You need to get some pesticides (which I do not believe in using but this is necessary) which will kill ants. You can find these at most garden stores. IT IS...
Hi, Whenever I have a ants problem, I immediately repot....not advisable, as paphs should not be repotted unless very necessary. But I see this solution as the...
In addition..I have had ant troubles in the past.. immersing the pots in water for a while helps in getting rid/killing most of the ants. never have had aphid...
Rick, Use ant stakes (like Grant's). Follow instructions. Lay on top of a couple of pots next to the paphs and around the bench, windowsill, etc. Mark...
ants are the easiest thing to get rid of. Simply make a solution of 1 gal water to 1/2 cup liquid soap (any brand). water each plant, letting it run through....
Aphid are like milk cows for the ants. They carry them to the plants in the morning and carry them home at night. You can pore the soap solution right in the...
You don't need poisons. Use a solution of soapy water or sprinkle sage (fresh or out of the kitchen spice shelf. They hate sage and the soapy water kills the...
Dear George, I know it has been awhile and I do appologize. I am planning a trip to Au. during the Christmas season. Can you send some of those Ozzie Native...
Did you look at the plants with a magnifying glass or an industrial microscope? Aphids and scale in the younger stages are just about imppossible to see....
This is an interesting and useful tip...thks. If soap water in such high concentrations are harmless, than can't I have a system where water from the bathroom...
Pat, You can replant paphs even if in bloom, but especially if you feel you may lose them if you don't. A all New Zealand Moss medium (sphagnum moss) to grow...
Rick, You can get ant stakes at Lowes/home depot or any hardware stores, and most groceries. They are stakes with an attached metal cup with a hole. The poison...
the sludge and chemicals from soap, shampoo, etc would be more harmful than ants and aphid. Recycle your bath and sink water on a lawn or garden that gets sun...
Pat, Paphs can bloom once there first growth matures. Each growth will only have one inflorescence (spike) which can have one or more flowers based on what...
Just a point to remember, soap when used as an insecticide is a contact insecticide mostly effective against soft bodied insects like aphids. While dunking or...
Thank you for the info. My plants began with 1 growth and now have 3-5, depending on which plant I am working with at the time. Thank you again. Pat ...
Soaps used to control insects and mites on plants do not have insecticidal action. They coat the insect and cause suffocation. In general, the soaps and...
I bought three orchid plants about 6 weeks ago and planted them together in a pot with special orchid compost. One of them got a new stem just after I got it...
Hi, Joanne - Different orchids require different growing conditions. Oncidiums require more light than Phals do to grow and flower properly, plus they like...
Dear Fellow Orchid Society members, The American Orchid Society election is coming up in October at the Denver Members meeting. Within the next couple of...
I am a member of five groups that are of interest to me,I got to thinking that it was unusual that no one had mentioned the tragic occurrence in Beslan...
Indeed let us pray to the Lord, that He will come quickly and end the misery
of this tragic planet... ... From: paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com Date: 8....
Would someone please stop this type of crap from being sent around. Thanks David ... From: Thomas Arends To: paphiopedilum-orchids@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi, I am a Paph fan. I've been "raising" orchids for several years now, and have a grow-room set up in the finished, heated, basement, next to my network...
