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Old 07-31-2018, 10:23 PM
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This evening I discovered a Katydid on top of McGyver my (cymbidium) orchid friend. This bush cricket was cleverly blending (hiding) in with the spiky sprawling leaves of the outside plant, is this a bad thing?
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Old 07-31-2018, 10:47 PM
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How sweet. I don't think they eat plants. Where's the picture?
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Old 07-31-2018, 11:27 PM
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And the way she looked was way beyond compare...


Pic please!
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I don't know if they eat orchids or not, but they do drill holes in them to lay eggs.
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Old 08-01-2018, 07:31 AM
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Katydids

Apparently they nibble on plants.
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Old 08-01-2018, 09:39 AM
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Most katydids are plant eaters.
Now whether orchids would be on the menu for the ones in your area, I cannot say.
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Old 08-01-2018, 12:00 PM
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McGyvers mother lives here. I can tell you a katydid would be no match for McGyver. He's a tough cookie. Of all the pests we have, and we have it all, that one has never been problematic for me. Paul is correct though, upon some quick research, in parts if the world they are quite the pest! I don't think you need to worry Charles. But a picture would have been good!

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I have holes in blooms from where the bastards have decided to dine. It amazes me that bugs that have never experienced an orchid in the wild will eat orchids.
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Old 08-04-2018, 03:34 PM
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It seems to me a Cymbidium, with its thinner leaves, would be more likely to be eaten by a katydid than, say, a Cattleya.
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My cymb leaves are very tough and fiberous. Still, Charles will have to monitor the plant for damage.
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