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valthewizard

Orchid insecticide HELP

12 years ago

My orchid has very small little bugs on it, the same i see in my wilting and/or dying plants. My orchid is wilting and is not looking very good. I think they are mealybugs.

I bought Sevin Ready-To-Use spray. Have any of you used this on orchids before? How do i properly apply to the plant?

Please give me specific directions, I can't find orchid directions on the spray itself, and other internet pages are not being very constant or reliable.

PS, my orchid is flowering, I don't know if that changes anything about using the spray.

Thanks!

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  • 12 years ago

    I called the company. They said that it is probably not safe on orchids.

    Can anyone suggest an insecticide for orchids? The pests range from mealybugs to these small little black ones that I can't seem to identify.

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