watering pots I'm concerned of mealy bugs
Ants do raise mealybugs the same way they raise aphids, so they are likely the ones displacing those from one plant to the others. Unfortunately I haven't found a way to make ants go away without killing them (they are actually quite useful auxilliaries against many other parasites, so it always annoys me to just kill), However treating the mealybugs (with parrafin) does help (basically,. if ants are there it's that they have a food source around, and the Francis Fox isn't enough to explain colonies in every pots)
Hi Dani, if you are happy to use hydrogen peroxide to sterilize the orchid roots why don't you use it to sterilize your scissors and forceps? Also have you tried Neme oil and the natural soap that you mix for pests?
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If your going with a sundew, go with a Drosera Capensis. They are extremely easy to grow, and can be grown as a house plant next to your orchid to get the fungus gnats. Got to remember to use rainwater or RO water for them :)
I'm so happy for you and Milo! Glad to hear he's doing much better. Thank you again for all the great info.
I was searching for a video my friend told me to watch and now I’m stuck watching your videos lmao
Great video and yes i have tried your solution for the spider mites and it really work!!! and it do so also on mealy bugs thats what i had. thanks for sharing. Have a great day.
Hi , Beer is great for snails, a half full glass works great, they love it
Absolutely great video. I really like the one thing at a time idea. I always have a hard time finding an older video that I need to review. This video puts pest infestations and solutions in one place.
I’m now a proud owner of 3 sundews! Thanks for the insight. I was told to water with only distilled or rain water. Hope I don’t forget that!
I ordered me a sundew plant and a few other things and can hardly wait to get them. Yah!!
And TY Dani for all your help and support.
Patty Parker when they arrive wait about a week and you’ll see results 😁 it will adapt to your environment and then you’ll see the dew drops
Hi.:) Can you please tell me where you ordered your Sundew plant from? I’m a new orchid owner and I just discovered what looks like fruit flies crawling on the moss medium in my small orchid plant.😣😰
@@moonlitpath4407 it's been quite a while since I ordered it and I don't remember the name. But you should be able to just type in sundew plants and find a place. There are places where all they grow are these types of plants. Good luck your hobby. Patty
I found snails munching on a new orchid purchase, seen in the evening hours (they come out of the substrate at night to do their damage). I was purposely inspecting at that time, because I suspected snails when I noticed a shiny secretion on a couple of the leaves earlier that day. A fellow orchid enthusiast/grower who's been successfully growing and selling orchids for many years, told me to buy 'caffeine' tablets at the pharmacy and dissolve in warm water, then pour/soak the pot for 20 minutes or so, and drain off. I never saw another snail or evidence of snails on the plant afterwards, so I believe it worked! Apparently, the caffeine is toxic to snails and kill them but is perfectly safe for the orchids. I believe it was 2 x tablets per 1 litre of warm water, dissolved.
I bought some special orchid mix and used it on 4 diff plants....a month or so later full of fungus gnats!....I'm trying diatomaceous earth and yellow sticky strips....will let you know how that goes 😄
im gonna need about five of those sundew plants
if you want to get mosquitos too, you might wanna get a Drosera filiformis which have long, string like leaves that can catch larger prey than fungus gnats. I find that drosera tokaiensis (the one she has in the video, i think) and drosera capensis is pretty easy to find in countries like the UK or the US and can be shipped country wide. Smaller countries might have them too. I know Indonesia has them.
RePotme.com and other places sell a sticky card that flies, gnats, etc., stick to and can’t get off. RePotme’s is bright yellow if I remember correctly, and the color helps attract bugs. They are very inexpensive and you can slide them into a holder and actually stick in an orchid’s pot. Spread them around the grow space!
YES!!! Sundews, pings & nepenthes! 👍🏼👍🏼
You are awesome!!!!! I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge.
I love your videos You're so smart and informative I like seeing the trick you come up with
Love your work. Thank you.
Danny you are the best! I cannot wait to try some of these pest controls
I love my drosera spatulata sundew that eats a lot of fungus gnats. Spiders are also awesome and work with the sundew.
Hi Danni! I'm so glad that Milo is doing well. Poor dear!!
I really, really appreciate the "Hacks", so more of these types of videos would be greatly appreciated.
Question: do you think the mineral oil will help with thrips? I've had speckled leaves for a long time, and finally found a diagnosis of thrips. I don't want to go through several types of insecticides (as recommended by other orchid specialists), plus those chemicals kind of worry me. Do you have any thoughts on the matter?
I had thrips battle few months ago..was using dish soap+water+alchohol+oil(vegetable oil) was ok but I spray weekly and kept watching them..however now I am having THRIPS again with new orchids and am now applying Danny's method (mineral oil)on this vdo too smell much better than vegetable oil will see how it goes.. but thinking it works.. give it a try
Looking forward to the other tips/hacks
Please talk about nemtodes for fungus gnats, and thrips. It is put in the water and just one application got rid of a year's worth of thrip and fungus gnats problems. Safe for people and pets and safe for indoor use.
Hi, I don't consider nematodes safe, just an opinion. So I don't use them near me or my loved ones :)
Thanks! Probably the most helpful video for me to deal with orchid "fungus gnats"(also just learnt this word instead of flies). I like the idea using the mosquito plug, could you tell which method is (more) effective with it on, the opening windows (air flow) or close to light(attract them to come)? If the device is working, I am thinking about to use even more modern technique, i.e. ultrasonic pest repeller ... just ordered online, will let you know if it works :-)
Thanks for these great tips . I was wondering about the oil but wasn’t sure , now I am .
fantastic video Dany, thanks
Be careful using that mosquito killer around your bird. Birds can be super sensitive to products like that. Thanks for all the great tips Danni!
Thanks for the helpful video.
Not sure if an ID was made, but that is a Drosera spathulata. Easy to find, easy to grow, easy to propagate.
That sundew looks like an aliciae. I had a really big problem with fungus gnats on my plants before I invested in some sundews, the population is steadily decreasing and I couldn't be happier!
Regarding fungus gnats I've found that flypaper actually worked better than carnivorous plants.
Prayers for you and Milo! That plug in is very interesting. I don’t think we have anything like that in the states. I have used mosquito plug ins that have never affected the fungus Knat. Going to have to research it!
I know I am quite off topic but do anyone know a good website to stream newly released movies online ?
@Santiago Parker ehh try Flixportal. You can find it thru google=) -terry
@Terry Esteban Thanks, I went there and it seems to work :D Appreciate it!!
@Santiago Parker you are welcome :)
Careful many are TOXIC to cats…
I think thats a drosera spatulata, carnivorous plants are really fun and easy to keep, i have a ton of drosera capensis because they are also easy to multiply
Very informative. Thanks
Great video, very informative! Question re: the gnats. I"ve read that hydrogen peroxide will kill the gnat larvae, which is right under the surface. Can I just "water" my orchids with it and see how it works? I've started your habit of spraying it on the roots of a new/baby plant when repotting. If it doesn't hurt, could it kill them? I've got gnats, used the Neem recipe you had on another video. They slow down but then they are back again! Right now I have little yellow papers with Vaseline sticking out of them but haven't seen one yet. My puppy licked one of them! LOL I don't think we have the mosquito repellent in the states and I can't find any carnivorous plants right now!
Danny, you are very lucky to have this certain Nivea Oil. They do not sell this Nivea Soft oil in the US, I looked EVERYwhere. I use your spider mite solution with baby oil and it works PERFECTLY!
Hi Danny, thanks for another amazing video. I’ve been really getting into the hobby with your help! What type of Ascocentrum is the one you feature at the end. Purple leaves and yellow flowers. I truly love it. Let me know!
Yellow sticky papper work well for me (sticked on windows they kinda glow cause of sun) and - yeah it also catch mosquitoes and flies .
Raid tabs works for me ....well kinda - i guess -for scale insects best 'remedy' is weak isopropil alchocol - actually I never 'burnt ' orchids or thin leaf plants like ficus benjamin with isopropil but dont go over 50/50% ( water / propil)
I think it is drosera alicia or drosera spatulata as they are easy to find. Though I think the drosera capensis is the best for this kind of issue.
My phalenopsis' leaves started yellowing from the top down. The first 2 leaves the yellow even went into the crown. I removed the affected leaves and upper crown and used cinnamon to sell off the cuts. Now the 2 lower leaves are yellowing. all the leaves yellowed from the tip farthest from the crown and progressed to the crown. I dont see any pests, but the edges look a little chewed. If these 2 leaves go, I will be left with 1 leaf....What do you think?
You can also use Bt (when you water a plant) to kill fungus gnats,; or a cup of water, some bright (preferably red) liquid, and a bit of soap.
Have you ever used the mineral oil mixture on a Miltassia? I’m afraid to spray their thinner leaves with anything.
Thank you for yoir video.I am battling with spider mites at the moment.I haven't achieve eradication yet as I place my orchids outside ,they do come back from time to time whatever I do.I did apply your solution and it worked but after a while they come back again.Umm...now I am trying to apply your solution a little bit more often and hopefully it will help☺
I would sprinkle the plant and top of media with diatomaceous earth. For snails and probably mites, it is like walking barefoot on broken glass. Good luck.
@@jenlaird1gmail thank you☺
I have used the sundew method in the past. It was extremely effective until I went out of town for one weekend. I thought that had sufficiently watered the sundew before leaving. Sadly in my area sundews, they're not expensive, are hard to come by.
Danni, Is there a systematic insecticide that is safe for orchids?
Anyone else now terrified of fungus gnat eye injuries? 😅
That particular Drosera is called Drosera aliciae.
The drosera variety looks like a drosera spatulata
Danny, Did you ever try food grade Diatomaceous Earth?? If soo, what happened? Did it work? Was it safe?
There are mites avaiable on the market which actually feed on the bad mites!
Hi from the USA, I have tried everything as you outlined with the peroxide and nothing has worked. I have also used a garden spray for houseplants and no effect. I must've sprayed enough h2o2 to break the bank. My last resort is to try immunox as a test and if that doesn't work, then all plants will be tossed, some I've had for 8 years. I am very tired of the battle for my living space and having to wear a mask over my nose. I will start fresh in a few months if possible. I have also had my exterminator leave me insect traps and as I write this, one just flew past my face.
The flat one I'm not sure -- there are many similar ones, but cape sundews are with long, erect leaves.
Hi Dani,
How big is your drosera? I bought some droseras and a venus fly trap and they are very smal.
Thanks for the help.
Hello! When I repotted my Miltoniopsis I discovered a ton of myriapods in the medium. Also, what seemed to be myriapod eggs. Do you think that the Hydrogen Peroxide would help? Otherwise, what should I use? Thank you!
Any updates on your drosera ? What do you grow them in ?
Hi again...I have sort of a stupid question...does fertilizer and pesticides get to old to use safely on the orchids ad all plants?
Thank u so much Danny
Good ideas!
Thankyou!
Hi Danny, could you make an update on your Neostylis Lou Sneary?
just bought an orchid a week ago and today I noticed white tiny thrips on it . we do not have pesticides here . how can I get rid of it . its all over the flowers and buds please help
Do you think the mosquito device would work on thrips? Thrips are my nightmare right now!
Omg! I had just watched this video this afternoon. This evening I went to check on an orchid that is about to bloom. It had just sprouted a new leaf - and it had been chomped on straight across the leaf, almost completely eaten! I have no idea what might have done this. Any ideas? It’s an indoor plant.
More hack videos please!
Thank you for the video! Does the mineral oil treatment work on both the false spider mite and the webbey spider mite? I have the webbey ones. Thanks again! I love your videos!!
Hi, yes it should work on most small pests ☺️
@@MissOrchidGirlThank you!!
Can you use neem oil to kill gnats on an orchid?
I tried getting a carnivorous plant, but for some reason it died. I must have done something wrong. I was told they don't like to dry out so I was constantly keeping it moist. I must have drowned it or something.
I have two phelenaupsi, one with stem rot, another with no leaves, one Healy shoot. What can I do with them. Will they survive
Any idea to use against thrips? They are a pain in my area. I needed to apply hard insecticide 3 times to get rid of them. But I would like to have a lighter solution, whatever is suitable for a indoors collection and someone with pets around. I had to move my entire collection to the bathroom, apply insecticide and quarentine the place for weeks. 😕😕😕
I' ll try Aroxol! Thanks! 😉
Hi Carey, Hi everyone
Hey Danny, with the spider mite mix. Would I need to spray top and bottom of leaves or just top? Because i'm worried if I spray bottom it might block orchid's ability to breath carbon dioxide and release oxygen through pores
she sprays both sides..I watched her other vdo
What about nepenthes? Did you try them ?
Hi dani ,
Can I just confirm, if you use 3% peroxide do you add water to it before use ? Or it that only with a higher percent?
Thanks Nicci
Nicci Englezos If you have 3% hydrogen peroxide, you use it straight like that. If it is more, than you have to dilute it to be 3% with water. In Danni's case with 6% (double the amount 3x2=6), she adds the same amount of water that is in her bottle of hydrogen peroxide no matter what size to cut down by half. Adding less water than the same amount of that is in her bottle would give a different percentage. So be careful in getting a big bottle of hydrogen peroxide since it needs to be stored in a dark bottle, notice hers and the one you buy for it to last. Smaller bottle may be best. Sorry about the length of this but wanted to explain and give you an answer instead of waiting so long. Just saw this too.
Yomaira L Thank you very much 😊
It seems that Nivea Soft Oil isn't sold anymore even in Germany. I wonder if I could also use white mineral oil? I bought that in Ikea for polishing wooden chopping boards. From what I could find it seems nearly the same.
Hi, just look at the ingredients for parrafin :)
i hate spider mites!!!! i killed them...and they come back.
What happened to the hairspray option you mentioned?
how can I save my Bic.Chia Lin >new City . AM/AOS It is on a dead tree that has fungus on it .and needs to be split up to get off the tree. its 5 leaves are 2 ft long by 3 ins wide and roots all over the tree
the dynatrap indoor version eliminated all of my thrips and fungus gnats.
I'm just realize that i'm using a 9% of hydrogen peroxyde because mine is 30 volume. Good thing is i never kill my orchids (phal, cattleya oncidium and dendrobium) by using it pure
Ant ruined my orchid experience
I grow orchid in windowsills. First tiny black ants came to my orchids to feed on sap produced by Francis fox then more ants started to come and I just negligently left it in the fact of memerchophia genes of Francis fox with hollow pseudo bulbs so and so the ant relationship thingy with them after few weeks passed I tried to refill the self watering pots with new set of fertilized water when I start to water lots and lots of small black ants came out from the pot potted by Francis fox in selfwatering leca and after cleaning it I left it the problem will not come again soon weeks later those tiny black ants started to take over each self watering pot with leca as their colonies and putting their eggs larvae inside the pots potted in leca I thought nothing will happen and left it here comes the problem mealy bugs started to appear on catasetum leaves and ants doing something with mealybugs and it started to spread to oncidiums pots I just watered the leaves and washed away the mealy bugs and now I have a setback catasetum jumbo Mickey orange and halt rotten Francis fox and self watering pots full of ants what can I do Danny is those ants responsible for mealy bugs but I tried to kill the ant colony by picking 2 sturdy orchid pot with ant colony. sogo yukidien one and sprayed with chemical pesticide and the consequence I'm faced is pot full of dead ants and the Soho yukidien is tightly holds the self watering pot with dead ants I need to wash more than 5 times to remove most of the dead ants can I leave the colony of antz reside in my self watering pots or is there any alternative way to evict the trespassed ants from my self watering pots I'm concerned of mealy bugs
Ants do raise mealybugs the same way they raise aphids, so they are likely the ones displacing those from one plant to the others. Unfortunately I haven't found a way to make ants go away without killing them (they are actually quite useful auxilliaries against many other parasites, so it always annoys me to just kill), However treating the mealybugs (with parrafin) does help (basically,. if ants are there it's that they have a food source around, and the Francis Fox isn't enough to explain colonies in every pots)
Hydrogen peroxide pure or diluted on water ? How many for 1 liter ?
Kally she uses a 3% solution. You can purchase 3% itself or if yours is 6% you can mix half peroxide and half water to make it 3%.
Ok but how much quantity of water and hydrogen peroxide for 1 liter ?
Ai încercat porțiunea ta magica, pe tripsi și a functionat? Acum am problema cu ăștia..S-au împrăștiat peste tot. Și totul de la o zambila... Off.. 😭
Hi Dani, if you are happy to use hydrogen peroxide to sterilize the orchid roots why don't you use it to sterilize your scissors and forceps? Also have you tried Neme oil and the natural soap that you mix for pests?
mealy bugs are cute than bush snails
Be careful what you use around your bird...