Most common Orchid Pests you'll encounter & How to deal with them! 🐞 | Orchid Care for Beginners

[@MissOrchidGirl]

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[@BeanSupreme414]

The best all-inclusive video on pests I have seen so far! Thank you!

[@seeingredtanya]

Omg! I saw a bug or two today for the first time in two years since I got my first orchid, and I panicked! After watching this video, I can identify them as springtails, and yay they are a good big! Phew! Thank you for the educational content. Your the only source of orchid content I will watch! 😊

[@faithgnes3105]

I am SO relieved as well! It gives me the eebie-geebies but i get those little bugs which i now FINALLY know are springtails ALL the time and i always freak out and usually just repot my orchid only to get them back in a few more months so i am really relieved to know that they are beneficial although i don’t like seeing them

[@LHdezH]

I came here scared about seeing some instects at the base of my orchid pot. Now I now they are springtails and I am relieved Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@edieroe1520]

I am fairly new to the orchid obsession and I noticed a super tiny fast moving bug and panicked thinking I have mealy bugs. After watching this video I realized I have springtails as they behave and move around exactly like the ones in your footage. Thank you! I am no longer panicked but will keep my eye on that orchid just in case I am wrong. 😅

[@MDinmyMind]

I continue my battle with thrips! They have destroyed 3 flower spikes thus far. Thanks so much for all of your wonderful videos. Without them, I would have given up long ago.

[@bronzevixen]

Thank you!!!! I have the springtails in a couple of my orchids and I was so worried but now I know they’re a good thing!

[@nicolewildman8976]

Hello. Thank you so much for your helpful videos. I have learned so much as i am still a beginner. You have such a beautiful collection of orchids. It has given me so much motivation to expand my small collection. Warm greetings from the southern Caribbean.

[@karenrobbins6656]

I gave up on some cattleyas because I couldn’t get the mealy bug infestation under control. I always wondered about the springtails. I didn’t even knew what they were called before this video. I’m glad they are ok

[@heathersgoinnuts]

Now I am itchy lol I hate seeing bugs. Also, after seeing this video I ran and checked all my orchids lol

[@kaisofine]

Me too lol

[@faithgnes3105]

I get sooo itchy talking about bugs especially little ones, and if i see one even worse 😂

[@jch5583]

This was so helpful! I had seen a number of bugs around my orchids recently and this put me at ease, nothing too dangerous thank goodness! Thanks for the great video!

[@carmelitaenriquez2114]

Thanks it really helps me Watching your vlog from philipinens 💕

[@lizapiza1576]

Phew! Thank you so much, I have Springtails. I just got an orchid as a gift, and have been using your channel to learn how to properly care for it. I just saw bugs on my orchid and started to panic, so I came straight to your channel lol. Thanks for the help!

[@faithgnes3105]

Were they on the actual orchid or just in the medium? Because springtails are just in the medium they don’t actually get onto the orchid itself.

[@AmyBuccilla]

I'm new to growing orchids and so far I've had no issues but I'm so glad I watched this video. I live in a tropical region and I see these pests ALL THE TIME outside on my plants. I don't grow my orchids outside yet but was thinking about it. I'm not so sure now. Nice video! Thanks for posting!

[@mewdar]

I so wish I had found this months ago as it would have helped me identify an infestation of mealy bugs earlier, but it does seem like I treated them in the right way, however I am now a bit paranoid about finding them so I check my orchids every couple of days, the one that was infested does now appear to be doing well which I am so pleased with and now have 2 big orchids and 2 mini's, I am not usually very successful at keeping indoor plants but so far so good.

[@csosborne1]

The only bugs I have seen so far on my orchids are the fungus gnats which I have been successful in controlling with the yellow sticky pads. This year though I have found ant nests in 2 different indoor pots. I have an insecticidal soap that kills them instantly and I flushed the medium/plant to get rid of the eggs. But it's quite upsetting that hundreds of ants can come out of a 2.5 inch pot. Both mediums were bark which I don't normally use indoors because of the lack of humidity. Thanks for the information!

[@billymacaraeg7761]

Scales are the ones hard to get rid of especially on vandas and cymbidiums, thr oily solution worked by the way though, but few applications is needed. Thanks fpr the vid 😊

[@DaveKraft1]

A few FYIs -- 1.) the larval stage of ladybugs are extremely aggressive at eating up aphids. If you can get ladybugs to lay their eggs on your plants (before they fly away, that is), you will have an amazing control for aphids; 2.) scale DO like to munch on flowers. They're like the rest of us -- they like the easy, soft eats. Using an old, soft-bristle toothbrush is handy to get into the hard to get into spaces if you're trying to physically remove them. Just keep rinsing the brush off in whatever solution you're using (alcohol, Neem oil and soap, etc.), and this will dislodge them; 3.) if the orchids aren't too large, consider making a treating solution in a basin or bucket, and literally dunk the whole plant in. Shake off the excess solution, and invert them on a towel until the solution dries off, so you don't end up with crown rot. This insures you get ALL the surfaces, unlike with spraying; 4.) the ants which like the sweet sticky stuff will ALSO help spread scale, though not as much as with the mealy bugs. Good luck everyone!

[@jeanbeck202]

lady bugs bite don't care have anything bitting in house or around

[@DaveKraft1]

@@jeanbeck202 I believe it's only the variety from Mexico that bite. They have an orange color with the black spots; and tend to come in swarms as I recall. The red ones are a different variety, and do not bite.

[@Patrick999102]

Have you tried spinosad? it's an insecticide that's virtually non toxic to humans/ mammals, but extremely deadly to many insects. I think it is isolated from some kind of bacterium originally found in sugar canes(?). I applied it on my thrip infested plants several weeks ago, and haven't seen a single living thrip since.

[@pavelr3119]

I found spider mites on my orchid today. In the past, I had success using rosemary essential oil diluted in water to get rid of them.

[@mmirandaxx]

I have a shipment of green lacewing larvae on the way! Great all around predator, they eat virtually any plant pest :) Also, the liquid aphids excrete is definitely sweet, it's sometimes referred to as honeydew, and ants love it. In the wild, certain ant colonies associate with aphid colonies, cleaning up after them, protecting them from predators, and getting a sweet meal in return :)

[@inajaraschuaber1061]

I loved this video. Very useful. I found thrips in one of my house plants :( It munched the buds of my new miltoniopsis as well. I isolated the plants and treated them. Still waiting to make sure they are free of them.

[@rosestines66]

Hi 👋 there Danni I went to Home Depot yesterday n I got spag moss n orchid mix n I brought a new orchid she’s beautiful n purple but very small but I didn’t find any clear pots to repot them in so I’m going to have try to find some at Lowe’s so wish me luck 🍀 n thanks for all your sharing your videos

[@orchidquest]

This is a super helpful video! Thanks, Danny! I know you prefer natural solutions to problems. This might not work for orchids--especially indoors or not in a greenhouse--but I also have a pollinator garden in my outdoor space. For aphids, which are soft-bodied insects, there are two predators which don't damage plants: lady bugs (any color) and lacewings. Nurseries often carry them. In your hotter climate, they will likely be available. Then you wouldn't need to apply any substances to your orchids at all. Especially those you keep outdoors. 💜

[@glampirexo]

Yay another vid! Think you're officially my favorite KZbinr by now 🤓

[@colesbackyardcoop]

Great video. Now I know what to look for. Thankfully I have no pests on my orchids. 🕊

[@loho1125]

What would you say about fungus gnats? Most growers see them as just annoying but not particularly harmful. But in my experience, they can actually be quite harmuful to orchids with fleshy roots. That is because they literally drill (bore??) themselves into the roots and eat them from the inside out. This causes very small circular holes in the root tissue which later turn into brown lesions in the areas under which the larvae was active. Especially fresh-emerging Cataseitinae seem to be their fovourite food in my collection. The damage can cause root rot or rootloss and in the case of Catasetinae, losing all of their root tips before they have a chance to grow out properly is a big problem since they lose many of their old roots in the dormancy phase.

[@alethlumagbasboniol4473]

I have mealy bugs on my orchids (I was not sure what kind of bugs before until I watch this video). And I watched this video maybe 20x hehe. Anyway, thank you so much for all your orchids tips! ❤. I learned a lot from taking care to getting rid of the bugs. I have 18 different Phalaenopsis indoors ❤. Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰.

[@annettestirland1129]

You made me feel itchy watching awful bugs ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@famelacalanza-dadivas4373]

Thank you for this video. Very imformative. For a few months now I noticed a growing population of springtails on my indoor potted orchids. Dont know how I got them but I'm happy. My orchids seemed cleaner looking now.😊

[@vildhallon4709]

If you want to you can apparently feed them little bits of rice every now and then to keep them happy😊

[@chemenginecat3940]

Great video, Danny! I’ve seen another bug in the medium, the size of springtails, but more spider-like and rounder. Has anyone else seen these? No evidence of damage, so they can stay. Also, I received my Repot Me email newsletter this morning and was very pleased to see your video about cascading flowers in it!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, they are probably some soil mites which are also beneficial! I linked my digital microscope video in the description and you can see some there, maybe those are them? Awww happy to hear about the newsletter! 😁🥳

[@eldunariheart6145]

I had bought 2 dendrobium phals that had some thrips so after finding out thrips are bad I immediately moved them away from my healthy orchids and treated them with a neem oil spray and it eradicated them in less than a week. I still periodically check my plants though.

[@yvesc.3181]

I agree that the thrips are the worst pest an orchid can get. The buds of my vanda have never fully opened but only blasted because of them. That happens every year.

[@landonbraden6479]

Very helpful, thank you so much!

[@Qiriyie]

I now know I have a mealy infestation! Thank you! That also means I can find out how to treat it!

[@NomadicLiving]

How often do Orchids come from the nursery with pests?

[@conversationsfromthefringe3180]

Another beneficial bug, lady bugs, also know as ladybirds in some places in the world, amazing and so cute...don’t confuse them with the lily beetle tho, they decimate lilies.

[@edukate_eng6541]

Thank you for the video. Super helpful!

[@KarinsOrchids]

Finally! Loved your video! 💜

[@Jack-pz6ti]

Great video. I was wondering what species / varieties of orchids those were during the mealy bug explanation

[@srgscience]

I would like to know more about Fungus Gnats. I have quite some problems with them here in Germany.

[@jessicavanessen2460]

Your timing is perfect! how did you know I found scale on one of my orchids yesterday!

[@chadandbrookedewitt6358]

Can I ask the name of the mini phal that you have in the beginning of this video? And the cattleya you showed? I LOVE them!!!

[@krystaleverett5197]

I have not had the issue on my orchids but nearly all of my other types of plants, especially Hoya and other more fine types of rooted plants i am struggling badly with root mealy bugs. Even when i unpot, pressure wash roots, soak in very soapy hot water, water with full strength hydrogen peroxide, provide high strength neem oil soil drenches, bonide systemic , soil drench with insecticidal soap, soak in hot water. I don’t seem to be able to kick them. I am wondering if they can be present in bags of soil because even when i chop and re-root, they show up again. I don’t share water between any of my plants and so i also wonder if they can move between plants by air. When i first realized i had the infestation, the white egg sac bits were floating around the air inside my ikea greenhouse cabinet. I know warm and humid is their favorite type of environment so the cabinet is heaven for them. All the things i have done help, but the issue persists. It is so frustrating and the information is far and few between. Anyone have experience with these little bastards???

[@janetg77]

Question, I was watering/fertilizing an orchid and saw a light colored, small, worm-like thing about an inch long and about 16th inch in diameter scurry on top of the moss and quickly scurried back under. I was creeped out! Any idea of what it could be?

[@anndwandner3664]

Thank you for this information

[@Thegrumpycat789]

I have seen another bugs in barks, they will appear after water the orchids, thousands of them, brown and round and tiny, make me feel awful when I look at them. I've already changed the barks. But still wanna to know what were those? Have you seen that before? Thank you.

[@faithgnes3105]

Those are the springtails. I get them ALL the time too n don’t see them until i water the orchid. They must not like the water i guess but i always freak out but she says they are harmless and even beneficial so 🤷‍♀️ even though they really do creep me out. 😂

[@angelineabibuag7376]

How about ants? How do we remove them or prevent them from nesting in the medium of my phals? Thank you in advance.

[@patiyer4134]

So through. I had several planets which I did not see bugs but the sticky white substances on the leaves. Interesting that only one one side of my room rather than the other. The sticky part seemed to be on the underside of the leaves rather the flower. Is there also a substance you can get? Thank you!

[@jelenasehovic2975]

I have found a numerous small centipedes in my orchids (Zygopetalum) medium - they appeared on the surface of the water in which the pot was submersed - are they damaging for the orchids? Should I repot or what?

[@jacquimunthrie8874]

Hi there - i see some mieliebug crawling on the stick thats in the orchid pot - can i use the Calro neem oil spray that is purchased from the gardening store? Sould i dilute it more to make it a little weaker before applying to the roots of the orchid? Please help

[@Jennifer-bg3nr]

Hi Danny ! I know this video has been posted for awhile but I’m having a little trouble identifying the type of insect that I have. 😏 😢 My orchids are not visibly damaged, the flies tend to sit in the pots & moss, they are black and they definitely fly … what are they ? How can I get rid of them ?

[@dyanask]

Hi, Danny! What about fungus gnats? R they harmless to the orchid?

[@Jamezzzuh]

Fungas gnats are harmless in general unless you get yourself a severe infestation.

[@TexPR1]

What are sheath? How do you treat mealy bugs? I heard that you cannot get the center wet .

[@plantyhappyandneedcoffee]

How do you make leaf shine solution?

[@ritayang427]

Oh my thrips….. endless thrips… Hey i have a question if you could help a little. I notice some tiny bugs when i shake my orchid the other day. They look like springtails but they are black. They seem like got coming from the potting mix when i shake the pot. Any idea what is that?

[@vildhallon4709]

Springtails can be black grey brown and white so it's probably springtails :)

[@kennedysmith4708]

Hello I was woundering if you have a video on Botrytis and how to control it. I have just recently got an orchid and it seems to have a somewhat of bad case of it. On every flower petal there are at least 4 dots. Please help.

[@Gweynn5]

Hi.. I noticed caviar like eggs in my soil. Have u come across something like that? I had to clean it and put new soil. I saved a bunch of eggs n left in water to see what happens. HELP. 😮

[@OrchidCorner]

Thanks for sharing.. 🙏🏼

[@oceanlove3395]

HELLLPP.....BARK MITES....how do I treat these? Insect plant soap spray on the top surface?

[@emiliasaunders6169]

Hi, love watching your videos and I have learned quite a lot from you. However, I now found a small dark brown or black bug. It's the same shape as a ladybird but smaller. They leave a trail of stick stuff on the leaves the stems as well as the area around the pot. I have cleaned everything with alcohol but it came back. I tried soap and water and it still came back. Can you suggest anything else I could try? I would be grateful for your advice. Thank you, Emilia-UK

[@maryjorogers2652]

I have a little bugs that look like ants. Do you know what those are?

[@ChristianKingPVedad]

Hi Miss Orchid i have a question how many varieties of orchids that you have

[@suartikatjwa5536]

I still applying paravin oil with soap en water if i see anything suspicious 🙈

[@lutchigurl935]

Thanks for this video. Question what brand of leaf shine do you use?

[@faithgnes3105]

I use milk to wipe my orchid leaves and it makes them shine also garlic water or rice water .

[@victoriaporter6586]

what's the name of orchid at 9:20 please

[@lisybutterfly]

Just updating this video with my experience on Scale & Spidermites on our whole collection of orchids: it worked 🥹😭😻😻😻😻😻 We’ve been struggling with these terrible parasites for years with no natural approach helping. The hairspray seems to work wonders! I showered the orchids. Let them dry & applied the hairspray. Let it sit for 15-20 days and MIRACLE!!! The die off was instant and effective. Also, it feels like the orchids took a huge boost, lots of new leaves and sprouts pierces through. I’ve never seen our orchids so healthy and happy! Brilliant idea!! THANK YOUUUUU @missorchidgirl 💐🎉🩷🩷🩷

[@joyceb.8194]

If it's possible, soaking pot, plant and all under water with a dab of dish soap for a few hours works .

[@pratikshadas6219]

I’ve just recently gotten into orchids and my first one has dropped all it’s flowers and has only two droopy leaves. Please help!

[@emmaruiz9529]

What if you spray the alcohol all over the orchid?

[@peak_of_eternal_light_moon]

how can thrips exist inside an apartment?

[@joelgranja1935]

spider mites are my nightmare, my Den. taurinum got it and i notice 2 days ago, now im running agains time, to safe one of my fav dendrobiums, new grows are still ok for now, but they are bad,. give me aphids i can deal with them, but get out with those spider mites..........i hate them..... Beside i never hat thrips, i hope i never get them.

[@ingridchristensen8786]

Anyone seeing scales and aphids on a plant needs to look at its overall health because they go to sick plants specifically. Its like a beacon for them. They will go to healthy plants obviously but if you see both especially you better look at the health of your plant/what you were doing before they came.

[@bbitsme7971]

I think you might have left out fungus gnats. They are very hard to get rid of. :(

[@mmirandaxx]

Fungus gnats breed in damp soil, so watering less usually does the trick; if the top few cm of soil dry out, the eggs and larvae cannot develop. If you have a lot of moisture-loving plants that like evenly damp soil, maybe try keeping them in different rooms so the gnats don't go from one to the other and reproduce like crazy. They are relatively harmless though, just annoying :)

[@logicalfallacy4156]

You said you were gonna talk about ANTS, but forgot to include them in the end...

[@Mackeroney]

I got some pests so I'm learning from you and will share my procedure and results