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Old 06-19-2018, 12:53 PM
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Finally after all this time since I last posted, my B little Stars has been growing and now has five flower buds! Already had to upgrade her pot several months ago.

But now I’m really worried. This morning I found Many tiny pin head sized black insects of some sort. Too tiny to see legs. In the pic attached you can see them on the darker part of the root...if you zoom in.

I have no idea what to do. When I was testing to see if it might be mold, I blew on it.. and the bugs went down into the media; which prob means there’s who knows How many and where they are!😱

Please any ASAP help most appreciated!!!

In case it’s related, I recently noticed a couple of roots that look “molded”. I see some of the bugs are there as well.
Also this orchid has Never been outside...and I have no other houseplants at all.

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I think the plant looks fine. I wouldn't worry about tiny insects on a plant looking that good. The world is full of little things we can't see that don't cause any trouble. Trying to get rid of them makes everything much worse.
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I do not know what is happening but congratulations on the blooms! Enjoy that wonderful night fragrance!
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Old 06-20-2018, 08:48 AM
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Thanks EN and leafmite!

Is there a point at which even Harmless critters are an issue? Upon further research, I’m now pretty sure what I have are predatory Oribatid Mites. They feed on detritus and algae. But when they reach plague proportions? (Reminds me of when one gets Malaysian snails as clean up crew for aquariums which start out as a few and end up as hundreds!) in both cases indicating perhaps an overload of algae or dead matter.

That said, my orchid seems fine for sure. But to control numbers...maybe just a periodic light spray with safer soap type spray? Or just let the little guys overtake everything? Heh.

EDIT: I was also wondering, if you guys have dealt with Oribatids, if you’ve tried the trick of placing a cucumber slice on top of media to attract “excess” numbers; this is a trick in the aquarium trade as well, for snails.

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