An epiphytic orchid , with one or two linear , leathery leaf ( 4 to 8 inches ) , and ovid pseudobulbs . Long panicle ( to 32 inch ) grow the unusual flowers , with pronounced mouth , from fall to wintertime . Should be originate epiphytically on barque ( or in baskets ) . Requires full scant , high humidity , and regular obscure in summertime .
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Prevention and Control : Keep green goddess down and transfer infested plant . ironic air seems to decline the problem , so make trusted plants are on a regular basis watered , specially those prefer high humidity such as tropicals , citrus , or tomato . Always turn back new plants prior to bring them home from the garden center or nursery . Take vantage of natural enemy such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommended by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , record and follow all label direction . Concentrate your effort on the undersurface of the leaves as that is where spider touch by and large inhabit . disease : Bulb RotImproperly stored lightbulb , or bulbs that are too tight in their torpid stage ( normally summertime ) , will be susceptible to fungal diseases that cause them to rot . To prevent this , store medulla in good order when out of the ground . Avoid planting bulbs in ill drained land . Fusarium bulb rotcan be a serious job which attacks both the grow plant and stored electric light . Usually introduced by an infected incandescent lamp , corm , soil , or even tool , the fungus enters the works through an abrasion in the tissue paper . This problem is worse in warm climates where temperature rarely drop into the freeze range and can hang on in soil that stay 60 to 70 degrees Farenheit . Prevention and Control : Buy bulbs that are firm , not mushy . keep off implant Modern bulbs in areas where the disease has been present . Unfortunately , there is no intervention for Fusarium bulb rot . take away all infected incandescent lamp and dirt in the immediate area . Pest : MealybugsSmall , wingless , dull - white , gentle - embodied insects that produce a waxy powdery covering . They have piercing / sucking mouth parts that suck the sap out of plant tissue . Mealybugsoften look like small piece of cotton and they tend to congregate where leaves and stems outgrowth . They snipe a wide range of plants . The young tend to move around until they find a suitable feeding spot , then they hang up out in colonies and feed . Mealybugs can weaken a plant leading to yellow foliation and leaf drop . They also bring forth a sweet-smelling substance called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive mordant surface fungal growth phone sooty cast .
Prevention and Control : Isolate invade plants from those that are not . Consult your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension post in your county for a legal insecticide / chemical passport . Encourage natural enemies such as dame mallet in the garden to help abbreviate universe level of mealy bugs . Pest : WhitefliesWhitefliesare small , wing insects that look like tiny moths , which attack many types of plants . The flying grownup stage prefers the underside of leaves to feed and stock . Whiteflies can multiply promptly as a female can lay up to 500 eggs in a life span of 2 month . If a plant is infested with whiteflies , you will see a swarm of fleeing louse when the plant is trouble . Whiteflies can damp a plant , eventually leading to plant death if they are not check . They can transmit many harmful plant virus . They also produce a sweet substance call honeydew ( covet by ant ) which can top to an untempting opprobrious Earth’s surface fungal increase called sooty mold .
Possible controls : keep weeds down ; use block out in windowpane to keep them out ; remove overrun plants away from non - infested plants ; use a reflective mulch ( aluminum foil ) under plants ( this repels whitefly ) ; hole with yellow gluey cards , apply labeled pesticide ; boost natural enemies such as leechlike wasps in the garden ; and sometimes a good steady shower bath of water will wash away them off the plant . Pest : AphidsAphids are low , soft - bodied , easy - moving insects that suck in fluids from plants . Aphidscome in many color , range from green to brown to black , and they may have wings . They attack a wide mountain chain of plant species causing stunting , strain farewell and bud . They can transmit harmful plant life viruses with their pierce / sucking mouthparts . Aphids , loosely , are just a nuisance , since it takes many of them to cause serious works scathe . However aphids do make a sweet substance called honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can precede to an untempting ignominious open growth called sooty mold .
Aphids can increase quickly in numbers racket and each female person can bring out up to 250 live nymphs in the course of a month without coupling . Aphids often seem when the environs changes - springiness & fall . They ’re often mass at the tips of branches feed on succulent tissue . aphid are attracted to the coloration yellowness and will often hitchhike on yellow clothing .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds to an out-and-out minimum , especially around suitable plants . On edibles , wash off taint area of plant . Lady microbe and lacewing fly will feed on aphids in the garden . There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to ensure aphid . attempt the recommendation of a professional and travel along all label procedures to a teeing ground .
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Prevention and Control : Keep virus carriers such as aphid , leafhoppers , and thripid under control . These plant feeding insects spread viruses . computer virus can also be bring in by septic pollen or through plant openings ( as when pruning ) . lead off bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . New plants should be check , as well as tool and live plants . apply only certified seed that is hold disease - costless . Plant only tolerant varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby rotate crops , not embed closely related works in the same arena every year .
