Black Bugs On Vanda Spikes....Please Help

[Dene]

I have begun noticing little black bugs on my Vanda spikes. I hadn't noticed any until one of my Princess Mikasa 'Mood Indigo' had begun a new spike, I tried removing them but the flowers were ruined

I am now noticing them on my Suksamran Sunlight - what can I do to remove the bugs and save this spike before it is too late?

Thanks,

Dene

[Judi]

Can you take pictures of the bugs? It's really hard to guess what kind of bugs you may have without seeing them so please post pictures if possible.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Do they look like these? These are pics of black aphids:

http://seeded.files.wordpress.com/20...ean-aphids.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/u47/johnclare/lar...s_DSC_3465.jpg

http://bayercropscience.co.uk/images...ull/pest70.jpg

http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/wyom...d_wingless.jpg

Or do they look more like these (garden fleahoppers look similar to black aphids, but they're not aphids):

http://ipmnews.msu.edu/fieldcrop/Por...HopperFig4.jpg

Google Image Result for http://www.ent.iastate.edu/soybeaninsects/files/images/garden%20fleahopper%20females%20copy.jpg

Google Image Result for http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG295/pics/garden_fleahopper.gif

http://bugguide.net/images/raw/ERSH4...XZHHSZSH4R.jpg

Or are they black springtails? Here are the pics:

http://www.lheyden.com/thegeneralist...ringtails4.jpg

http://magickcanoe.com/invertebrates...ing-algae2.jpg

Google Image Result for http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2588562495_bdb9c428d1.jpg?v=0

Until we know which ones they are, no one can tell you how to deal with them or whether to even deal with them at all.