Bugs in Phal(s)

[ldk]

Hello everyone. I am not new to the Forum, but have not had Phal questions in a long time. Recently I re-potted all of my Phals, about 20. A couple of them are a bit ill so I am nursing them along. The rest are in great shape. When I watered the other day, 1 Phal spewed hundreds of tiny light tan colored insects when the water hit them. They just boiled out of the pot and went everywhere. I don't know what the bugs are and how to get rid of them. I am afraid I will soon have these things in all of my orchids. It seems impossible to try to take a picture since they are so tiny. Thanks for any help or suggestions you may have.

[SouthPark]

Idk ------ did those insects develop in the new potting medium? Not in the old medium, right?

Maybe a pyrethrum or pyrethrin application ---- spraying on the surface of media, or applying a bit to the media can help deter or stop these ones from getting into there.

[ldk]

This occurred after the new medium, so far only in one plant. Where would I purchase the pyrethrin? Lowes?

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by ldk

This occurred after the new medium, so far only in one plant.

Idk ..... sounds ok! Nice that there was only one occurrence.

If the insect is too small, then the only way to identify is to get 1 or some of them, and put into a container for somebody to put under the microscope - with image capture, so that they can get some nice pics to do some checks.

For outdoor orchids in pots ----- insects can live in the pots - if they can handle the watering that is heheh. Not all insects will damage orchids. The activity of some might even benefit orchids.