I was anticipating some some amazing Phal blooms as I had 5 spiking simultaneously, with several shooting double spikes. I keep my orchids of all types outdoors year round with the exception of very harsh winter days, so they can be exposed to insects of all kinds, but I have not experienced any significant leaf, spike, bud or bloom damage beyond some lighter color or dark spotting now and again. This blooming cycle, however, these creepy little bugs showed up and took my joy away. They are very tiny, light in color (beige/off white), tubular (like Good-n-Plenty candy) and look like something you might see under a microscope). I do have photos, but seem to be missing an upload option. The appearance of theses bugs coincides with the shortening of the spikes, the end buds being stunted and puny, the formed buds rotting, and the buds that do open browning, curling and falling within days of opening. Can anyone help identify them and steer me in the right direction on how to get them to leave my Orchids alone? I have over 25 Orchids and don't want to see this become a plague. Thanks for anything you can do to help!
cody_mi
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