Scale | Mealy Bugs | Thrips | Aphids | Spidermites | Prevention |Treatment ☣️⚠️

[@NinjaOrchids]

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[@joyrevert817]

Thanks!

[@NinjaOrchids]

😱🙏🏼🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️❤️THANK YOU!!! ❤️

[@joyrevert817]

Great info. Best pictures I’ve ever seen. Thank you!

[@NinjaOrchids]

Number 5!! 🥰🙌🏼💐 thank you so much for your kind THANKS!! ❤️ and for your feedback. I am glad that you could get something out of this and I hope that the symptoms will also help you know what to look for if the pest itself is not yet obvious 👍🏼👍🏼 really appreciate you watching and your generous support, thank you!! Hope your day went beautifully 🌸

[@woowooone]

Thank you so much as usual for this! You are the perfect teacher

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI 😍💐 I have to thank the pests that I have had experience with, because without them, this video would not exist 😅 BUT... now that I have the video, they can stay away! They have done their duty / damage, we have documented it, and now its time for them to move on. Thanking them for their service, but that is about it 😂 really appreciate your feedback on the video, thank YOU! And thank YOU for watching and the support 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@renatecormick7399]

There are a couple of growers on KZbin with different growing conditions who grow strictly indoors that have regular attacks of scale, thrips, aphids etc. and it always amazed me how they could get them so severely because it was thought that outdoor growers were more likely to be effected by the nasties, but how wrong that can be. Appreciate your candid video and bringing this to our attention.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi there, Renate 😍💐 these creatures are such a pain for anyone, but, their tenacity to get into a home, despite having the great outdoors .... nope, they find a way to come in! I understand opening windows etc, but that would not normally happen in winter if the temps are below 0. There is no room for complacency in this hobby, no matter indoors or outdoors. Sometimes I think that the orchids that can grow outdoors are a little more resilient than exclusively indoors. At least, for me, I find that during the outdoor season, I don't see as much happening as I do during the months that I have to juggle them inside. It is like our immune system ... the more we do not expose ourselves to certain conditions, the weaker the immune system becomes 🤷🏼‍♀️either way... we just have to be armed and ready to intervene as soon as something is on a leaf or bloom that was not there yesterday 👍🏼thank YOU for your kind comment and for your thoughts on the indoor growing and pest phenomenon. 🥰have yourself a beautiful evening, Renate! 😍🌸

[@JuliesOrchids]

I find my pets bring them in, particularly the cats as one really like to lounge on my shelves and smell the blooms. I also think sometimes I bring them into the house especially after doing yard work.

[@NinjaOrchids]

oh yes... yard work! I try to brush myself off as best as possible after I am done pruning... but, still, short of working in a bio hazard suit that stays outside before stepping in to the house, nothing is going to stop these cretins from hitching a ride. I really do not know what purpose scale serves... really! I shall have to google that 🤪

[@josejkoonthanam]

A very useful reference video for every orchid grower. Thank you so much Nina.

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Jose 🤩💐thank YOU, Jose, for watching and for your kind feedback 🙏🏼I hope that none of these will ever be in your collection 👍🏼👍🏼🤞🏼have a great Wednesday 🌸

[@orchidsinsouthafrica636]

Hallo Ninja Greate video thx for your advice...greatings Jan from SA😉

[@NinjaOrchids]

Jan! 🙌🏼🤩💐hi!! Wow, so good to see you again! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and watch the video, I really appreciate it 🙏🏼 and your feedback, thank you 🙏🏼 greetings to SA!! I hope that you are enjoying a wonderful Summer. I am so over these cold temps, I cannot tell you 😅 8 weeks to go... yes, I am counting 😅

[@hillbillyorchids]

Ah the dreaded beastie pests! I now think I have what is called a super spider mite! Those suckers love air flow! Yup I said LOVE AIR FLOW! I recently found a leaf on my Roy Tokanuga that literally sets right in front of an box fan!!! Literally inches away!!! Its the red buggers too! But the air flow don't bother them! At all! Pest buggers are about enough to make a preacher cuss! 🤣🤣🤣 great video! I enjoyed it!

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Paula 🥰💐it would not surprise me that in the US there is a super spider mite! There is nothing small in the US, everything is bigger 😅 but, that is not meant to be as a joke because dang, I am glad that I have never encountered that pest, and I hope I never will! Considering my dry climate ... just stay away! I have enough of everything else that I am dealing with, its ok to not have to experience spider mites 🤨really appreciate your feedback and thank you so much for watching, Paula! I hope that you are doing well, and had a beautiful day 🌸

[@stephenorchids4943]

Hi Nina nice to see you back great video and loads of tips and information on bugs nice reference video for me as well so great job Nina 👍😘

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Stephen 🥰💐 I am hoping to get back on track... depending on how much a video needs to be edited. But the weather is going to get really bad again in a couple of days, so, things may go to alternate days again. I have a video for tomorrow, but depending on weather, I am not sure how much I can film tomorrow. Its a little touch and go. This being ill, messed with my mojo 🤨 thank you so much for watching, Stephen!! Hope you will never need to use any of the information in this video, but... just in case, you are ready to deal with anything and everything 🤗Hope you had a good day today, Stephen 😍🌸

[@stephenorchids4943]

@@NinjaOrchids no worries Nina don't stress your self out about the videos we can only do the best we can and you getting better comes first 😘😘

[@robertforrest7956]

Lots of great info there Nina!! I've been lucky growing indoors, not as many issues. The one pest I did get, from a nursery that sent a plant, was miniature snails!! 😱 Lordy what a pain! But a mild copper treatment and diatomaceous earth took care of that quickly! Needless to say, I'll not be ordering from that place again. They even denied it when I contacted them!! Moving on... Hope you have a wonderful day, catch ya next time. 👍

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Robert 🤗💐 I had snails come in the mail, with the orchid that featured recently... they loved the warmth and darkness of the shipping conditions and yes... the seller did not even bother to reply to my email, with pics... charming!! NOT! And I am sorry that you had that issues. So, hydrogen peroxide did not help at all, in your case... I am glad that the copper and diatomaceous earth did the trick, because, like caterpillars, they will really do a number on orchids! Day was 👍🏼and I hope, the same for you! Thank you so much for watching, Robert, I really appreciate it 🥰🌸

[@breafisher3706]

Awesome! A lot of useful information. Thank you!

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Brea 🥰💐 thank YOU for watching and for your positive feedback, Brea! That is so very much appreciated 🙏🏼hope you had yourself a wonderful day 🥰🌸

[@HungNguyenThai]

Hello my friend! I'm here😍👌

[@NinjaOrchids]

🤗💐HI!! Thank you for being here!! 🙏🏼🥰

[@NicoleDeanna]

Thank you for this informative video. I recently dealt with thrips for the first time and haven't seen scale yet. This is a good reference for me. We shall overcome all of these pests! 💪

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Nicole 🥰💐thank you for your feedback and for watching, Nicole, I really appreciate it 🤗 We shall over come the pests, absolutely, because.... dang.... what are you doing on my orchid anyway 😡and those thrips... sorry to hear that, but I can tell you, once I knew what I was dealing with, they have not been back #winning !! 😅

[@sandiesorchids9387]

Love this video! Ya I will be starting again in spring and they (might) be going outside this year. I need to make up that garlic spray in a large spray bottle. Thanks Nina for the video

[@NinjaOrchids]

Sandie 😍💐thank YOU so much for your positive feedback and for watching this video 🙏🏼I hope that you did not get the itchies! I had a tough time editing it, because of seeing all things crawly and destructive 🤨😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbGZWSFpryinq8 here is the link, in case you would like to go back and check the mix ratio! I have not used anything else since this video and boy.... am I glad that I have this 👍🏼I hope that you are doing well, Sandie 😘🌸

[@rosemifsud6617]

Thank you for sharing. Very informative. Can I ask what sort of alcohol you use and how much garlic. Thank you 😊

[@NinjaOrchids]

Rose, hi!! 🙌🏼💐 welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so ... first of all, a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here 🙌🏼 the easiest alcohol to use is 70% isopropyl alcohol, but if you do not have that kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbGZWSFpryinq8 in this video, I go about preparing my first batch ever, last year, and started putting it to the test. A year later, things have not changed! It has changed my confidence in being able to deal with, eradicate and prevent pests ... it is awesome! Thank YOU so much for your kind feedback, and once again... WELCOME! 🌸

[@rosemifsud6617]

@@NinjaOrchids thank you so much for your reply. This video was the first I've watched and found it very helpful. Loved it as you made it very easy to understand and very informative. Glad your video popped up on my feed. Thank you and look forward to watching more 🙏😊

[@NinjaOrchids]

Thank you for your kind comment, Rose 🌸

[@JuliesOrchids]

Hi Nina, thank you for this very informative video.. I have started using garlic alcohol and it is working a treat. Have a lovely day/night.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Julie 🥰😍🙌🏼💐hello lovely lady! 🤸🏼‍♀️🙌🏼 so happy to hear that you are seeing the effects of using garlic alcohol 👍🏼👍🏼 I feel so armed with that stuff 🤠thank you so much for watching! It is a somewhat sunny day, so... its a good day and I will shortly be going and enjoying some of it with King. I will reply to you 😘😘❤️ much love to you my friend ❤️

[@TrishsOrchidLife]

They probably get in on other plants and cracks in window/door. I am eyeballing regularly and watching. I believe they is why I was able to keep mealy bugs from getting into my collection from my (now dead) string of bananas Sorry you had to experience these but am thankful your were able to show what you were referencing.

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼Trish San 😍🙌🏼🥰💐yep... flying in on a breeze, where they have no business of being! If the weather is cold outside, hibernate!! Do the bear and hedgehog thing 😡stop sneaking in and getting a free ride.... that is my self talk to the pests 😅these pests that I am dealing with, they seem to be a staple, although the aphid thing this past year, that was insane OTT! I am really going to watch out for what will happen this year. I even have the microscopic aphids this time of year! That's just nuts! 😡 really appreciate your time watching this video 🌸🥷🏼 have a lovely evening when you get there ❤️🌸

[@andreaallum8859]

Been very lucky with pest haven’t seen any on my plants hopefully I’m not saying I won’t but I haven’t at the moment I grow indoors so I’ll probably get less bugs than I would if I could have them outside I don’t know would I thank you very much for the interesting video and showing us what it looks like never seen it so thanks have a great day see you soon🥰👍

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Andrea 🙌🏼🥰💐 I hope that you never have to worry about any of these!! But... just in case, you now know what to look for 👍🏼👍🏼thank you so much for watching and for your positive comment. I hope that you had yourself a beautiful day, Andrea 🌸

[@nancyjohnston4661]

Do you have to wash the garlic infused alcohol off of the orchids. Does this work on other plants too. Thanks so much for this video.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Nancy! 🙌🏼😍🤸🏼‍♀️💐hi!! Welcome! I have not seen you here before, so... a warm warm welcome and thank YOU so much for being here 🙌🏼 I apologize for the late reply to your comment, and appreciate your patience... normally I get to comments sooner, but not today, so.... I am sorry! No need to wash the garlic off at all. And the orchids will not smell of garlic either. The essential oils of the garlic stay on the orchid long after the alcohol has evaporated and they act as a repellent. It is quite amazing how simple and long term effective it works 👍🏼 did you see my video with the recipe where I started to use it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbGZWSFpryinq8 ikti changed my life. I do not have anything else in my cupboards for pests anymore. Anyway!! I appreciate you watching, thank you so much, and once again.... welcome! 🥰🌸

[@annadaccione332]

your puppy is ready for the alcohol and garlic spray, and not very keen. great video on how to control these pests

[@NinjaOrchids]

Anna, hi 🥰💐 he is asking for trouble 😂thank you for your kind comment, and feedback! Really appreciate it, Anna! And... it was good to see you again 😍🌸

[@angrysonic708TheJoelsheffield]

The puppy 🤣 his priceless what a cutie 👍🤗

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

🦒👌💖🙌 Another very interesting topic and very thorough information 🙏 In their adult phase mealy bugs and scale are different and easy to distinguish but thanks for clarifying the similarity between mealy bugs and scale in their early stages which was confusing me. It really pays off to look out for them and act fast. Because they are out there just waiting for an opportunity. It is amazing how we can so easily be defeated by such small creatures. I have always my bottle of garlic alcohol close by. They specially attack my epiphytic cactus, I have to keep an eye on them all the time to keep them in control. Meally bugs and scale are all called cochonilha (cochonille) here and the variety you can encounter is amazing. When I started as a gardener I saw mealy bugs the size of pealed hazelnuts, absolutely gross. I saw them in wild bushes and also in my friend's orange trees which I treated for her with a very effective product called summer oil which did not seem very harmful to nature but which we do not have access to anymore, unless you have a farmer's card. Snails and catterpillars are my nemesis these days though, in what concerns orchids outdoors😞😵, they are terrible... Thanks for all the information and have a lovely day 💖😍🤗

[@NinjaOrchids]

FFF 🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️😍🥰💐 since I have this garlic alcohol, trust me, meine liebe Freundin, I do not care what is what... if it doesn't belong on my orchid, it gets zapped! 😅 oh, but, I know the large mealy bugs you speak of! That horrible bougainvillea in the corner on my east side, if I let that get out of hand, I get those large mealies on that. That is why I call it horrible, because of what it brings to the corner... personally, I love bougainvillea, just not that one 😂cochinillas here yes. At first, I did not understand how mealy bug pesticides would have the same effect on scale, just because it is a cochinilla.... soft shell, hard shell... never made sense to me! Now, I do not care! I am so generous with my garlic alcohol... I really do not care who is who 😂the caterpillars... gee, I thought I would have a wonderful show on my antennatum, and every day ... something was not looking right, and then I saw the droppings. Oh well, now I know.... this one gets sprayed once a month from now on 👍🏼Thank YOU so much for watching, amiga!! The sun could not make up it's mind today, so every one stayed inside. Too risky as it was very cold when the sun disappeared behind the clouds 🤨 so... at midnight, the lights will go on and.... the rest of the week is looking really bad 😞At least 8 more weeks to go, at least! For the night temperatures to not be so chilly 🤞🏼hope your day was fabulous, vecina favorita ❤️🌸

[@chantalvillemure2595]

Hi Nina! 😀You are right … not a pleasant subject ! But wow! You did quite a job at “illustrating” the problem. 👍🏻This is the best video on pests that I have seen. Those critters! 😖The worst one is the one you have at the moment! I saw a few baby scales on two of my paphiopedilum today 😖 so this will be the time to try the garlic infused alcohol! One question though… once the alcohol has evaporated, do you spray the leaves with water? Thanks for covering this topic! Take care ☺️

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi there, Chantal 🤩💐 thank you so much for your positive feedback! Very much appreciate it! Not an easy subject to document, because I am so armed with my garlic alcohol as I go around, I do not wait to get the camera, set up the shot... all the while knowing those bugs have more time on my orchid. 🤯 normally I immediately apply the kill spray and if need be, the paintbrush to follow, so, your feedback is very much appreciated! If you know anyone that would benefit from this video as well, feel free to share 👍🏼 no need to spray the leaves with water. Let the alcohol evaporate, and leave it as is, because the essential oils from the garlic is what acts as the long term repellent. (7-10 days if treating a pest and as a preventative measure as you have time) it is just awesome stuff! I lost so many phals to scale and I thought it was me that caused stem rot. But... when I took the orchid apart, there was scale. Now, I have clean phals, and I have not used the alcohol for 8 months 👍🏼 Come warmer temperatures, I will do a preventative application just to keep up their 'guard' 😃 thank you very much for watching 🙌🏼🌸

[@chantalvillemure2595]

@@NinjaOrchids today is the day! My newly made garlic infused alcohol will come out of the fridge and I will serve a few cocktails 🍸 to the scales partying on my paphiopedilums! 😂 finger’s crossed 🤞🏻 thanks again for the tip!

[@NinjaOrchids]

Knock 'em out! 🥊👍🏼👍🏼 they won't know what has hit them, and then... good luck with trying to reestablish their festival grounds 😂

[@chantalvillemure2595]

@@NinjaOrchids 😂😂😂

[@patriciasorchids3999]

I just use the moth strips that you hang in your wardrobe. I even hang them in my greenhouse. No more moth problem. But those spider mites always find a way back into my greenhouse.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Patricia 🥰💐 that is a great idea, regular moth strips! And cheaper too 👍🏼👍🏼 thank you for that nugget! Spider mites, ... knock on wood, that I do not have to ever experience them, considering what I am up against when it warms up here! Thank you so much for watching, Patricia 🌸

[@LauraStansfield-tw7xb]

So ABSOLUTELY true with spider mites and humidity. Excellent advice... They are ruthless... -_- they can travel on your clothes, your hands, the soil, the surfaces, and beyond. Dont let them get carried away and pay attention to your plants as much as possible. And the papertowel trick teally seems to be an accurate way to see. Also. Get yourself a simple magnifying glass. Nothing fancy, and it helps tons to discover the Little monsters.

[@NinjaOrchids]

The hitch hiking of spidermites is off the charts. Even when I see people take a trash bag and just bag a plant, hundreds of the little blighters have transferred to a sleeve or even the front of a clothing item as the plant is bagged. There really is no 100% secure way to remove an infested plant without them falling off and hanging out somewhere. Full on clean and sterilization of the space is the best we can do. Same with thrips 😤 I have a magnifying glass, yes, that is a handy little tool to check things out, for sure! Thank you for this comment and the reminder as to how easily spider mites go from A to B because of a simple movement, brush against clothing 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@ingridfoessl1075]

How do you mix garlic and Alcohol together?

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Ingrid 🥰💐kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbGZWSFpryinq8 here is the video with all the information. The ideal mix ratio and application for prevention and treatment! It is really easy and refrigerator friendly👍🏼👍🏼 thank you so much for watching my video, Ingrid! Hope you had a wonderful day, lovely lady 🌸

[@ingridfoessl1075]

@@NinjaOrchids thank you very much, now i know how to make it ,in case i need it,

[@elen_chris]

What a headache really 🧐🧐😡😡

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Elen 😍💐really... they are a headache! I only ever started with pest issues that I was aware of, when I started growing orchids in pots. The balance to keep orchids protected is intense... no wonder we behave like children on Christmas morning when we get one to bloom 🤩😅thank you so much for watching, Elen!! Hope you had a great day 🙌🏼🌸

[@LauraStansfield-tw7xb]

Scale bites are infectious?!... Omg that explains so much... I always thought might treatment was equally harming my plants leaves as the scale themselves... makes me feel a little bit better knowing its possible it was the aftermath of these things..

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Laura 😍💐 yes, scale bites are infectious and I am in the process of uploading videos to do a little more of a deep dive into what it is about their bites that makes them so destructive. Despite my best efforts, I lost some orchids to the after effects from scale bites, long after the orchid was clean and had no reoccurring scale. It will be a while before the videos are made public, but I am working on them 🤗 treatment can harm the leaves as well, especially dendrobiums are so susceptible to any form of treatment, which is a secondary unfortunate side effect 🙄 thank you so much for watching this video, lovely lady! I so appreciate your time and support. Things are really tough atm, so, the time you have spent on the channel, is so greatly appreciated 🫶🏼 thank you! ❤️ have a beautiful day 🌸

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

"know what is legal in your country" almost everything. I think there are only three banned insecticides. (side note: pesticides include insecticides, fungicides, miticides, herbicides, bactericides, etc. because "pest" does, as you said, cover any organism other than the one you intend to culture) Now, should we, in the US, use _all_ of them? Perhaps not all, but rotating your 'cides will limit target organism resistance, so I alternate use of three. You've really got the whole spectrum of woes there. My biggest insect problem is scale and that mostly happens in the spring, just as the weather begins to warm and they become active and the plants are often somewhat stressed from colder than they would like nights. Thrips happen sometimes, mealies not too much because they prefer Hibiscus (same for aphids). But the hot, humid, wet summers in Florida invite all sorts of fungal and bacterial problems that growers in other climates may not have to worry about as much. Some people will spray their plants religiously monthly with antifungals, I don't because they can be particularly bad for the environment. Mostly I try not to treat unless I see something, I try to be kind to the environment. Even if that means a pot full of sugar ants attacking me when I repot a plant. (also, brrrrrrrrrrrr, boy did it turn cold. it was only 19 today for the high and it will be 8.5 overnight 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶 🥶)

[@NinjaOrchids]

Don Miguel 🥰💐 hola jefe! yeah, you guys has the whole arsenal at your fingertips! 👍🏼I have every little pest that you can imagine. My eyes are like daggers when I look my orchids over. I can almost do it in my sleep 😂 I am so mad at the aphids on my Lutin Blan 😡I brush the buds now every day with the paintbrush, but sans alcohol seeing as I nuked the little spike at the bottom, I had to test how much the buds could take to remove the aphids, but, it was too much even though I only applied what was on the paintbrush. Like the ants in my Garren Weaver during the summer? 😅😅 now THAT is crazy cold, for FL!! That is crazy!!! Wow! Imagine the tourists coming to spend some time getting away from the cold and then encounter that! I would be really annoyed if that were me 😬I had a little lower today, so the orchids stayed inside, and the lights will go at midnight. The sun could not make up it's mind and I wasn't about to panic with who would be too cool when the sun is behind the cloud and who would be ok. 8.5 nights here, yep... got dem 😞 and the coming days are going to get nasty again. Rain and 13º during the day 😞 8 more weeks!! Yes... I am counting 🤪thank you so much for watching, Michael 🙏🏼hope you are keeping warm and the pups are as well ❤️🌸

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

@@NinjaOrchids the tourists still seem to think this weather is great. I'm out walking the pups this morning, it is all of 9 C and these people are out walking in shorts and a tee shirt. I'm in long pants, a sweatshirt and a winter jacket and still I'm freezing. Excellent news today, another bud is just starting on the Huntleya. I still can't really tell if the first one pollinated, the ovary looks more swollen I think, but other than the lip curling to the column, that bloom still looks great. Hopefully by the time the next bloom pops, I'll know if the pollination worked, so maybe I won't have to sacrifice another bloom. Although it might be interesting to try and take that pollen and apply it to a Zygo if I have one in bloom at the same time.

[@NinjaOrchids]

oh yes... the distinction between tourists and nativos! I remember my first winter here and was laughing at people in fur coats while I was sitting in bermuda shorts and a light sweater with a sundowner after golf 😅 ... that was the first and last time I laughed at people dressed for antarctica. Next winter, I had acclimated and was doing the same 😂 you are going to have options with your Huntleya! that is awesome 👍🏼

[@ruthkuhne1116]

Hi Ninja, I may have missed it but how do you apply the garlic as a fungicide.

[@ruthkuhne1116]

By spray on the leaves or pour it into pot?

[@NinjaOrchids]

I apologize for the late reply, Ruth! Spray the garlic water on the leaves as a foliar spray and leave to evaporate. No need to rinse off 👍🏼 If you may find that you have some mold in the pot, then spray the surface with hydrogen peroxide generously, let fizz and then flush the put by pouring water into it, not the submerged flush of the pot. 👍🏼

[@ruthkuhne1116]

@@NinjaOrchids Thank you. Much appreciated.

[@Muffin21814]

😁👍

[@NinjaOrchids]

💐🥰HI Valarie 🙌🏼 thank you!! I hope you did not get the itchies! 😬and that you had a great day ❤️🌸

[@catherinebarriere-savy8126]

Chez moi j'avais des cochenilles sur les hortensias. Je me change de vêtements quand je jardine et pourtant j'en ai trouvé dans mes orchidées 😡

[@NinjaOrchids]

Catherine, bonsoir 😍💐 Accueillir! Je ne vous ai jamais vu ici auparavant, alors tout d'abord, bienvenue et un grand merci d'être ici, d'avoir regardé et votre commentaire. J'apprécie vraiment votre temps. 🫶🏼 Les cochenilles sont sournoises !! Eh bien, tous les parasites sont sournois, mais heureusement, les cochenilles farineuses sont les plus faciles à éliminer. J'utilise de l'alcool infusé à l'ail avec beaucoup de succès. Si vous souhaitez un lien vers la recette de l'alcool infusé à l'ail, n'hésitez pas à me le faire savoir ! J'espère que sinon vos orchidées se portent bien et que vous avez passé une belle journée 👍🏼 Je vous souhaite un merveilleux samedi, par avance, et encore une fois, bienvenue ❤️🌸

[@catherinebarriere-savy8126]

Bonjour.Oui je veux bien la recette.Merci beaucoup. Mais je voulais demander qu'est ce que c'est la sève heureuse.??

[@NinjaOrchids]

À la fin de cette réponse, vous trouverez le lien vers la vidéo pour la préparation de l'alcool infusé à l'ail, ainsi qu'une option pour l'eau infusée à l'ail à utiliser comme fongicide. La sève heureuse est le terme couramment utilisé pour désigner le miellat que vous voyez s'accumuler sur les nouvelles pousses qui se présentent sous la forme d'un liquide clair et collant. Il peut apparaître sur les épis, les bourgeons ainsi que sur les nouvelles pousses à mesure qu'elles commencent à s'étendre à partir des pousses plus anciennes. Cela ressemble à des gouttelettes d'eau, mais si vous prenez votre doigt et le retirez, vous remarquerez à quel point il est collant. Si vous le goûtez, c'est super sucré, comme un sirop. Assez délicieux en fait 😃 n'hésitez pas à me faire savoir si vous avez des questions sur l'alcool infusé à l'ail. Voici le lien. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbGZWSFpryinq8 J'espère que vous passez un merveilleux début de semaine 🫶🏼

[@catherinebarriere-savy8126]

Bonsoir.Je vous remercie, vous êtes adorables. Vos vidéos sont très intéressantes et enfin on apprend beaucoup de choses. Je vous souhaite de très bonnes choses pour l'avenir et merci ♥️🌹

[@NinjaOrchids]

De rien et merci beaucoup🫶🏼

[@barbaravolpe9821]

Loved this video and always love organic solutions as pesticides and fungicides as opposed to the commercial ones. I mixed up a batch today of the pesticide after watching the “recipe” video. My cloves were huge so I used only three instead 5. The solution is somewhat cloudy so I am wondering if I still used too much garlic-or does it matter? I admit I’m a little nervous using on my orchids. This recipe video is from awhile back. Are you still using the same ratio of garlic to alcohol.? As for the fungicide: is this used as a spray on the leaves or ford drenching the media? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks in advance as I am excited to try your remedy!

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Barbara!! 🥰💐it is fine if the solution is cloudy... depends from garlic to garlic. The fungicide solution (water based) with the finely ground garlic will be more cloudy, because the particles are smaller. But the alcohol solution, with the chopped garlic, should not be as cloudy. But, it doesn't matter if it is. Too much garlic is not a problem. It is fine to go a little higher in garlic just to be safe, too little and the repellent effect will not be as effective, so... you're fine! I am still using the same concentration and have never looked back! The repelling effect of the essential oils in the garlic is incredible. It has been a true game changer for me. I am not nervous about anything getting out of control, and I don't have to be soooo paranoid about the pest returning over and over again! I do apply sporadically, as a prevention, especially on orchids I know that are more prone to pests, but that is me, just being paranoid, especially this time of year, when it is warmer and nicer for pests indoors than outdoors. The fungicide I apply on everything that looks suspicious. Leaves and the media. Sometimes I have flushed with the garlic water when I have an orchid that has nasty spots that seem to be spreading. The spots stop spreading, but of course, the spots stay behind, the fungus having damaged the cells of the leaves. And... there is no residual garlic odor on the orchid after the alcohol has evaporated. So... you can still smell fragrance orchids without them smelling like garlic. The odor is only there for a small duration and then disappears. No orchids that are misted will have their leaves smell of garlic for the foreseeable future. I have been using this since the recipe video aired 👍🏼👍🏼 never bought another pesticide off the shelves, and what a relief! I can tell you 🙏🏼thank you so much for revisiting this subject, Barbara!! I hope that you will enjoy having this in your arsenal as much as I do 👍🏼👍🏼have a great Sunday! 🌸

[@barbaravolpe9821]

Thank you, Nina, for such a timely and thorough response. Anxious to give it a go and I’m glad a little extra garlic won’t matter. (Besides in my book, you can never have too much garlic! 😉😂)

[@NinjaOrchids]

Garlic ... I love it! I had to stop eating it while I was still employed just to be fair to my guests. But since lockdown started, and being unemployed now, garlic is back.... and not just for the orchids 😅

[@lucianainglese3099]

@@NinjaOrchids io ho visto in alcuni video sud asiatici che usano 1 spicchio di aglio a pezzetti in 1/2 lt di acqua e lo lasciano 12 ore a temperatura ambiente oppure 24 ore in frigo a macerare. Poi filtrano e usano il liquido per disinfettare le radici, il substrato e anche il muschio. Poi dicono che è utile anche come fertilizzante e quindi fanno questa operazione 2 volte al mese. Io ho voluto provarlo ma solo sulle phalaenopsis perchè li c'è il substrato organico, e sono stata soddisfatta. Sulle piante grasse uso l'alcool all'aglio e in più pezzetti di aglio infilati nella metà superiore degli stuzzicadenti e con la metà inferiore inserita nel terreno. In questo modo l'odore di aglio va sia nella parte aerea che nel terreno e mi sembra particolarmente efficace per la cocciniglia che spesso si annida anche nelle radici

[@NinjaOrchids]

La ricetta per la soluzione all'aglio è quella che uso io, ma non l'ho presa dai canali dell'Asia meridionale. Non guardo quei canali a causa delle informazioni fuorvianti. Ma sono felice che tu abbia trovato un video che abbia la procedura simile a quella che utilizzo io e non sia fuorviante! 👍🏼 Cerco di evitare di spruzzare alcol sulle radici visto che è un essiccante, quindi, quando posso, dove posso, evito al meglio di nebulizzare le radici. per quanto riguarda i fertilizzanti. Ho i miei dubbi, perché cos'è che dicono che abbia l'aglio, che serve alla pianta come fertilizzante? Inoltre, si assicurano di dire qual è il pH del loro mezzo affinché l'aglio serva come fertilizzante adeguato? Sono molto diffidente nei confronti di questo tipo di video, ma se per te funziona, per favore non fermarti solo perché ho i miei dubbi. 😬 molti di questi video sono clickbait e ho realizzato un video a riguardo per assicurarmi che il pubblico capisca cosa sta succedendo con questo tipo di video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fouWpYmwZbt9q9E mettendo l'aglio nel terreno organico per allontanare i parassiti dalle radici delle tue piante grasse, sono felice che funzioni. Grazie mille per aver condiviso le tue esperienze e ciò che funziona per te!! Grazie anche per aver guardato questo video, apprezzo molto il tuo tempo 🫶🏼 spero che tu stia passando una giornata meravigliosa!! ❤️🌸

[@LauraStansfield-tw7xb]

This is mostly related to this video but ive been having an ongoing thought about pests... And also reinforcing some of those thoughts in my current situation.. becaus i have a major spidermite and mealy bug infestation currently in the sunroom.. onw room away from my orchids.. and its been awful and a lot of plants are greatly diminished due to not noticing the issues soon enough. Sorry for the long comment but i have a feeling you will appreciate my consideration on the subject. Ive been wondering about prevention on a spreading infestation and with general constant pests that are reoccuring in an environment Ive noticed that two of my plants NEVER have any pest. These are the two that i have hanging from my ceiling, and feom my cabinet roof, not touching any other surface or plant, and they have always been there. So beign that ive had several issues with my plant collection and some wirh my orchids... Im thinking this is a major help in the pest category. For instance. Combining one of your other videos with this one... What if with your tolumnias, that seem proned to scale in your environment.. and im not saying to any falt of yours, what if they were on hangers, like a metal or cast iron stand/hanger to keep it away from other plants and away from the hedge? And what if you also put vaseline on the cast iron hanger? I know pests go withthe wind as well but in regards to the scale... What if this was a possible solution? I managed to avoid a major scale problem with my mothers plans combined in the same room with some new plants and co mingled with mine in the sunroom for winter. But yet nearly every plant started to show signs of scale EXCEPT for my hanging two plants that were suspended out of possible traveling from these nasty creatures. Just a thought and ive been placing a lot into this theory lately, with excellent results. No promise yet or anythig. But especially with metal hangers, you could use vaseline or beeswax to coat the metal and its excellent for the material as well as anta, bugs or otherwise similar issues. Spiders could care less though... But i like them :) -L Really sorry im so long-winded..

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Laura 😍💐 your thoughts about keeping plants away from touching anything is not wrong at all! Before my tolumnias moved to the hedge, they were at the end of the blooming alley on the trellis. That was their summer location and while it was ideal, hanging there in their baskets away from other orchids, I did not 'reach' them easily, so the scale infestation that started there escaped me completely. I could see the tolumnias from all angles and thought my daily once over was enough. How wrong I was because the scale were within the leaf joints. Anyway... once the damage was done, I moved them to the hedge where I had easy access, all the time, to keep an eye on them and do sporadic treatments on the daily as and where needed. That is the only reason they were by the hedge during the latter years of their existence on the patio... years, because I really tried to nurse them back to strength 😬 but failed. So, hanging plants is ideal, just that once the scale started their chomping, and of all things on tolumnias, it was just a matter of time. I thought I could my tolumnias to overcome the stress of the scale damage, but.... well, we know now that, I did fail and I failed them for not taking the off the trellis to have a closer inspection on the regular. Hakuna Matata. It is too cold for tolumnias during my winters anyway, as it turns out, so until circumstances change, I shall stay away from growing them. I have one left 🙄😔 I appreciate your comments, so much!! Thank you 🫶🏼 wishing you a fabYOUlous day, lovely lady ❤️🌸

[@LauraStansfield-tw7xb]

Ill be trying garlic infused alcohol with my prevention treatments. How do you infuse exactly? Do you just leave fresh garlic chunks in some alcohol for a time??

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Laura 😍💐 pretty much, yes, as you suggested, chunks of garlic in some alcohol over time. IF you have time, because you have been super busy and supportive with your time here (for which I am eternally grateful), however, IF you have a few more minutes to spare, and I am not asking too much, then here is the link to a video where I prepare and talk about ratios, storage and an alternative for a fungicide, using garlic kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbGZWSFpryinq8 I feel bad, even adding this link, considering how much time you have spent watching videos! 🙏🏼 thank you, lovely lady, so much!! 🫶🏼❤️🌸