Orchid Diseases

Tips for catching Orchid Diseases early.........When growing these beautiful and exotic orchid plants, you will probably have to deal with orchid pests, taking care of orchids, orchid care instructions when these pest are detected, indoor orchid care when these problems arise.

That’s why learning how to care for orchids is so important.

If you have multiple plants, then you also have to worry about them transmitting orchid disease back and forth to each other, kind of like your children when one gets sick the others sometimes follow.

Some of the most common pests include aphids, mealy bugs, Fungus Gnats, White Flies and mites. So taking care of orchids takes some time, a little effort and tender loving care.

Orchids can grow and flower for many years if their basic needs are met. Healthy plants are less likely to became infected with disease or be attractive to insects.

Pests can arrive with new plants so always wash them off and quarantine them away from your established plants for a few weeks and sometimes pruning orchids is another step in eliminating these diseases.

Some diseases are a direct result of poor growing conditions.

To keep your orchid healthy, learn its identity and then research its basic requirements then attack the problem.

Below are orchids picture of some of the diseases and pest to help you identify them.

If you are looking to buy all orchid types of orchids species, weather they’re young orchids, little orchids, or orchids of all types and colors even orchids wholesale CLICK HERE

Custom Search

Here is a healthy Orchid Plant

Rotted Roots

Scale Infestation

Mild Fungi

Severe fungi, My suggestion if your plant looks like this take it out to your back yard and burn it ! Just kidding but this is pretty bad, This should have been cut off the plant before it got to this point

White Fly's

Another Orchid Pests.. The Mealy Bug

Mites
Mites are microscopic animals that also cause orchid diseases problems for those growing orchids. They kill the cells of the surface layer of the leaves. This severely weakens and disfigures your plant. The first sign of a mite infestation is the appearance of silvery leaves. You can especially notice this change of color on the bottom of them. Sometimes, the top of the leaves will develop yellow spots. To get rid of mites, you have to wash your plant thoroughly. You should also wipe off each leaf.

Fungus Gnats
Fungus gnats are also common orchid pests. They usually cause problems if the potting medium is too warm, wet, or decayed. These are excellent conditions for their larvae to grow. The best way to get rid of these gnats is to make sure the potting medium isn't too wet. Make sure you allow it to dry before you water the plant again. You can also use sticky cards that are used to combat white flies.

White Flies
White flies are the next orchid pests you should be aware of. These are sucking insects like aphids, but they are smaller. If you allow an infestation of white flies to become too severe, your plant will become extremely weak. If growing these plants in a greenhouse, it can prove to be very difficult to control these pests. You will have to use insecticides to try to control them.

Mealy bugs
You should also know about mealy bugs if you're growing orchids. They survive by feeding on the roots and under bracts. Under greenhouse conditions, mealy bugs can reproduce throughout the whole year. The first thing you'll notice when mealy bugs infect your plant is the leaves start turning yellow. The leaves may also drop early. If the infestation becomes too severe, the plant will become severely weakened and may even die.

Below are some of the necessary items you will need to grow healthy flowering Orchids and to prefent Orchid Diseases

Rettrun From Orchid Diseases Back To Growing Orchids

Return To Tropical Plants Flowers And Decor Home Page